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11-03-2009, 07:04 AM
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Re: yenko camaro
Should the value of this car be so high? I know it is a well restored low mile car with a really great story but... it is not a 427 Yenko. While I am sure everyone here would love to see it and own it at a fair price would someone pay up to own this novelty?? Should it not command a premium over a 68 396 SS but be worth far less than a 68 Yenko?
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11-03-2009, 02:50 PM
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Re: yenko camaro
Not his gradmother, it was his Aunt Penny..If you got the deal at Kenny you get a jar of Aunt Penny's jelly.. This car was sold new at Kenny Ross. It is believed dealer traded by Yenko. The original owner never knew it was a Yenko COPO 9737 Camaro. I refound this car at a local Camaro meet near the Pittsburgh Airport,and Frank Arone tried to buy it. The deal for what ever reason did not get done. I remember it was painted black and had KILLER interior. For some reason the entire original interior was never reused in the restoration. Instead it had 100% repo door panels etc installed. I have emails from Tom asking SCW to restore this car and thanking me for my help to break that the car was a 9737 COPO....BKH
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11-03-2009, 04:37 PM
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Re: yenko camaro
Here's the thread when Tom found his old 3737 car and bought it back...
https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/show...fpart/all/vc/1 There's a couple pics of the car at the beginning of this thread... https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/show...?Number=312711 A few pics of the car are still alive in this old Dupont page too... http://www.dupontregistry.com/autos/...?itemid=498103 Below is Tom's pic of his 9737 car when new sitting outside the Kenny Ross dealership...   ~ Pete -------------------- I like real cars best...the REAL real ones!
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11-03-2009, 04:55 PM
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Re: yenko camaro
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[ QUOTE ] Did they ever have any luck with an NICB on this car? [/ QUOTE ] Didn't Tom buy the car new? [/ QUOTE ] I knew Tom bought it new off the lot @ Kenny Ross, but I was wondering if they were able to confirm the dealer trade theory or not...it would make sense that it worked like that, but the '69 COPO secret was leaked at some point as well, so there's always that possibility I suppose. Anyway, the NICB should show the original destination dealer...
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11-03-2009, 06:55 PM
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Re: yenko camaro
Did the original engine ever get reunited with the car? Is the L88 still in it??
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Bill O'Brien 1974 Jeep CJ5 - 304 V8, Edelbrock Intake, Holley 650, MSD Ignition, Patriot Headers
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11-03-2009, 08:27 PM
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Re: yenko camaro
Please remove the air shocks.
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#20
11-03-2009, 09:26 PM
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Re: yenko camaro
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Should the value of this car be so high? I know it is a well restored low mile car with a really great story but... it is not a 427 Yenko. While I am sure everyone here would love to see it and own it at a fair price would someone pay up to own this novelty?? Should it not command a premium over a 68 396 SS but be worth far less than a 68 Yenko? [/ QUOTE ] Exactly what I was thinking when I read the sales ad description. Yenko sold a lot of family cars too. When WE think of a Yenko Camaro, WE think of either an early transplanted engine car OR a later COPO that had the factory installed 427. Either way, a 427 car.
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