Yenko Dealership license plate frame

[Doug '69]

Hey all,
Was wondering if Yenko in '69 put a license plate frame on all of his cars in '69 advertising his dealership? So if he did - if I went in there in'69 and bought a '69 Camaro SS350 car would it have gotten a Yenko Hi-Performance plate frame?
Yes stupid question but was just wondering.
Doug

[camarojoe]

There was a "chance" you could have got one, but believe that not even all the 427 cars got them when sold new. I don't think there were a ton of them made originally. Another one of those promotional pieces Don had made and passed out/used sparingly here or there. But to answer the question, yes, I think it would have been possible to get one without buying a 427 car...some people were handed one without buying anything, and some people bought 427 cars and didn't get one. My dad swears in '69 he and a few college buddies drove down to Yenko from Pittsburgh to check out the cars and were given Yenko plate frames... he also said there wasn't much of anything "cool" on the lot at the time and no supercars to be seen anywhere. He's not sure of the exact time in 69 they were there though...I guess he didn't know he'd have a son that would question him on the details of the visit 35+ years later.

[bkhpah]

Real "Yenko" plate frames are very rare today amongst the flood of repo's. And yes there is a difference....BKH

[Doug '69]

Joe, Thank you for your answer. I'm from Pennsylvania and I have a mint condition '69 license plate with '69 sticker and also a '69 window inspection sticker. So thought it would look cool to keep the Pennsylvania theme going with a repo Yenko plate frame. Even though it's a '69 350 4-speed car it's a lot of fun.
-Doug

[camarojoe]

Sounds like a plan to me.

[enio45]

Brian, any insight to the differences between the originals and the repops today?

[camarojoe]

Here's an NOS original, still sealed in the plastic "Shasta" bag. Compare the overall frame design as well as the lettering style and you'll see the difference. I don't think anyone has ever made an "exact repro" of anything!


Repro:

[Chevy454]

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Brian, any insight to the differences between the originals and the repops today?


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Several hundred bucks...

[YENKO DEUCE REGISTRY]

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Brian, any insight to the differences between the originals and the repops today?


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Several hundred bucks...

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Yep! That's the repro is on the front of my truck - full of chips & scratches, as well as plenty of bug guts!

[68l30]

I like the Yenko Sportscars frames....I've got one Don put around a gennie Yenko dealer plate with an old Yenko dealer sticker on the back of the plate....


Steve