yenko camaro

[AutoInsane]

Did the original engine ever get reunited with the car? Is the L88 still in it??

[YENKO DEUCE REGISTRY]

Please remove the air shocks.

[COPO_Anders]

"Did the original engine ever get reunited with the car? Is the L88 still in it??"

Tom told me some years ago that he had the original engine in the car. He sent me a pic of the pad-stamp also.

[Unreal]

As I recall the story, Tom installed the L88 early on, and kept the L78 in his garage...don't know why. Then when he found the car, he reunited it with the original motor.

[Steve Shauger]

I believe there are a couple of 68 Yenko's with their transplanted engine and orig delivered L78 engine as well. It is my understanding that orig L78 short block were sold via local papers. Over the years some have come up for sale and reunited.

[1969l78]

A yenko is a yenko and a copo is a copo no matter what dealer sold it.

[Jeff H]

Didn't those L78 engines have a different carb as well? I thought I remembered a discussion about the EPA certification papers for that engine code, was it MQ? Anyway, I thought it was a bigger carb than the normal L78 carb so Don could just swap it onto the 427 he was planning on installing. It's definitely a unique piece of GM history but it's always tough to guess at how much value is added. People buy specific cars for their own personal reasons and will pay extra because of it.