Fathers Lost Yenko Chevelle #358034 Butternut

[Cworkman2]

Charley-- I want to thank you for your offer to help me regarding the history of the car, but please forgive my apprehensiveness if I seem a little standoffish. From your previous posts you stated that you may know the current owner and alluded to him involving law enforcement if the need arises. That being said I feel it would complicate any foundation I have established by giving you my records regarding the correspondence between my mother and the Army summary court officer regarding the car. I will state that, at the time of my fathers death, the car was located at his residence at 2113 Frontier Dr. Security, Co. As you can find in this thread, the last registration for the car from 1975-76.
I am not trying offend or scoff at your genuine offer at help, but as a car collector yourself, you must understand that I have to keep my hood closed for now.
Once again, thank you for all your posts and I welcome any thoughts or comments you may have.
On a side note,
For those who have PM'ed and called with support and questions. Thank you, and thank you to the others who have posted pictures and helped me uncover the history of this car.
Regards,
Chris Workman

[Steve Shauger]

The owner of the car now and 4 (or more) previous owners had a title signed over by the previous owners. The only potential rub I see is the person titled after your father. Again we've seen no documentation or correspondence that you have alluded to justify your claim that it was stolen. Initially in the thread you stated lost and now it morphed to a stolen or claim to legal ownership. In fact your accusation could taint the car, without any facts. Contacting the present owner who has nothing to do with the transaction (which took place 35 years ago) is not where to start. Many scenarios could have taken place but without evidence you seem to claim it was taken/stolen from your mother, without it ever reported as such. To me that seems strange. I understand your concern but I can understand why the present owners hood is closed as well.

This thread has been fascinating, and although this has been a known car and in magazine since the 80's there has been a lot new info and pictures. I really appreciate you and others for sharing it with all of us.

[69hurstSC]

Where had Chris noted that he thought it was stolen? Let's not put words into someones post. I had noted that it was stolen, though I'm just a casual observer making an assessment on the information posted so far.

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: paceme</div><div class="ubbcode-body"> Initially in the thread you stated lost and now it morphed to a stolen </div></div>

[Steve Shauger]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: 69hurstSC</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Where had Chris noted that he thought it was stolen? Let's not put words into someones post. I had noted that it was stolen, though I'm just a casual observer making an assessment on the information posted so far.

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: paceme</div><div class="ubbcode-body"> Initially in the thread you stated lost and now it morphed to a stolen </div></div> </div></div>


Actually Wes you stated it was stolen property in several of your posts. So in fact that was really your interpretation of Chris's posts which was mine as well. See your post below:

69hurstSC Online
Glad you have the documentation between the Army and your mom. Stolen property is stolen property, whether it's a Picaso a Yenko Chevelle or a baseball glove. Someone took it upon themselves to take advantage of your mom who was no longer located in CO with your father. I feel bad for anyone who may have owned or purchased the car w/o knowing it's history, but the car was never rightfully theirs.

Chris did state many times his mother never relinquished ownership because she never signed any documents and as such has claim to legal ownership and tried to report it stolen.

In the end I only hope everyone involved get what is rightfully theirs.