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Hey Doug;
Tell me some more about this Yenko Deuce from Central. I know that at least 3 Yenko Novas went to Central, 2 to Cleveland and one to Hamilton, OH. Do you know what color this 'livery' car was? Were the stripes white or black? Two of these Three cars have been found, but the third one has not.
M

[bkhpah]

He told me that he thought it was a lighter color, maybe Silver or Beige. Not sure about the stripes but I assume black.
BKH

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If the 'livery' car was a silver one, then it is possible that it is the Hamiliton, OH car which has been found and is currently restored in the Chicago area.

Marlin

[CopoDoug]

As Brian assumed this car definitely had a black stripe. The photo is an excellent black and white, the color is light, assumed to be silver or beige. Once I get this print tomorrow in full size, I'll be able to better see additional details.

[JoeC]

Marlin - have you found any mention or plans to build a 1971 Yenko Deuce? The reason I ask is because in the Yenko parts catolog they list the ' Yenko Styling Kits' for the 70-71 Deuce. White no. YS1-2016 and black no. YS1-2017

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Joe:

I believe the reference in the catalog is due to the fact that it was published in 1971,(?). I also believe Yenko was paving the way for future cars, but it never worked out. Remember the Byrne Bros. Chev. add for the '70 454 Yenko cars, and the Span Inc. add for the '73 427 Yenko Camaro, neither of these cars ever seemed to materialize. By the end of 1970, Yenko still had 3 LT1 Novas left on his lot alone, and several of the dealers in his network also had them unsold at year end. One reason may have been the colors, several Gobi Beige, (close to Butternut Yellow), Citrus Green, and Sunflower Yellow cars proved hard to sell and were the most common colors unsold at year end. (Two cars, one Beige and one Yellow were sold within the first few days of Jan. '71 however. Both are still with their original owners today.) So, I feel that his reference in the catalog for the '71's was just in case he chose to continue the program, but I don't feel he did.

At this time there are a few post '70 Yenko Clones running around, but no evidence suggests that there were any plans to continue the COPO LT1 program. Yenko was on to the Stinger Vegas!!

Marlin

[JoeC]

According to Car Craft there was another stillborn Yenko in the form of a 1971 400 cu.in. Camaro. There was an article in Car Craft Feb. 1971 titled "Yenko's Super Z 400 inch Camaro". Terry Cook wrote that Chevy had a running prototype of a Z/28 with a 400 Small block with 350/350 cam and LT1 intake and 800 Holley. The article states that Yenko was taking orders for the car.