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Old 09-03-2001, 03:27 AM
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Default Re: What exactly does sYc stand for?

I guess you just didn't understand that I was trying to get you to go to the reunion and bring your car. I was not questioning your ideas. I thought it would be nice to see some more cars at the show. I will not post to any more of your responses...BKH
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Old 09-03-2001, 03:35 AM
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A couple of posts in recent months have discussed Don's background. He first gained notoriety as a driver, and was favoured with special treatment from Chevrolet. Won several A Prod champs (from memory) in the East, and built his Corvair "Yenko Stingers" which dominated their class in the SPORTS CAR Club
of America competion. First Yenko sales literature is Stinger catalogs which refers to various hot packages. The first Yenkos were Sports Cars, hence the name.
(My lierature is at home so hope the memory is working)
The Camaros came later. In 1969 he would have been more famous as a driver and Corvair builder, the
Yenko Camaro fame came more in the 1980s
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Old 09-04-2001, 03:15 AM
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I've seen shots of the Yenko ID tags that say "Yenko Super Camaro." Not implying that the previous posters were incorrect, just noting that the confussion is understandable.
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Old 09-04-2001, 03:43 AM
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I just took a quick glance at the few ads I have posted on this site, and in the Yenko ads, they all say "Yenko Sportscars" or "Yenko Sportscars, Inc". But, I'm not sure any of them are for the early ('67-8) converted cars, so I will take a look at the rest of our stuff, and see what I can dig up.

[Edited by Chevy454 (09-03-2001 at 10:43 PM).]
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Old 09-04-2001, 01:57 PM
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Unreal;
What 'Yenko ID tags' are you referring to??
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Dave;
All literature that I have seen says Yenko SportsCars Inc., but I think one of the old Yenko race cars may have had 'Super Camaro' on the side. Of course, the magazines have been using it or years - incorrectly!! (but not surprising).
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Old 09-04-2001, 02:06 PM
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I think Unreal is talking about Specially made license plates.Many dealers had those made to advertise the car,as some still do it today.

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