What exactly does sYc stand for?

[YENKO DEUCE REGISTRY]

Unreal;
You are right, the tag riveted in the door jamb of the '68 Y-Camaros do say 'Super Camaro'. BKH reminded me of that the other day. I'm not sure I remember any license plates though.

As for Douglassville, we just moved there about a year ago. I don't know very much about the area except that I'm 40 minutes closer to Maple Grove Raceway and Carlisle, and that a Rallye Green Yenko Camaro was regularly serviced at the Mobil Station in Gilbertsville. (Still looking for that car). I'm also closer to two second owner '69 Yenko Camaros which BKH and I got to see when he was helping me stripe my car. Not a bad place to live, building like crazy though!
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[Unreal]

Nothing but farmland, when I was growing up!

[sixtiesmuscle]

I was looking through some old magazines today, and, found the March '68 issue of "American Rodding". On the cover is a series of pictures showing Dickie Harrell's injected funny car with the caption "Dick Harrell's Wild Ride". On the door is a large Yenko crest, and, below it reads "Super Camaro Dealers" in very large letters. I know this thread came to a rather contentious end, so, can we allow that sYc has been used to indicate more than JUST Yenko Sportscars. Technically, it would be more correct if it was used for either Yenko Super Cars, or Yenko Super Camaros, because at least those each have three words, not two. As always, it seems that any proclamation that there is only one way to interpret this stuff seems ill advised.

[Mr70]

Don't forget Yenko Super Chevelles or even Yenko Super Corvairs.

[SuperCars]

Does this mean that I need to change the "sYc" on my 69 Yenko Nova to "sYn". Just kidding.

[Edited by SuperCars (09-17-2001 at 10:34 PM).]

[JoeC]

Since Don cannot tell us what he meant by "sYc" we can only go by the paper trail that he left in his ads, letters, and press releases. Don loved sports car racing and participated in it from 1957 to 1987. He used the name Yenko Sportscars from 1966 to 1973 in relation to the Stinger, Camaro, Chevelle, Nova, and Vega. In 1967 he called the Camaro the "Super Camaro" but in several 1969 dated material he used the name "Yenko Camaro 427". The best proof that he did not use sYc to indicate "Super Camaro" is that in one ad he refers to his car as "THE YENKO S/C SUPER CAMARO." This to me clearly shows that Don did not intend "S/C" to stand for Super Camaro. I wonder if Belair Bob is laughing or crying reading this.


[Edited by JoeC (09-18-2001 at 06:43 AM).]

[sixtiesmuscle]

"CLEARLY", we agree that at least on one car, at one point in time, the phrase "Yenko Super Camaro" was used. That's enough evidence to keep the jury of experts from labeling anyone who asks the question as an idiot.
This point has been bugging me a bit. If this board [and club]is meant to share and spread knowledge and love of "Supercars", then those who know more [or at least think they do] should share that information freely and with humility. There are occasions when legitimate questions are treated with disrespect for the questioner. Most people appreciate those who share their wealth of knowledge. NOBODY likes someone who puts people down for their lack of knowledge, or, a different opinion on a subject that should be open to discussion. I appreciate those who know more than me. I just don't like the fact that they know so much crammed down my throat in a condescending way.
I'd like to see, just once, people who have obvious differences of opinion say "Hmmm, I see your point. I hadn't looked at that possibilty", and, leave it at that.