"Yenko" on ebay item 1805174250

[Rainer]

As Reynolds noted, the trim tag rivets are the incorrect generic pop-rivet style, so there's a good chance this tag was not on this car when new.

This sure is a great illustration of how fish stories are created and perpetuated.

One other point - isn't the heater box configuration the small-block variety?

[Edited by Rainer (02-14-2002 at 10:31 PM).]

[JoeC]

It may be the original trim tag but was removed to paint the firewall. This is a mistake that you see on some older restorations. Looks like they painted everything under the hood with the body color making it look like a Chrysler product. The sellers email address tells a lot -- autobroker yahoo -- woohoo

[69L89396]

Did anyone notice the seat belt buckels that are with the standard interour? I think this is a scam tactic to get the bid up on a piece of junk worth maybe 5 grand at the most.

[Z28DZ]

There is an ongoing thread about this car at camaros.net. This is a member Email and seller response - Amazing!

I emailed this guy about the car and this is what he said. Makes no sense at all.

My email to him:
This car is most likely not a Yenko. The brake pedals and brakes are from a drum brake set up, the heater core is not a big block set up and who ever told you it is, is not telling you the truth. I would not sell this car without proper paperwork if you THINK it is. If you really think it is a Yenko then... end the auction...get the car looked at..then re-list it for major dollars with proper documentation. Just to let you know, there are a hand full of people who are watching this who are in the restoration industry and they do not take to well to people who try to sell cars for something they arent. So be careful and good luck!


His email:
I do not know for sure if this is a YENKO or not. And I never said it was I am just putting what was told to me in the description. You have to look at my point of view also if this was a real YENKO and I sold it as just a regular camaro I would be losing alot of money. Thanks for your input I appreciate it, Bron Fain...

[69L89396]

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You have to look at my point of view also if this was a real YENKO and I sold it as just a regular camaro I would be losing alot of money. Un-Quote

So what's this guy going to do? Raise the reserve? What a scam job. This guy is a _____!

People like this and the "COPO GUY" give our hobby a bad rap. I guess crooks are everywhere.

[Souperhigh]

Z28DZ- I bet he doesn't add your email to those of his buddies to his eBay add!!!!!To bad there are people like this.That was a good email you sent him!!!!

[Z28DZ]

Hey Souper - That Email I posted was sent by TobyT at camaros.net. I sent Bron an Email and he did not respond to me (I wasn't as pleasant as Toby).

Although this type of sales action is not new, it is very disheartening (brown Ebay COPO included here)and it's not just the private sector (some car dealers included here); I was at some large auctions in the southwest where some of the cars for sale were highly manipulated (and they sold!).

Then you read the post Charley put up on the Hennesey guy and it just seems to be getting worse.

So, as always has been and always will be, if your looking to buy a car, you'd better do your research.