Nickey -Yenkos

[Stefano]

Marlin,
I have enough trouble vouching for myself much less any of the interview or anyone else for that matter. I am merely speculating and having some fun with what may/could have been.

I don't recall the number of Deuces or any of the other Super Cars as grossly misstated.

Reread the quote. He was very emphatic that Nickey sold sYcs. I still can't see him making a material mistake regarding Nickey as a sYc retailer.

I could certainly see why Nickey wouldn't advertise the cars as Yenkos since the factory was actually producing and providing warranties for them.

Nickey may have even allowed the public to believe that the 1969 Copos were Conversions. This would only add to the overall mystique and marketability of the Super Cars.

I do agree that the Yenko and Motion stripes served to help identify the cars as something special and in turn save some from obscurity.

Motion / Joel Rosen was in a different situation. He was the converter and thus paid for his labor and expertise to convert the cars. I wouldn't think Baldwin would have paid Motion much, if any of their profit margin. He would not have shared the same philosophy as the "New Car Dealers". It could have actually worked against him ,had Baldwin Chevrolet COPO ordered their own Super Cars.

Joels was also pushing the performance envelope as this was his main line of businesss. Super Cars were only a small fraction of a New Car dealers potential overall book of business.

It sure would be nice to get Joel Rosen's take on this.

Don didn't foresee that the insurance companies and regulators would eventually squash the muscle car movement. I believe he would have done anything in his power and authority to get Vince Piggens the 500 Copos which he promissed to sell.