Douglass Yenko Emblem Placement

[Clint_69]

Thanks for the info. I will follow suit on the tail panel and fenders. Chris, do you know if the hood on your car is original? Did it originally have the emblems on the hood? Stefano? I am still waitng on some pictures of my car from the original owner when the car was new. I only have one picture of the car in 1972 but I am not able to see the emblem placement. He states that the car was badged but does not remember the exact placement.

[Chevy454]

ssl78:

Just curious...why did you not put the emblems back where they were originally? Were the emblems on Shor's above the the "Camaro" script as well?

[Clint_69]

Good point Rob. I think that it would look kind of funny though. Although, if it was done that way at Douglass, it would be cool to see a Douglass car restored that way. Chris? Stefano?

[ssl78]

I just didnt like the way it looked with the emblems on the top of the script. The way it was on the tail panel I thought looked ok. I did the car so I can drive it and enjoy it for a while. I also know it will be framed off at a later date. As for Shors car it isnt original fenders so there is no way of knowing the placement.

[ssl78]

Clint do you know if yours came with a enduro bumper and chambered exhaust like all the others.

[Clint_69]

Yes. The car came with an endura bumper. It was still with the car when I got it. The car also came with chambered exhaust when I got it but I am not 100% certain that the car had it originally. I have no reason to think otherwise.

[Stefano]

Unless we get some pictures from an original owner......

[Chevy454]

So, did the car not have stripes originally, or was the emblem even above them? You're right, that would look odd...

[ssl78]

No way of knowing if my car had stripes but if it did they would have to of been moved up higher than normal. We know of two Douglas Yenkos that were original paint and had stripes and emblems before they were restored. I will have to ask them if they remembered where their emblems were. I believe when theese cars were restored they had their fenders changed. I just found the pictures and it looks like the Yenko emblem was above the Script with the 427 in front of it the measurment of the holes work out perfect. That could be why I have no holes in the hood for the 427. Who knows who was installing them they could have all been different. I rember working at a body shop when I was young and they had just repainted a demon, the boss came up to me with a bunch of decals and told me to put them on. I said I didnt know where they went so he said just put them on so I put them any where.

[Clint_69]

In speaking with the original owner, he did say that the car was badged when he bought it but not striped. He said that he purchased the car as a Yenko and paid Yenko money, somwhere around $4500 he stated. He did not like the stripes and that is why he bought it. He looked at a Daytona Yellow non vinyl top car that was striped but could not stomach the stripes. The car that he looked at may be the car owned by Shor. I was thinking about striping the car anyway but I am undecided. What do you guys think about striping it. Badges only or add the stripes? I like the stripes but I also want to take the car back to its original state. Thoughts?? Do you think that the car would get bashed if I striped it? Dont hold back fellas!!