Yenko found?( or just an interesting Camaro)

[Stefano]

Looks like another piece of history has been uncovered.

[firstgenaddict]

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It was a drag car & the front brakes were converted to drum.


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why would someone want drum brakes for drag racing??



i took my drums off and went to disc.........very interesting

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The discs drag... the pads lay against the disc and the shoes in drums fully retract from the drum... less drag or so it was thought back in the day.

[x77-69z28]

jude, a friend of mine pulled a CX trans and HD converter out of a big block nova project to go to an M-22. let me know if you need it, i can put you in touch with him and you can work out a deal.
buddy

[NovaMob03]

Sorry guys, but the original thread is 5 yrs old and the car has been sold.
The reason I revived it is because a couple of sYc members told me that they have seen original window sticker and Jack D still has it in his possession... confirming it's provenance as a Yenko Camaro with the vin N616128. Sorry for the confusion

[bergy]

Jude - Just so that we can keep the list up to date. Does this mean that there was a typo and 616828 should not be on the list? or is this an additional car that should be added to the list? Also, if you know, has the documentation caught up with the current car owner?

[NovaMob03]

When I had the car a friend ran the NICB for 616828 and it came back that the selling dealer was in Jackson MS with no connection to Yenko.
I have never seen Donna Mae's handwritten inventory sheet with 616828 on it, but since we know that's how the current list was derived it's probably there and I believe it's a typo & not an add'l car. Ed C also agreed with that when he certified it.
I know that a lot of time & effort, by Tom & Marlin & others, went into providing us with the list and understand why it might not be changed, but the window sticker should, in time, validate 616128 in the place of 616828.
I did not learn the the document existed until after the car was gone or I would have bought it from Jack. I heard that it was offered to the new owner, but believe price may have been a factor & it didn't happen...maybe they've worked it out by now.

I also believe that the primary vision of this site is to share information about these cars and hope that members see the information as helpful as it was intended. We should all be glad that Tom provided us with this venue and the lists to enhance the Supercar hobby. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/beers.gif[/img]

[bergy]

I agree entirely - Thanks Jude!

[Stefano]

Keeping a registry and or documenting cars is much easier said than done.

The sYc has done the best job imaginable based on my opinion and what I have experienced with other registries.

Regular Camaro VIN number 616828 was offered up for sale on eBay a few years back. The Camaro was inspected as It was thought to be a real Yenko, since it was listed on the inventory sheets. There were no COPO identifiers on the Camaro and the Color as well as the trim tag number did not correspond to Yenko records and other documented Yenko Camaros.

Jack Douglass called me to inquire about the Yenko he sold,VIN 616128 as one of his former employees had found the original Yenko window sticker. Jack told me that he had seen it in person and believed it to be original.

I have never seen the original, nor do I know if they were reunited at this point in time.

[NovaMob03]

Stefano, you may be thinking of N615016 that's on the list as 'the Clyde Krug Yenko'. I know that one was on ebay and inspected. The actual vin# being N615076 and it has been corrected with an addendum to the list [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/beers.gif[/img]

The bdy #'s for N615076 and N616128 are 7 digits apart, both X-11 with Z23 interior's

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Stefano</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Keeping a registry and or documenting cars is much easier said than done.

The sYc has done the best job imaginable based on my opinion and what I have experienced with other registries.

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You got that right!!

A notation error is one of the hardest things to prove, yet so many folks think its so easy. If Donna Mae and/or GM made an error, it is very hard to prove the error - and - prove the correction. It takes quite the burden of proof, and like Stefano says - registries are much easier said than done.