Green Yenko Camaro at Carlisle GM Show

[YENKO DEUCE REGISTRY]

Yenko ordered the first batch of '69 COPO cars in late '68, so he was indeed discussing the program during '68.

To date there are no documented examples of a COPO installed 427 in a '68.

[PeteLeathersac]

Too early yes but if the mentioned POP is genuine, what engine suffix and rear was noted?.

As a mater of interest, what was the build on Yenko's '69 Olympic gold 'prototype'...and what engine was it originally before transplant?.

Rick, you're not far from me...I think I met you at Tim Banning's once?.
Was it you that had and do you still have a factory Hemi four door car?.

~ Pete

[Supercar_Kid]

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As a mater of interest, what was the build on Yenko's '69 Olympic gold 'prototype'...and what engine was it originally before transplant?

[/ QUOTE ] The gold car was a regular COPO 9561/9737 with factory installed iron block L72 same as all the rest of Yenko's Camaros in '69...it was just one of the first 50 he ordered which were built on an X66 platform rather than an X44 at the factory. This included the black tail light panel and rockers sills, as well as the chrome rear quarter "gills" like a big block SS would have been built. The gold car is referred to as the "prototype" as it was one of the first received by Yenko and subsequently striped/emblemed...and it was done in an odd configuration with the Yenko crests above the Camaro scripts on the fenders rather than below...and it also had the 427s ahead of the marker light rather than on the cowl hood sides. Yenko seemed to adopt a more consistent style with future cars. The gold car was also featured in the July '69 Super Stock & Drag Illustrated road test, which has etched the car into a lot of minds permanently.

[YENKO DEUCE REGISTRY]

Yep, I was referring to the iron version only!

[Justbad Joe]

So was the gold "prototype" considered to be the #1 Yenko?
Joe

(sorry Marlin I had to)

[Supercar_Kid]

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So was the gold "prototype" considered to be the #1 Yenko?
Joe

(sorry Marlin I had to)

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In a way I guess it was likely the first 69 to be "converted" or at least it's remembered that way because of the odd emblem configuration and press it got. That's not to say that the other 49 X66 9561s Don had at his disposal at the moment were any less "protoype" than that one, seeing as how they were all the first of their kind at that point...and pretty much identical, short of where he pinned his badges on that particular gold one.