69 Yenko Camaro

[Allen]

I'm surprised this thread got so quiet.

[YENKO DEUCE REGISTRY]

Nobody knows where the car is with the vin plate on it, nor who actually performed the rebody

[COPO]

Does anyone know who was the buyer of the 5 car set at the auction?

[Tommy]

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I'm surprised this thread got so quiet.

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My cell phone sure hasn't been the last couple of days. I may go over my minutes this month.. No calls from the owner of the other car though ...

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I think I figured out the picture thing finally....

Tommy

[Allen]

Tommy,
On a side note, I enjoyed meeting you and talking at the Nova Nationals. Thanks for taking the time.

[Tommy]

The pleasure was all mine Allen, hope to do it again soon. I hope one day my Nova looks half as nice as yours does. I wish I could drop both the 68 and this Camaro off where yours got its makeover The Yenko could be one really neat (and fast) car in the right hands.

Tommy

[iluv69s]

Awesome car....congrats...i luv that pic...my vote is to paint it back orange with the Yenko graphics for sure, but keep it a racecar...better a pro street car ...theres nothing like that rear view with a set of steemrollers!!

Use it for what it was intended!!!

just my .02 Good Luck with it!!

[camaromb]

Is it also well known that the '68 Island Teal Yenko Camaro that also sold as part of the 5 car Yenko collection at Mecum '05 was a rebody? Somehow I don't think that story travelled with the car either.
It bring up the question again, how to we keep track of the cars with issues to protect the truly original cars?

[YENKO DEUCE REGISTRY]

The Grape Ape lives on!

That's a hard question to answer. If you know something, and you are public with it, you get burned. If you know something, and are discreet with it, you get burned. Ask me how I know this! (silver deuce(s) come to mind???)

When a care with issues comes to market, the information you have will certainly polarize the parties - one guy will be grateful, the other will be hateful. I guess you have to take the high-road, discreetly inform, and live with the fallout.

Those of us with some longevity in this hobby knew right away where this topic was going, and quite frankly didn't see the need to beat it up. If somebody knew who owned the restored car, somebody would nicely inform him. Until then... it's a waiting game to see what will happen.

[Racefan]

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I'm surprised this thread got so quiet.

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I'm not. This is a real issue, and I can think of atleast one other green 69 sitting in a farmer's ditch with hidden VINs that wouldn't make a current owner too happy. But, I have discussed this with individuals here before....and no one wants to discuss this. Seems that this was a pretty common practice by some in the 80's. Is there a statute of limitations on these fraudulent acts?

I have also said before I went silent for 18 months that it is a shame that there are those out there who know about these cars and don't speak up. Everyone is quick to provide a list publicly of the VINs in certain cases....but no one wants to speak about the known VINs of cars that have "issues". I am not sure who is more fraudulent, those who produce/sell these rebodies or those who have info and don't make it known.

If I were to re-pop a x-ram manifold and sell them on eBay, people would be quick to point this activity out. Rebody a ZL-1 or Yenko....and depending on who you are, people may never hear of it.