1969 Olympic Gold Nankivell Yenko YS-9340

[enio45]

special car for sure!!

[Copo_Cartel]

I want to give 100% full credit to Matt Lamer for the relentlessness amount of research that he has done for this car.....thank you is not enough appreciation for your efforts. You have given your time and passion for cars to make this happen. This support team is going to bring this car back to its former glory when sold new at Nankevill Chevrolet.

[firstgenaddict]

Looks like the rockers were Gold in this photo...

For Black to have been applied to the fender during the painting process at Chevrolet Assembly there would have to be a SPECIAL NOTE as it would not have fit typical production what so ever - non style trim cars have body colored rockers.

That leaves the possibility that
1. The Fender was blacked out in the touch up booth
OR
2. The rockers were painted Gold in the touch up at the end of Chevrolet assembly.


IF scenario #1 occurred - The black on the fender was applied in the touch up at the end of Chevrolet assembly - The tape line breaking the gold and black will be BELOW the trim - not through the center trim screw hole on the fender.
This would also lead to the following paint layers being CURRENTLY on the fenders and the rockers -
From the outer most color
Burgundy - black - gold

IF the fender is Burgundy - Black - Gold and
the Rocker is Burgundy - Black - Gold - Black - Gold -
Then it was in all likely hood painted in the same manner as Dave's (Bill Hunter's) X66 Yenko with the rockers having been painted at the end of Chevrolet Assembly.

[Nasblu]

The OG Motivation Yenko was a picture whore. I have been able to find roughly 64 vintage pictures of the car from its various owners and various drag strip photographers thus far. Gotta love the Cool Can and the Big Holley 2brl carb they were running at that time.

[Xplantdad]

Wow!!

[R68GTO]

Didn't take long to lose the curve neck. Any idea what that "thingy" is on the driver side valve cover?

[firstgenaddict]

Originally Posted by R68GTO

Didn't take long to lose the curve neck. Any idea what that "thingy" is on the driver side valve cover?

Looks like a push in breather on a piece of hose with an elbow going into the valve cover, probably in an effort to eliminate some oil blowback when you immediately lift after full throttle runs...

[firstgenaddict]

Forget the breather...
I want to know What class were they running to utilize a 2 barrel Dominator?

[Nasblu]

Originally Posted by firstgenaddict

Forget the breather...
I want to know What class were they running to utilize a 2 barrel Dominator?

At this time in the cars life approx 1974-1975 the owner raced the car one night with the 2 barrel in Formula B-3 Stock in AHRA. This was a Holly 2brl carb (pre Dominator) on an adaptor plate on 4 brl intake. The next night he then switched to 4brl carb to run at a different tracks both in Iowa. This car was on owner number 4th at this point in the cars life it had been a drag car by every single owner since new. It raced in various classes and configurations over its life as a race car. It was raced In Indiana, Ohio, Kentucky, Michigan, Illinois, Iowa etc. What amazes me is that every owner raced the car but never cut it up.

[Copo_Cartel]

Way to go Matt. This car loves to have its picture taken.