Our 69 Yenko Chevelle restoration

[Ryan1969Chevelle]

Originally Posted by SS427

Another oddball. Our 69 had what appears to be a 68 Malibu dash plaque on it and can be seen in the original photos. The next photo is what I took off a 69 parts car (upper) and what was on the Yenko (lower) which I believe to be a 68. Ours is a March 69 car so not early by any stretch. Has anyone ever seen this in their COPO as well? This car what totally unmolested as far as interior and chassis goes so in no way do I think someone changed it out in the first year of its life.

Dan Vasic has a black 1969 shell restored and by memory it had the 68 dash trim piece.

Maybe 5 years ago.... let’s test my memory of tiny useless details :-)

Ryan W31

[Postsedan]

Originally Posted by Ryan1969Chevelle

Dan Vasic has a black 1969 shell restored and by memory it had the 68 dash trim piece.

Maybe 5 years ago.... let’s test my memory of tiny useless details :-)

Ryan W31

Ha, Ryan try more like nearly a decade ago....Ryan has the Best Memory, LOL.

Rick, I would DEFINETELY use the original as found name plate in your Yenko Chevelle.
We have seen this and we have learned that it did happen.

https://www.yenko.net/forum/showthre...Black+Chevelle

Dan

[JoeC]

My car has all original interior (including the rug) and has the 68 style Malibu dash trim

Was that trim piece different for the 68 and 69 Malibu?

I know the 1969 SS 396 trim had a different grain pattern then the 68 but I see some people sell the 68 and 69 Malibu trim as the same part?

The steering wheel emblems for the COPO 427 Chevelles have come through with different ones.
some have the bow tie , some have the Malibu some had the SS

mine has the bow tie

[camarojoe]

Originally Posted by JoeC

My car has all original interior (including the rug) and has the 68 style Malibu dash trim

Was that trim piece different for the 68 and 69 Malibu?

I believe the entire edge shape of the trim piece is slightly different between 68/69 malibu, and for certain the font is specific to each year, with the 68 version using the script "Malibu" vs. the 69 wording in all caps, similar to the 69 Malibu 1/4 panel emblem.

[camarojoe]

There is a white 69 Yenko Chevelle I’ve seen that also has the 68 Malibu dash emblem. Definitely were a few 69’s they came this way for whatever reason.

[21superboat]

If i had to choose based on appearance and correctness a 69 malibu dash plate would be the way to go. Who knows how a 68 plate wound up in there but i wouldnt put it back unless there are other documented 69 yenkos confirmed being delivered this way

[SS427]

Originally Posted by 21superboat

If i had to choose based on appearance and correctness a 69 malibu dash plate would be the way to go. Who knows how a 68 plate wound up in there but i wouldnt put it back unless there are other documented 69 yenkos confirmed being delivered this way

Thank you for your input but that is not how I operate. One of the things I have prided myself on over all the years is restoring these cars how they were found and built (assuming they were original) and not how the majority of them were built. Case in point is Dana's 68 Yenko with no SS emblems on the fenders. One of a very few that came that way and was restored accordingly as this is part of the Yenko history and I have no intention of changing that history.

Jim S's 69 Forest Green Yenko had no 427 emblems anywhere, no hood stripes and the stripes did not say Yenko SC on the body stripes. I wanted to restore the car that way but he won out. Again, changing history is not my intent so regardless if this is not the correct plaque, that is what came on the car and what will be going back on. I have heard from a couple people already that state they have seen 69's with this plaque.

[camarojoe]

Originally Posted by 21superboat

If i had to choose based on appearance and correctness a 69 malibu dash plate would be the way to go. Who knows how a 68 plate wound up in there but i wouldnt put it back unless there are other documented 69 yenkos confirmed being delivered this way

I just said, there are indeed others that were delivered this way. I recalls specifically asking the owner about it on the white sYc Chevelle and he didn't even know what I was talking about until I pointed it out, and said that it's the same spear the car always had as far as he ever knew. I have no reason to believe yours wasn't that way since day one as well. I absolutely would restore it the way it was delivered, including the 68 dash spear.

[Slob44]

Rick
My June built Baltimore 69 SS vert had the 940 15/16 rear brake cylinders and the 3/16 inch rear brake line

[Slob44]

Rick
I wanted to say thank you for taking the time to post all of this information. it has been extremely helpful!! I just got my car back and started the rebuild process. Your insight, pictures and processes have me rethinking and re-doing processes I have already completed. it is a true inspiration