Douglass Yenko Emblem Placement

[Clint_69]

Yes. The car came with an endura bumper. It was still with the car when I got it. The car also came with chambered exhaust when I got it but I am not 100% certain that the car had it originally. I have no reason to think otherwise.

[Chevy454]

So, did the car not have stripes originally, or was the emblem even above them? You're right, that would look odd...

[ssl78]

No way of knowing if my car had stripes but if it did they would have to of been moved up higher than normal. We know of two Douglas Yenkos that were original paint and had stripes and emblems before they were restored. I will have to ask them if they remembered where their emblems were. I believe when theese cars were restored they had their fenders changed. I just found the pictures and it looks like the Yenko emblem was above the Script with the 427 in front of it the measurment of the holes work out perfect. That could be why I have no holes in the hood for the 427. Who knows who was installing them they could have all been different. I rember working at a body shop when I was young and they had just repainted a demon, the boss came up to me with a bunch of decals and told me to put them on. I said I didnt know where they went so he said just put them on so I put them any where.

[Clint_69]

In speaking with the original owner, he did say that the car was badged when he bought it but not striped. He said that he purchased the car as a Yenko and paid Yenko money, somwhere around $4500 he stated. He did not like the stripes and that is why he bought it. He looked at a Daytona Yellow non vinyl top car that was striped but could not stomach the stripes. The car that he looked at may be the car owned by Shor. I was thinking about striping the car anyway but I am undecided. What do you guys think about striping it. Badges only or add the stripes? I like the stripes but I also want to take the car back to its original state. Thoughts?? Do you think that the car would get bashed if I striped it? Dont hold back fellas!!

[Clint_69]

I would like to see more Douglass owners participate in this forum. If your out there, share stories about your cars. Can you add info?

[Chevy454]

This has the makings of another 15+ page thread, but here I go anyway...

First off, in my mind, if the emblems were above the Camaro script (just above the crease in the fender, as pictured in your original fenders), then the car didn't have the stripes. If you move the stripes up, then they interfere with the door handle/lock and how they flow into the spoiler stripes. Now, they very well could have put the stripes in their "normal" location and placed the emblems on top of the stripes...it would look odd, but could be done.

Clint: as for adding the stripes to your car, I would put it back as it originally came (without stripes). Why? That is how it was sold, and it's part of the car's character. Yeah, it's different, but in my mind, different is GOOD. My Yenko Chevelle is supposed to be Fathom Green with a green vinyl top...not really an appealing combo in my mind! But, that's how it was originally, and it's DIFFERENT.

[Belair62]

I would say leave the stripes off....if thats the way it came and you can verify.If it came with stripes and you can verify I would do it with the stripes. I think they look nice without stripes personally.

[sYc]

Clint, You have spent the time and money to document how the car was equipped when new. Why go against what you know? Put the car back the way is was originally, emblems, no stripes. Any thing different only cheapens the car IMO.

By looking at information I have, which says emblems and trim (no mention of stripes) and what I have seen and heard, it is not certain that JD installed Yenko stripes on COPO cars. As Rob mentioned, JD varied from the way Yenko did it, which would have caused some problems.

Now, and this is not to step on any toes, I am curiuos about something. From what I have been told and read, Jack Douglass was a major player during the musclecar era. He sold some very neat cars, which to me have their own legacy. I can not understand for the life of me why owners of Douglass cars insist on adding/moving emblems, adding non-original stripes etc. It is as though they are ashamed of the Douglass name. Why? Why not let the Yenko name be a side bar to the history of Jack Douglass Chevrolet and his cars and concentrate on promoting the legacy he developed. If I were an owner of a Douglass car, instead of trying to align with Yenko, I would put my efforts into making the Douglass name as well known and appreciated as the other supercar dealers. Much the way that owners of Yenko, Gibb, Harrell, cars etc are doing.

[sixtiesmuscle]

I agree with you wholeheartedly Tom. It's pretty evident that some Copo cars sold by Douglass got the stripes & badges, some got badges, and, some got neither. Putting them back to the way they were sold makes the most sense to me too.

[ssl78]

I also agree they should be put back the way they were sold. Until I can find evidence how mine was sold I believe in Yenkos own words they were sold with yenko badges and trim. If he only ment badges he wouldnt have added the trim to the description. If he didnt mean stripes by the trim part what did he mean? The only other evidence we have is the two cars that were original paint that had the stripes, now one that came with just badges. As for mine having stripes it is still possible because moving the stripes up wouldnt affect it at all, the top stripe would have had to be trimmed around the key lock but the back of the stripe where it meets the spoiler gets trimmed any way and is the same thickness all the way down. I know all the owners from present back to 1973 when Richards Corvette in Colarado had it for sale. Hopefully I can find out its History prior to that and find out how it really came. Up to now all evidence leads me to believe it should be striped. I really dont mean to start another long debate but we all have are opinions.