68 yenko

[Dog427435]

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I like it when you guys use all dem big words and are cuttin' each other down and stuff (at least I think you're cuttin' each other down ).



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As Colin's alleged Counsel of Record, I would advise anyone who may be desirous of my sesquipedalian proclivities to have the requisite monetary and/or collateral-based funding well in hand before considering the retention of my equally alleged legal prowess.


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Wow - sesquipedalian proclivities - delicatessen does it for me!

[olredalert]

-----Les,,,Worked at DONZI Marine in the early 70s and knew your name from somewhere. As I have a deep interest in ocean racing back in the early days, I go on the "OSO" sight all the time and spotted yours and your Dads name. You two did very, very well for yourselves, in a sport that was incredibly difficult to do well in. Do you still have any speedy type boats???

-----Oh,,,Am sorry for the hi-jack........Bill S

[Xplantdad]

Bill...is there anyone that you do not know?

[JoeC]

This thread has really gone down hill since the Ford guys came in. just kidding.

Back to my rant ……

Having over 20 years experience in researching Yenko stuff I have learned that you can’t just find one list and accept it as the correct number.
As Ron Reagan said, “Trust, but Verify ”.

What is good and bad about the Yenko records is the sheer volume that exists.
Bad - because it complicates the documentation process.
Good - because some cars may have 5 separate documents showing the vin and other info. That’s iron clad documentation.

“Don’s word” of 107 should be cross-referenced to the other Yenko records. The 107 list is an important document and any found cars on there should be checked out but the first half of the list has a lot of problems when compared to other Yenko records and to the found cars.

In the 1987 MCR interview Don said he built 400 Stingers, 54 1967 Camaros, 64 1968 Camaros, 500 69 Camaros, 200 Deuces, and “about 100 Chevelles, and “about 35 Novas”.

Looks like MCR had Vince E’s numbers and presented them to Don in the interview. It appears Don accepted the 67, 68, Camaro numbers, and used them in the interview. He would not accept the 201 number but stood by his number of 500 69 Y Camaros. He gave them the “350th Unit” picture to which they posted the caption “ Up until now, it was believed that only 201 COPO 9561 Camaros were built for Yenko. Take a look at the picture. Of the 500 COPO cars here’s documentation that the 350th unit was sold ……….”

I have letters Don wrote to Chevy talking about 1000 hi po cars in one year. Don consistently used high numbers. I guess he was just doing his job promoting his name. He was trying to get a 2nd dealership in 1968. (I have Don’s desk file on this). He didn’t get it. Then he was pushing for approval for a new large modern Chevy Dealership.
He got that in 1973.

Don was a good businessman (and salesman) but this shows why you have to verify Don’s numbers. This is not a negative mark against DY but according to “Don’s word” there are 300 69 Y Camaro ghost cars floating around.

Look at the first half of the 107 list shown on here. It is all blank except for the vin. It’s a ghost town – there isn’t even a piece of sagebrush blowing through it.

The above is, of course, all just my opinion.

BTW Colin, is your 68 Y Camaro the one Don Garlits drag tested in MCR? Saw it when looking for the interview.

[sYc]

As I said before, good or bad, I think we need to stick to facts, not "it appears", or "looks like", and " I guess". Reading between the lines, AKA injecting our own opinions only muddies the water.

Of course, if I owned a '67 I might be on the other side, wanting the number built to be less.

[csx289]

Charley, why don't you tell the class that you asked me what zamboni I bought and you went and got the same one? Oh, wait, you got the joystick version and I got the steering wheel version. What would Freud say about that?

Joe, yep, my 68 Y Camaro is the one Big Daddy laid down a few scorching low-15 second and high-14 second runs in. Must have been scared to break somebody else's car I guess? At least he was faster in my car than he was in the 68.5 CJ Mustang. THAT would have been embarassing

I'm going to go charge the batteries in my zamboni and empty the tanks, just in case Charley wants to throw down. One question, though, is that Honda S800 fatser or slower than a Clarke?

Colin

[Charley Lillard]

If I can get my Honda S800 running it will be faster than my Isetta.

[Mr70]

That's a big if..

[Les Quam]

Bill,
Wow, Donzi in the 70s that was a very interesting time in south Florida. I was at the Univ. of Miami from 76 to 80 and that era was something else in terms of money floating around. No more boats for me. I blew all my money on muscle cars. Now it looks like I need to buy a Zamboni?

That 68 Yenko of Colins's hasn't seemed to have picked up any speed judging by the ETs I saw at the reunion. LOL LOL

I return you now back to the great Zamboni war.

[csx289]

So the guy that was laying down some breathtaking 15's in his BM Phase III Camaro wants to throw stones at the guy who ran high-13's on F70/14 tires in a 68 Yenko with a FUBAR shifter that kept jamming in 2nd?

Bring it on, ex-nort she-cago, ex-U of M student that never inhaled, ex- prosecutor and attorney, etc....let's use SCR-12 to race heads up on zambonis and line up that BM car against the 68 Yenko and see what happens! Deal? I hereby wager $50 or dinner for everybody at Banderas BBQ (whichever is greater)

Charley, if you want in on this action bring that Yenko Tuned Honda S800. Or do you want me and Les to go buy microcars so we can see how many days it takes the fastest one to cover 1320 feet?