Missing Yenko Deuce?

ra6t7gto · #1 02-21-2009, 12:19 AM

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It's a long story, been there, saw it, read the note on the window, it wasn't a pretty sight - I think it would have torn in half if someone tried to drag it too far. It's gone from the side yard now, not sure where it went. When I saw it, there was no drivetrain, but the original block and rear was claimed to be stashed somewhere. It had a rough life.

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when i knew the owner he had a body shop that did alot of restorations in greensburg pa,he owned a firebird a 62 409 impala a 70 judge and the yenko nova, i am very surprised that he never did anything with it, last i heard he was into some other kind of buisness,thanks for the update

Schonyenko2 · #2 02-21-2009, 02:09 AM

Not sure which owner you knew. Mr. Hooper was/is a sanitation worker. ie: has a sh tty job. Literally.

**Xplantdad** · #3 02-21-2009, 02:31 AM

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Not sure which owner you knew. Mr. Hooper was/is a sanitation worker. ie: has a sh tty job. Literally.

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Cue the rim shot...really!

ra6t7gto · #4 02-21-2009, 08:19 AM

sorry, yes i meant mr hooper,he had a shop in greensburg pa by the name of diamond autobody until the early 90s

Schonyenko2 · #5 02-21-2009, 06:13 PM

I don't remember that, but my memory could be better. He did have some interesting stories about the deuce. The story I got,(if I remember correctly) was that one of the owners, (seemed like the 1st) bought the car and street raced it. There was a hemi car in the area that he just couldn't beat, so that's when the LT/1 came out, and a crate 454 went in. He still couldn't beat the hemi. Sounds like it went down hill in the following years, and ended up being a storage shed for straw for his dog.

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