yenko camaro

[Chevy454]

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Did they ever have any luck with an NICB on this car?

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Didn't Tom buy the car new?

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I knew Tom bought it new off the lot @ Kenny Ross, but I was wondering if they were able to confirm the dealer trade theory or not...it would make sense that it worked like that, but the '69 COPO secret was leaked at some point as well, so there's always that possibility I suppose. Anyway, the NICB should show the original destination dealer...

[jerry67]

I would think a dealer trade would be very possible the dealerships were only a few miles apart and both raced vettes at cumberland airport

[Unreal]

I was at Pitt in the late 60's and remember the Pgh Press had ads all the time for engines and wheels. (maybe wheels and tires)

[Les Quam]

Multi Mopars,
Very good analysis you made when you compared the forty eight 1968 GSS 440/375 HP Darts that Mr. Norm was able to convince Dodge/Hurst to build exclusively for Mr. Norm with the 1968 COPO Yenko Camaro's built by GM exclusively for Don Yenko.

Not so many people are aware of those rare 1968 Mopars that Mr. Norm dreamed up to compete with the big block Camaro's built by GM and modified by Don Yenko and others in 1968.

Most people are only vaguely aware Dodge built 440 Darts in 1969 to compete with GM let alone the 1968 GSS 440 cars?

I too grew up in Chicago listening to Mr. Norms ads on WLS. The only other popular rock station I can remember at the time was WCFL. Never thought as I listened to those ads that I would pay equal to what a house costs today to own one of those cars?

[bashton]

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Multi Mopars,
Very good analysis you made when you compared the forty eight 1968 GSS 440/375 HP Darts that Mr. Norm was able to convince Dodge/Hurst to build exclusively for Mr. Norm with the 1968 COPO Yenko Camaro's built by GM exclusively for Don Yenko.

Not so many people are aware of those rare 1968 Mopars that Mr. Norm dreamed up to compete with the big block Camaro's built by GM and modified by Don Yenko and others in 1968.

Most people are only vaguely aware Dodge built 440 Darts in 1969 to compete with GM let alone the 1968 GSS 440 cars?

I too grew up in Chicago listening to Mr. Norms ads on WLS. The only other popular rock station I can remember at the time was WCFL. Never thought as I listened to those ads that I would pay equal to what a house costs today to own one of those cars?

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AND...you will be able to relive some of those memories at the MCACN show, as Dick Biondi will be reminiscing with Mr. Norm live, Saturday November 21st!

Bashton
MCACN Managing Member

[MultiMopars]

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Multi Mopars,
Very good analysis you made when you compared the forty eight 1968 GSS 440/375 HP Darts that Mr. Norm was able to convince Dodge/Hurst to build exclusively for Mr. Norm with the 1968 COPO Yenko Camaro's built by GM exclusively for Don Yenko.

Not so many people are aware of those rare 1968 Mopars that Mr. Norm dreamed up to compete with the big block Camaro's built by GM and modified by Don Yenko and others in 1968.

Most people are only vaguely aware Dodge built 440 Darts in 1969 to compete with GM let alone the 1968 GSS 440 cars?

I too grew up in Chicago listening to Mr. Norms ads on WLS. The only other popular rock station I can remember at the time was WCFL. Never thought as I listened to those ads that I would pay equal to what a house costs today to own one of those cars?

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Yeah, I wondered after I made the comparision how many people would actually understand what the comparision was really all about.

Actually, what Norm was asking for was not a car to compete with the Yenko 427 cars but rather for something to compete with the 396/375 Novas. The Ebodies weren't produced until 1970 so back in 68 they had no pony car or no small car/big engine combo to compete with the HP smaller cars.

Your right about the 48 cars as well. Supposedly the other two of the 50 were diverted to another dealer or two.

The GSS emblems (Grand Spalding Sport) were intalled at Mr. Norm's Grand Spalding Dodge and the simply replaces the "T" of the GTS with another factory "S"

As I recall WCFL was FM and came about after the reversal of AM becoming the talk radio that FM had been previously.

I go back a little further and can remember Dick Clark in 1957 on WLS before he was fired for telling a dirty joke on air. The career move that REALLY changed his life for the better.

[black69]

all I can say, on the mr norms premium aspect, I would have to think for a while on a trade of my 440 4 brl 4spd challenger in the attachment, straight up for a 6 pack version from a no name dealer. In my case the car had a street history (original owner still in town) and it beat his buddies LS6 chevelle at local skipps hangout in chicago. Mr norm himself told him, the 4 brl was a better street racer over the 6 pack (and tried to push an automatic on him with it). never the less, some of these mopars mr norm had were ordered in cool color combos. Mine has the white v top, white side stripes, black out hood, and black interior. I beleive there was more to his dealership than just the dyno side, he was actually enabling street racers with the right stuff, and some of his cars were ordered for that purpose. my 2 cents.

[Mr70]

aaah...Super CFL.
http://www.radiotimeline.com/am1000wcfl.htm