Jack Douglas double COPO

[JoeC]

The Jack Douglas version of the story may be a little different then the Don Yenko version.

Hard to say what happened in 1969 but there are some things that both sides agree on.

Jack bought Yenko Camaros and was a Yenko Sportscar Dealer

Jack bought 427 COPO cars from GM after buying Yenko Super Camaros

There was a disagreement

In the end Jack Douglas agreed to buy the Yenko Stripes and emblems and install them on some of his 427 COPO cars.

Some people like the Yenko stripes, some don't but they helped sell the cars in 1969 and still do today.

Donna Mae Mims called me in 2004 when she was working on Don's application to the Corvette Hall of Fame.

I had purchased a lot of items from the Yenko Estate on the Yenko Gulf Oil Corvette racing team and the Corvette Museum wanted detailed information about Don's Corvette racing achievements.

In our phone conversations , I asked Donna Mae about some of the Yenko Chevrolet stories that she had told over the years. One was the story that Don had a phone conversation with JD that resulted in Don stating he will fly to Hinsdale and "punch Jack in the face" .
DMM did like to tell colorful stories about Yenko so who knows if those were the exact words used but both sides agree there was a heated phone call with Don and Jack.

here are some items from another Yenko Douglas discussion