'68 Camaro on Yenko VIN list

[Kurt S]

Originally Posted by JoeC

YS-8037 Fred Eggers demo Corvette Bronze 427 AC car was not COPO 9737

The 427 auto trans cars were not COPO 9737

Yup, neither of those could be a COPO 9737. 9737 was a tweaked L78 - neither AC nor autos were available with a L78 so Don had to use non-COPO cars as the basis.

[Pro Stock John]

Originally Posted by 69hurstSC

The guy who had it in Las Vegas owned the car since the late '90s. He claims he bought it in primer from someone who owned a gun store in Summerlin, NV. He said the emblems were in a box in the trunk and the door tag was wedged between the firewall and fender after drivers side damage. He also noted it had ties to Norfolk, VA, which I'm hoping to learn more about. He has been unwilling to share a photo of the door tag and emblems. He built this car for his wife and she passed away after its completion. He removed the emblems/badges for keepsakes and sold the car around 2015.

Have you tried offering a decent amount of money for those?

[69hurstSC]

Originally Posted by Pro Stock John

Have you tried offering a decent amount of money for those?

He told me, "That tag alone is worth 100K". I decided that wasn't the best way to go.

[SS427]

Originally Posted by 69hurstSC

He told me, "That tag alone is worth 100K". I decided that wasn't the best way to go.

What if you asked to see some legitimate photos of the pieces he has before you can make him an honest offer? Maybe with that you will at least have photos of the items.

[69hurstSC]

Originally Posted by SS427

What if you asked to see some legitimate photos of the pieces he has before you can make him an honest offer? Maybe with that you will at least have photos of the items.

Hey Rick. I gave that a go too. They're never leaving as they're keepsakes to remember his wife by. I'm hoping someone here on the Yenko page or CRG was able to take photos back in the early 2000s.

I got a bit more info out of him today in what was to be our last conversation pertaining to the car. He has the buildsheet, emblems, tag, transmission (it's got a T56A in it now). He sucked up the emblems out of the trunk where stuff falls between the quarter/trunk.

He mentioned that the car was in Norfolk, VA before it came out west. He believes between there and Nevada the car made a stop at Yenko. I didn't push anymore. He's been bothered a lot over this car the last 20 years.

[mrays]

This car wasn't on the old vin list at COPO.com and wasn't in the registry here until more recently. These cars were mainly ordered in batches. There was a batch of cars with vins in the 420xxx range with 1195xx body numbers and then a batch of cars with vins in the 459xxx range with 1601xx body numbers. I don't have anything between those two batches.

[Steve Shauger]

Originally Posted by 69hurstSC

Hey Rick. I gave that a go too. They're never leaving as they're keepsakes to remember his wife by. I'm hoping someone here on the Yenko page or CRG was able to take photos back in the early 2000s.

I got a bit more info out of him today in what was to be our last conversation pertaining to the car. He has the buildsheet, emblems, tag, transmission (it's got a T56A in it now). He sucked up the emblems out of the trunk where stuff falls between the quarter/trunk.

He mentioned that the car was in Norfolk, VA before it came out west. He believes between there and Nevada the car made a stop at Yenko. I didn't push anymore. He's been bothered a lot over this car the last 20 years.

Its hard for me to understand why a picture of the supposed YS tag would cause any issues. I heard a "story" that it was damaged in a car accident and the last digit was not identifiable. We never had any pics of the tag and don't believe CRG either.

Wes in your extensive research prior to purchasing and following have you found anyone who saw the tag. Have you found anyone who has any firsthand info regarding the validity of the Yenko claim other than the previous owner you speak with.

[69hurstSC]

That is why I created this post. From what I've read the threshold of getting a car on this list is very high. As I asked earlier, and no one has yet answered, who put this car on the list? It appears to have generated from either the CRG or Yenko.net. That, in a nutshell, is why I created this post.

[Steve Shauger]

Originally Posted by 69hurstSC

That is why I created this post. From what I've read the threshold of getting a car on this list is very high. As I asked earlier, and no one has yet answered, who put this car on the list? It appears to have generated from either the CRG or Yenko.net. That, in a nutshell, is why I created this post.

Fantastic now it's time to move on. You spoke to people on the site who told you what was known and discouraged you from purchasing.

So calling out someone will satisfy you? At the time it supposedly had a YS tag, NCRS muscle docs were not available so couldn't confirm dealer. Just like you, we were convince of the tag that is how it ended up on multiple lists. Hope you feel better...

[69hurstSC]

Nope. Not at all. I noted in my 1st post I'm fine with wherever the car lands. Though putting this VIN on a public list needs to have a conversation beyond this car.

The threshold for a car being added is reputed to be high. Is it? This is all very simple but your last post indicates you want to move on, quickly.

Why can't we hear from who added the car? They clearly had evidence to have it added.