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[CopoDoug]

Hi Marlin, I've recieved a second image of the Duece and red doesn't seem all that probable in my opinion. Silver is looking better but if it is the Hamilton car thats in Chicago, was that an automatic or four speed, you didn't say? What color and trans is the other car thats been found? What color & trans combination is the missing Central car? That should lock this one in. On a related note is another image I have of a Hurst Nova, it's in color and it's graphic image (white & gold) is identical to the Oldsmobile, Pontiac, Chryslers of the period. The car is a 70 396 automatic, SS hood and tail panel w/Hurst emblems @ Nova script on fenders and right corner of deck lid. I knew of Hursts involvment with the Yenko Duece and now wonder if there may be a connection because of it? First one Ive ever seen and the photo was shot at the drag strip here in 1970. Any knowledge on these Marlin? Doug

[JoeC]

In 1970 Hurst ran a contest to "name the new Hurst autostick shifter". The first place prize was a 1970 Nova SS 396 TH400 car with the new shifter installed. This may be the same car. Can you post the pictures?

[YENKO DEUCE REGISTRY]

Doug:

That is good news that you got the second image, and another with the Hurst promo car.

The silver car from Central Chev. Hamilton, OH is a 4 speed car. I will check with the guy who found the car many years ago to see if any words were found on the door. This guy sold the car to a lady in Chicago who sent the car to non-reputable restoration shop, so it is unlikely that they took any photos during teardown.

The other Central Chev. car that has been found was from Cleveland, OH, and is a Fathom Blue 4 speed car with the dealer installed sport mirrors. This car is the ex-Otis Chandler car, is now in Montana, and is for sale at $45k.

The last Central Chev. car that I know of is also from Cleveland, OH, and is a Forest Green 4 speed car. This car has not been found to my knowledge.

I believe the Hurst shifter giveaway car was burgundy, with Hurst wheels, and a small block (??), but am not sure. I havn't seen one of those ad's for a while. I have never seen the gold and white Hurst Nova promo car, it sounds neat though. There was one Yenko Deuce that has more Hurst instructions than the others, but it is a Huggar Orange automatic that was sold out of Riley Chev, in Missouri and is confirmed junked after it was smashed, de-engined, and used as a dirt track car for a few years.

Marlin

[CopoDoug]

Marlin, no sport mirrors here on this one and I'll assume blue & green ones had white stripes thus making this the silver car with a trans changeover maybe. Theres a B&M racing transmission decal displayed on lower front fenders,an automatic class designation on the windshield and no traction bars for hi rpm hole shots. The Hurst Nova also has an automatic designation on window and displays a Hurst AUTO STICK decal that I don't recall. Doug
P.S. E-Mail me your new adress & phone numbers and we'll arrange getting this stuff out.

[Rowdy Rat]

Marlin,

Looking at the Hurst shifter ad now - 396/350, Turbo Hydramatic (would have to be a 400 behind the big block) and Cragar wheels with Goodyear tires. The ad is a retouched black and white format, but I'd guess you'd be close calling it red or burgandy.

As far as Doug's post goes, that pretty much rules out Central Chevrolet as a dealer for this automatic car. How about another dealer in that area? How about Minneman, Konners, or Hugh White? Any light color/black stripe automatic cars sold from those locations in your database?

Regards,

Stan

[YENKO DEUCE REGISTRY]

Guess I couldn't have been more wrong on the Hurst Shifter ad!

Spoke to the prior owner of the Hamilton, OH silver Yenko Nova. He bought the car from Carl Dwiggins, and it still had it's original 4 speed and Hurst shifter with it. The owner does not recall any lettering anywhere on the car, so I guess that rules that car out.

I believe there are 53 automatic Yenko Novas from '70, of which ~~8 were silver; 4 without power steering and 4 with power steering. Of these 8 silver automatics, 2 have been found leaving 6 unknown. I do not know what dealerships these 6 cars went to, so I can't rule out that one of them did not go to Central Chev, or any other OH dealership. I can say that it was not one of the 2 existing cars, they were out of Grossman Chev. in Minneapolis, MN and Tamson Chev. in Danville, VA. So it is very possible that the car in the image photo is a Silver automatic from Central Chev, Cleveland, OH.

As for other OH dealers and their '70 Yenko Novas. I know of no '70 Yenko Novas sold from Hugh White Chev, but two were sold from Konners Chev. in Columbus, OH. One of these 2 cars has been found, and is in Orlando, FL. This car is Forest Green, and has a 4 speed. The other Konners car is Fathom Blue, is also a 4 speed, and to my knowledge has not been found. We can rule these two out.

Marve Minneman Chev, in Youngstown, OH sold 3 '70 Yenko Novas, 2 of which have been found. One of the two cars found is an automatic and does appear to have a race history. Does the car in the photo have a 'box' hood scoop? Is it possible that the image photo car is Sunflower Yellow? The other Marve car that is found is Huggar Orange, is a 4 speed and definitely is not the image car. The last Marve Yenko Nova was a Citrus Green automatic, and to my knowledge has not been found. This is the car I was referring to when I suggested that maybe Central got an automatic car as a dealer transfer from Marve Minneman.

The last dealer that I know sold a '70 Yenko Nova was Glockner Chev. in Portsmouth, OH. This is located down on the KY border, the car is found, is red, is a 4 speed and does not have a race history. We can rule this car out as well.

This concludes the summary of '70 Yenko Novas from OH dealerships!! Maybe when I get a chance to see the photos, we can determine what color it is.

Marlin

[JoeC]

Speaking of Hurst cars - there is a 1969 Daytona Yellow Yenko Camaro listed on the inventory sheets sold to Hurst by Spencer with the word "Demo" and it appears to have been picked up at the Yenko Dealership. Anyone have more info on this car?