How they were found!

[YENKO DEUCE REGISTRY]

This car has been on that site for a few months now, but the phone number doesn't seem to work.

This is the Otis Chandler car, and the photo in the ad is from that era. The car is a real Yenko, and it was originally sold out of Central Chev. in Cleveland, OH. The car was purchased by Otis from Alan J. in Connecticut, how it got from OH to CT is unknown. The car is a 4 speed, no power steering, and is one of the relatively few that received the dealer installed Sport Mirrors option. This car is the 47th car made, and was asigned stock number YS-026.

The Fathom Blue paint is usually one of the favorite colors on any Yenko car. There were approx. 35 '70 Yenko Novas in Fathom Blue, 24 four-speeds and 11 a/t's. At this time there are approx. 13 Fathom Blue cars located, 10 four-speeds and 3 a/t's.

The car is claimed to have it's original drivetrain, the engine was removed for cleaning and reinstalled, and the car has reportedly been repainted. The only real flaws with this car are the incorrect seats, (~$1200), incorrect exhaust manifolds, (~$350-$1000), no smog, ($1100), and not sure if there is a rear sway bar, ($250-$300). There will always be the bunch of items that you can't find when only looking at photos, but overall it is a strong car and is priced at its upper limit of $35k. Not many '70 Yenko Novas trade in this price range. Those cars that do, are usually among the best in the country and are rarely advertised. This car may be one of the better opportunities out there if the price were adjusted for the incorrect items.

Marlin

[restorer]

Marlin, you seem to have a good line on what cars came from where. I noticed on the dealership and memorobilia link that there is an ad for Yenko dealers and that Ferman Motor Car Co. was one of them, I pass this dealership everyday but there is no one in there interested in trying to find any information on what was sold in the past by them, any info? Someone once told me that they thought they saw a Camaro in their showroom at one time. Thanks Wes

[YENKO DEUCE REGISTRY]

I know the owner, and he is currently restoring the car. I believe it is painted, and ready for reassembly. Will ask him to post some photos.
M

[restorer]

Thanks Marlin, That address is for their new location, in the '60's they were actually downtown. My friend seems pretty adamant about seeing one there, but who knows. How could they be listed as a dealer and not sold any? Thanks again for the information. Wes

[YENKO DEUCE REGISTRY]

To my knowledge, Ferman Motor Car Co, Inc. at 9751 Adamo Dr. in Tampa, FL only sold one Yenko car(?), it was an '81 Yenko Turbo Z.

This car is White, and was delivered to to this dealer on April 9, 1982!! The car had 466 miles on it at that time. The car was purchased new by the vice-president of the Buchan energy company of St. Petersburg, FL on ~~November 5, 1982. I believe this is the car that was recently on EBAY in Scranton, PA, it is now in MO and was at this year's reunion.

Hope this helps!!
Sorry, no '67-'70's Yenkos from there,
Marlin

[mahoy78spyder]

Does anyone know what that current status of this Vega Yenko Stinger is? Is it still rusting away somewhere?... is it currently undergoing a restoration? Does anyone know the owner?

Ken

[YENKO DEUCE REGISTRY]

Some dealerships were in the network, but weren't required to buy cars. We know of one dealership in Southern New Jersey that apparently didn't get any cars. Other dealerships only wanted the road racing Stinger Corvairs, or Stinger Vegas, and without any inventory lists for those cars we don't know where they all went. Sometimes, a dealer would take a bunch of cars and then find out they could not sell them. They could/would dealer transfer them to another dealer. This could be how Ferman got a Supercar, or maybe they did and we just don't know about it yet!!

Anything is possible with Yenko!!
M

[YENKO DEUCE REGISTRY]

Sale is now pending on the Otis Chandler Yenko Nova! The potential new owner will take it shows, so we will now get a chance to see it firsthand.
M

[WWJD]

joe, they only say stinger. my error i didn'tlook that close to the picture were it says turbo stinger.
jim

[mahoy78spyder]

There were apparently two different decal sets available for the Vega Stinger, those that said "Turbo Stinger" (obviosly if you opted for the turbo option) and those that just said "Stinger". You could buy a set from Yenko for the advertised price of $32.95.

Also, that pic of the Yellow Stinger Vega "does" in fact look like the prototype. One unique feature on it was the striping going across the rear spoiler as opposed to terminating on the quarter panel like all others I've seen. Also, it's the only one I've seen that said "Turbo Stinger" in the stripe. The wheels are non-original though. The prototype came with new custom mag wheels, and they looked like Cosworth wheels but with the inside painted black instead of gold, but this was 3 years before the first prototype Cosworth came out. *shrug* It's hard to say, I dont' have a good pic of the original wheels except in a 1971 magazine article and another ad. Other ads I have for the Vega Stinger have the stamped steel Rally II wheels. It seems you could get as few or as many "Yenko Stinger" options as you liked. It was not a so-called package deal. Each option had it's own price:
BORT Trans Am air dam - $21.95
BORT Mini Z ducktail (rear spoiler) - $34.95
Stinger stripes - $32.95
Window CV louvres - $26.95/pr
Wheel flares - $35.00/pr
Yenko Turbo Charger - $575.00 complete

And I've seen real GT models converted and I've seen standard Vega models converted too - all with varying blackout paint schemes as well. *another shrug* It's a mystery.

Ken