67 & 69 Yenko's in OK

**Kurt S** · #1 02-22-2002, 04:21 AM

If anyone gets the #'s on those two cars, send them to me and I'll enter them in the database. It hopefully will help someone out in the future.....

Souperhigh · #2 02-23-2002, 02:23 AM

I may be able to get the vin numbers on the 67 and the 69 next week. I visited with the folks at Leake Auctions who along with Kruse do the Tulsa,Oklahoma city, Scottsdale, and Dallas auctions together, and was told they would get with me next week, They are having an auction this weekend in Oklahoma City.I have some cars in the auction and know them very close as they are my neighbors.Trust me they read the site last night as Dennis has some cars in their auction again. As soon as I get them I will post.

**bkhpah** · #3 02-23-2002, 11:50 AM

The Yenko plate and frame are a mismatched set. Sure enough Yenko, but the frame is from the early 80's and the plate from 71. Not exactly the performance years. Bill Smith was using this plate frame after he secured the rights from Yenko to use the name. Yenko had long removed himself from Yenko performance and Chevrolet by then...BKH

[Edited by bkhpah (02-23-2002 at 06:50 AM).]

mrsyc · #4 02-23-2002, 01:56 PM

This original plate and frame was purchased as a set at the first Yenko reunion. It comes with a certificate of authenticity from John Connolly who was in charge of the Yenko estate. I have pictures showing this plate and frame being auctioned off together. If you look at the top of the frame it also says Canonsburg Pa. I didn't think that was used in the 80"s I quess that's not enough for some people who seem to know it all.

**bkhpah** · #5 02-23-2002, 08:45 PM

This is the exact same frame that Bill Smith gave me at Yenko Sports Cars in Canonsburg. The date was around 1983. Bill had bought the rights to the Yenko trade name. He was selling the Yenko aluminum motors,Yenko valve covers, sprint cars etc. The business was still located in Canonsburg in the original Yenko building. I am not saying the frame and plate are not official items. But they are of unrelated eras...BKH

Warren Malkin · #6 02-24-2002, 07:18 AM

What's the hoopla over a '71 dated dealer plate anyway

, unless you own one of those stump puller '71 Turbo Stinger Vegas

.... don't see many inquiries on those cars.

mrsyc, what is your definition of original? Just in case I have to quote you in the future!

mrsyc · #7 02-24-2002, 01:24 PM

Warren, By saying original, I quess it would mean that it came from Yenko chevrolet ORIGINALLY as the estate auction by John Connolly and Tom Clary at the first Yenko reunion would have indicated by giving letters of authenticity of these items. They were items from the Yenko estate, some from Don's own private collection. These items I think are or should be considered items of memorabilia from the Yenko legacy. I'm sure they weren't trying to pull anything. Because this is your theory it doesn't mean everbody should feel this way, or should they because someone wants to be a busybody. Warren I have no idea who you are, and I'm not calling you a busybody, please don't take it that way, but there are some on this site.

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