X-11 Yenkos

[Stefano]

TimG,
Can you post price and address for the hat?

JoeC,
Yes, to your question regarding, "did Jack Douglass keep records". He kept a traditional Deal Jacket with copies of all info pertinant to the deal, just as any dealer probably would have.

These Jackets/files were stored in filing cabinets and over time were moved to a near by storage facility. The files accumulated and Survived the Dealership, but did not survive a subsequent fire.

I would agree that the listed Yenkos as well as other listed Super Cars were very easy to chase based on just their vin numbers.(This has also made them very easy to rebody).

Many were found this way. See Ed Cuneen's COPO Connection Web site regarding vins for the found Douglass Yenkos.

I was told a story recently, of a title searched, by vin, ZL1, which was driven to the purchasers home by the seller because he was so eager to get his $3,000.00 selling price.
(read: the Buyer was to lazy to go pick it up.)

The Body of knowledge has been maintained mostly by hard core enthusiasts ,over the years. COPO Connection has the most comprehensive accumulation of Douglass info.

Ed, has been formally recording and gathering this info since the early 1980's. Local COPO archeologists (such as initials, M.B.) have been also following these and other special COPOs, for just as long.

Even the enthusiasts at CRG (Camaro Research Group) have been recording and maintaining info on the Douglass Yenkos.

We still get the local stories at criuse nights about yeah me and my buddy went and Bought one of those Yenko 427 Camaros right off the Dealers lot back in late 1969. The Camaros and Chevelles were lined up in front of the dealership, ready for sale.

A few other key components such as the the COPOs themselves are important. These alone tell most of the story. NICB reports, title histories, old pictures .ect .ect.

The best aspect is that Jack Douglass, his then General Manager ,Tom Dumass as well as many other Dealer employees are still with us today. Even Jack's son John is a wealth of information.

Jack even laid out his old Yenko Demo ride route for me. It is a bit more conjested today however, than back in 1969.

He recalls his sales people envoking rolling 1/4 mile blasts as a tool to help close the sale.

It was the efforts of Jack Douglass and his dealership team ,as an established "Mean ones" Yenko Sports Car distributor, which allowed most all the local Chicago Land Yenko Legends to be perpetuated.

It has been no doubt a difficult task to find and Document his COPOs, but it has been very worth while. I can't even find one of his documented L78 cars ,which I desire to own.

The difficulty though, is one aspect which makes these COPOs cherished if not nationally, then certainly locally.

With only 22-25 ever produced and sold, I feel fortunate to have one.

[TimG]

Stefano,

I was worried someone would ask me that. I had his card for a quite a while, I just do not know where it is any longer. If I uncover this I would be more that happy to post the information. Tom and I were watching the super V event at the vintage races. I think that either he had a super V or he had one as a partner with a friend. He really got into these VW powered open wheel cars. Struck me as unusual for a guy that had access to so many big cube cars. He said the super V cars were very fast and drafting was the best part. They run down the track like they are all stuck together.

[Rat_Pack]

68TopStock, I have not gotten the full story behind the black 65 Chevy II. All I know is that when the 62 was destroyed in a wreck Dick was supposed to be out of a ride. Sometime before Bill Thomas built him the 66 car he ran this stock wheelbase Chevy II and it was painted black with a red and white interior. I will try and dig the only picture I have of it and email it to you. To keep this post short I will get with you by email sometime tomorrow or the next day....................RatPack.................... .....

[Stefano]

Rat-Pack
Please don't go off site with the info, I'm sure that I am not the only one who wants to find out more about this stuff.
Just start another thread.
Thanks,

Stefano

[Rat_Pack]

Stefano, check your email as I sent you the same picture that I sent Ken. This was getting off of the subject that this thread was originally started about so that is why I sent the picture out by email. Plus I have no way of posting them.................RatPack....................

[JoeC]

Maybe Stefano can post it or I will post it if you can email it to me.

[Stefano]

Rat_Pac,
Very cool picture.But I am lacking the mental technology to post don't I need a host?