Bresee Chevrolet

[YENKO DEUCE REGISTRY]

Mike;
Bresee did indeed sell a bunch of Yenko cars. What color was the Yenko Chevelle that you saw years ago? If it was Daytona Yellow, then there is a good chance that it came from Bresee since they sold a D-Yellow 4speed which has not been found to my knowledge.

I know that some of the '69 Yenko Camaros from Bresee have been found, but to my knowledge the '68 Yenko Camaro has not been found and it was a non-COPO car.

The 4 Yenko Deuces that went to Bresee were a Forest Green 4speed with power steering that JohnK now owns in CT, a Huggar Orange a/t with p/s that is now restored in Erie, PA, a Cranberry Red a/t with p/s that is in a collection in Syracuse, NY and a Fathom Blue 4speed car that was reportedly wrecked on the lot when a snowplow took out several cars in an accident.

Keep searching,
M

[Chevy454]

Snowplow [img]/ubbthreads/images/icons/confused.gif[/img] ?! What a way for a musclecar to die [img]/ubbthreads/images/icons/frown.gif[/img] .

[COPO PETE]

Hey Marlin.....it's really nice to see you back! Your absence was certainly noticed!!!
Peter

[YENKO DEUCE REGISTRY]

Thanks Pete [img]/ubbthreads/images/icons/smile.gif[/img]
I was trying to get my new computer hooked up with the cable access at home.
Pain the A$$, ehh?!?!?
M

[JoeC]

Good to see you back Marlin!

[Mike]

Thanks everyone for the replys. It's great to know that alot of these cars have been saved...especially being from the snow belt.
Marlin, the Chevelle I saw was cranberry red (maroon?)with a black vinyl top and white strips? As far as the Daytona Yellow Chevelle, a good friend of mine told me he had a friend in Auburn, NY that once had a yellow Chevelle with the Yenko striping. His friend has been restoring it several years ago. I thought he was pulling my leg but maybe not. I'll have to dig deeper. I didn't know about the '68 Camaro. Anyway to trace Non-COPO cars? As far as the '69 Camaro's do you know what the colors were for those Bresee cars?

Thanks again for the info.

Mike

[T Billigen]

A question for you New York people? Does anyone out there know if Bergland Chevy in Jamestown, NY. sold any Yenkos? in some sales brochures I have seen Bergland's named mentioned. My wife is from there and she said they did sell some Camaros, but I have not seen any listed as coming from there. She also said ther was a Lemans Blue Camaro with white stripes in town for quite a few years.

[YENKO DEUCE REGISTRY]

Mike;
The Yenko Chevelle you saw was probably Garnet Red, and is worth retracing your steps to see what happened to it.

The '68 Yenko Camaro would be difficult to find since it appears to have been a race car from day 1. The fact that it is a non-COPO doesn't make it any harder/easier to find than a COPO car. It was orig. owned by a machine shop in Syracuse.

The '69 Yenko Camaros that Bresee sold included, but not limited to, the following:

Huggar Orange, 4sp
Huggar Orange, a/t, p/s, v/t
Lemans Blue, 4sp
Lemans Blue, 4sp, p/s, v/t
Lemans Blue, 4sp - found
Rallye Green, 4sp - found


T-Bill;
Berglund in Jamestown, NY sold two '67 Yenko Camaros. They were stock numbers 728 and 729, and were both 4sp - so they were the higher horsepower versions. Not sure on the Lemans Blue '69's.
M