Charles Gilchrist's Yenko Prints

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Stefano;
That's a good idea, I will post there as well.
I would really, really like to find that car!! To our knowledge there were only two Yenko Deuces that were raced under the banner of a Chev. dealership - and Yenko was NOT one of them. This car was raced out of Central Chev. in Cleveland, OH and we believe it to be Cortez Silver a/t without p/s. The other car was raced out of Colonial Chev. in Norfolk, VA and we know that car was also a Cortez Silver one but with a four speed without p/s. The Colonial car has not been found, and might represent an even harder task to locate - much less restore back to race condition.

So, I'm after this one!! I guess one of the first steps is to determine who the driver was and try to locate him. I wish I lived closer to Cleveland [img]/ubbthreads/images/icons/grin.gif[/img]

[68l30]

Marlin,I've been trying to dig up info on this car as well.Most of my supercar leads have turned up negetive lately......Anyone else going to Norwalk(Super Chevy) this weekend?

Steve

[68l30]

I'm not quite sure on Central Chevrolet being in Cleveland.If I remember correctly the spelling is different on the Ohio dealer.I'll check my notes later..........

Steve

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Steve;
There were two Central Chev. in Ohio. I think this one was in Cleveland (at least that's what the Yenko inventory records say, but they are not always accurate as to per particular towns), the other one was in Hamilton, OH which is a suburb of Cincinnati. Is there another Central Chev. that this car might have been raced out of??

[68l30]

I don't know what I was thinking,thats why I take notes.Here is a warranty reminder slip from Central Chevrolet Inc. in Cleveland Oh.This is stuck on the rear of a 68 waranty booklet.My records also show Central Motor Co. in Hamilton.Does anyone have documentation of a Central/Hamilton car,or one of Central/Hamilton as a Network dealer prior to 71(Vegas).My list of dealers is dated 6 months after the photo(not much help there).I guess were back on the trail of this Nova.......

Steve

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Steve;
Thanks for the pic!

Ed Cunneen's silver deuce was sold out of Central in Hamilton, OH but that is the only Yenko that know of being sold out of that dealer. That is rare with the Deuces, most dealers received at least 3 cars, but it's possible that 3 different dealers within close proximity to each other could have received 1-2 each. Glockner Chev. in Portsmouth, OH appears to have only received one Deuce, so maybe there's a third dealer with only car to make the '3'.
Just a theory.

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Steve;
I can't make out the salesperson's name on that pic of the warranty slip, can you?

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Apparently, Gilchrist only remembers this car being at Thompson Dragway this one time, and he took two photos of it. The decal on the q/panel is AHRA, and Thompson was an AHRA track at that time. What other drag strips were in the area back in the day?

[68l30]

I still have to dig that card out,I haven't forgotten.Bare with me...Norwalk Raceway(Norwalk Dragway in the day)was also AHRA as well as Dragway 42......

Steve

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Got the prints today, they are even better quality than I remember them from 2.5 years ago!!

The car appears to be running in some type of modified class, obviously, since there is no front bumper, slicks, raised hood, etc... Did AHRA or NHRA have a modified class called '3'?? The number on the windshield is '3EA', so I'm thinking it's E-Automatic but not sure on the '3'.

Lots of other little details in these two pics, very cool. Still looking for the car [img]/ubbthreads/images/icons/grin.gif[/img]