How Many Where Original Yenkos??

[JoeC]

I was surprised at the reunion this year to meet some of the Yenko owners and see that some of them are younger then I expected. When you read some of the other web sites like Team Chevelle there are many guys restoring cars as father son projects. This would not work as well with a Model A Ford as the younger guys don't seem to be interested in a 40hp car. If you show them a 400hp car that you can bring to the drag strip, they seem very interested. The Musclecars my not suffer the same loss of potential customers due to age as the Model A Fords did. By the way I have a Model A Ford. Had it since I was 15 years old. No I didn't buy it new. [img]/ubbthreads/images/icons/grin.gif[/img]

[NWYENKO]

I agree with Shor, today's mkt is driven differently than that of the late 80's(enthusiast vs. speculator). I hope there are a lot of Greg's out there.We need the younger guys to keep this hobby alive. Man, I am really starting to feel old (55 last month). I want to do this for another 10-15 years or so and trade the Yenkos in on the wheelchair. It is an interesting time. LaDonna asked me a couple of years ago what it would take for someone to buy the Camaro. I gave her a number which I felt was unreasonable and now guess what?? We have turned down that offer. Gary Crawford says it best "It sorta makes ya feel dumb to turn down that much money, I wish there were worth $25000 then you could really enjoy them the way there were meant to be enjoyed!!" Maybe we could sell options. (just kidding) [img]/ubbthreads/images/icons/grin.gif[/img] Jim