Yenko Chevelle in newest Musclecar Enthusiast

**Mr70** · #1 09-11-2003, 03:42 AM

James B.
I don't know the story behind this Chevelle.
But I wish I knew about it earlier.Being from Illinois too.[img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggthumpup.gif[/img]
Was this Chevelle scheduled to be at Collinsville?
It looks very nicely restored,but how bad was it before the resto?
Where was it found?
Does it retain it's original Engine-Trans.-Rearend?
What kind of pix and papers did you get with it?
I see you have the Plastic Cowl grilles installed,do you believe this to be as delivered?
What is the OK designation on your windshield?

Tom B.
Looks similar to your Chevelle.....I mean your previous Chevelle... [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

**ssl78** · #2 09-12-2003, 03:28 AM

Rick if im not mistaking I owned the motor to this Chevelle at one time. I did several title traces on it since the vin was still on the block there were some crazy adventures trying to find this car I stopped looking because of a story I heard, which obviosly wasnt true.. I thought the original title was under a girls name who lived on the gold coast. This was back in the late 80s early 90s. The car was found in the early 90s and reunited with the original engine. If this is the same car, it was then sold to Gary Dyer. I believe its the same car because it was a Jack Douglas car with the same color combo. It had a Buick interior in it back then. After that I lost track of it.

SuperCars · #3 09-12-2003, 02:10 PM

If I'm not mistaken, I think this car came from Wade Fletcher in Wisconsin. There was this Yenko Chevelle as well as the 69 Harrell Camaro that Joe Swezey now owns. I saw them at Wades about a year before Joe bought the Harrell Camaro, but I passed on both at that time. I already had a Yenko Chevelle, and the Harrell Camaro only had a letter from one of Harrell's Mechanic's at that time. I stewed on that Camaro for a long time, and finally thought what the heck, might as well buy it as it was reasonably priced. By this time, a year had gone by when I called Wade; who says he just agreed to sell over the phone to Joe from Super Car Workshop. [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smirk.gif[/img] The Yenko Chevelle had sold the year before, right after I saw it at Wades. This was a "snooze you lose" case on my part. Joe has since found more History and authentication on his Harrell Camaro, and it is a great car.

Of course it is hindsight at this time, but I can think of dozens of rare cars I passed on that are now 6 figure$ cars. [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/crazy.gif[/img]

Kim_Howie · #4 09-12-2003, 07:21 PM

Kevin, your right about Wade owning the Harrell car he bought it from Mick Price. I too missed buying it,by one day. Gary Dyer may have owned the Chevelle, but I never thought they owned a yellow one? I remember they had a blue orange and green one. Kim

T Billigen · #5 09-13-2003, 12:23 AM

The Chevelle is Wade's old car. I also looked at it in 2000 and passed on it. I believe Mick Price found the car in Chicago and bought it for 5K. He also located the engine block. It was supposed to have a black clothe bench seat,vinyl roof and white stripes.

**hvychev** · #6 09-13-2003, 03:52 AM

Was it a * Chevelle or a Cannonsburg car that was delivered at you know who since it was found in Chicago?

**ssl78** · #7 09-13-2003, 04:14 AM

Frank this was a car Yenko ordered and Douglass sold. If I remember right it was a early car Jan or Feb. This car was for sale in the mid 90s at the Chevelle nats in Schaumburg. I bought the engine from Eddie at Gary Brown it had been blown and had a sleeve put in it.

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