YENKO Supercar Leather Jackets

[sYc]

Updated 10-27-03. Hopefuuly all info is correct. If not, please let one of us know.


Medium [M]
unnamed
Tom Clary
Belair62

Large [L]
SuperCars
CamaroJoe
Belair62
Rob Clary
MoTownMM
Mark Bulaw
Extra Large [XL]
unnamed
Charley Lillard
Unnamed [gift order from member's wife]
LVCamaro
Ron Wilhelm
Double Extra Large [2XL]
Moparts
Bill Wertheim

[LVCamaro]

Charley,
I sent the cake for the entire order of 30 jackets to the manufacturer, George. I'll be meeting George this Monday to inspect the proto-jacket for quality and styling assurance that replicates the original limited run of 5 jackets in the 80's. Tom is going to get back to me tomorrow about whether to make the checks out to sYc, or what. I want to be absolutely sure that anyone/everyone that buys one gets the quality and styling that's advertised. In fact, if any sYc member is unhappy with the jacket or thinks it's not as represented...I'll buy it back. I want all the sYc members that buy one to be happy about the deal.

The short answer is Tom will post payment instructions on the forum next week, after my meeting with George.

SS

[Mr70]

Were there really only 5 of these Jackets made in the 80's?
I knew it was a limited amount,but 5!
Why were only 5 jackets made,were there legal issues involved,and if so are they applicable today?

[LVCamaro]

Well, sorta. The Importer initially ordered 6. George made 1 proto for the importer to approve the styling and scheme. Upon approval, George made the other 5 [keeping the proto for anticipated/immediate future orders]. On a hand-shake, George then made/shipped the 5 production jackets. Yep, you guessed it...the $$$ never showed up. It turned out okay for George though, because soon after some other Importer saw one of the "Yenko" jackets and really liked the "jackets for car nuts idea". He ended up buying a couple thousand red-white-blue "Corvette" jackets. I got one of those Corvette jackets years ago [1991] when I bought one of the first Corvette ZR1's.

SS