1st Yenko Deuce

[bkhpah]

But I'll bet if they did, they would be looked upon as cool...BKH

[Canucklehead]

Those emblems look cheaply made. Possably fake?

[Mr70]

I think that emblem looks Very authentic of the times.They were most likely diecast metal,then plated,and painted with a black background.They were Cheaply made that way originaly,and not overdetailed like someone would,if they remanufactured them today.
They resemble other emblems made back then,like Dealership nametags on trunks,and Interior door emblems,etc.
Very Nice.

[YENKO DEUCE REGISTRY]

Rick is correct, the re-po's of today are usually too 'nice' compared to the originals. The original YENKO crest emblems on the deuces are very rough, and have a very 'as-cast' appearance to them. Hard to duplicate today!

So, that type of emblem is reminiscent of the period, and is most likely not a repo.

I wonder where else Yenko would have placed an emblem like that on the Deuce?

[camarojoe]

My own personal theory is that Don had intended these to go where the factory 350 fender emblems are. Perhaps he assumed that since the cars were ordered as COPO's, they would not come in with any engine designation, the same way the COPO 427 Camaros and Chevelles did not in the previous model year. Just as he had ordered "427" emblems to be made for these cars, he had "LT-1" emblems made for the Deuces... when the cars came in with factory attached "350" emblems, he scrapped the idea and never ordered any more besides the initial batch that was sent to him... in turn he gave away/threw away, or otherwise disgarded the few rectangular LT-1 badges that were already produced...take note that this is just my personal theory... The emblems are definitely not reproductions/fakes/etc, and are without any doubt 30+years old. I have no reason to doubt either individual i got them from, and their stories match, making me feel 100% confident these were from Yenko Chevrolet, circa 1970.

[hotrodchev]

Very interesting Camarojoe, please keep rambling on!

Do you think this was an isolated incident or perhaps other base model lot cars were used in the prototyping process for the other years and models of Yenko cars?

Tim
"Hotrodchev"

[YENKO DEUCE REGISTRY]

We believe the mock up car to be fathom blue with med. blue interior, and I think the NOVA emblems on the fenders were also removed and replaced with the YENKO crests. After Yenko realized the amount of work involved with that process, they just double sided taped the crests onto the real cars!

[camarojoe]

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Very interesting Camarojoe, please keep rambling on!

Do you think this was an isolated incident or perhaps other base model lot cars were used in the prototyping process for the other years and models of Yenko cars?

Tim
"Hotrodchev"

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Tim, I believe this was the only nova used for "mock up" purposes, as its the only one i have ever seen pics of, and really don't see much of a need to do more than one...especially since this was basically just used to "layout" the stripe package and emblems, however... there was an ad posted awhile back with a Deuce that had "backward" stripes on it, I'm curious as to if this car was a "real" Deuce, or possibly another "mock up" car... If someone could find that thread, post the pic... its a neat old Yenko ad!

[YENKO DEUCE REGISTRY]

I have the file, but it's too big!! Even cropping it won't reduce it enough?

[Mr70]

Is this it?
Credit Thread to Kim Howie