Fake Yenko Beats Real Yenko in show

**SamLBInj** · #1 07-13-2005, 06:25 PM

The original car builders, bands, whatever, CREATED and INVENTED what others feel compelled to copy..you can never take that away from them, good or bad they thought of it first and took a chance that it would work. Tributes and copys, even if better, are only improving on someone elses original ideas with little or no originality and risk...
If you put up a beat up old original Yenko against a mint Yenko clone and tried to sell them for the same money what percentage of the people would want the copy? I bet not many..
How about having a partied up Aerosmith playing next door to a polished up tribute band that copy there songs perfectly and charge the same for tickets, which place would be full?
The only time a tribute and copy come into play is if the original can not be had. period.

Chevy454 · #2 07-13-2005, 06:56 PM

Even though our Y-Camaro is a bit on the *crusty* side compared to the majority of the cars on this site, I still get quite a few compliments from folks telling me they dig the fact I'm racing a real Yenko car...sure, I could build an el-strippo clone which would be lighter and quicker, but would it be as cool?

**SamLBInj** · #3 07-13-2005, 07:00 PM

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Even though our Y-Camaro is a bit on the *crusty* side compared to the majority of the cars on this site, I still get quite a few compliments from folks telling me they dig the fact I'm racing a real Yenko car...sure, I could build an el-strippo clone which would be lighter and quicker, but would it be as cool?

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Canucklehead · #4 07-13-2005, 07:11 PM

It astonishes my how these guys take an ordinary camaro slap a few thousand into it and expect to triple their money by making it a tribute car!!!!

427TJ · #5 07-13-2005, 07:53 PM

So going on the 'sometimes better than original' logic, how do you guys feel (no pun intended) about breast implants?

Think about it.

**SamLBInj** · #6 07-13-2005, 08:09 PM

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So going on the 'sometimes better than original' logic, how do you guys feel (no pun intended) about breast implants?

Think about it.

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I think it would create some back problems for me. personally, Id rather see them on a girl

Jeff H · #7 07-13-2005, 08:18 PM

The cost of something, the originality of something and the desirability of something don't really go together. If you wanted to build a Yenko clone with a correct dated X44 car, a correct dated 427 engine with all correct dated components, correct dated trans, rear, etc. it would cost you an easy $75-100K to build. Is it worth $100K to someone else? It all depends on the buyer. It's just as expensive(if not more expensive) to restore a car into a correct clone than to restore an original car that has some of the components already there. But most of the clones aren't even close to being correct clones and people still pay $30-80K for them.

CamarosRus · #8 07-13-2005, 08:15 PM

It's not my intent to defend a CLONE vs a REAL car......but the cost of building the above parts and numbers correct CLONE had to be significant......however to see that $150K buy it now price is OUTRAGEOUS......

Chuck Sharin
69 COPO "clone"

JQ · #9 07-13-2005, 08:00 PM

The only tribute he is making is to his wallet

. With that said,the one thing I will give the seller a little credit on is that he has advertised it as a cubic zirconium, hopefully ounce it's sold it will not show up a few years from now as the real deal....

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