Black Yenko, Rockford IL

[SamLBInj]

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A couple years ago, one of the guys who played for the Detroit Lions told my husband he had a Black Yenko. Not sure if it is the one you are referring to here or not Maybe we can find out. I remember being really embarrased when he called our store because I did not know who he was. After he said his name, he asked me if I was a "Lions fan" (probably because I did not recognize his name ) . I said, "no, but my husband is...he was just at the game yesterday!"

I had NO IDEA who he was because I do not watch Football (Anything to do with cars, YES! Football...NO! )

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Hey Rita, dont feel bad, not too many people watched the Lions 2 years ago either

[Tenney]

CC Nats were in Springfield in '82, and have a pic of a black Yenko Camaro in attendance. Although, until 2005 calls, I'm scanner-less. Can confirm black vinyl top, though.

[ssl78]

Can you tell if it had a endura bumper and also the placement of the Yenko emblem on the tail panel.

[Tenney]

Photo's a rear 3/4 and so can't tell re:endura (no hint of chrome from this angle, though). Yenko emblem is somewhat high and to the left between the tail lights.

btw, plate's a bit blown out, but looks to be IL. "YSC".

[camaromb]

The "black" originally hugger orange Yenko that was sold in '90 from the Rockford area had YENKO Illinois plates for years.
Mark

[Steve Drueck]

Mark my RG Yenko was also painted black when I bought it in 1985 from the Isenberg's . It was a vinyl top car and it had an L88 hood at the time. I don't know when it became black. It was sold new at Jack Douglass Chev but was a Yenko not a Douglass conversion. It had an LT-1 in it because Chapman Automotive had told him the motor was "shot" and kept it in the swap. It did not have stripes on it after it was black and had chrome bumpers. Black was popular for repaints back then, I must have painted 10 Chevelles and Camaros black myself!

[jeff morocco]

what was a douglss conversion ?

[camaromb]

Steve,
Of course I remember your "black" Yenko. I saw the car in '86 or so with the "Yenko 350 for sale" sign in the side window on the streets of Chicago near Montrose harbor. All I knew at the time was they had 427 engines, the car didn't have stripes, headrest emblems, etc. It only had the tail panel emblem. It must have been a fake! Oops, missed that one! That started me on my search for one. Later when I did some title searching I had all the titles on that car from new, selling dealer Jack Douglas. I gave the copies to the current owner, John O.
Mark