Just saw this in Old Cars Weekly

Xelerator · #1 12-03-2005, 12:14 AM

Thanks for the Welcomes, I know there is alot to learn and this seems the place to do it! cool! Like the drilled holes were for a Stewart Warner Tach! I love info like that! Thanks.

I did ask Larry what kind of offers he has gotten, but he did not want to give that information, he also did not want to give how much he paid.

Mr Yenko, I do have higher Res pics at home, I will check as soon as I get home, I am sure I can tell from them.

**Born30YrsLate** · #2 12-03-2005, 04:49 AM

Met with Larry tonight (yes, we've now met)...that's another story in itself...got pics, will post them as soon as I downsize them...some numbers of interest that I found:
VIN off of car is 124379N615312, the axle stamping is BE0306 (easy to see with mirror but very difficult to take a picture, hold a mirror and flashlight and sucking in my gut under the car), Fisher Body number is 219789, engine pad stamping as noted in previous pics is TO304MN and the stamping on the engine by the oil filter is 19N615312...barley legible that I couldn't get it to show up in pics. The block casting number I couldn't make out. Its got the holes for the tach monitor and tach...odometer show 45556 miles. He also mentioned the car has the original numbers matching trans (didn't look but shoulda)...pics coming soon...
Oh yeah...the big day is December 15...met some guys from the far east with a funny accent (Boston)...one guy was worse than a kid in a candy store...he was practically leading me around the parts by the cuff of my jacket...great guys...

DarrenX33 · #3 12-03-2005, 05:00 AM

Gotta love that nice firewall paint fade. Oh if I could do it over again...

**Rainer** · #4 12-03-2005, 05:16 AM

So we'll all be waiting on the story with Larry.

What's with the big day?

**Born30YrsLate** · #5 12-03-2005, 05:26 AM

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That is the day of the auction...there is a reserve, but he wouldn't devulge
Also, no Yenko Deuce to be found...here some pics for starters... PICS

**COPO** · #6 12-03-2005, 05:53 AM

That car is 3 body numbers away from my Yenko. What dealer sold it originally?

**Born30YrsLate** · #7 12-03-2005, 05:58 AM

Larry said original owner states it was sold new through Broadway in Green Bay as a Yenko. Larry also gave me the names of all the owners. Anybody want to get an NICB on this one. Owner history goes...original owner bought it from Broadway in Green Bay then traded it in for an Oldsmobile the next year and the car was then put on a wholesale lot where the 2nd owner bought it, but went into the service in 1971 and sold it to "Dumpster Don" until Larry bought it this past fall...
It was crazy how many 074 (round exhaust port ones) and 392 aluminum big block heads there were and how many of them were in the box yet...corvette big brakes...trannies (lot of m21s)...it was very interesting, it's a different experience than seeing the pictures cause you can actually appreciate the large quantity of good stuff...

tyguy · #8 12-04-2005, 05:14 AM

I have a few questions reguarding the orange Yenko.
Why doesn't it have the SYC head rest covers?
Are the rear emblems misaligned or am I just being thrown off?
How come the driver side fender doesn't appear to have ever had a Yenko emblem on it?
Why does the stripe run so far forward to the front?

I'm no Yenko expert, but I thought some of these things looked out of place based on what I've seen. Is it possible this is just a COPO? Again, I'm not the expert and I was just wondering. Thanks guys.

**COPO** · #9 12-05-2005, 05:02 PM

Why is the VIN not listed here? Is there a typo on the list as it is one VIN off the car shown on the list.

https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/show...0/page/0#76004

Body number is three away from mine so it seems pretty certain it was part of the batch ordered by Yenko.

**Born30YrsLate** · #10 12-09-2005, 03:22 AM

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Ok - here's the rest of the story. Last Friday night as we were talking Larry inquired as to why I'm into classic cars and I tell him it's not just old cars I'm into it's all that stuff...old jukeboxes, car parts, beer memorabilia and etc...so he tells me to save some pics. We walk back to his other shop and he shows me this room (click me) and it has some old gas pumps, old toys and old peanut roasting machine, soda fountains and other neat stuff...and this old Whizzer Motorcycle which I figured you guys would like cause you guys talk about these old motors and this one is still new with the price tag . After checking out this room he takes me through another door to his party room pic 1 pic 2 pic 3 pic 4 pic 5 and I melted...I don't know who was smiling bigger, myself or Larry because of the smile on my face. I know it's not another big car story but I thought I'd share this stuff you all because I'm sure you guys think its SUPERcool as well. I'm glad I got to meet Larry and he is one of the nicest guys I have met.
Oh - I was at Larry's last night for a garage session (party) he was having and in his body shop was a nova front clip with 350 badging but as far as I know a car to put it on has not been found yet.

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