1968 Yenko Questions

Chevy454 · #1 10-11-2007, 05:28 PM

Sweet...

**csx289** · #2 10-11-2007, 06:22 PM

Joe,

That is awesome! I guess that settles the question, or at least gives me a decent photo to use if I get into any more arguments over the wheels and lug nuts

So, I am assuming they would have used trim rings (as is the accepted practice), but this car didn't have them because it wasn't prepped for sale yet??

Thanks!
Colin

camarojoe · #3 10-11-2007, 07:32 PM

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Joe,

So, I am assuming they would have used trim rings (as is the accepted practice), but this car didn't have them because it wasn't prepped for sale yet??

Thanks!
Colin

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I don't know about that... I have photos of several cars WITHOUT trim rings, including one that was used for advertising purposes, so I would almost thing no trim rings was more the standard practice than the exception in 68. Yenko was buying the wheels to replace the standard steelies, GTO's didn't have trim rings, trim rings cost extra...and we all know about Don's thoughts on spending extra money...would make sense to say he likely didn't use them unless the customer specifically requested it. One oddball thing I should note, is I have some pics of a 68 Yenko (possibly the same car as in the above photos) with trim rings on one side, and none on the other... I'm guessing they were deciding at that time if they were "necessary" or if they could get away with selling the cars without them. This is all of course total speculation on my part, just using old photos as a guide. Compared to the 69's, it seems like there's still alot of unknowns when it comes to how the 68's were equipped and sold. -JB

Chevy454 · #4 10-11-2007, 07:45 PM

Aren't the Deuces sans trim rings also?

camarojoe · #5 10-11-2007, 08:28 PM

Yep.

Schonyenko2 · #6 10-12-2007, 07:36 AM

The thought to be logic was that you could leave the dealership, go to the strip, go through tech, and not have to remove the trim rings.ie: race ready off the showroom floor.

**sixtiesmuscle** · #7 10-13-2007, 06:57 AM

I've got promo pictures of one of the bronze '68s in Florida with trim rings.

**tom406** · #8 10-13-2007, 07:44 AM

14x7's weren't offered until '69 on any Pontiac. Those appear to be 14x6's and per Paul Zazarine's GTO resto guide, '68 spec Rally II's should be code JA (p/n 9787279) for disc brake apps and code JC (p/n 9789329) for drum brake applications. I wouldn't be surprised if Yenko offered them sans trim rings that year, for the reasons outlined by the other posters.

TOM

Schonyenko2 · #9 10-13-2007, 06:05 PM

My reply was deuce related. That's what the dealer told me when I asked him why it didn't have trim rings.

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