WTB Yenko Vega Cam Cover

[camarojoe]

I have an NOS one, but agree they're pretty scarce. These were cast one at a time at the Atlas Alloy foundry, down the road from the Canonsburg dealership...Yenko had numerous cast aluminum pieces made there, including Atlas Wheels.

[Xplantdad]

Joe has one of everything...and boy is it impressive

[Chevy454]

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These were cast one at a time at the Atlas Alloy foundry, down the road from the Canonsburg dealership...

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While scrounging parts for our Y-Vega, I've ran across a few of those covers *without* the Yenko crest...everything else was absolutely identical, except for that corner. I've got a picture or two somewhere on one of our computers if I can find it. So, do you suppose Atlas did these non-Yenko covers also, or did Atlas copy another company's design?

[camarojoe]

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These were cast one at a time at the Atlas Alloy foundry, down the road from the Canonsburg dealership...

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While scrounging parts for our Y-Vega, I've ran across a few of those covers *without* the Yenko crest...everything else was absolutely identical, except for that corner. I've got a picture or two somewhere on one of our computers if I can find it. So, do you suppose Atlas did these non-Yenko covers also, or did Atlas copy another company's design?



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What you found was probably not from Atlas Foundry, but actually the type of cover Yenko used to create the casting for his. He removed a few fins on one, recessed a Yenko body emblem, and created a one-piece casting from it. Atlas also used other wheels as the "molds" to duplicate in creation of the "Atlas" wheels. Atlas Foundry "duplicated" things Yenko made and brought them, rather than creating parts from scratch... they actually weren't even specifically in the automotive parts business, aside from what Yenko brought to them to make. Did the ones you had have the recessed area in the center like the Yenko one? I could swear I have pics of one without the flat spot in the center, but any of them I've ever seen in person had the rectangular flat spot in the center. Dog, I don't know anything about the truck or the painting on the side... I'd guess it was probably something to poke fun at the competition...Don loved to do that!

[1973YenkoVegaTribute]

I drove almost 400 miles total to CAMARO JOEs house to purchase a prized collection item. This guy "CAMARO JOE" should be considered a trophy YENKO club member...Thanks Joe for the piece!...Will post pix of the work later.

[Xplantdad]

Joe is already a trophy yenko.net member. He runs the auction for charity at the reunions...with his expertise...we've raised almost $10,000 in the past two years!

[camarojoe]

Jack's a cool guy... anyone who'd rather drive 400 miles on a snowy saturday morning to score a real Yenko piece the same day they heard about it instead of waiting 2 days for the mail to arrive is ok in my book.

[Supercar_Kid]

Nice to see a fellow landing the "last piece" he needs to complete a tribute car. Good looking ride 1973. Don would be proud.

[PeteLeathersac]

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I have an NOS one, but agree they're pretty scarce. These were cast one at a time at the Atlas Alloy foundry, down the road from the Canonsburg dealership...Yenko had numerous cast aluminum pieces made there, including Atlas Wheels.

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WW...truly outstanding collection Joe!.
Do you know anything on the little characture guy on Don's truck/trailer that I was asking about on Dog's racer thread?.

~ Pete