Douglass Yenko Emblem Placement

[Belair62]

Stefano....quit paying all your friends stuff the ballot box

[Stefano]

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In speaking with the original owner, he did say that the car was badged when he bought it but not striped.

[Stefano]

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"In speaking with the original owner,.... He said that he purchased the car as a Yenko and paid Yenko money, somwhere around $4500 he stated."

Clint, I am confused. Since I have never seen your car or spoken to any of the prior owners the only info I have is that which was provided by you.

You told me that the car was in an accident, rear 1/4 and tail panel and already possibly completely repainted in the picture you have dated circa 1971, which you showed me at the Fall '02 Chevy/Vette Fest

Has the original owner provided info, to the contrary of what he told you earlier regarding your car?

My preference would be to restore it back to the way it was sold off the showroom floor. If it had no stripes then I would keep it that way. [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/beers.gif[/img]

[Clint_69]

As I have continued to have conversations with the original owner, the story about how the car originally came has evolved. I simply spoke too soon when I stated the car was badged. It is a fact that the original owner of the car was under the impression that he purchased a Yenko. In my initial conversation with him, he did stated that the car was badged as a Yenko and that is why I was so excited because it appeared that we solved a piece of the mystery behind these cars. I also spoke with his best friend, Nick M, who claimed to have pictures of my car when it was close to new, and he also stated that the car was badged. He was at the dealership the day my car was purchased and he had purchased his Yenko Chevelle on the same day. I believe that Chris S also had this conversation with him and he stated the same thing. In more recent conversation, the original owner now states that although the car may not have been badged externally, he definately remembers Yenko decals within the engine compartment. I have not gotten back with his best friend to confirm the information. Therefor, based on the information that I have, the car appears to be a Double COPO. Based on inaccuracy from the original owner and his best friend, I will not put any Yenko markings on the car until a picture is produced of the engine compartment showing Yenko decals. Even though the original owner was under the impression that the car was a Yenko, for whatever reason, the car is simply not and will not be represented as such. Based on my research, it has been difficult for me to take the information from the original owner and his best friend and consider it the gospel. Another example of this would be that his friend, when I initially contacted him, stated to me and Chris that his Yenko Chevelle was striped at Jack Douglass Chevrolet and also stated that his car was a Jack Douglass car as opposed to a Cannonsburg car. It was not until he started digging up original paperwork on the car that he said that his car was from Cannonsburg. This was a long time ago and the facts, in some situations, are not clear. I believe that one of a couple things may have happened with my car. Either the car did have Yenko decals in the engine compartment and when I posed the question to him whether or not the car was badged he was speaking in terms of the engine decals, or, at the dealership that day, the salesperson represented the car as a Yenko and used that Yenko name as a sales tactic. Who knows? Never the less, just because the original owner was under the impression that he purchased a Yenko, does not make it a Yenko. Especially since I have no documentation proving so. Keep in mind, I am not speaking on behalf of all of the Douglass cars. I believe that some were striped and badged, just not mine. As far as the accident goes, the car was involved in an accident with the second owner. The car was hit in the tail panel and the rear right quarter. As the restorer was stripping the car, he came to the conclusion that the tail panel and quarter panel were still the original and that they had cheap repairs done to them when they were damaged. The car may have been repainted but I am now certain that the picture was taken prior to the accident. [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/beers.gif[/img]

[Belair62]

Very honest and refreshing information Clint.Thanks for sharing and shedding some light. Memories get cloudy after 30 years so I'm sure the original info was honestly given to you and you passed that information along....I can't imagine trying to remember ANYTHING from 1969...

[hvychev]

Bob is it just a blur of purple haze??? [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img]

Did you ever see that bumper sticker that says "If you can remember the 60's you were'nt there!" [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

[Jeff H]

I can't remember all the details on a car I looked at 2 days ago, so I can't see how so many people think they can remember something from 30+ years ago. Take the 427 Chevelle convertible thread for example. The original owner swore it was a 427. But on the other side of this situation is the fact that you can't ignore the stories people tell either or we'll never find any of the lost cars. Good information Clint.

[Belair62]

I think it was orange sunshine !!! [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/naughty.gif[/img]

[Seattle Sam]

Sounds like Frank and Bob are looking at this dicsussion through a different Windowpane! [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/naughty.gif[/img]

Seriously, though, if these two friends picked up a Yenko Chevelle and a COPO Camaro on the same day at the same dealership, it's very easy to see how the memory of those two cars could be blurred together, especially after 34 years.
jmho,
-Sam

[ssl78]

I have recieved pictures of the White Douglass Yenko from the original owner, the car is still all original and only 6 months old so this is how it came from the factory. Yenko crest in rear and also above the body line on the front fender