Another cool pic!

[JoeC]

The original pics of the 68 Yenko Camaro in the MCR Don Y. interview show just the 427 emblem on the air filter lid. Still have not figured out those pics taken by the water with the palm trees. Maybe somthing to do with the Yenko/Dana deal Don mentions in the interview.

[bkhpah]

I have seen the Gobi Beige Deuce in person and it is awsome... The hot rod type parts were ordered through Yenko in the Stinger Stuff catalog. My Yenko Camaro has a bunch of the speed parts from Yenko installed. The SSDI from July 69 clearly shows no 450 HP decal on the lid.
BKH

[YENKO DEUCE REGISTRY]

This post has grown over the past several days. I was busy painting my Yenko, just now coming down from the fumes!!

John: The '70 Yenkos reportedly had the horsepower rating section of the air cleaner decal cut off with a razor blade. There are some air cleaners with knife marks on them. I have a pic of an original air cleaner that was found in the trunk - Wallace Deuce- with not HP section. Yenko cut off the HP number to keep the insurance guys from ruining his COPO sales like they did in '69.

The 10 HP difference between the Corvette vs. the Camaro was the exhaust manifolds, there was no difference in the actual engines.

The Gobi Beige Yenko in PA has many items on it that did not come from GM, but John purchased them from Yenko through the Stinger Stuff Catalog. This is truly a unique situation, where an original owner car actually purchased additional items from Yenko and installed them on his Yenko Nova. John kept all of the original items that he took off, including the wheels, spare ect. This car is considered to be the premier Yenko Deuce existing at this time by those that have seen it, it is an excellent combination of originality, low mileage, orig. owner, Yenko speed parts, funky color, and a really nice knowledgeable owner!
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[GMH454]

Sorry to back track guys but the NCRS printed a copy of an internal Chevrolet memo from 1965 that indicates that the factory changed the 450hp to 425hp and the 400hp to 390hp before they actually rolled off the line. Has anyone ever seen a Turbo Jet 400 (non tri decal) ?
We always see the 450hp though. Makes you think.

[Rowdy Rat]

GMH454,

Yes, I've seen one 1966 Corvette with the 400hp air cleaner label that you refer to. I seem to remember that the car was a red coupe, but that's about it - afraid my taste runs toward the 1968-1972 Corvettes so I tend to spend more time with those cars. That 400hp label was different enough that it caught my attention though.

The copy of the change order printed in the NCRS Restorer magazine that you refer to was a neat piece! I was aware of the change in rated horsepower (label change), but that was the first time I had ever seen the documentation.

Regards,

Stan

[GMH454]

Stan, that is one of the more amazing things I have read here. Just when you start to think the world is round this happens. Was it in the same style as the 390hp decals ?
I wonder if it got removed when someone "restored" the car. Where was your camera when you really needed it. Thanks for the info I stand corrected.

[Keith Tedford]

A friend of mine worked on the line in Oshawa in '66 and he claims the first L72 full sized Chevys had the 450 hp decals. After a short time the 425 hp decals came out.

[Rowdy Rat]

GMH454,

Yes, the L-36 400hp label was the same style as the 390hp version, wrapping around the outside edge of the air cleaner lid. As you mentioned previously, the 450hp label tends to show up on a lot of cars (probably more than it should) currently because a reproduction for 1970 LS-6 Chevelles is readily available. Considering that only a handful of 400hp labeled L-36s were installed in cars and there is no other production application for this label, it isn't too surprising that you never see them.

As far as a photo, I have to admit that I messed up on that one. I carry my camera with me at all the shows I attend, but my interest lies with the 68-72 cars and as a result, I generally don't get into as much detail on the other years. Good lesson though... Film is cheap. I'll be seeing a gentleman in November who has most likely observed the majority of the 400hp labeled cars currently out there; I'll see if I can't get a photograph from him and post it to the board.

I also seem to remember a magazine article that detailed the differences in the original vs. reproduction 450hp labels (might have been the Restorer). I'll see if I can't find that as well.

Regards,

Stan

[MikeA]

Were the twin sport mirrors offered on the Yenko Deuce chrome or black. In either case were there exceptions to the rule? Also were any Deuces made with "hood pins" or "hood locks"?

[YENKO DEUCE REGISTRY]

Mike;
To our knowledge, there were no Yenko Novas with hood pins or locks. The twin sport mirrors were black, and were most likely the Hurst/Olds mirrors. Yenko and Hurst were connected on this project, so it is understandable that Yenko would install Hurst's speed parts. There is one car that has sport mirrors, but it appears to have only received one!
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