69 Yenko Camaro Rallye Green

[John]

"matching numbers" .....
does not NECESSARILY MEAN ...."original motor"
..
...it usually means "the motor that is now in the car has the correct casting and Date code for the car!
...but I have seen that car close up
and it is top notch

[Charley Lillard]

It does not have the orig engine block. A Yenko is a Yenko and kinda like ZL1's, having the orig. block does not seem to have much of a effect anymore. Value seems based on quality of car and colors, options, etc. I saw the car at Vettefest a couple years ago and it got me really liking Rally Green. I believe there are several real buyers out there that would drop 200K on it tomorrow but I don't think it will get it done.

[DaJudge]

Matching numbers in my book should mean the engine and drivetrain components that the car left the factory with. But people are deceiving potential buyers with calling a numbers matching car one with correct castings and codes and restamps . Today you always have to ask what the sellers definition of numbers matching is. It sucks that you really need to read between the lines. Whenever I have talked to sellers that seem knowledgeable about a car they are advertising it's always real interesting when they all of a sudden get stupid when you start to ask hard questions.

[mhassett]

With only one Yenko for sale it would only take two serious buyers to cause a bidding war. If someone wants one bad enough they might have to pay the price. I remember a few years ago ZL-1's selling for 225,000.
Mark

[hugger_69]

There is no doubt in my mind that a Yenko should pull dollars in the 200 range if the car is real nice. The price of all Camaro models have jumped significantly in the past year, so much so that collectors and aficiandos are shelling out high dollars for concourse and rotisserie restored cars as well as survivors. I personally know of at least three high dollar Z/28's that have broken the 6 figure range in the past 12 months and there is no indication that prices will do anything other than climb in the years ahead.

Just look at what 25K buys you these days. Nothing! And when you look at the cost of buying an unrestored car, then tear it down to restore it properly, the costs of parts will just about kill you. So much so that you can easily spend 50K - 70K or more when restoring it to concourse condition. Its also wise to note that the prices of rare parts have also gone up in accordance with the cars as of late. It's only going to increase, and two years from now, maybe it will be the Yenko demanding the Zl-1 coin once again. GPerhaps that would put the ZL/1 value up there with the Hemi Cuda Vert?

Just my 2 bits!

[sYc]

Is 225 a realistic number for a '69 Yenko Camaro? I think so, when you look at some of the recent sales of restored Yenkos. Deuces in the 80+ range, Chevelles going for 150+ and a '69 Yenko Nova for 400. Part of this I think because it is easier to document a Yenko them some of the others.

And as Charley said, having the original engine or not really does not have that much effect on price. In part do to the fact that is is hard to detemine which parts are original and which ones are restamps (when done right).

[camarojoe]

Just wondering, I know this car was at SCR1 and SCR2, but I can't find any pictures of it on the SCR pages, or even any mention that it was there...I'm sure its just an oversight, but i just now realized its not listed there as being an attendee.

[Chevy454]

You're right, Joe! I thought it was some of the latter SCR's, though, not 1 or 2? But I've slept since then, so who knows!! That's Baker's car, right? I remember seeing it, but can't remember the year(s)...darn CRS! I know I've had it listed, but somewhere along the way it got dropped...so, someone set me straight on it's attendance and I'll get it updated...

[camarojoe]

It was definitely at SCR1, here's a pic of my bro standing in front of it... I also know it was at SCR2, not sure if it was at any others, maybe someone else remembers...hard to believe we've been to 7 of these already!

[hvychev]

How old was the kid there.....10 years old?