1970 Yenko Deuce

[PeteLeathersac]

Linda....please don't be offended by any remarks here. . As with many situations in life, different opinions and good ol' bantering helps expose reality. . Personally I think you've done it all exactly right....also by not saying you'll accept the figures offered doesn't mean you expect more? . I also think you'd like to find the right home for your car, not necessarily reach the highest $ amount? . Either way, good luck! ~ Pete

[Stuart Adams]

Linda, I think you have been awesome during this. I would do the same thing if I was away from the car scene and had a collectable car to sell - see what the market will bear. You'll NEVER have another chance once its gone.

Don't feel bad, all cars have history of good and bad. Nice story, cool car at 18 years of age. You ought to be proud you kept the car so long, that is special in todays world.

[Roof]

Thanks Pete and Stuart, I really needed the emotional support. And Pete you hit the nail on the head. Earl and I had already talked about the possibility of turning down a higher offer and going with a lower one if it meant keeping the car in the area and being able to see some of the progress made with the restoration. The car does have a lot of sentimental value attached to it. In 1974 we spiffed it all up and brought our first son home from the hospital in it so he could say his first ride was in a Yenko Deuce. And although Earl put most of the miles on it, I was occasionally seen driving around Indiana in it with a string of guys following me. Didn't take me long to realize it was the car and not me. Linda

[Belair62]

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Hey Gags...when is yours going to be done?


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It's still about 34 degrees in hell...so we have a while to go. ....Linda...it is perfectly acceptable to tell everyone to shut up and post the .thingy whenever you want to !!

[amuseme]

Linda, don't be offended by any comments/opinions on here. There is ALOT of passion for these cars here.Also remember that there are people here who can flitter away that kind of coin for kicks and others who would fight to the death for it! That makes for many different points of view.I think you're doing just fine. Oh, yeah, LOVE the Deuce!

[Allen]

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I was occasionally seen driving around Indiana in it..........

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I think it needs to come back to Indiana.

Allen (in Indiana and wishing he had a '70 Yenko Deuce)

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Sorry AC - that's Indiana, PA not the state of IN Had you been in the state of IN earlier in your life you would have seen my deuce running around Madison and Dupont, IN

[Allen]

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Sorry AC - that's Indiana, PA not the state of IN Had you been in the state of IN earlier in your life you would have seen my deuce running around Madison and Dupont, IN

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That's okay..... Indiana, Pennsylvania..... Madison, Indiana...... regardless, there needs to be another one running around here. It should live in my garage while not running around.

Allen

[427TJ]

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Okay Guys, I know I'm a lady and a bit sensitive but I feel like we're really getting beat up here. Greed?? Gravy?? Did we do something wrong? We're only honest hard working people with a car for sale. Can you blame us for wanting to find a fair price? If it were your car would you just give it away to the first good offer. We aren't saying these offers have not been good. We were really shocked at how high they were. But if you were in our shoes and sold this car for $50,000 this week and found someone who would pay $100,000 the next how would you feel? We're not trying to rip anybody off. We were just trying to find out what the car was worth!!!!We're not crooks as some of you have been implying. It's not like we've had this car for sale for a month or more and were holding out for the GRAVY. As for making the offers public I had no idea how much of a stir that would cause. When we get PMs or phone calls from serious buyers we pretty much have to make them aware of our highest offer. Don't you think word would have gotten out that way? What about people who buy at BJ auction, it's not like that's a big secret. I see posts in here saying "I paid" or "so and so paid" so how much of a secret is it really? If I've caused any hard feelings or offended anyone I'm sorry, that was certainly not my intention. To Rick H, we never said the car was original condition, only said we were original owners. And to the person who is questioning our integrity because the paint color was changed, we simply changed it because we wanted to. It's a simple as that. I was 18 years old when we bought this car and Earl was 23. Who can say why we do some of the dumb things we did? I've learned a lot from this experience. I've learned there are some people out there who wouldn't trust anyone and wish to believe the worst about people. I've also learned there are some gems out there, too. People who are willing to stick up for others and believe the best about them, probably because that's what they would want others to do for them. I truly do apologize if we have caused any hard feelings between anybody. Not much more I can say than that. Linda

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You should keep the car, restore it and enjoy it. Then, when you decide to sell it, take it out to Scottsdale and let'er rip.

I've said it on here before: If there's someone among us who doesn't want top dollar for their car please raise your hand.

This site has done much to glorify the well-deserved legend of Yenko (and other) Supercars. Thus, such cars become highly prized collectibles which are fought over among a small group who can afford them. Who is suprised by that? Yeah, it's too bad most of us can't afford them but then capitalism can be a real b*tch, especially when you're unable to play.

No wonder today's kids drive ricers, they can't afford to buy our Camaros, Chevelles, Novas, etc.! Then we rip them for trying to make their Hondas go as fast as our legendary musclecars.

Keep that Deuce and enjoy it.

[Rick H]

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To Rick H, we never said the car was original condition

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Neither did I, that came from someone else.

Good Luck.

Rick H.