tamson chevrolet in va.

[scott s]

Any info on tamson chev was in danville va.Iam looking for a dealer emblem and ?? http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif thanks

[Mr70]

What do you have that came from them?
I do have a Buildsheet from a 1970 Chevelle from there.
It's Pretty torn up,but the dealer info is legible.

Tamson Chevrolet
1063 Riverside Dr.
Danville Va.
24540
Zone 37 Dealer 424

[scott s]

were they a yenko dealer??I have a 68 ss car that the orig owner says they were swaping 427,s at that dealer???

[camarojoe]

Yes they were in the Yenko network. I believe they actually sold a few Yenko cars too.

[Mr70]

Marlin stated this a few years ago on here.
Tamson sold 6 1970 deuces, 4 survive, 2 are gone.
J&W Nova Parts in Danville, VA have 3 of the Tamson cars, all a/t's, one of which is Forest Green, original paint and stripes and is kept in their showroom. The 4th is also in Danville, and is owned by the owner of a car lot. This 4th deuce has an interesting story to it. The car was originally red, however the first owner wanted a blue one - so the dealership apparently repainted it blue, without the Yenko stripes re-installed! Not something you hear about every day!

Then this from Kevin Hand:
The 4th deuce is owned by a close friend and painted its original color after a 4 yr frame off resto. It is back to it original color , red. Documented and still in the city it was sold in. Bought yrs. ago from original owners son for pennies on the dollar.

[camarojoe]

According to my files, Tamson was one of only 2 Yenko network dealers in the entire state of Virginia. Colonial Chevrolet was the other.

[YENKO DEUCE REGISTRY]

And why would that be???????

[Supercar_Kid]

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And why would that be???????

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Because Colonial had an exclusive agreement w/ Yenko and SPAN Inc. to be the sole distributor of Yenko Deuces within the Virgina Beach area.

We were payin' attention Marlin... http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif

[camarojoe]

http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif

[YENKO DEUCE REGISTRY]

Bingo!! I knew you two were - but those old jokers in the back of the room were busy drawing all over some poor sap's new book http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif

What was the next closest dealer to that range in the sales agreement?

[camarojoe]

My Geography skills aren't the greatest, but I'll guess Lustine Chevrolet in Hyattsville MD.

[YENKO DEUCE REGISTRY]

Mine aren't either, but the dealer list I have been assembling over the years puts Bill Geringer Chev. in Apex, NC as pretty close too? Otherwise, it's Lustine http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggthumpup.gif

[scott s]

Boy i wish i was there Marlin to hear that info but i was always late for school http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/frown.gif.The orig owner of my 68 ss car
said the day he went to pick it up the salesman took him for a ride in a 68 ss 427 prepped car to try and pursuade him to up-grade to the $600 427 pkg but he said that thing was a animal and barley streetable, said that he test drove a 68 l79 car but even then rumors of the 327,s demise were told to him by the salesman so he opted for the new 350/295 hp with the 4spd and the 12 bolt 355 rear http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif p.s iam asking for pics he took a pic of his new car at the dealer and said he belives the 427 car was in the background . http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/naughty.gif

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Nice!
Tamson sold a lot of cool stuff, including one of the '69 ZL1's I believe. I been to Danville, VA - it's a neat little town, any muscle car would be well known in the area.

[Enoch]

I wonder if anyone has any info on what a Tamson conversion included? Just listening to that post " But that animal was barley streetable" That sounds like an L-88 swap not just a L-72.
Did any of these cars survive?

Does anyone know of one??
Enquirering(sp?) minds want to know!

[Rainer]

Digging up an ancient thread and adding some dealer info