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Old 09-25-2002, 08:10 PM
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Hello everybody I am new to this great site and have a question.I remember coming across a website a few years back that said that Yenko cars when new were stored in a toxic area behind Yenko's dealership.Doxin,radioactive,or something to that nature.Can anyone elaborate?
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Old 09-25-2002, 08:27 PM
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Never heard of that one but if it were to have been no doubt thats where the EPA came up with the term Superfund site but only when all the cars were still parked there [img]/ubbthreads/images/icons/cool.gif[/img]

Other than that I dont think that will get owners to sell them cheap to you
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Old 09-25-2002, 08:34 PM
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This is supposed to be a true fact. I asked someone who lives in the area and he said that it is still a fenced in yard with radioactive warning signs posted. He told me this a few years ago so maybe a PA. guy could re-verify this? It was not behind Yenko's dealership but was a nearby rented lot as I was told.
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Old 09-25-2002, 08:35 PM
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Yes, that is correct. The cars were stored in an industrial lot up behind the dealership. They apparently produced the plutoniam (sp) for the government in one of the buildings in that ind. park. The entire area is now inaccessible behind barbed fencing, and the fencing has the radioactive signs all over it.

Some surmise that the Yenko cars might 'glow' a little because of their storage location back in '67 - '72.

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This is where all the missing Yenkos are but don't tell anyone. [img]/ubbthreads/images/icons/shocked.gif[/img] [img]/ubbthreads/images/icons/grin.gif[/img] [img]/ubbthreads/images/icons/tongue.gif[/img]
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Any truth to the rumor that a transport load of COPO cars was damaged in a delivery accident and the cars showed up at the Yenko dealership with the same ID numbers about 60 days later.
I think this was in the 87' Don Yenko interview in Musclecar Review. This could cause some wierd dates if the factory rebodied these cars.
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WANTED: any Yenko Chevelle, Nova or Camaro for research project. Cars may be contaminated and should be disposed of through our Government program as soon as possible. Will take all toxic cars at no extra charge. [img]/ubbthreads/images/icons/grin.gif[/img]

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[img]/ubbthreads/images/icons/shocked.gif[/img] [img]/ubbthreads/images/icons/shocked.gif[/img] Oh no the Government is going to confiscate all the Yenkos and put them in caves with the nuclear waste.
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Just another reason why Douglass COPO/Yenkos are more valuable!! They were never exposed to the toxic radiation in PA. [img]/ubbthreads/images/icons/wink.gif[/img] [img]/ubbthreads/images/icons/wink.gif[/img]
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Mike hate to tell you but GM and Don secretly shipped those cars to Jack.Thats why the stripes ,I mean stripe story ,won't stick!!! [img]/ubbthreads/images/icons/grin.gif[/img]
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