New Yenko.net ownership

[Charley Lillard]

I am passing the reigns of Yenko.net on to Steve Shauger, "Paceme". He is now the owner and I think I have placed the site in the hands of someone that is in it for the hobby. I think it will be a great place to incorporate his Vintage Certification into some type of section and continue to raise the bar on what we have established here.

If any of you paid members get a renewal notice from Paypal in the next few months please just decline it. The correct payment will go the right direction if you click on the link on the website.

Thanks for all the support everyone.
-Charley

[Stefano]

Congrats, Steve!

[Xplantdad]

Wow...Steve s a great guy! Thank you for all that you have done Charley!

[mssl72]

OK!! Thanks for everything Charlie!! Congratulations to Steve for taking the wheel!!!

[scuncio]

Wow, congrats Steve and Charley. Glad the site is staying 'in the family.'

[Ryan1969Chevelle]

Charley, thanks for providing such a fun sandbox to play in:-)

Yenko.net is my favourite website:-) Even an Oldsmobile gets some love here.

Steve, thanks for picking up where Charley left off. (I hope the same negotiated agreement will hold true as Charley used to pay me one US dollar per word to post on sYc)

Looking forward to many more years of fun on here!!

Ryan

[WILMASBOYL78]

Congrats...good luck!

But, I have one question..."Will Tibor and Cumby have to pay extra??" :rolleyes2:

-wilma

[bergy]

Congrats Steve!!! Charley - you really "raised the bar" on this site - thanks for your contribution. I'm sure that Steve will take it even higher in the future.

[Canuck]

Thanks Charley and congrats to Steve. Charley was the bandwidth from Roatan too slow?

You know there was time when Vintage Certified referred to wine.

Paul

[John]

.... agreed ....
Thanks Charley and congrats to Steve.
... This site is constantly improving .
... Both of you have really made this a site for everyone that loves Muscle cars .

:youguysrock:

[mockingbird812]

Big thanks for all you have done Charley. As others have said - the bar has been raised!!

Big congrats Steve - looking forward to the journey!!

[Craig_Maiorana]

Wow ... Awesome job Charley and congrats Steve ... Now did someone say there was open bar?

[Lynn]

Thanks to Charley. Congrats to Steve. Two first class guys.

[CamaroNOS]

Charley......what can we say.......a lot but we won't.....lol.

You have done a super job carrying the torch and I truly thank you. We all owe you a great deal as this site is by far the best muscle car site out there. You are a good guy and I will miss the antics.

And who better than to take the job head on but Steve. We all know your dedication and commitment to the passion we all share. I think it runs through your veins.

Looking forward to another chapter at Yenko.net

Paul

[njsteve]

Congrats Steve!

Now if you can only get photobucket to give us our picture access back that would be a the icing on the cake. (a fella can dream can't he?)

[BJCHEV396]

Thanks Charley and Steve!!

[XXXGoldL34M20]

Thanks for all you have done on here Charlie, great to see another great hobbyist take over the reigns of this fine Yenko.Net aKa sYc.
Cheers to both of you

[Mr70]

Thanks Charley,and for handing the keys over to Steve.

[mike1971]

Thanks for all you have done Charley!!! Congratulations Steve!!!

[70 copo]

Ok then - new chapter...lets go!


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[Verne_Frantz]

As others have said, thank you very much Charley for raising the bar here and all your hard work. Welcome Steve! I hope the site doesn't demand too much of your time from other tasks. You're a busy man. Good Luck

Verne:biggthumpup:

[enio45]

Congrats and thanks for keeping this in the SYC family!!

[SuperNovaSS]

Charley,

Thanks for all the hard work keeping the site up and running.

Steve,

Thanks for taking on the responsibility of owning the site. I'm sure there is much more that goes into it than most of us could imagine.

Jason

[SS4Real]

Best car site and best people on the web. Thank you both.

[x77-69z28]

Thanks for everything Charley. Steve you have some big shoes to fill!
Buddy

[flyingn]

congrats Steve!

[Steve Shauger]

A big thank you to all our members....

Like all of our members here, this site is part of my DNA. Charley and I had been discussing me taking ownership for some time. There are so many interesting and knowledgeable members that we all seem to learn something from this site every day.

My first day of actual ownership was when the site crashed last month. I tried to log onto the site and I’m like what the heck, and proceeded to call Charley and we started hysterically laughing. Jody Bernard the site administrator worked his magic and got the site up and going a few hours later. When the site goes down, there’s a void, almost like you lost contact with a friend or a favorite hangout.

I think the reason Charley took so long to make an announcement of the ownership change was because it was difficult for him to say something nice about me :) .

Charley is a one of a kind person, who we all owe him huge thanks for moving this site forward. He will continue to be a big part of this site.

I have a few ideas that I hope will enhance the site, but the core elements will not change. This site is for our membership and I certainly appreciate everyone’s participation and input.

Best,

Steve

[earntaz]

Steve -- "When the site goes down, there’s a void, almost like you lost contact with a friend or a favorite hangout."

AMEN!!! TAZ :flag: :youguysrock:

[RPOLS3]

Thank you Charley and good luck Steve!

[m22mike]

Great to see it is you Steve, congrats and were in good hands.
I assume we should still use this as required.....:CharleySucks:......
:grin:

[Woj]

Congrats Steve and Thank You Charlie!

Phil Woj

[protree68]

I hope this means the site will be full of survivor car pictures now

[Jonesy]

Thanks Charley for getting this place to where it is and congrats to Steve for moving it forward in the future. I spend way too much time here and I think it is the best Muscle Car site out there. :youguysrock:

[dykstra]

Thanks Charley for getting this place to where it is and congrats to Steve for moving it forward in the future. I spend way too much time here and I think it is the best Muscle Car site out there. :youguysrock:

Agreed!!

[A12pilot]

Wow! Very cool! :grin: This and another site are about all I will post on. Others are just too much like a High School locker room name calling session. A great group here, and I've made a lot of friends even though I haven't met half of yous guys!:hmmm:

Cheers :beers: and looking forward to the new management but nothing wrong with the previous one!

Dave

[marxjunk]

cool..this is my first stop daily...and knowing Steve it will be in the future too..

[ANDY M]

Great tradition here, I'm certain that Steve is up to the challenge.
Thank you Charlie, for all that you have done to make this such a great place to hang out.
Don't be a stranger! We like to hear what you have to say.
Thanks again.
Andy

[earntaz]

Charlie -- to say thanks is not enough for all you have done with/for this site ... keep in touch!!! TAZ (Craig) :biggthumpup: :worship: :beers::flag:

[Charley Lillard]

I'm not dead or going anywhere. It's more of "I found a fish that can spend more time on it to make it better".

[olredalert]

----You have done a really great job, Charley, and I have no doubt that Steve will continue that legacy........Bill S

[PeteLeathersac]

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Big congrats Steve and what a win-win for everyone!
Sincere thanks Charley for all you've done keeping this little corner of cyberspace in good health for this gathered group of original Chevrolet performance car enthusiasts who appreciate keeping genuine examples recognizable from those that are not.
:beers:
~ Pete



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[Steve Shauger]

I'm not dead or going anywhere. It's more of "I found a fish that can spend more time on it to make it better".

Charley, I just ordered you a rocking chair from amazon!:CharleySucks:

[DW31S]

A great big thanks to Charley and Steve for providing us a site that is without a doubt the best available! I, too, have made many friends here and hope to make more.

[92646]

Checking in with this site several times a day has been part of my daily routine for many years. Thank you Charley for caring enough to buy the site and taking it to the next level. Steve thank you for being the new owner. Knowing the quality of your cars and your knowledge. I am excited to see what is next for this site.
Mark Sheppard

[danachevroletfor1967]

Thank you both, Charley and Steve. This is one of my favorite car sites too.

[earntaz]

Will Charlie become the standby car guru "911" ??? Knowledge should be shared ... TAZ :smile::dunno::worship::beers:

[John]

...

.... Steve,

.... Good Luck ....

.... You have some Very Large VELCRO SHOES to fill !

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[daverd]

Thanks for "taking care of business "
Charlie congratulations ! Steve !
D.

[1967Z28]

This website went up several notches under your stewardship, Charley. Thanks for the great job, and best wishes to Steve.

[Ryan1969Chevelle]

History Lesson:

When did SYC begin?

Who started SYC?

Ryan

[m22mike]

On the old format each member had a member #, and the join date, some even had real names in there profile...:hmmm:... so you could look and see who the early founders were. I miss some of that information. Goes back to around 2000, Charley was there.

Mike

[The Boss]

Congratulations to all involved!

[68l30]

History Lesson:

When did SYC begin?

Who started SYC?

Ryan


I know I was a member ( #66) before the web page, and still have the hard copy news letters and a Charter Member letter.

BIG

[Mr70]

...and T-shirt. :D

[68l30]

I think I have a bumper sticker too....???

BIG

[70 copo]

I shot video at SCR #1

[CamaroNOS]

I did not join you boys until 2005 on the site.....and unfortunately I have never been to a Supercar Reunion, but check these little items out.

PS - Any idea why the pics are sideways? I even rotated them without success.

Paul

[Charley Lillard]

I think you guys should yell at Steve and get him to make you more shirts and hats.:biggthumpup:

[camarojoe]

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[ZAPPER68]

Congrats Steve...Thank you Charlie.

[livettes]

I am surprised no one has mentioned Tom and Rob Clary in this discussion. Tom and his son Rob not only started this site but also put on the first Super Car Reunion! They are still heavily involved in the Reunion. I also have to say this site and the reunion began from the love and interest for these cars and other people who love them!
A lot of great friends have been made over the years through this site and the Super Car Reunion. Thank You Tom and Rob!
Jamie

[70 copo]

Great memories... Remember the Yenko in the Hotel lobby?

[70 copo]

I think it was Cliff Ernst's car. He was also there at the start.

[sYc]

Jamie, thanks for the nice post.

It all started with a conversation between myself and Brian Henderson at the Camaro Nats in Pigeon Forge, maybe 1997, where I was showing our recently restored ’69 Yenko Camaro and Brian was there with Kory Smith’s ’68 Yenko Camaro. I was a newbie to the hobby and was quizzing Brian about where all of the supercars were, as only 3-4 at the Nats. Brian said most owners of supercars had tired of how the hobby had moved away from original musclecars, thus were staying at home. Because Brian and I were both there with Yenkos, the idea was to do a Yenko Reunion.

I contacted John Connelly with the Yenko estate to get the Yenko family’s approval, made a trip to Hendersonville, TN to visit with Cliff Ernst about hosting the event, as he owned 25-30 Yenkos at the time, as well as a Holiday Inn. He agreed, and while there, the idea to go to a local drag strip was launched.

I did not want the reunion to be just another “car show”, but more like the larger ones, with a banquet, with special speakers and guests. No judging, instead each participant receiving a simple trophy.

With a time and place set, the next concern was how to publicize the event. That is where Rob came in. He created Yenko.net and was its webmaster until Charlie took over.

As word spread about the event, I got a call from owners of other non-Yenko supercar owners, who asked to be included. Thus, the Yenko Reunion became the Supercar Reunion. John Connelly arranged for Hope Yenko, Donna Mae Mims and Ed Lowther to attend and he also set up a auction of Yenko memorabilia. To say SCR1 was a success would be a huge understatement.

Because of the success of SCR1, it was decided to do another, and another, to where we are today and SCR20.

We had no idea how much buzz SCR1 would create within the musclecar hobby. TV coverage from My Classic Car, big spread in Super Chevy and other mags, all over the internet, the new found interest in the supercars was unbelievable.

In the beginning one could join the club and receive a newsletter. This soon became too big of a job, with the club’s fast paced growth. Through the years, there have been reunion diecast models, various t-shirts, caps, jackets and various decals (thanks to the late Steve Sandlin) and other collectibles.

To have watched how collectible the cars became, the steep rise in their value, the many shows featuring “supercar” themes and exhibits, mind boggling to say the least.

But the best part, at least for me, of course the many, many rare supercars I have got to see up close and personal, many on the drag strip, but most importantly, the many friendships I have been able to create. I am proud to say several of my closest friends were made through the SYC and SCR.

[sYc]

And yes, at SCR1 Cliff had a ’68 Yenko Camaro in the lobby of the host hotel.

[Schonyenko2]

Amen. And if I remember correctly, then along came Marlin with the deuces.

[carnut4life]

Many thanks to Tom, Rob and Charley for such a great site, I learn something new almost every day it seems. I also remember the early days of the club with the newsletter that had a password in it to get in to the members website, my how times have changed. We went to a Super Car Reunion in Springfield, Mo.(2001?) after I read a write-up about a previous show in Muscle Car Review, to see so many rare and desirable under one roof was simply mind boggling to me back then! I still have a photo album from that show with probably 100 pictures in it and to this day it's the best show I've been to except for the MCACN. Nothing like a good trip down memory lane to get me excited about the future. I'd love to get a 427 back in our old beater and drive it to a SCR at least once!

[earntaz]

Too many stories and memories to share ... :youguysrock:

[Ryan1969Chevelle]

This is a well run, well owned, website.

I appreciate all the efforts to make it and keep it what it is today:-)

Ryan

[firstgenaddict]

Congrats to you Steve! I am sure you will be as good a steward as you are of the vehicles.
I didn't even realize the member numbers were no longer on the posts...
I found the site march of 2001 when I found a Daytona Yellow COPO and was searching for information... there were less than 200 members at that time and sometimes it would be days between posts. Amazing how the site has progressed...

[sixt9rsx33]

Thank you Charley for taking the site to where it is today. It's a great place to hangout,chat, learn and advertise. Steve is a great guy and this site will be a great platform for his Vintage Certification program. Congrats Steve!

[TimG]

Sorry I'm late to the party, I've been out of town for quite a while. Thanks for making this a great place to visit, Charley. I'm sure Steve will keep up the great work.

[427freak]

Thanks for all of your time Charley, you did a great job.
I wish you good fortune in the future Steve.

[supercomp 8.90]

thanks charley for all the great work on keeping the best muscle car site on the internet running at such a high level! also I would like to send out a warm welcome to the new caretaker steve! best of luck!

[ss427copo]

A little late, but gratitude still high.
The Forum goes from one good man to another.
Jersey Jeff

[CanCOPO]

Thanks Charlie. I have bought 4 cars from people on this site. All sight unseen. All as advertised or better. Where can you find that kind of integrity in today's world? This is the best car site.

[Jonesy]

I still have my SYC license plate frame from early 2000's.:youguysrock:

[Leadfoot1]

Congrats Steve!

Now if you can only get photobucket to give us our picture access back that would be a the icing on the cake. (a fella can dream can't he?)

Hey Steve,

I just wanted to mention, if you're not aware, that if you use Google "Chrome" or Firefox to see the forums and you use the add-on's for photobucket, it fixes the broken links and you get to see all the pictures back up!! Of course, it works only on laptops and such, it doenst work on IOS and such ( Ipad's, Iphones...) its not perfect for on the run viewing but ive started back using my laptop when at home and viewing sites. Its still frustrating to not have access as we used to and instill think PBucket are fn thiefs!!! But, at least theres a way to read threads and see the pics that go with them!! Weve put so much work in some of these threads its sad they didnt see past the money, it could have been done another way or at 50$ a year i would have understood.... but the 400$ they "ransommed" from everyone w/o any notice was just... well, lets say i have not the best feelings towards em. Lol!!!

Hope it helps you out!!

Happy viewing!!


Lead.

[ruralrte66]

I am new to the site, but Steve has been very helpful, Thanks