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302moz
11-24-2021, 11:07 AM
The 67 Yenko at the MCACN looked very nice . The owner was nowhere to be found. Really would have liked to get all the details on the car . Nobody knew anything about it . What’s the info on it ?
Charley Lillard
11-24-2021, 01:12 PM
YS601 was there. Owned by Phil Mitchell but I think he had 5 cars there so was pretty spread out.
SS427
11-24-2021, 01:14 PM
YS601 was there. Owned by Phil Mitchell but I think he had 5 cars there so was pretty spread out.
Charley, was Phil there at the show?
Edit; never mind, he just told me he was at the show for a short time but kept missing me. Damn!
saw this on FB in Warren Richardson's album
looks like YS601
Jonesy
11-24-2021, 09:54 PM
Yep that was one of the unveilings that happened on Saturday. Beautiful car.
if you walked by it at the show, you would have never known it was a Yenko unless you read the card on the ground. I beleive it was the 1st Yenko Camaro built??
Stefano
11-24-2021, 10:08 PM
It is YS601 the very first Yenko 427 Camaro conversion built. There was a story on it in Muscle Car Review, September 2010. It was sold new at Lou Bachrodt Cheverolet in Rockford (Still in business) They sold at least one Stinger and Two '67 Camaros. The car was in Loves Park, Illinois with the Original owner until he passed and the family sold it.
It was a street car and raced at Byron Dragway while in Demo service by Todd Ocide the Corvette and Performance Manager @ Bachrodt as well as the original owner.
It was restored by Level One in Colorodo.
302moz
11-24-2021, 10:08 PM
Started its life out as a SS 350.Very nice restoration. I like the 427 emblem. on the fender. They left the bottom hole exposed from the original 350 emblem . So neat.
Too Many Projects
11-25-2021, 03:43 AM
Started its life out as a SS 350.Very nice restoration. I like the 427 emblem. on the fender. They left the bottom hole exposed from the original 350 emblem . So neat.
As Jonesy said, I didn't really notice it was a Yenko until I read the board. Interesting that he used a 350 car. Was it converted before the release of the 396 ?
1967Z28
11-25-2021, 04:04 AM
I didn't get a good photo of the cowl tag but it said it was built 02E. I have an NCRS report on a car with a nearby VIN and it says the production date was 3-3-67. Yes, Chevy had already begun building the L35 Camaros by that time.
It is hard to believe that YS-601 is the first Yenko 427 Camaro built. The trim tag 02E build date means that car was not converted until March 67.
There are more early Yenko 427 vins. One is Dec. 66.
The early Yenko photos and ads appear to show two butternut yellow SS RS Camaros , one with black top one without. The black top car appears in an early Yenko 427 Stomper Camaro ad.
This ad uses the early "Stomper" name and has no mention of Dick Harrell as Yenko began to do SS350 to SS427 Camaros before the deal with Harrell.
It is hard to believe that Yenko would wait to March 67 to build a 427 Camaro when he had everything needed by Jan. 67 . Yenko bought early conversion parts from Bill Thomas.
Lee Stewart
11-25-2021, 02:09 PM
So this claim is wrong?
https://i.postimg.cc/Y9df0h6g/0.jpg (https://postimages.cc/)
https://i.postimg.cc/J0gN3vdz/0a.jpg (https://postimages.cc/)
1967 4K
11-25-2021, 02:23 PM
I was going to ask the same question Lee. ?????
It is an interesting early Camaro but have seen no evidence to support the claims of a 427 conversion.
Here is the Mecum description on it
Lee Stewart
11-25-2021, 02:46 PM
https://i.postimg.cc/x1MPMcj7/1c.jpg (https://postimages.org/)
This one claims to be the last 1967 427 Yenko Camaro
YS-760 was sold in March of 1968. It has a lot of documentation and is the last known 1967 427 Camaro
302moz
11-25-2021, 05:57 PM
What are the early conversion parts ? Couldn’t Yenko get them from GM ?
Yenko bought headers and traction bars from Bill Thomas for the early cars.
Yenko used other suppliers as the production increased
427TJ
11-26-2021, 08:42 PM
Turbo Jet flags are about an inch too high on the gold car. FWIW.
purple panther
11-27-2021, 09:25 AM
its interesting yenko left on the small block fan shroud. i can tell by the pic if the radiator is small block also
the factory SS396 engine is located forward and to the pass side in relation to the SS350.
The BB will drop in to the SB location but the exhaust manifold hits the steering box.
The SB fan shroud will work and the SB heater core will work but the hoses are close to the BB valve cover.
getting a set of headers for the SS350 to SS427 was the key part of the conversion.
plumL78
11-27-2021, 02:17 PM
the red car does have a BB rad but appears to have a small block ac shroud
Too Many Projects
11-27-2021, 02:41 PM
https://www.yenko.net/forum/cache.php?img=https%3A%2F%2Fi.postimg.cc%2Fx1MPMcj 7%2F1c.jpg (https://postimages.cc/)
This one claims to be the last 1967 427 Yenko Camaro
YS-760 was sold in March of 1968. It has a lot of documentation and is the last known 1967 427 Camaro
Interesting that it has the second design hood stacks, rather than the grilles. Did Yenko change those before the sale, or is that an owner change ? My understanding was the grilles were carried over into the early '68 model, to use them up, so even though this car sold in March '68, it should have had the grilles from the factory ?
Other than that, this Camaro is about the most beautiful car I've seen posted here....sorry '69ers...:grin: The '67 rs model has always been my favorite.
the car was missing the hood when it was first shown to John , the original owner. He had Yenko install a 1968 hood. The hood was originally Corvette Bronze and is thought to be off a 1968 Yenko Camaro.
here is a nice youtube vid on YS-760
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mZWUFBEH_Rk
Stefano
11-28-2021, 01:27 AM
More pics of Yenko YS-601
so two cars claim to be the first Yenko 427 Camaro.
One build date seems too early and the other too late.
I have not seen any documentation that shows the first Yenko 427 Camaro.
There is a third car that may be the first built.
The early ads show what I think is a Butternut Yellow black top SS RS. There is a Dec. 1966 vin number but not sure if it is the BY SS RS black top car.
Yenko was sending out 427 Camaro info to his dealer network in late 1966.
This info contained a photo of the black top SS RS with side pipes, 427 emblems, and mag style wheel covers.
Yenko may not have had a 427 car built by Dec. 66 but how long can he promote the car before someone would want to see it and test drive it?
I don't think Yenko could put off showing a real 427 car until March of 67.
attached the photo used on many early ads
attached a letter from Span Inc. signed by James Spencer where he replies to a dealer with info on the Yenko 427 Camaro.
This letter is dated Dec. 29, 1966.
67427
11-28-2021, 05:08 PM
This is all fantastic info, so much to learn. Not to go off topic but I was going through my notes and was wondering if anyone knows the YS# of Kevin Suydams blue/blue 67 Yenko Camaro, saw it at Carlisle when it was restored a couple of years ago. Thank you everyone, one of the best parts of this site is the wealth of information that is shared
Kevin's is YS-710 sold by Jay Kline Chevrolet
purple panther
11-30-2021, 12:45 PM
That letter is fantastic joe. I think warren could put the 1st yenko stories to bed
Too Many Projects
11-30-2021, 01:19 PM
Kevin's is YS-710 sold by Jay Kline Chevrolet
Wow, cobwebs are vibrating !!! I recall hearing about this car back then. I didn't remember which dealer had it, but at the time, we were like " what the heck is a Yenko" ??? No internet or cell phones with pics to distribute back then. Word of mouth on the street was about it. Never did get down to Lake Street to look at it.
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