Don_Lightfoot
11-06-2003, 12:59 PM
Received this email from a guy who visited my website. I am not in a position to answer his questions and told him I would try and source the information for him.
"Hi Don, very nice car and web page. Question for you on the paint codes, I have a Yenko Chevelle with no paint code on the cowl tag just dash-dash (- -) Are you familiar with this and how many were non paint code cars? My wife and I went to Penn. to the dealership not to long after Don Yenko died and met a man named Smitty who worked in a shop behind the auto dealership called Yenko Marine Performance. He said he had his hand in all the Yenko cars that came through the dealership and 4 of the 99 came with no paint code, said mine was either yellow or green, he was correct as mine was yellow. He mentioned something I never heard or read before that the 4 with no paint codes were ordered from the factory in primer and they were painted at the dealership at the customers request and how unique it would be to restore it to its true original condition, color (primer). Just curious as to any knowledge you may have on this as I am in the initial stages of choosing someone to restore my car, I have had it since 72. Thanks in advance.
By the way Smitty passed away some time ago without me getting back with him on more verifications."
Would appreciate any and all input on this gang. Will definitely direct him to join this board when I get back to him. Thanks.
"Hi Don, very nice car and web page. Question for you on the paint codes, I have a Yenko Chevelle with no paint code on the cowl tag just dash-dash (- -) Are you familiar with this and how many were non paint code cars? My wife and I went to Penn. to the dealership not to long after Don Yenko died and met a man named Smitty who worked in a shop behind the auto dealership called Yenko Marine Performance. He said he had his hand in all the Yenko cars that came through the dealership and 4 of the 99 came with no paint code, said mine was either yellow or green, he was correct as mine was yellow. He mentioned something I never heard or read before that the 4 with no paint codes were ordered from the factory in primer and they were painted at the dealership at the customers request and how unique it would be to restore it to its true original condition, color (primer). Just curious as to any knowledge you may have on this as I am in the initial stages of choosing someone to restore my car, I have had it since 72. Thanks in advance.
By the way Smitty passed away some time ago without me getting back with him on more verifications."
Would appreciate any and all input on this gang. Will definitely direct him to join this board when I get back to him. Thanks.