yencos in N.H.
03-26-2005, 10:09 AM
I’M LOOKING FOR MY OLD ‘67 YENCO RS / SS CAMARO . YEH, I KNOW , (GOOD LUCK) ! I GAVE UP YEARS AGO , BUT JUST NOTICED THE ‘67 VIN # LIST THAT LISTED SEVERAL GOING TO “ CENTRAL CHEVROLET “ IN SPRINGFIELD , MASS. WHICH IS WHERE MINE ORIGINATED FROM. IN LATE ‘67 OR EARLY ‘68 I PURCHASED THIS CAR AS A RECOVERED THEFT FROM A FRIEND WHO BOUGHT INS. SALVAGE. THE CAR HAD BEEN STOLEN FROM THE CENTRAL CHEV. DEALERSHIP LOT AND THE MOTOR & TRANS HAD BEEN “NEATLY” REMOVED ( NO CUTTING OR HACKING) , BUT EVERYTHING UNBOLTED ! WHEN I RECEIVED THE CAR IT HAD ABOUT 10 MILES ON THE ODOMETER AND THE “ YENCO “ WINDOW STICKER STILL IN THE WINDOW , ( $4995 ). THIS CAR HAD THE SS BIG BLOCK HOOD ON IT AND THE ONLY DISTINGUISHING YENCO FEATURES WERE DECALS IN THE WINDOWS AND THE INDIVIDUAL #’S “ 4 - 2 - 7 “ ON EACH FENDER UNDER THE “CAMARO” SCRIPT . I STILL HAVE A FEW PICTURES OF THE CAR IN VARIOUS STAGES FROM THE 1 st DAY I GOT THE CAR AND SEVERAL PICS OF IT TAKEN AT NEW ENGLAND DRAGWAY ( 1968 - 1972 ). THE CAR WAS BUTTERNUT YELLOW AND KNOWN TO LOCAL RACERS AS “ RAPID TRANSIT “ ( BIG GREEN LETTERS ON THE ¼’S , BIG BOWTIE CHEVY ON THE DOORS, & “ DONS AUTO RACING” ON THE FENDERS. I HAVE VERY LITTLE ELSE TO GO BY EXCEPT A FEW OTHER TIDBITS , SUCH AS TAG # SINCE I EVEN HAD IT REGISTERED ONCE AND OCCASIONALLY DROVE IT ON THE STREET ! IT WAS REGISTERED IN N. H. IF ANYONE REMEMBERS THIS CAR OR HAS ANY IDEAS ON HOW I CAN FURTHER THIS PURSUIT PLEASE LET ME KNOW. I BELIEVE THE CAR WAS UNLETTERED AND PUT INTO STREET FORM IN THE MID 70’S AND MAY STILL BE AROUND AS A PLAIN OLE EVERYDAY SS/RS CAR.