Yenko Stormer Project

[67 Road Racer]

I am new here and this is my first post. I have been checking in on the forum for quite a while though. So here goes my project and I would appreciate any thoughts/constructive criticism.

I have recently acquired a 67 Camaro that has been a drag car most of its life here in California. No historic value or anything like that. I however am not much of drag racer and more into vintage road racing. Usually as a spectator and not as a participant.

This 67 Camaro however will be turned from a drag car to a track car over this summer. As you probably know the Penske Sunoco Camaros like Donohue drove are very popular and allot of people use that as a style/build basis.

I however tend to go the different route as evidence that I own a 69 Big Bad Blue AMC Javelin. But with this Camaro I would like to use the Yenko Stormer as a base for my inspiration. Its not extremely well known especially in the vintage racing circuit and of course none are known to exist.

I have collected the basic info that is on the web and this forum about the Stormer. Does anyone have any more details on the car such as the color or striping? I was thinking of even using the 69 SYC stripes but put Stormer on the rear quarters and YSC on the hood for Yenko Stormer Camaro.

Any build data on the drivetrain/chassis would also be great.

I am in NO way trying to build a fake Yenko or pass anything off as such. I just want to stay within the "spirit of the sport" and base a vintage race car off an original racer.

Any input or help on my Stormer project would be appreciated.

Thank You
Adam
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[Dave Rifkin]

I'd be interested to see pictures of a Stormer; never heard of one.

[1967Z28]

The '67 Yenko Stormers did not use the '69 style 427 striping. They just kept the usual Z-28 stripes. If you're not looking to be accurate, you could paint it up however you like. There were two blue Stormers and a red one. I think three were all they made.

-Jon

[x Baldwin Motion]

http://www.yenko.net/attachments/337920-Yenko24%2CMtTremblant5-21-67%2CYStJean.jpg

I'd really like to hear more of this. That is a cool looking racer.

[67 Road Racer]

I probably will be a little creative in the appearance but like the idea of adding some distinct Yenko flavor to it. Maybe just some Yenko fender badges with a "Stormer" underneath.

Does anyone have any race information as to when and where they may have been entered? I know Don Yenko entered a Camaro in the 69 Sebring event but didnt see anything prior to that in a Camaro.

[67 Road Racer]

Thanks for the picture. That will definitely aid in the styling of it.

Would really be sweet to pull up to a vintage race with "Yenko Sports Car" on the rear.

[Dave Rifkin]

What made a Yenko Stormer special? Was it simply a Z28 that was campaigned by Yenko or was it a specialty car that he marketed like the 427 conversion cars?

[67 Road Racer]

From the literature I have seen it was a car option Yenko offered to customers for road racing. You can google it and come up with some of the stuff out there but there isnt a lot.

[Seattle Sam]

Found these on the web...no good image though.

http://1967z28.com/articles/yenko-2.html

http://1967z28.com/articles/yenko-ad.html

[1967Z28]

Autocourse.ca website photo of Don Yenko's '67 Stormer (http://www.autocourse.ca/photos/saison1967/transam/transam/transam-Pages/Image14.html) http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/headbang.gif

-Jon

[Dog427435]

There was a thread about this a while ago

Yenko Stormer (http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/showflat.php/Cat/0/Number/241666/Main/241635)