Re: who owns the rights to the "Yenko" name?
 

As much as I would like to see a "New Yenko" ,I don't know how all this would be possible.Yenko is more than a name/decal on a car.Yenko was a man with a dream.He was a competitor/driver and salesman,and knew what the sportscar market was for and for whom.I believe the heritage lives on in what we do and what we collect. You have to ask yourself this,is the "New Yenko" to be built to capitalize on the Yenko name,or to continue the dream?If the answer is for money,fine go ahead,but please choose another name.


Steve

Re: who owns the rights to the "Yenko" name?
 

Just goes to show that you can not believe everything you read. A. they were not at the Supercar Reunion (which was in Sept., not July) B. The sYc has NEVER agreed to endorse the cars C. the Yenko estate has NEVER agreed to endorse the cars. Yes, the sYc did discuss some of the things mentioned, but that was the extent of things. We would considering endorsing a "new Yenko", but there would need to be certain criteria met before we would do so. A couple of weeks ago, I did have an informal discussion with part of the group that worked on the Berger project. They were interested in Yenko. The biggest hurdle is Chevrolet ceasing production of the Camaro at the end of 2002. Tom

Re: who owns the rights to the "Yenko" name?
 

Tom,with all due respect to Kim M.,doesn't Yenko sell Hondas?Would this not be some kind of hurdle?Or would this be a seperate corporation/entity not unlike a Span Inc.?


Steve

Re: who owns the rights to the "Yenko" name?
 

I will look for them at SEMA in a couple weeks...............

Re: who owns the rights to the "Yenko" name?
 

Charlie,see if an autographed Yenko coffee cup comes with the car

Re: who owns the rights to the "Yenko" name?
 

Here ya go, Steve: Yenko Honda

Re: who owns the rights to the "Yenko" name?
 

There was a company called Yenko Motorsports in Vista, California that was selling Yenko items. They also did the 68 COPO 427 Yenko Camaro "One And Only On The Planet" Sweepstakes. I purchased some Yenko items from them years ago and at the time the person on the phone told me they had the rights to the Yenko name. I don't know what happened to the company or the car -- haven't heard anything about either one for a while. here is an old link

http://popularmechanics.mondosearch....=YENKO+YENKOS+