Re: E-Bay '69 Yenko Disguised As a Z-28 Clone!
I do agree that it is a large claim and I do think it deserves and answer. I also agree that the claim should not have been made if Bergy was not prepared to back it up. It will be difficult, if not impossible to come close to proving this without disassembling the car.
That said, does it help to ask the same question every other post when no new information has come to light? No, it doesn't. Bergy is the one who added to this thread to say he bought the car to begin with. That goes a long way to show what his intentions are. Add that to the fact that he was also very forthcoming on the 69 RS COPO he recently bought off Ebay, did the footwork on, and restored and I think his intentions are to save a significant car if the facts prove the car is worth saving as a Yenko.
No matter what, at the end of the day the car is still a 69 Camaro with a 4 speed that you could run the piss out of. Isn't that what its all about anyway?
I parted out lots of cars in the 90's. Growing up in Southern CA, if a car had rust in the quarters, trunk, or more than one floor pan, it was a parts car. Doing quarters was just not something that was done there. Lots has changed since then.
Also, in the 90's I would not have known COPO attributes if they were staring me in the face. BE rear? I didn't even know where the codes were. Large sway bar? Must have been a hot rodder. I passed on my 69 Harrell Camaro the first time around because I did not know what to look for.
What I am getting at here is this may or may not be the real Yenko body. I hope it is but the facts will tell the true story and that is what Bergy is after from what I can tell. According to Jim, the car was parted out. That shows how much someone cared that it was a Yenko at the time. If the hulk that was left was founf to be buildable down the line, I don't think anyone cared or even knew it was a big block body, let alone a Yenko. For a Z/28 clone/hotrod does it really matter if the VIN is a 6 cylinder, V8, or state issued VIN? To some yes, but I doubt it mattered to the builder of this car. Maybe the title of the other car was salvaged and they used this VIN? Yes, that is a possibility.
I am sure Bergy will update us when he has more facts and he is ready. He sure has been keeping us up to date to this point. For all who don't think this is the case, look at this thread. It is now 26 pages long!
Wow, I didn't plan to type this much,
Jason
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