[SuperCars]

Marlin/Joe, looking at the original photo in the background over the young fellows elbow looks like a 69 Yenko Camaro (Narrow black hood stripe, 12.60 on windshield). Over the fender of the 57 chev looks like the front corner of a 69 Z-28. All in all the cars all appear to be 1969-70 Vintage.

The Nova appears in non SS trim here and no Yenko stripes. Maybe the same guy was there in 1969 and called it a Yenko Circus wagon (just joking); embarassed the owner to strip it down to look like a plain jane Nova. Maybe it was repainted in its early days. Roger Gibson (he restored this car) was adamant though, that it had no signs of SS trim or interior. I'm sure he would have seen holes in body panels where trim parts would have been previously, if that were the case.

Joe, the build sheet is not like the full size like the COPO Chevelle that lists both 9562 and L-78. This is the small 4"x8" (bbdon had a previous post of these from Willow Run Plant) from Willow Run also. It only lists production date, body style, WRN plant, body sequence number, 731 trim, 52 52 paint, and then the last line lists L-78, M20, N10. There is no COPO number. Vince Emme found this car and states it was the first Yenko Nova. To my knowledge he hasn't seen this photo or the build sheet that was found while restoring it. It is still remains a mystery when the restorer is adamant it was not an SS, and then photos like this, and paperwork showing it to be a big-block. I choose not to make a statement one way or the other, because I just don't know. Take care. Kevin

[Edited by SuperCars (10-06-2000 at 12:03 AM).]