Re: X-11 Yenkos
I agree with Stefano and sixtiesmuscle as to who started it and then when Dick Harrell switched camps to Yenko in mid 67 then he got Yenko going on the same thing. Don just pursued it further with Chevrolet than the others.
I have been listening to the debate over the Douglas built cars compared to the Yenko built ones. Now I may open a can of worms but from discussions I have had with guys offline, most everyone is in agreement that there is no difference. They were still COPO Camaros with the 9737 option built at Norwood when they were delivered to either dealership. Who put the stripes and emblems on should not matter since Don had given permission to Jack Douglas to do the installation and sell them as such. Would this argument have occured in 69? I do not think so. This argument would be like saying which is worth more: a 427 Nickey built by Bill Thomas or one done at the dealership? To me no difference there either.
There are Yenko cars out there that would have more value in the long run over any he built: the gold magazine test car, Ed Hedricks car, any of the drag cars, Don's demo, any car with more options than the others or that has a specific history with Yenko. Just feel proud to own what you do and quit comparing which is worth more. I thought I would never see the day when an L35/M21 69 Camaro would bring over $35k (sold one this weekend) so that tells me the value is what someone is willing to give and someone is willing to take at a specific point in time. Sorry for the long post......................RatPack................
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