Verification, 1970 Nova

[HowieZ]

Hey Folks, I need to know if there's a way to verivy the VIN on a supposed 1970 Nova. It has a window sticker that says it was a 6 cylinder, Powerglide car, with a stamp that says "Yenko Racing" or something to that affect. It's Cranberry Red & is being sold with a bill of sale only, no other documentation. I need to know ASAP any info to try & verify this car as a hit, or s***! Please help!!

Thanks!

[ORIGLS6]

Not likely but take a look here

[HowieZ]

Already did, thank you. The wierd thing about this one is the guy who owns it says it was bought by a dealer, sent down to be converted & sold at another dealer other than Yenko Chevy. Does this sound right? It also doesn't have the original engine, however, it is an LT-1. What's it worth without the docs, & restored?

[HowieZ]

What channels do you have to go through to verify the cars authenticity if you do not have anything other than the window sticker & VIN????

[Schonyenko2]

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Already did, thank you. The wierd thing about this one is the guy who owns it says it was bought by a dealer, sent down to be converted & sold at another dealer other than Yenko Chevy. Does this sound right? It also doesn't have the original engine, however, it is an LT-1. What's it worth without the docs, & restored?

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I suggest you post pics of the window sticker, and/or docs you have. The VIN nbr, and trim tag info. When you ask questions about a car that appears to be different from the norm, you need to supply all the pertinent info for folks to try to make an informed judgement.
Without seeing what you have, we are just guessing.

Pics of the car including underhood shots would help too. :

[Kim_Howie]

Look at the Vin# if the third number is not a even # it's a 6 Cyl. car.

[x Baldwin Motion]

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What channels do you have to go through to verify the cars authenticity if you do not have anything other than the window sticker & VIN????

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What are you trying to verify that it is?

[HowieZ]

"Look at the Vin# if the third number is not a even # it's a 6 Cyl. car."

It is a 3. I stated it was a 6 cylinder 2 speed car. The owner stated that it was a car from a dealer that was sent out for a conversion & sold from that dealer, not Don's.

Kinda like the new Hennessey Camaro SS.

Does anyone know if this was done back then?

Also is there a "Yenko Archive" where you can track the cars or VIN'S that were done by him or his dealership?


"What are you trying to verify that it is?"

A Yenko Nova. That is what I'm trying to verify. It looks really close to what it should. The door panel trim that says Yenko looks as old as the car. Subframe connectors look correct, ladder bars, TH 400 with floor shift & rally gage pack, etc... If this is a clone, it's a very believeable clone. I need to know if anyone has the archives to the dynasty, & how to gather more info on this car. Can GM still track a VIN from that era????

[HowieZ]

Called a buddy & found out there is a number to call for these types of things. Now, There were dealers as I understand that sold Yenko products throuought New England, possibly the entire east coast. This leads me to believe this story could indeed have some validity, but also means that this car wouldn't be as valuable as the one's sold from Yenko Chevrolet. I will continue my research & see what I can come up with.

Lastly, What are these cars worth these days? I mean, a clean restored Nova, not necessarily a Yenko Tuned Nova. Just want to know how deep I should swim on this.

[x Baldwin Motion]

Yenko Nova's are not my area, but I've been educated here and believe all the 1970 Yenko Deuce's were factory LT1 COPO cars. Surely the smarter guys can confirm this.

I will never say never about any dealer putting anything under the hood though.