Yenko Z Drag Car

[bowtie3168]

Hey guys,
I just got a cool picture given to me. The car pictured is a 1967 Camaro (has to be a Z-28)with dark paint(black and white photo) and white stripes, no spoiler (1967) and is running Super Stock "E", stick. The car is sponsored by "Yenko Sportscar Dealers" and appears to be doing a burnout at "Thunder Valley" Bristol Tenn.. The names posted on the door are Volpe, Pizzi, and Rose, the fender sticker appears to be the engine builder Tony Pizzi. Anyone ever hear of it?

Andrew

[Rat_Pack]

Andrew, I think I may have a picture of that car running against my Dad's Z-28 at Bristol. He held the AHRA E/stock record at Bristol for a few years and I remember seeing a Yenko or Motion sponsored 67-68 Camaro in one of my Dad's pictures. I will have him try and dig it out of the archives. Can you email or post the picture you have? Old drag cars are too cool! Especially ones with Yenko on them........RatPack..........

[MikeA]

Andrew,

If possible, please post the picture so we all can see it.

Mike

[bowtie3168]

I will be more than happy to post the picture. I just have a printout photo right now. I will call the gentleman that gave me the printout and ask him to post it.

Andrew

[PeteLeathersac]

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Old thread but looks like the best place for this cool pic?
What's anyone know of this car?

~ Pete

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[JoeC]

I found that picture in an old magazine about 20 years ago and posted it on a few web sites looking for info on it.

I got a reply on a drag racing site from a guy who knew Tony Pizzi. He didn't remember the 67 Z but remembered Tony's 68 Camaro 302 drag car.

He said it ran very well and Tony had more success with the 68

I think the 67 Z with the "Yenko Sportscar Dealers" sponsorship was part of the early 1967 Yenko Camaro program before Yenko teamed up with Dick Harrell and expanded the 67 drag racing program.

[RALLY]

Originally Posted by PeteLeathersac

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Old thread but looks like the best place for this cool pic?
What's anyone know of this car?

~ Pete

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Look at the crowd size back in the day.

[JoeC]

Yenko was very busy in 1967 with racing and sponsorship

Don ran a 1967 L88 Corvette that was a twin of the Dana L88 that went to LeMans

Jerry Thompson won the D/P National Championship in a Yenko Stinger and ran the 67 Camaro

Yenko sponsored 3 Dick Harrell drag cars with the Yenko Super Camaro Dealers
sponsorship

an AHRA Super Stock 427 Camaro and 2 funny cars

[luzl78]

Originally Posted by JoeC

Yenko was very busy in 1967 with racing and sponsorship

Don ran a 1967 L88 Corvette that was a twin of the Dana L88 that went to LeMans

Jerry Thompson won the D/P National Championship in a Yenko Stinger and ran the 67 Camaro

Yenko sponsored 3 Dick Harrell drag cars with the Yenko Super Camaro Dealers
sponsorship

an AHRA Super Stock 427 Camaro and 2 funny cars

are these cars accounted for?

[JoeC]

the Stinger site lists the YS 005 Jerry Thompson Stinger as "distroyed"

I heard the 67 Yenko/Harrell Camaro FC was found but not sure

The 67 L88 Yenko Corvette and the twin Dana Corvette have both been shown as restored

I don't recall if any others have been found