Black Yenko, Rockford IL

70Z · #1 10-28-2005, 04:33 AM

I know this is a shot in dark, but there was a Black '69 Yenko Camaro in Rockford, Il back in the late 70's. Going back through some old car pictures of mine, I found some shots of this car from around the 78-81 era and just wondered if any of you might own that car now?

JChlupsa · #2 10-28-2005, 04:37 AM

I know of a Fathom Green 69 Yenko that was from the Freeport Area (26 miles west of Rockford) and now is in Dakota about 15 Miles outside of Rockford and has been owned by the same owner since the Mid 70's. A bunch of use used to take our cars to Rockford/Beloit and Monroe WISC all the time.

Anyway you can scan the pics and post them???

70Z · #3 10-28-2005, 05:00 AM

Wow..small world. I grew up in Rockford, my parents came from Freeport and Winnebago and my wife from Pecatonica. Obviously, I'm intimately familar with every place you mentioned.

Anyhow, as for the car..This one is definately Black. Since you know the area, the owner at that time worked at Sunstrands on Alpine and Newburg. I think one of the pics is from a cruise night in either Belvidere or S. Beloit. Unforetunately I dont have a scanner. The pics are old polariods so I'm not sure how they'd come out either.

Johnny Horsepower · #4 10-28-2005, 06:45 PM

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Wow..small world. I grew up in Rockford, my parents came from Freeport and Winnebago and my wife from Pecatonica. Obviously, I'm intimately familar with every place you mentioned.

If he is still around, i will meet him at the Clock Tower inn and drag for pinks

**sixtiesmuscle** · #5 10-28-2005, 10:17 PM

Johnny, what car of yours are you willing to give up? LOL

70Z · #6 10-28-2005, 10:20 PM

Ill have to figure out a way to post the pics. They are 25 year old polariods that haven't been properly stored plus they are not close ups so the pics themselves are not real impressive to say the least. One is at night and the other is at a distance. I cant tell from either one if it has an endura bumper. Seeing them reminded me of the car though. I used to work right next door to the parking lot that the car sat in so I know without a doubt it was Black..at least at that time.

As for the Clock Tower Inn. I've never raced out there but I did find some pink in the bar from time to time

**bkhpah** · #7 10-29-2005, 04:15 AM

I have a picture of a Black Yenko from the Car Craft Street Machine Nationals in Indy circa 1982 or so. I wonder if its the same car. I think this one had a black top...BKH

**Stefano** · #8 10-28-2005, 05:03 AM

Yes, there was at least one Black Douglas*Yenko sold. It was Tom Dumas, the General Managers Demo. Equipped the same way all other Douglas*Yenkos were, with X11 trim and Endura Bumper. I would certainly like to see your pictures.

The Chevy dealer in Rockford, Lou Bachrodt was an early Yenko Network Dealer via Span Inc. and was to have sold a Corvair Stinger, a '67 Camaro and a '68 Camaro.

I have no docs on this info, but it was provided to me by a salesman who worked at the dealership and was involved with selling the cars he mentioned.

JChlupsa · #9 10-28-2005, 05:18 AM

Guess an Email to my lil sis is in order, She works for Sunstrands now Sunstrand-Sauer. Since the owner worked there its not the F/Green one I know of. That owner and I worked and went to school together in Freeport.

**bkhpah** · #10 10-28-2005, 06:01 AM

A black Yenko would be sinister..BKH

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