Yenko and COPO info

[Stefano]

Nickey Didn't need to sell anyones castoffs. They were the largest volume hi-po parts and Super Car sales dealership ever, however; Don Yenko has been quoted as saying that Nickey did sell some Yenkos.

[Belair62]

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"My last post on this subject" Yeah, how many times have we heard THAT John? BTW, I agree with you. Why wouldn't Don Yenko include those cars for promotional purposes?


[/ QUOTE ]Does anyone know how many decal sets he sold to JD before the picture was taken ?

[sYc]

Until Chevy decides to release their records, there is no way of knowing how many cars Yenko sold. We can only use two numbers. 1. documented cars that exist today and 2. accepted number, such as 130+ Corvairs, 100+ '67 Camaros, 70ish+ '68 Camaros, 198 '69 Camaros, 99 '69 Chevelles, 40ish '69 Novas, 175+ Deuces, ? Vegas, 19+ turbo Zs, etc. The term "accepted" number simply means where there is evidence to support these numbers, such as original Yenko paperwork, GM records, NHRA paperwork, etc. And, as more documented cars and Yenko paperwork turn up, the numbers change. With Don deceased, we can only speculate how/where he came up with the numbers he did, so this paperwork will have to do, at least until Chevy helps us. And, even then, that will only prove which cars Yenko sold and which cars were COPOs, any other Yenko supercars will need additional paperwork.

[Unreal]

Tom, You mention 198 69 Yenko Camaros as being the current "best guess". However, on the Yenko page, here, the number is listed as 201. I've heard 201 ordered, with 3 cancelled. What is sYc's official position?

[sYc]

How about 198+. I honestly do not know, nor do I think anyone else does. All we can do is look at the information at hand and go from there. The numbers quoted are simply to give the public some idea of how many of each were built. And, as I said, that could change, with either more Yenko paperwork being released and/or GM releasing info.