1966 Yenko Stinger for sale - Page 17

**Stefano** · #**161** 10-09-2002, 07:31 PM

Joe Yenko used more than six colors to Include Red and White on his Cannonsberg Invoiced Chevelles!

**YENKO DEUCE REGISTRY** · #**162** 10-09-2002, 09:40 PM

Stefano;

I'm sorry, I just don't consider verbal recollections from 30 years ago to be enough evidence for me, whether you consider it 'empirical' evidence is your choice. I would feel much more comfortable with something in writing, and I believe that if there are this many people still around that were involved with this back in the day, they would still have something in writing to show us.

I would need a Motion car to have an MSO from Baldwin in order for me to consider it a Baldwin-Motion car. Harrell was not a dealer, there won't be any MSO's in his name, so I'm ok with the Harrell cars.

Tim F · #**163** 10-09-2002, 10:29 PM

Go Steve-o! Slap wood in'em. [img]/ubbthreads/images/icons/grin.gif[/img]

**Stefano** · #**164** 10-09-2002, 10:48 PM

Marlin,
Ok, can I please have a Copy of the written agreements between Motion and Baldwin, All the other (other than the one you already mentioned) dealers in the Yenko Network in 1967,1968 and 1969, Nickey and Thomas, Dana and Nickey, Gibb and Yenko, Gibb and Harrell, Nickey and Harrell as well as Harrell and Yenko.

I know that their are documents to substantiate their relationships such as Invoices and Memos, but I want to see the written business plan contract and written territorial protection. I don't question the relationships just want to see what the Document that Douglass should have signed looks like, for when I go digging in his attic [img]/ubbthreads/images/icons/tongue.gif[/img]

I don't call statements from the "Horses mouth" emperical!

**sixtiesmuscle** · #**165** 10-09-2002, 10:52 PM

Enough already. PLEASE stop the madness!!!

copolocater · #**166** 10-09-2002, 11:07 PM

I want to thank everybody that has spent time on this subject I personally would like to see it continue.All you guys that are watching this subject ain't watchin ebay!!!I got some good buys.Yahooooo [img]/ubbthreads/images/icons/grin.gif[/img]

**hvychev** · #**167** 10-09-2002, 11:11 PM

Have any of you guys tried to read this whole thread from post #1? I couldn't do it. My brain cracked in halffffffffffffff..... Too much to read!!! [img]/ubbthreads/images/icons/tongue.gif[/img]

NWYENKO · #**168** 10-09-2002, 11:13 PM

I think Stephano is trying to get to 1100 posts before Marlin reaches 1300. That's what this is really about!! [img]/ubbthreads/images/icons/wink.gif[/img] [img]/ubbthreads/images/icons/wink.gif[/img] Jim

JoeC · #**169** 10-09-2002, 11:13 PM

I don't want to say anymore about Douglas but since this thread is fired up I like to say something about Yenko. If you don't want to read this just click your mouse. [img]/ubbthreads/images/icons/grin.gif[/img]

Some of you guys don't seem to appreciate what Don Yenko did. He was more then just a car dealer. There was the Yenko Chevrolet Dealership and then there was (sYc) Yenko SportsCars Inc. SYC was recognized by ACCUS as a manufacturer of production automobiles. ACCUS stands for Automotive Competition Committee of the United States. This organization did the licensing between sanctioning bodies in the U.S., and was the U.S. representative to FISA, the international auto racing coordination body. SYC manufactured cars.
Tom has a wood crate full of documents which he showed me and others at the reunion showing SYC was a manufacturer. I wish I had taken the Evelyn Wood speed reading course because there is a lot of folders in there. I read as much as I could until Tom slammed the wooden crate lid on my fingers and pried the crate away from me. [img]/ubbthreads/images/icons/grin.gif[/img] (just kidding Tom but I would love to read through more of that stuff)
Beginning in 1965, SYC purchased base vehicles from Chevrolet for conversion, then SYC performed the conversion. The car was no longer a Chevrolet. It was a car manufactured by SYC. I am not rewriting history. This is clearly stated in the 1966 SCCA rule book where the Stinger is listed as a 2 seat sports car manufactured by SYC not by Chevrolet. It is the same with the other Yenko Cars. Tom has many documents that show this. In the document Rob C. mentions, Don stated the SYC automobile production figures which were all higher then what is known today. In one letter dated Aug. 1967 Don said he planed to increase SYC production to 600 vehicles. My point is that the cars that Don built were manufactured by SYC not by Chevrolet. Shelby did the same thing. His cars are listed in the SCCA rule book as manufactured by Shelby American not by Ford. These guys were living the American dream building their own cars and putting their name on them.
If you read an original Yenko Camaro window sticker it states "FINAL ASSEMBLY POINT CANONSBURG PENNSYLVANIA" not Norwood Ohio. It is understandable that Don would be angry if someone were to disregard his SYC process and make their own cars. It was not right back in 1969 and not right today. SYC manufactured the Yenkos not Chevrolet. IMO

copolocater · #**170** 10-09-2002, 11:24 PM

[img]/ubbthreads/images/icons/confused.gif[/img] A set of stripes and badges added on 69s consumates production ? Manufacturing?

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