1969 Yenko Nova

67rsss350 · #1 12-01-2006, 03:48 AM

My Dad and Uncle both remember this car, my Uncle even road in it back then. He thought David Dorsey owned it, my Dad and Uncle both said it was definitly was a 396/375 not a 427 Yenko (they said it ran GOOD). There were some hot cars in the Southhills of Pittsburgh back then. My Dad's first new car was a 65 Impala with a 396/425 motor (pretty rare) and it was not an SS, his friend Harry had a 65 Z16 Chevelle he bought new.

A468BU · #2 12-01-2006, 06:06 AM

Harry Cook?

67rsss350 · #3 12-01-2006, 06:54 AM

Yep Harry Cook, My Dad (Stephen Kotula) put a cam and 427 Tri-power set up on the car after Harry blow-up the original motor and had a warranty one installed. The car didn't have posi from the factory, he had the dealer installed one about a year later (the soonest the dealer could get it). My Uncle is Chuck Chovanec, I work for him. Was the Nova David's or Tad's? Sincerely Brian Kotula

69hurstSC · #4 12-01-2006, 07:10 AM

seriously, the best place to research this car is in the town it ran in. From what I've heard about the 37 Novas on the list, only one has a 427 notation next to it, so you can't just say since it doesn't say 427 that it's a 396. Then you'd be claiming that the other 36 weren't converted.

did kevins car come from GM with the 427 in it or was it converted by Yenko?

69hurstSC · #5 12-01-2006, 07:11 AM

seriously, the best place to research this car is in the town it ran in.[ QUOTE ]
From what I've heard about the 37 Novas on the list, only one has a 427 notation next to it, so you can't just say since it doesn't say 427 that it's a 396. Then you'd be claiming that the other 36 weren't converted.

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did kevins car come from GM with the 427 in it or was it converted by Yenko?

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