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**firstgenaddict** · #**101** 01-26-2008, 04:45 AM

Apparently Kevin Suydam has documents pertaining to the smog certification of the 68 427 cars. Has anyone seen or does anyone have copies of the certs?

68l30 · #**102** 01-26-2008, 06:19 AM

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One more item, my protecto plate documents these came in with the MV motor as well. What im not sure of is - when the car was converted, was the protecto plate change to indicate the 427 motor? Does anyone have a copy of a 68 yenko protecto plate?

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Did you even get a protecto plate from Yenko (in 68) after it was converted? This was now a Yenko Sportscar.....

Steve

68l30 · #**103** 01-26-2008, 07:30 AM

I still go back to the 59-64 Chevrolet tags...In the CBTN book it states that this tag was also used till 66 in Chevrolets produced in a BOP plant..( I'm not sure what that means exactly...but I think it is relevent) These bodys were marked for a reason. How many orders did Don make in 68? I'm thinking a batch order again. Why would Fisher need this tag? The 140 speedo? Wrong. They didn't install it, Chevrolet did. So, Don orders the cars...body numbers assigned at Fisher..sent thru to Chevrolet..They have to assemble the 140 speedo in a sea of 120's.....along with the 9737 stuff. This batch was run and tagged together to identify a "difference"...Has anyone seen a 68 Yenko Broadcast sheet? Was the tag used to identify the necessary items needed by Chevrolet? The ACC on the tag leads me to belive it. They used some form of it on the 67 tags for accessory codes. Why not use it again for variations on the 68 stuff? Hence the Magic Mirror tag with ACC.. Does anyone have body numbers for the 68 Yenkos? The 07E cars seem to all be pretty close....

Fwiw..this is all just a theroy...

Steve

**Xplantdad** · #**104** 01-26-2008, 05:00 PM

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I still go back to the 59-64 Chevrolet tags...In the CBTN book it states that this tag was also used till 66 in Chevrolets produced in a BOP plant..( I'm not sure what that means exactly...but I think it is relevent) Steve

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BOP is Buick, Olds and Pontiac...

68l30 · #**105** 01-26-2008, 05:14 PM

Yep....Makes no sense to me either...

Steve

JoeC · #**106** 01-26-2008, 06:26 PM

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Apparently Kevin Suydam has documents pertaining to the smog certification of the 68 427 cars. Has anyone seen or does anyone have copies of the certs?

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yes I have seen it and it's a large file

also have at least 2 different 1968 Yenko ads that state it has US Gov smog certification

Jeff H · #**107** 01-26-2008, 10:01 PM

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Apparently Kevin Suydam has documents pertaining to the smog certification of the 68 427 cars. Has anyone seen or does anyone have copies of the certs?

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Didn't that certification actually list the MV coded motor, and not the 427 conversion? I think that discussion was trying to determine if the MV motor was a factory installed 427 but it appears to be the COPO 396/375 motor.

**iluv69s** · #**108** 01-27-2008, 01:09 PM

So did they sell the blue and yellow ZL-1's?? If not, didn't I here they are being auctioned off soon?

Thanks...

JMcAndrew · #**109** 01-31-2008, 05:51 AM

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Action on the floor...

I just found out that this Baldwin '69 was purchased by a friend. It should be here within the week. I saw the build CD, pretty wicked car. Understand it cost $400K to build and he picked it up in the mid $100's.

**rich p** · #**110** 01-31-2008, 08:10 PM

The Blue RS and Yellow ZL1's will be at the May Mecum Auction..

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