How they were found!

[bbdon]

Do you know what happened to the Fathom green Deuce? It looks just like the one that I saw in Dam Neck Virginia, in 1979 or so. That was the first Yenko that I ever saw or even heard of. I had just bought my Fathom green 396 Nova a few months before that, so I was quite interested in it. I always wondered what happened to it. I dont remember the whitewalls though.

[YENKO DEUCE REGISTRY]

I thought Rob's idea of a post of photos showing the unrestored condition of Supercars is a good idea. So, here is one that I have collected.





More to come,
Marlin

[YENKO DEUCE REGISTRY]

BBdon;
That Forest Green Yenko Nova is orig. out of Grossman Chev. in Minneapolis, MN. The original owner is from Eau Claire, WI and he only kept it about 3-4 years before trading it in at a used car dealership. The car is sitting in a barn somewhere up north, supposed to be a future project for father and son. This car is a 4 speed, no power steering, no dealer optioned model.

Every original owner we have spoken with recalled the whitewall tires, and how much they hated them. Every one of them changed to some type of white letter tire, some even mixed the brands on the front vs. the rear just to get the whitewalls off.

Where is your L78 Nova??
M

[YENKO DEUCE REGISTRY]

BBdon;
Where is Dam Neck, Virginia? Is it close to; Virginia Beach, Danville, or Richmond? This will give me an indication of where the car may have been out of. Do you know if it was an a/t or 4sp?
M

[COPO]

The Dam Neck I know is a Naval Base and is in the City of VA Beach on the south. That would likely mean the car came from Colonial Chev.

[Edited by COPO (10-03-2000 at 08:26 AM).]

[YENKO DEUCE REGISTRY]

If this is the same town, then it would most likely have been a Colonial car. This is primarily due to the fact that Colonial Chev. had a Sales Contract with Yenko Chev. to be the exclusive distributor in a defined region. The closest Yenko dealer to Colonial was Tamson Chev, in Danville, VA who got one FG car and it is found, (never left Danville). The next closest Yenko dealer was Lustine Chev. in Hyattsville, MD who also received one (?) FG car and it to is found, (found in Baltimore). There is an FG, a/t, p/s, car from Colonial that is now in MN, this might have been the car!
M

[WWJD]

Here is a picture of the Colonial car before and after restoration. This is the F/G, AT, P/S, car that is now located in Minn.
jim

[YENKO DEUCE REGISTRY]

Hey Jim (WWJD),
Your car is back up for sale!! Check out AutoTrader Online. Nice photos of the pre-restoration phase. I have a few as well, and will try to get them on the board. One of my photos has a black Cobra Jet in the background, where is that car?
Marlin

[WWJD]

hey marlin, ya i seen the ad on trader on line---and talked to a gentleman who said he was going to purchase it. the 69 cyclone cobra jet went to denver, CO. last i knew.
jim

[Charley Lillard]

There is also a Blue Deuce on Traderonline. Out of Otis Chandler collection. What is known about it ?