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**Mr70** · #21 10-14-2003, 01:51 PM

I see these as White Stripe tires,not White walls.
An Old Cadillac Eldorado has White walls,thick as a curb!
A Deuce in Gobi Beige with White stripe tires....be still my Heart! [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cool.gif[/img]

Schonyenko2 · #22 10-14-2003, 02:30 PM

Without trying to start a spittin match here, Were the 69 Yenko novas sold with white stripe tires after the conversion. I'm sure they showed up from the factory with them on, but Did they leave Canonsburg with them on? Also I believe at least one was sold with Atlas/ET rims on it. Schonye

camarojoe · #23 10-14-2003, 03:01 PM

Yenko generally used the same tires the car was delivered with, even if the wheels were changed. This is why deuces were sold with whitestripes even after the XT wheels were taken off and the Magnum 500s were added. Unless the customer was to specifically request (and pay for) a new set of tires, You got what the car was delivered with. So the answer to your question is yes, they did leave Yenko with whitestripes after the conversion. Somewhere i even have a pic of a 69 427 Nova loaded on Yenko's transporter with no hubcap XT wheels, and whitestripe tires. THe car was already converted, striped and ready for delivery. The COPO Camaros and Chevelles came with white lettered goodyears right off the truck from Chevrolet, otherwise they'd likely have had whitestripes too. I agree with BKH, nothing looks more "right" than whitestripes on a Nova! By the way, it looks like thats gonna be one sweet car guys... can't wait to see it at SCR7... I guess you better go get to workin' on it! [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggthumpup.gif[/img]

Chevy454 · #24 10-14-2003, 04:01 PM

Camarojoe hit the nail on the head. Anything under the sun could have went on the cars, if the owner wanted to pay for it. A good example is the Daytona Yellow Camaro bkh sold way back when that had L-88 power and lots of go-fast goodies. But, my guess is that most of the cars left with whatever they got at the factory.

So, what determined whether a car got red line or white line tires? Was either one THE base tire?

bbdon · #25 10-14-2003, 04:35 PM

I would really like to see that picture.

**YENKO DEUCE REGISTRY** · #26 10-14-2003, 04:56 PM

The white stripe was the base tire, the red line was an option if I remember correctly. The red line tire was no longer available on the Novas in 1970, so the white stripe was 'it'!

We know that one '69 Yenko Nova received the mag wheels, but I don't remember if the ad referenced RWL tires or not. Kevin Suydam's red '69 Y-Nova was the only car that we know received the mags, ironically, it's the only restored '69 Y-Nova with the steelies!

**bkhpah** · #27 10-14-2003, 05:03 PM

My Yenko Nova SS had red stripe tires from new. It still has the original Tiger Paw in the trunk on an XT wheel...BKH

sYc · #28 10-14-2003, 05:10 PM

Brian, did your car come with XTs all the way around? I know your Nova came with several more options then most of the other '69 Novas.

Supercar_Kid · #29 10-14-2003, 05:35 PM

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Schonyenko2 · #30 10-14-2003, 06:15 PM

I had not seen a picture of a converted 69 with the E70 white stripes. The ad for Kevins car shows F70x14 tires with no reference either way stripe or rwl although E70 would have been factory correct.
That car sold new for 3150.00
Back on the subject of the nova, Lemans blue is my favorite. I had a 57 chevy that color in high school. With, or without white stripes its gonna be cool. Schonye [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggthumpup.gif[/img]

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