NEVER before seen 1968 Yenko Camaro with Atlas's

[66 L78 ragtop]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: SS427</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: BillD</div><div class="ubbcode-body"> Was it possible to get the side stripe on a fathom blue car? </div></div>

Dana's car YS8011 is Fathom Blue (- -) and has that stripe as well but no SS emblem and the low mounted Yenko badge and still wore it's original paint when I got it. </div></div>

From what I understand, Dana's car is deep water blue, a 67 color, hence the &quot;--&quot; for special paint.

The yenko in the photo appears to have an incorrectly painted SS stripe. It's probably an early 68 with the 67 style nose stripe, (before January 68)that yenko later decided to convert over the the 68 style stripe.

[66 L78 ragtop]

Looking at the VIN numbers, we are probably looking at the first 68 Yenko Camaro...

[enio45]

That rear spoiler looks like the one that has the rear lip that extends over the edge of the trunk lid. Only a few of those around that i know of.

[427freak]

Great photo Brian
My car is a mid April build and it is/was Fathom Blue.
Rick and I spent a lot of time discussing the spoiler options and concluded that my car had the Yenko rear spoiler and no front spoiler. After looking at this pic and other evidence I still believe in our conclusion.
Now if anyone has an extra Yenko made rear spoiler, let me know. I know of 1 or 2 that got thrown away :-)

[66 L78 ragtop]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: 427freak</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Great photo Brian
My car is a mid April build and it is/was Fathom Blue.
Rick and I spent a lot of time discussing the spoiler options and concluded that my car had the Yenko rear spoiler and no front spoiler. After looking at this pic and other evidence I still believe in our conclusion.
Now if anyone has an extra Yenko made rear spoiler, let me know. I know of 1 or 2 that got thrown away :-)

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For my own edification, what's the significance of the &quot;--&quot; if your car has standard 68 color and stripe scheme...?

[427freak]

Fathom Blue was discontinued in Jan of 68 I believe, but the dealer could order the previous color and thus you would get the Fathom Blue color with a -- code for paint on the trim tag since the code was no longer used for that year. All 68 Yenko's Fathom Blue should be -- code?
There are people on this site who know more about paint and codes than I do but that was the basics.

[66 L78 ragtop]

Gotcha, thanks

[JoeC]

Does the photo show any detail of the wheel center caps?
I blewup the photo but hard to tell what is on the center caps, if anything

I have YS-8008 as FB with - - special paint trim tag in my notes

[PeteLeathersac]

Are these early cars 9737?
And MM tags or not?
Very cool pic!!!
Great paint clarification too!
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~ Pete

[enio45]

Pete, good question - do we know who has one of the earliest cars to check....if it was a 9737, it would have the 140 speedo and MM tag and the big sway bar to start. Most cars i have seen, including mine are from month 04 - 07E.