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Wonder why the placement of the Yenko badge was lower on the vintage photo, and higher up on the later photo?
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#12
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I'm really not the one to ask that question as there are many more people on here better qualified. However I do know they did modify cars for customers.
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#13
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They are 2 different cars...
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Different cars if I understand what you are asking. If the vintage photos were of a car that did not go thru the Super Car department that could be why they were in a different place. If only Don were still alive to bring more of this to light.
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I see no reason not to believe the car is a Yenko 427 COPO Chevelle. Aside from the fact the stripes are missing, everything else is there.
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Joe Barr Last edited by camarojoe; 02-18-2019 at 12:18 AM. |
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Why the black crests then? Sure would be nice to know the VIN. Maybe one of the unknown Garnet Red cars.
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Whole car could have been repainted, crests too. I certainly don't see the fact the badges aren't painted correctly as a sign its not legit. BTW, they aren't painted how the stick-on black and chrome ones were painted either.
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1) It could have been repainted by 1977, which would explain the missing stripes. The emblems may also have been changed at that time. 2) This is what I was hinting at before... it may not be a garnet red car originally. What if a customer specifically wanted a cortez silver 427 Chevelle, would Don have pulled a car out of his regular inventory and converted it? This would explain the black crests on this particular car. I don’t think people were cloning Yenko cars in 1977, were they? Beat up looking with snow tires? |
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It may very well have been repainted, but why would you think it's not one of the 99 Yenko Chevelles? It's got a bowtie in the grille and an SS hood, no Malibu side trim, IE: all the COPO stuff that a Yenko 427 Chevelle would have. It wasn't some put together car off the back lot.
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Think it could of happened that way back then? What a great era for muscle cars! |
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