March 09' Super Chevy Yenko continuation review

[Jerry@CHP]

Brian,

I can't speak for Larry Christensen or Tom Clary but I can speak for myself. I don't subscribe to Super Chevy Magazine and haven't for years so I have not read the article. I spoke with J. Barber at SEMA in Nov 2007 when they debuted one of these new Yenko replicas at the show.

For the record, he never really asked me about what was technically correct on the car and what wasn't. Only that they were going to market this car and wanted my input. There are plenty of issues that need to be addressed with these cars and I told him that. Overall, they are eye catching but I have no control what they're agenda is with these cars, and I have no control over what magazines write about them.

I did not reference the Yenko site, CRG, NHRA or the American Camaro Association during my conversations with Mr. Barber.......nor am I a mouthpiece for Yenko.net. If you have issues with this project, then you have the right to contact him directly via e-mail or phone. As a hobbyist, restorer, master judge and NHRA sportsman racer for almost 40 years, I do have the right to speak about these cars and make suggestions when I'm asked. All of what I do at these venues is through my company, Camaro Hi-Performamance.

Jerry

[ORIGLS6]

Super Chevy turned me sour in 1988 at Indy. Long story I won't go into at this point but I haven't been to one of their events or even subscribed to the magazine in well over a decade. I have purchased a few issues in past years,..... if there's some kind of misinforming article about VetteFest or a SCR.

I had hopes it might turn around a bit when Doug Marion started writing for them again but those hopes faded quickly. The magazine was always filled with advertising with a few feature cars thrown in to keep you coming back.

This comes as no surprise. IMO, at best, these cars are nice boulevard cruisers with some neat nostalgia striping.

Maybe I'll pick up this issue and write them a note expressing my opinion on the article, and their magazine in general. Or maybe not even buy a copy!

Oh; one final thought! Big Steve nailed the "Three Things Wrong"!

[Kim_Howie]

I cancelled my sub with Super Chevy years ago.

[SOM2001SS]

I enjoy Super Chevy Shows and still subscribe to the mag after 15 years, but I have never read it for facts or technical accuracy.
I agree with everyone else; that is NO YENKO!!!!

[TOM K]

Steve is 100% right!
1. Chevrolet didn"t build it.
2. Don Yenko had absolutly nothing to do with it.
3. It ain"t a Yenko.
Tom K.

[camarojoe]

When you're trying to market a Taiwan-bodied clone for 139 grand I guess you'll say or do whatever you have to in order to make it sound like something special. There's a clone in our classifieds right now that's every bit as nice as this "continuation car" for a little more than 1/3 the price... and it's at least a real Chevrolet built Camaro.

Link

[bkhpah]

What suggestions did you give Mr.Barber for his new Yenko Jerry?..BKH

[Jerry@CHP]

I told him that the more technically correct they built the car, the better the appeal would be for sales and promotion. The car that I saw had the 1970 repro Firestone tires on it. I told him they have to go, along with the flat window fuzzies, etc, etc.

Jerry

[ORIGLS6]

I think I'd like to hear Brian's suggestions!

[Jerry@CHP]

I would then suggest calling J. Barber,

Jerry