Yenko Deuce question

[442w30]

Hi, would it be true to suggest that they came with SS wheels standard? Would any of them have kept their poverty caps? Thanks!

[earntaz]

Mine came with the SS style wheels -- I don't remember seeing the wheels as an option on the sheet ... TAZ

[Mr70]

RPO N66 if you did.

[L78steve]

Did any come with SS hoods??? Reason I ask is that I purchased an SS hood from the owner of the Virginia Beach Red Deuce. He believed it was not original to the car but when I stripped the paint it only had the one coat of red and factory primer on it.
I may have his original hood.
It is an all numbers 4-speed by the way.

[YENKO DEUCE REGISTRY]

The Deuces came with the steel XT wheels of which 4 were converted to Motor Wheel Customs that Yenko bought directly from Motor Wheel. The spare is still the XT. Yenko was known to trim off a few conversion options if he could, and one original Deuce owner had to complain about his Deuce not having the SS wheels like the advertisement stated. Yenko did convert the wheels, but just tossed the 'Y' center cap decals on the front seat leaving the Magnum 500 wheel centers uncovered. If there were any Deuces that came without the wheels, I'd suspect they were sold new at Yenko. However, to date, we are not aware of any Deuces that came new with XT's

The Deuces were not SS cars and thus none of them came with an SS hood. The optional hood treatment was the Hurst scoop as used on the Hurst Jeepster and AMC Rebel Machine cars.

What is the Virginia Beach Red Deuce?

[mockingbird812]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: 442w30</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Hi, would it be true to suggest that they came with SS wheels standard? Would any of them have kept their poverty caps? Thanks! </div></div>

They were only &quot;standard&quot; as a result of the YENKO conversion. The practice for the conversion (as told by sensa Marlin) at sYc was the SS wheels were installed at the dealership and the steel dog dish combos installed at the factory were surplused. Could one or two have snuck out without SS wheels - suppose it would be possible. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/dunno.gif[/img]

[L78steve]

What is the Virginia Beach Red Deuce?

Colonial Chevrolet Norfolk VA. Original owner from Va. Beach.

[camarojoe]

I always wondered how/why the Magnum 500's Yenko purchased direct from Motorwheel had the same GM (AO) codes as the factory SS wheels. I know that any other aftermarket Magnum 500's do not have the same codes as factory wheels.

[camarojoe]

I believe Yenko purchased the caps separately in sets of 4 as shown below... and always wondered if the wheels themselves may have actually been purchased through one of Don's Chevrolet contacts rather than directly from Motor Wheel. The standard SS wheel codes stamped on them always made me question if they really did come from Motor Wheel directly, or if only the center caps were purchased that way.

[442w30]

Thanks for everyone's responses!