Yenko Information

[nazareth motorcar]

I can provide some information on the 3 1969 Yenko Camaros sold at Karen Chevrolet Phillipsburg, N.J. (not Pa.) My then fiance now ex-wife and I actually bought one of these in 1972. No I still don't own it, but I still have the original unused spar tire and wheel.

[Chevy454]

SWEET!

[COPO]

So let's hear some details.

[YENKO DEUCE REGISTRY]

Which car was it, Olympic Gold 4speed, Rallye Green 4speed, or the Fathom Green a/t? Two of the three are still around, the gold one is gone

I understand Karen Chev got busted for mileage tampering?

[nazareth motorcar]

Yes they did get busted for mileage tampering and lost their Chev Franchise. I'm not sure what your question is about which car. Do you know for sure the 2 green cars are still around?

[YENKO DEUCE REGISTRY]

I also heard they lost their franchise for the mileage tampering issue.

I was curious which car you owned out of the three cars Karen Chev. received - a rallye green 4sp, a fathom green a/t, or the olympic gold 4sp. They may have gotten more than those 3, but those are the only three I know about.

The two green cars are still around. The rallye green car is owned by a family member of the original owner, and is now in FL. The fathom green car was eventually turned into a race car called 'THE LEAPIN LIZARD', and I believe is now sitting awaiting it's turn for restoration.

[nazareth motorcar]

Sorry about the question thing I'm very new to this. I thought I was posting to the board, but I think I sent a PM to copo. If he would be so kind to post the PM I sent him. It's kind of long, but I hope interesting. Anyway the car I had was the Rallye Green 4 spd. The fathom green car was indeed turned into a race car, and I still know the owner. I talked to him once in the past year about his car. I don't know if he still owns it. The one thing I remember about it was he had 'Get Back' painted on the rear spoiler. I know he ran the car at Island Dragway Great Meadows, N.J. It's really good news to hear 2 of the 3 are still around. As I said in the PM to copo the gold one was supposed to have been destroyed at a Wind Gap,Pa. 1/8 mile dragstrip nicknamed 'The Sticks'. The strip still exists, but is only used once a year for a reunion. (Burnouts only, no actual racing). On one side the strip is lined with trees and I heard the driver of the gold Yenko just lost control and put the car into the trees.

[camaromb]

I'm sure Keith would like to get the original spare back for his car! How can Keith contact you? I'm sure he would love to talk to you about the car. Its been very well taken care of over the years.
Mark

[COPO]

No PM in my mailbox.

[YENKO DEUCE REGISTRY]

The driver of the gold car indeed put it into a tree, I heard that he was killed in that incident but that is unconfirmed. Could the dragstrip have been Vargo Dragway in Perkasie, PA - it's just south of Wind Gap, with trees on the one side, and is used once a year for a reunion car show.