"Roof" Deuce for sale ('70 YENKO Nova)
 

<span style="font-size: 20pt">Wow, what a ride it's been! It is time for me to let her go!.......</span>

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<span style="font-size: 14pt">Price is $185K. Contact Sam at 480.216.3224 or </span> griffithjs.ap@mac.com <span style="font-size: 14pt"><span style="font-style: italic">Thanks sYc!</span></span>

Roof Deuce restoration thread w/ lots of photos.

<span style="font-size: 14pt">Authentic, Documented, Beautifully &amp; Correctly Restored, and a Multiple National Award Winning 1970 YENKO Nova, stock number YS-051, one of only seven sold new at Yenko Chevrolet of Canonsburg, PA, 18K miles, 4 speed, Fathom Blue, Original Drivetrain and all Sheet Metal, Recent Multiple (3) Magazine Cover Car - No Excuses - A significant addition to any collection and a Superior Grade Super Car. </span>

<span style="font-size: 20pt">1970 <span style="font-weight: bold"><span style="font-style: italic">YENKO</span></span> Deuce Nova</span>

<span style="font-size: 17pt">* VIN: 114270W349981
* Yenko Stock #: YS-051
* Chevy Order #: QLL440
* 48th of 175 Deuces produced via the Chevrolet COPO process and Yenko conversion
* Produced in 1st run of Deuces -- converted by Yenko SportsCars, Inc.
* Sold by salesman Howard Livesey of Yenko Chevrolet on Sept. 19th 1970 to Earl &amp; Linda Roof (they owned this Deuce from new until late 2006)
&lt; 1 of 87 known surviving Deuces (Deuce Registry-Marlin Spotts)
&lt; 1 of 64 w/ four speeds (M21)
&lt; 1 of 21 w/ original drivetrain (LT1, M21, 4.10:1 Rear Axle)
&lt; 1 of 35 Fathom Blue Deuces originally ordered (of which 16 remain today)
&lt; 1 of 7 known to be sold new to a customer at Yenko Chevrolet (remaining Deuces were transferred to other dealers in Yenko network).
* 18,143 original miles
* All original body panels, floor pans, and trunk pan.
* Frame-off restoration completed in fall of 2010 (Schoenthaler Restorations Inc., Donahue, IA) Photographically documented restoration by the nation’s YENKO Deuce expert
* Muscle Car &amp; Corvette Nationals Nov ’10 (Chicago) judging results: Concours judging <span style="font-weight: bold">998/1000 pts </span> Gold Certificate and the collective judging staff’s Platinum Award for <span style="font-weight: bold">Best-of-Show Chevrolet</span>.
* Hemmings Muscle Machines cover and feature story, March 2011
* Nova Times cover and feature story, December 2010
* Documented with original Protect-O-Plate, original vintage photographs, original title, original VIN plate, original door VIN sticker, and original hidden partial VINs (2). Documented on the original Yenko Chevrolet Deuce Inventory Sheets and registered with the Supercar Registry (yenko.net)
* All components are correct and numbers matching including the original (born with) LT1 engine (original bore/internals), original M21 transmission, and original COPO 4.10:1 third member including all original internals. </span>

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Re: "Roof" Deuce for sale ('70 YENKO Nova)
 

Now THAT would be one hell of a nice car to have in the stable!

Re: "Roof" Deuce for sale ('70 YENKO Nova)
 

say it ain't so Sam. Best Deuce, Best day-2 Deuce I ever saw!

Re: "Roof" Deuce for sale ('70 YENKO Nova)
 

Man that is my kind of Viagra! One of the coolest car that's been for sale on here in a long time.. Very tempting!! Good no excuse car I don't think that will stick around to long!

Re: "Roof" Deuce for sale ('70 YENKO Nova)
 

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Re: "Roof" Deuce for sale ('70 YENKO Nova)
 

Good luck with the sale Sam...sorry to see you selling her.... [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/beers.gif[/img]

Re: "Roof" Deuce for sale ('70 YENKO Nova)
 

Sam, good luck on the sale. What an incredible piece.

Dan

Re: "Roof" Deuce for sale ('70 YENKO Nova)
 

Hey you might be able to trade it straight up for that white string trunk weather strip if the price keeps going up.

Seriously, I believe two things about this sale:

1. I honestly feel you will regret it in a few years (Lord, I hope I am wrong buddy).
2. You are underpriced.

How many original drivetrain Deuces are left? Standard bore? In that good of condition?

We are still a little depressed on prices right now. If a fake L89 brings $200k plus premium, this car has got to be worth at least that.
Smokin deal for the buyer.

Best of luck with the sale.

Re: "Roof" Deuce for sale ('70 YENKO Nova)
 

<span style="font-size: 14pt">Thanks for the good wishes guys. It's not easy, but I feel I have had my run with this terrific car. It led me to two really salt-of-the-earth people, Paul and Linda Roof that I call friends now. As for my price, you guys get the first go here on Yenko.net. If it doesn't sell here, the price may go up.</span>

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Re: "Roof" Deuce for sale ('70 YENKO Nova)
 

Awesome car! Good luck Sam. I am a sucker for the Fathom Blue....

Re: "Roof" Deuce for sale ('70 YENKO Nova)
 

Wow is right and that does seem like a good deal in a depressed economy. Great read on the thread.

Good Luck,

Rich

Re: "Roof" Deuce for sale ('70 YENKO Nova)
 

WOW! That is all I can say. Sam is an outstanding owner and very anal about this car. He stepped up and bought this car in process for our great friend Mr. Sandlin. It was an eye opening experience for me throughout the restoration. This car is one that I hold very high in my life. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/biggthumpup.gif[/img] Good luck with the sale.
Do the Day 2 parts go with the car?
Joe

Re: "Roof" Deuce for sale ('70 YENKO Nova)
 

IMO Joe, best one you Donahue guys did!

Re: "Roof" Deuce for sale ('70 YENKO Nova)
 

My only regret was, not getting to drive it. I can't understand why? [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/hmmm.gif[/img]
Joe

Re: "Roof" Deuce for sale ('70 YENKO Nova)
 

Because Sam had a Drone zeroed in right over you guys. HAA!

Re: "Roof" Deuce for sale ('70 YENKO Nova)
 

Choice! [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/biggthumpup.gif[/img] GLWS

Re: "Roof" Deuce for sale ('70 YENKO Nova)
 

Sam, tough decision for sure to let it go - but a new caretaker is in order considering you have exhausted the history and restoration and details of such a great car.

This has to be the best Deuce pedigree know to exist (except for Shoney's orig car that he still has). Restoration on this car and the additional day two setup is an amazing piece of documented Yenko Deuce history.

This particular car has the best known pedigree ever - there are many deuces out there, but this one tops it all - especially documented and sold at YENKO Chevrolet - to boot.

Good luck with the sale....truly the best Yenko Deuce to have in a collection - does not get any better than this.

Re: "Roof" Deuce for sale ('70 YENKO Nova)
 

well said Ed!

Re: "Roof" Deuce for sale ('70 YENKO Nova)
 

Good luck with the sale Sam. Beautiful car to say the least. You really detailed the pi$$ out of that car last I seen it! [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/smile.gif[/img]

Re: "Roof" Deuce for sale ('70 YENKO Nova)
 

Good luck with the sale Sam.

Re: "Roof" Deuce for sale ('70 YENKO Nova)
 

I am very fortunate to have become friends with Sam over the years and follow this great storry on this one of a kind Yenko Nova.
Every time I had the chance to see Sam's car was a real treat. Congrats to the new car taker of this great car with a amazing story.

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Re: "Roof" Deuce for sale ('70 YENKO Nova)
 

This is one of the coolest frickin Deuces on the planet! If I was one of these millionaire collectors my truck and trailer would be in route to pick this bad boy up RIGHT NOW!

Seriously, the ultimate Deuce trifecta would be this one, Mark Hassett's orange Ohio car, and of course Shoney's!

Sam, it's none of my business, but I hope you have a GOOD reason for parting with this one. WAY to much love's been put into it by you.

Re: "Roof" Deuce for sale ('70 YENKO Nova)
 

OMG! That is soooo nice.

Re: "Roof" Deuce for sale ('70 YENKO Nova)
 

Nice [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/worship.gif[/img] !

Re: "Roof" Deuce for sale ('70 YENKO Nova)
 

Gorgeous Nova. I sat in it's twin in 1970-ish when my dad was shopping for a new car at the local Chevy dealer. Got yelled at by a salesman for shifting the gears pretending to race it. I was 10. I remember thinking what a cheesy interior without a carpet!

Re: "Roof" Deuce for sale ('70 YENKO Nova)
 

[img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/haha.gif[/img] What dealership was that Tom?

Re: "Roof" Deuce for sale ('70 YENKO Nova)
 

W.R. Austin Chevrolet, Norwalk, CT.

Re: "Roof" Deuce for sale ('70 YENKO Nova)
 

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Lynn</div><div class="ubbcode-body">

How many original drivetrain Deuces are left? Standard bore? In that good of condition?

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More than you might expect! This is likely due to the fact that the Yenko Deuce was never permitted to run in NHRA Stock classes, only the AHRA and NDRA (??, a small sanctioning body in western PA).

I will try to cut/paste an excerpt from a Nova Times article I wrote back in 2011:



&quot;&quot;Once the YDN’s were in owner’s hands, they were generally well cared for. Since these cars were never approved by the NHRA, few were raced competitively and therefore a relatively high percentage (33%) of cars retain their original drive trains. The lowest mile YDN has 6,176 miles while the highest mile YDN has around 130,000. At this time the YDN Registry statistics are as follows:

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These statistics indicate a few things:
• The survival rate of 51% is in line with other Yenko models, and with the discovery rate slowing to approximately 1 YDN / year on average we expect the survival percentage to remain in this range.
• Certain colors are significantly higher than others, likely indicating popularity in the day - the Forest Green, Citrus Green and Hugger Orange cars for example.
• Other colors, namely Gobi Beige, are significantly lower. This particular color might require an acclimation period for some owners, and the lower discovery percentage is due to this color being the most likely to be repainted - in a different color. A dealer (Stocker Chev, State College, PA) back in the day unflatteringly referred to Gobi Beige as ‘calves (insert: ‘poop’) brown’, it’s no wonder they had difficulty selling theirs! Repainted YDN’s had about a 50% chance of getting their stripes reapplied, whether vinyl or painted, and frequently lost their identity.
• There are 11 cars confirmed as totaled. The most notable of these is a cortez silver 4speed with p/s that was wrecked by Yenko salesperson James Spencer. James suffered a stroke while driving the YDN, and drove head-on into a bridge abutment. James survived, but the totaled YDN was left behind the dealership for several years before being hauled away. That car is still titled under ‘Yenko Leasing’, and was a total write off.&quot;&quot;

Re: "Roof" Deuce for sale ('70 YENKO Nova)
 

<span style="font-size: 14pt">Good stats as per usual Marlin. It cracks me up when I read your post &quot;...and therefore a <span style="font-style: italic">relatively high percentage </span><span style="text-decoration: underline"><span style="font-weight: bold">(33%)</span></span> of cars retain their original drive trains.&quot; I thot <span style="font-style: italic">ALL</span> hipo cars for sale today still retain their original engines [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/hmmm.gif[/img] (if I read their for sale ads correctly)! 33%, in my mind, is not a high percentage but is realistic. </span>

Re: "Roof" Deuce for sale ('70 YENKO Nova)
 

<span style="font-style: italic">&quot;Do the Day 2 parts go with the car?&quot;</span> <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black'"><span style="font-style: italic">YES!</span> </span>

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Re: "Roof" Deuce for sale ('70 YENKO Nova)
 

Absolutely STUNNING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/worship.gif[/img]

The &quot;Day Two Deuce&quot; feature story from Hemmings Motor News March, 2011 (see link below)

http://www.hemmings.com/mus/stories/..._feature1.html

Re: "Roof" Deuce for sale ('70 YENKO Nova)
 

A little backdrop on this car. I found this car via a DMV title search back in the late 90's or so, and actually spoke to Earl Roof's father initially. He apparently lived across the street from Earl and Linda, and was kind enough to confirm that they actually had this old car and he gave me their contact info. After speaking to Earl for a while about the car, it was one of the best stories I'd heard - especially their trip to Yenko Chevrolet. Several years later, Brian Henderson and I were out 'Yenko Hunting' one snowy weekend, and I had arranged a visit with the Roof's. What we saw was a great car with excellent speed parts - and some NOS sheetmetal leaning against the wall! Glad to see it in it's current condition, and hope it comes back East so we can see it more often. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/grin.gif[/img]

Some pics from when Brian and I went to see the car. BTW, that day actually got even better!

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Re: "Roof" Deuce for sale ('70 YENKO Nova)
 

I am still amazed that somebody would actually let that car go that far. Its a work of art now though! Great pictures.

Re: "Roof" Deuce for sale ('70 YENKO Nova)
 

I'd love too have that car!

Re: "Roof" Deuce for sale ('70 YENKO Nova)
 

The car was actually in very good condition, simply taking a hose to it would have proved it! It was truly one of the better Deuce project cars out there.

Re: "Roof" Deuce for sale ('70 YENKO Nova)
 

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: 1969l78</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I'd love too have that car! </div></div>

Open up your piggy bank and make it happen!!

wilma [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/beers.gif[/img]

Re: "Roof" Deuce for sale ('70 YENKO Nova)
 

<span style="font-size: 14pt">Here it is after Schonye and the boys had done some media blasting of her underside....</span>


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Re: "Roof" Deuce for sale ('70 YENKO Nova)
 

What an outstanding automobile. What an honor it was hosting this car at MCACN with the Day2 goodies installed. I drooled all over it! [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/biggthumpup.gif[/img]

Bashton
MCACN Managing Member

Re: "Roof" Deuce for sale ('70 YENKO Nova)
 

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: YENKO DEUCE REGISTRY</div><div class="ubbcode-body">The car was actually in very good condition, simply taking a hose to it would have proved it! It was truly one of the better Deuce project cars out there.</div></div>

But still not sure I could watch that car go down hill that much over the years!

Re: "Roof" Deuce for sale ('70 YENKO Nova)
 

Awesome car...good luck with the sale Sam!