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Forum: Yenko Chevrolet 08-26-2022, 02:50 PM
Replies: 273
Views: 215,063
Posted By GM_427_Racer
Hi Everyone, long time not being on this site. ...

Hi Everyone, long time not being on this site. No word on my old Yenko, but I thought I would let you all know that I have posted my 1970 Baldwin Motion Clone Camaro for sale on the Muscle car...
Forum: Yenko Chevrolet 04-13-2021, 11:59 AM
Replies: 273
Views: 215,063
Posted By GM_427_Racer
Still Kicking....

Thanks Pete for bringing my little bit of YENKO history back to life.

You're welcome Dave Dykstra, I enjoyed writing my short episodes and as you can tell even though the stories were about my...
Forum: Yenko Chevrolet 04-23-2020, 11:19 AM
Replies: 273
Views: 215,063
Posted By GM_427_Racer
Yenko Clone Picture

Hi All,

I hope everyone is staying healthy during this pandemic. So far so good in northeastern Ohio, but only time will tell.

2BFast, I am glad you enjoyed my stories, I enjoyed writing...
Forum: Yenko Chevrolet 03-24-2020, 12:25 PM
Replies: 273
Views: 215,063
Posted By GM_427_Racer
Found Another Picture

An original picture from back in the day.
Forum: Yenko Chevrolet 02-26-2020, 01:14 PM
Replies: 273
Views: 215,063
Posted By GM_427_Racer
A little smoker from back in the day..

A little smoker from back in the day..
Forum: Yenko Chevrolet 01-27-2020, 11:57 PM
Replies: 273
Views: 215,063
Posted By GM_427_Racer
The first time I went to Indy was in 1974 as a...

The first time I went to Indy was in 1974 as a crew guy. I remember the name Rick Barratt but I think that was from seeing him race the Pinto in a gas class I believe. In fact I never realized that...
Forum: Yenko Chevrolet 01-26-2020, 07:41 PM
Replies: 273
Views: 215,063
Posted By GM_427_Racer
Thanks markinnaples for the kind words. Thinking...

Thanks markinnaples for the kind words. Thinking about the ole Duster kind of jogged my memory a little about an earlier tow vehicle that didn't happen and of course my Dad was involved and probably...
Forum: Yenko Chevrolet 01-26-2020, 12:08 PM
Replies: 273
Views: 215,063
Posted By GM_427_Racer
Thanks Pete, I apologize in advance, sorry...

Thanks Pete,

I apologize in advance, sorry car guys, not a car story here, but definitely about my youth and my Mom, gotta give her some Love since I always talk about my Dad (what a guy).
...
Forum: Yenko Chevrolet 01-24-2020, 12:07 AM
Replies: 273
Views: 215,063
Posted By GM_427_Racer
Now that's funny!! I am surprised he allowed...

Now that's funny!! I am surprised he allowed you to stay. I never saw him cut anyone any slack.

I will give you a "Marty" story. For those of you that didn't know Marty, he was a rather...
Forum: Yenko Chevrolet 01-23-2020, 08:38 PM
Replies: 273
Views: 215,063
Posted By GM_427_Racer
Hi Ryan, Yup, the Duster was my first tow...

Hi Ryan,

Yup, the Duster was my first tow car. Another deal that my Dad was at the front of since the 60 Chevy with a straight six and a powerglide did not have the ability to tow anything, it...
Forum: Yenko Chevrolet 01-22-2020, 10:17 PM
Replies: 273
Views: 215,063
Posted By GM_427_Racer
Found a few more old pictures. The one with the...

Found a few more old pictures. The one with the car on the trailer is kind of special, it was taken on a Sunday morning before I went to a local 1/8 mile track, called Sunset, which was located just...
Forum: Yenko Chevrolet 12-24-2019, 12:03 PM
Replies: 273
Views: 215,063
Posted By GM_427_Racer
I just wanted to take this opportunity to wish...

I just wanted to take this opportunity to wish all the motorheads on this site a "Merry Christmas" and hopefully you get a lot of presents for that hot rod in your garage.....

Gary Merrick
Forum: Yenko Chevrolet 11-26-2019, 11:58 AM
Replies: 273
Views: 215,063
Posted By GM_427_Racer
Thanks for pointing that out, I missed the word...

Thanks for pointing that out, I missed the word "present".

As I mentioned several years ago, I am not in the financial position to get involved in this project, if it even is my original Yenko. ...
Forum: Yenko Chevrolet 11-25-2019, 10:57 PM
Replies: 273
Views: 215,063
Posted By GM_427_Racer
Lost Yenko Camaro

That is a really interesting ad, I didn't know anything about it till the link was posted. I guess there is always a possibility that could be my original Yenko, however, looking at the ad, there...
Forum: Yenko Chevrolet 11-12-2019, 07:46 PM
Replies: 273
Views: 215,063
Posted By GM_427_Racer
Thanks

Thanks Pete for having brought this thread back to life last month.

I really enjoyed writing my little stories and I am glad so many people enjoyed them. Hard to believe all that stuff happened...
Forum: Yenko Chevrolet 06-28-2018, 01:59 PM
Replies: 273
Views: 215,063
Posted By GM_427_Racer
Yenko Pictures from back in the day....

Here a few more pictures that Bruce (XplantDad) resized for me. Thanks Bruce

GM
Forum: Yenko Chevrolet 06-19-2018, 05:13 PM
Replies: 273
Views: 215,063
Posted By GM_427_Racer
Smile When your brother drives your muscle car.

This story was probably in the summer of 1970, but definitely prior to the engine being redone and the Yenko turned in to a full time race car. As I mentioned previously, my brother and I enlisted...
Forum: Yenko Chevrolet 04-15-2018, 02:56 PM
Replies: 273
Views: 215,063
Posted By GM_427_Racer
Back in the Day

Attached are a couple of pictures that I had to re-size a lot, so they really don't show everything, but you guys will get the idea. I apologize ahead of time for the second picture being so large....
Forum: Yenko Chevrolet 03-09-2018, 12:22 AM
Replies: 273
Views: 215,063
Posted By GM_427_Racer
Towing Pictures

Quite a few stories earlier, I told everyone about the towing story about coming home from National Trails in Columbus, Ohio with the Monte Carlo (tow car) and the "bulldozer" trailer. Attached are...
Forum: Yenko Chevrolet 03-05-2018, 12:17 AM
Replies: 273
Views: 215,063
Posted By GM_427_Racer
Thanks Bugsy, I appreciate your kind words about...

Thanks Bugsy, I appreciate your kind words about my stories, they are wonderful memories to say the least. I would also like to thank you for your service in the Marines, and of course your DAD's...
Forum: Yenko Chevrolet 02-22-2018, 08:09 PM
Replies: 273
Views: 215,063
Posted By GM_427_Racer
I have spent a lot of time at Quaker City,...

I have spent a lot of time at Quaker City, running "up the hill" as you put it, LOL. In fact if you look at that last picture I posted (May 72), that Monte Carlo probably just came out of the water...
Forum: Yenko Chevrolet 02-18-2018, 07:07 PM
Replies: 273
Views: 215,063
Posted By GM_427_Racer
My wife, who is a really good organizer, decided...

My wife, who is a really good organizer, decided it was time to go through a ton of photos, National Dragster articles, and anything else that had to do with my racing career. One of the photos that...
Forum: Yenko Chevrolet 01-25-2018, 07:55 PM
Replies: 273
Views: 215,063
Posted By GM_427_Racer
Well, I guess the saga will continue. I just...

Well, I guess the saga will continue. I just returned from south eastern Ohio and the car that Whitetop took pictures of in the thread, "Where COPO's go to die", is not my car. The VIN is not on...
Forum: Yenko Chevrolet 01-22-2018, 03:03 AM
Replies: 273
Views: 215,063
Posted By GM_427_Racer
After looking at those pictures for a long time,...

After looking at those pictures for a long time, that could be the my old car. The fuel pressure regulator is where we use to put them (although so did a lot of other people put them in that...
Forum: Yenko Chevrolet 01-21-2018, 09:40 PM
Replies: 273
Views: 215,063
Posted By GM_427_Racer
Mine was black standard interior, but it could...

Mine was black standard interior, but it could have been changed. Only way to know for sure is to look at the VIN on the dash and the hidden VIN. Mine was 124379N663539.

Thanks,
Gary Merrick
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