Re: 1969 Douglass Yenkos
"It should be pointed out that Yenko Sportscars did not have any type of exclusive COPO and that many other dealers have purchased cars similar to the cars purchased by Yenko Sportscars. One Yenko dealer, however (Jack Douglas in Hinsdale, Illinois), after making a direct factory purchase of 22 vehicles identical to those sold him previously by Yenko Sportscars, found it advantageous to purchase YENKO emblems and trim to enhance retailing the merchandise."
Stefano; The above quote is taken from the papers of the late Don Yenko. Accoding to this, Jack needed Yenko (SYC) and his stripes/emblems to sell his cars. It appears that this occured late in the model year, when even Yenko Chevrolet was having trouble moving the cars, do to extremely high insurance rates, if insurable at all. This would also explain why Don was not happy with Jack. Don wanted Jack to help him move the remaining Canonsburg cars before the market for BB cars completely dried up. Tom
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Tom Clary
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