Re: 1987 Muscle Car review article with Don Yenko
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So at this time I think it is safe to say they all can be restored as Yenkos
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John, to me that creates up a very interesting situation, with a blanket statement like that, not only are we liable to see Yenkos in all colors, with all kinds of rare options, ones not normalaly asscoiated with Yenko built cars, but we may very well see a Yenko Camaro convertible, Yenko El Camino, Yenko Corvette, etc. You see, I am sure JD was no different then any other dealer of that era. If a customer was willing to pay the $$$, it was built, including putting Yenko trim on ANY car they had in inventory. I do not feel that this is a stretch of the imagination to believe this happened.
Thus, I feel there are two options. 1. since JD had an agreement with Don and had the trim in hand, acknowledge all Douglass cars as Yenkos, or 2. require documented proof of any Douglass car before it is allowed to have the name Yenko associated with it. To me, this is easy, as we require documentation of all other supercars before they are accepted as legit.
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Tom Clary
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