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------I havent a clue about the rights to the Yenko name,but Im sure someone here on the board does know the answer to that question.There are so many more knowledgeable people than me on here in reference to Yenko lore.
-------I have had two brushes with the Yenko mistique and was too young to realize at the time how momentous they should have been to me.No.1 was in the pits at Sebring in 1963 or 64.I was 15 or 16 at the time and a guest of the head pit marshall.Snuck into the Yenko pit area as the race was about to begin.Everybody was,understandably,pretty busy except this blond in a pink jumpsuit.She asked me to hold her on the pit wall so she could watch the running start.As a young,over-hormoned punk I was only too happy to oblige.You guessed it,she was Donna Mae Mimms!
--------No.2 was in 1966.My older cousin and I decided to make the treck to Watkins Glen for Formula 1 in his 66 yellow 427/450 Vette convert.It was his idea to stop by Yenkos dealership and once there he couldnt get me out of the place.There was a fair amount of hi-po stuff on the lot that kept me entranced.As we left I was able to point Don out to my cousin,because I had seen him in Sebring a couple of years before!Went on to W.G. and watched the race and the annual bus burning in the bog.Can any body claim that distinction?
------I forgot to mention in the first post but the owner of EMI that I once briefly met is a certified musclecar guy.He had a 70 LS6 convert at Meadowbrook last year,or the year before.I know he owns other fast stuff as well!............Bill S