1970 Yenko Deuce II For Sale

[talwell]

While browsing the Phoenix area classified I ran across this listing for a real 1970 Yenko Deuce II for sale.

70 Yenko Duece II, 1 of 5, #s matching, docs, history, sYs
Nova registry, Fathom Blue, $150,000. 602-697-3503

http://www.azcentral.com/class/resul...hcategory=1410 (currently on page 3)

Is this a known car? Sorry if this is a repost about this car as I was unable to find any other posts about it.

[mockingbird812]

I believe, but not sure, this is a fellow from Colorado who owns this car. Don't recall his name.

[L78steve]

If it's an auto why is there a stick on the floor? And whats the meaning of the II?

[mockingbird812]

I can't get the photos to upload from the ad. Auto sticks were standard with the '70 sYc Deuces when the automatic (TH400) tranny was ordered. They look deceptively liked a four speed shifter!

[lwkitt427]

LOOKS KILLER TO ME LOVE THE COLOR

[Nova Research Project]

This is being sold by a dealer. Here is the link to their site with pictures you can download.

VIN = 114270W354665

YENKO DUCE NOVA #354665

Greg

[69z2x4]

Nice Car! Love to have it!

[Chevy454]

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I can't get the photos to upload from the ad. Auto sticks were standard with the '70 sYc Deuces when the automatic (TH400) tranny was ordered. They look deceptively liked a four speed shifter!

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Are they a ratchet shifter? Or just gated, perhaps??

[Schonyenko2]

They are gated at an odd angle. Takes a while to get on to the pattern. The shifter handle does look like a comp plus 4 spd handle. Sometimes you need to check the floor for pedals.
The silver deuce was proven to be a rebody. It was long suspected to be. It was disassembled, and the hidden vin had been welded in. It did go through the auction last year and even though it was called a reboby , went for I believe, 125k.

[DeanBitner]

As the last "colorful" Arkansas owner, I know a great deal about this car. It is absolutely not the original drivetrain to the car. It was indeed a Cliff Peck car that was damaged in shipment, hence the repaint and absence of original stripes. the repaint from 1970 lasted until 1987-88 ? when I sold the car to the aforementioned collector.

The car sold new in Little Rock, roamed central Arkansas for a brief time before being purchased by a used car dealer in Rogers, Arkansas. Blood's Sport City was the dealers name in Rogers. The car sold to a young lady whose mother owned an area restaurant. I think this girl and her boyfriend/husband re-motored the car during the time they owned it.

She sold it to a man named Hoyt Williford in Farmington, Arkansas who bought it for one of his kids. They blew the engine up and I bought the car sitting on car ramps with the crankshaft hanging out of the oil pan. Well, pieces of it anyway. The original transmission was gone. The car had a 10 bolt in it for a rear end.

I bought the next to last set of Yenko Deuce stripes on the shelf in 1988. I paid about 200.00 for them and they were black. I have sent the original Yenko box to the current owner of the car and he assures me it will stay with it. I don't know why I kept the box for 20 + years, but I'm glad I did. I was gathering parts for the car and found a correct short shaft TH400, I robbed the 12 bolt out of a 1970 396 ? SS Nova, I don't remember where I found a "correct" block, I had the correct heads already on the blown up engine, and I bought an NOS Dixco tach for the car.

The car was rock solid and no floor pans needed replacing. They had never been replaced either. The car was still wearing ALL of its' original sheet metal including the bumpers.

I sold the car in the fall of 1988 and used the money to pay for the down payment on my first home.

Anyone who wants to know more about this car is welcome to call me anytime at 479-263-3326. I talk a lot better than I type.

Thanks, Dean