Jack Douglas double COPO

[Unreal]

I know the story of the Yenko/Jack Douglass rift, but are there any known examples of non-Yenko (Yenko with asterisk, for some) Douglass double COPOs?

[nova67]

John....what about the the Black on Black Copo purchased new by Larry Marchetti in Elmwood Park out of Brigance? Has anyone ever got any info on that car? I asked all the car guys in that area and no one seems to know what happened to it. I know he bought a new 70 Z blk on blk automatic out of Brigance.

[William]

Originally Posted by Unreal

I know the story of the Yenko/Jack Douglass rift, but are there any known examples of non-Yenko (Yenko with asterisk, for some) Douglass double COPOs?

To clarify, Jack Douglass Chev was a Yenko franchisee for '69 and initially received cars directly from Yenko Sportscars, Inc. These are accepted as Yenkos and appear on Yenko's inventory sheets.

Later in the model year, Douglass learned of the COPOs and ordered cars directly from Chevrolet. These cars are not on Yenko inventory sheets and are sometimes referred to as 'Dougkos'. Maybe 20 cars with body numbers in the 3034xx range. Most if not all seem to have been badged and striped as Yenkos.

At least 10 still exist; two of them are white with black vinyl tops. None of the 'Canonsburg' Yenkos were white.

[Unreal]

Originally Posted by William

To clarify, Jack Douglass Chev was a Yenko franchisee for '69 and initially received cars directly from Yenko Sportscars, Inc. These are accepted as Yenkos and appear on Yenko's inventory sheets.

Later in the model year, Douglass learned of the COPOs and ordered cars directly from Chevrolet. These cars are not on Yenko inventory sheets and are sometimes referred to as 'Dougkos'. Maybe 20 cars with body numbers in the 3034xx range. Most if not all seem to have been badged and striped as Yenkos.

At least 10 still exist; two of them are white with black vinyl tops. None of the 'Canonsburg' Yenkos were white.

Thanks William, the rift I was referring to was when Douglass learned that 1969 Yenko Sports Cars were simply COPOs with Yenko stripes and badges, and he tried to order the stripes and badges through Yenko's catalog to badge them himself. I know Don and Douglass agreed to pay a royalty for Douglass-prepared Yenkos. But did Douglass also sell stock double COPOs without the Yenko stripes/badges, and circumvent their agreement with Yenko?

[z28s4mjg]

Hi, it looks like there some of you on this thread that know about Brigance Chevrolet. I own a 1967 Z28 that was purchased at Brigance. It is gold with black stripes and so far it is the only 67 Z28 from Brigance known to still exist. Any help would be greatly appreciated