Another Yenko found

[ryanchevelle]

How exactly does one “find” a car of this caliber. I have to imagine they don’t just stumble upon it. Awesome that they are still not all accounted for and this still happens

[markjohnson]

Originally Posted by ryanchevelle

How exactly does one “find” a car of this caliber. I have to imagine they don’t just stumble upon it. Awesome that they are still not all accounted for and this still happens

You just network yourself about the particular kind of car you are into and then you follow up on EVERY lead & rumor you hear about from the glazed eye auto parts store clerks, people that work at assisted-living homes that hear stories, drunk people that wander over to look at your car on an open trailer at gas stations, etc. You dismiss nothing & follow up on everything. Most are wild goose chases but it only takes one story to be legit. I bet everybody here has a story of a car surfacing & suddenly remembering: “OMG, I heard about that car but didn’t believe so I didn’t pursue the lead.”

[William]

Originally Posted by ryanchevelle

How exactly does one “find” a car of this caliber. I have to imagine they don’t just stumble upon it. Awesome that they are still not all accounted for and this still happens

When the Yenko VINs became known 40+ years ago, several people [aka "the usual suspects"] immediately ran registration searches. These cars were located at that time, owner wouldn't budge. Over the years, they dropped off DMV records.

Father Time wins again!

[scuncio]

I’m 95% sure this is the car that was in a YouTube video from ~10 years ago. I tried to contact the video creator (unsuccessfully). The video did show the 140mph speedometer and I remember the other car next to it.