Douglass Yenko Emblem Placement

[ssl78]

I also agree they should be put back the way they were sold. Until I can find evidence how mine was sold I believe in Yenkos own words they were sold with yenko badges and trim. If he only ment badges he wouldnt have added the trim to the description. If he didnt mean stripes by the trim part what did he mean? The only other evidence we have is the two cars that were original paint that had the stripes, now one that came with just badges. As for mine having stripes it is still possible because moving the stripes up wouldnt affect it at all, the top stripe would have had to be trimmed around the key lock but the back of the stripe where it meets the spoiler gets trimmed any way and is the same thickness all the way down. I know all the owners from present back to 1973 when Richards Corvette in Colarado had it for sale. Hopefully I can find out its History prior to that and find out how it really came. Up to now all evidence leads me to believe it should be striped. I really dont mean to start another long debate but we all have are opinions.

[sYc]

Yenko said he sold JD emblems and trim, not that all, or any of Jack's cars for that matter, received the items. As I said, without proof, why turn a Jack Douglass COPO into a Yenko? IMO it down plays the importance of Jack Douglass Chevrolet and his accomplishments.

Clint, it is clear that these were sold as Douglas * COPO Yenkos. Is it not true that the only reason these cars were not bought through Yenko, is that Jack bought them direct, because he could, and knew how? Is it not true that Yenko "blessed" Jack to sell them as Yenkos? Also providing him with the necessary items to make them Yenko's, plus Yenko's commission. Personally, I would stripe it just because I would not want to explain the story time after time. I don't think you would be wrong for striping it simply because the original owner decided against it. Is anyone aware of a Canonsburg Yenko bought without stripes? Would it be wrong to restore it with stripes? Reminds me of the stripe delete LS-6's. I would put the stripes on them also. I love stripes! If the next guy doesn't like them, he can take them off. I don't feel you would be "misrepresenting" the car. Just my opinion.

[sYc]

Would there be the rush to put Yenko stripes on all Jack Douglass cars if his COPOs gathered more attention and $$$ then Yenko COPOs. Of course not!

And in our hobby where rarity is important, a JD COPO is much more rare then a Yenko COPO, somethning like 10-1.

Tom, I am only saying that would refer to the 20-25 cars that were intended to be Douglas* COPO Yenko's, not all COPO's he sold. Are the 20-25 vin #'s known of that second batch? I would have to think so. It was an option, was it not? I can appreciate you wanting to protect the Canonsburg Yenko cars, but what happened at Jack Douglas, happened. You or I cannot change that. Right or wrong, authorized or un-authorized, it appears Jack and Don had some type of agreement. Sure, it would be neat if Jack had his own stripe and emblem treatment, but he did not. I still see nothing wrong with applying Yenko stripes to a car sold new with Yenko emblems. Again, just my opinion.

[sYc]

If there is no evidence that a certain car came with Yenko stripes, or for that matter, Motion stripes, Harrell emblems, etc. then adding them to any car is turning that car into something it is not. It does not matter if done with a COPO or a base car.

That is why the sYc will never take part in any thread, nor answer email, where it appears that some one is wanting info to build a clone. And, why we do all we can to supress the building/selling of clones.


It is not about protecting Canonsburg cars. It is about protecting the integrity of ALL supercars, including JD cars. Remember, I am the one who provided the documentation that confirmed the connection between Don and Jack. If I had wanted to supress the JD, DY connection, I could have sat on that info.

[Jeff Murphy]