Douglass Yenko Emblem Placement

[ssl78]

Look at the emblem placement on the rear of this Yenko. The side emblems also look to be above the script. This is to early to be a JD Yenko and is also a X66 car, where all JD Yenkos were X11D80 cars. Maybe thats why JD emblems are where they are.

[ssl78]

This is the statement in Yenkos estate documents, it seems clear to me the Yenko emblems and trim were bought to install on theese cars. Make your own judgement.

[sYc]

I guess anything is possible, but am not for sure if JD would have seen that car, as it was used as a demo at Yenko Chevy in Canonsburg. And, as far as I know, the only one with that unusual emblem placement, and 427 in the rear bow tie. This car now resides in Nashville in the Ernst collection.

[ssl78]

Could it be all Yenko dealers recieved that picture or some kind of brochure with that car in it, since it was probably the first car in a photo. As I understand it JD was probably one of the first dealers to get cars and might of asked for a picture early on.

[Clint_69]

Very good research SSL78. Appears to be an obvious connection. That is the only early picture of a Yenko that I have seen with that badge placement. Are there any other Cannonsburg Yenkos that have the same placement originally? Does anybody have any other original pictures with that placement?

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[Belair62]

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Could it be all Yenko dealers recieved that picture or some kind of brochure with that car in it, since it was probably the first car in a photo. As I understand it JD was probably one of the first dealers to get cars and might of asked for a picture early on.


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OK now you guys are confusing me....if JD got some of the first Yenkos then I assume those would have been thru Yenko...what significance does the picture have ? Is this how JD badged the cars that were not from Yenko ? Does anyone have a good old straight double COPO Camaro from JD Chevrolet ?

[ssl78]

Bob, The first batch of cars shipped to JD were Don Yenko ordered Yenkos. I am not sure but I believe there were about 18 combined Camaro and Chevelles. That is where somebody found the sheet that had the COPO numbers on it. Jack then using those COPO numbers ordered his batch of JD Yenkos. The interesting part of that picture is people argue JD emblems are not in the same place as Yenko put them. That picture is a early Ca. Yenko and has the emblems in the same place JD put them.

[Unreal]

I noticed the style trim brightwork on the cars in the post. Were all Douglass prepared Yenkos X11? Was the white one with the blacked-out tailpan an X22?