Most Impressive Stock Muscle Car

[COPO_Anders]

Could that have been the black COPO Camaro from Valenti in Wallingford ? But I guess it´s to far from Norwalk.

[TMagda]

Anders,

Not sure where the COPO came from - it may have even been repainted. Back then it had the same value as any other used Camaro. The only thing anyone knew about it that made is special was the 427. It was owned by a guy named Burley Mears who owned the local pool hall (called Lad's and Lasses). I remember the cowl and the back panel were painted orange with the lace and pinstripe stencil detail that was so popular back then. Wallingford is about an hour from Norwalk. Burley may have picked it up used - this was around 1975. I know for sure the Yenko came from W.R. Austin Chevrolet in Norwalk because I sat in it when it was in the showroom. I went with my Dad to get a new car and I was sitting in the Deuce pretending I was driving it (I was about 10) while my Dad was doing the paperwork with the salesman. Another salesman yelled at me for shifting the gears - he said it would damage the trans.

[COPO_Anders]

Tom,
I like the story about the Deuce in the showroom. And your member# is a good one !

[TMagda]

I actually came across the Deuce again several years later. I friend of mine was converting his Impala from auto to 4 speed and we went to buy a transmission from an ad in the local paper. You guessed it, we pull up to the house and there is the same Deuce in the driveway (looking bad!), no motor, trans in the trunk. Trans ended up in a '65 Impala. Probably in 1976 or so. Cannot remember where the house was other than Norwalk.

[Drew Papsun]

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I actually came across the Deuce again several years later. I friend of mine was converting his Impala from auto to 4 speed and we went to buy a transmission from an ad in the local paper. You guessed it, we pull up to the house and there is the same Deuce in the driveway (looking bad!), no motor, trans in the trunk. Trans ended up in a '65 Impala. Probably in 1976 or so. Cannot remember where the house was other than Norwalk.

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Hello Tom,
I grew up in Darien, CT. married and moved to Norwalk, CT.
Last month the the old chevy dealership building was leveled for a new office park.
What color was the Yenko deuce in the showroon at W.R. Austin Chevrolet? What color was the one that your friend bought the 4-spedd trans from?
Regards,
Drew Papsun

[TMagda]

Hi Drew,

Small world. It was dark blue - like dusk blue, maybe fathom blue. The car we bought the trans from was the same one that I saw in the showroom 6-7 years earlier. It had the WR Austin emblem on the back and we were speaking to the original owner. The car was located in a development somewhere around Eagle Road. I cannot for the life of me remember which house it was.