NEVER before seen 1968 Yenko Camaro with Atlas's

[427freak]

Ed
My car is 04B. Are there any earlier dates? Also, the trim tag on 8021 is identical to mine except the body number is 4 apart but my car is about 200 later in the vin. Interesting?

[YENKO DEUCE REGISTRY]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: 427freak</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Ed
...the trim tag on 8021 is identical to mine except the body number is 4 apart but my car is about 200 later in the vin. Interesting? </div></div>

Typical,

[bkhpah]

Yenko prototype #YS8002 is a January third week build date. It is Corvette Bronze and does NOT have the Magic Mirror tag. It is also not a 9737 car. This car is the primary car used in the seldom seen 68 promotional photographs. It was equipped with the very rare fiberglas one piece decklid/spoiler combination. The original steel decklid from the car was used to create it. I doubt there is an earlier build date than this for a 1968...BKH

[chevyman0429]

I met a gentlemen about a year ago in Algonac Mi that supposedly has the very first Yenko Camaro ever built. He told me it was the car that traveled the U.S. visiting Chevrolet dealerships representing the Yenko Camaro. Im not real familiar with the history of the Camaro so I couldn't say either way. He also had 2 69 chevelles sitting next to it that he claimed where yenko chevelles. All three cars where sitting there with no front clips and no motor or trans. He had 2 barns absolutely full of Camaros and 69/70 chevelles. These yenkos( supposedly) where all in the attic of one of his barns the lower part of the same barn was littered with big block chevys on stands. The walls where also littered with N.O.S sheet metal all with G.M labels. almost like a gold mine, seemed like a good guy.

[olredalert]

----Mike,,,I know the fella you are referring to. I have seen the bodies you refer to but, like you, have no idea weather they are what he says they are. He calls them his retirement account, and if true they sure would be! He restores his own stuff, and does a fair job of it too. I have tried to get him to participate on the sight but I dont know if hes even lurked. You are correct about him being a nice guy......Bill S

[427freak]

I wonder when the earliest a 9737 could have been built.

[1967Z28]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: bkhpah</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Yenko prototype #YS8002 is a January third week build date. It is Corvette Bronze and does NOT have the Magic Mirror tag. It is also not a 9737 car. This car is the primary car used in the seldom seen 68 promotional photographs. It was equipped with the very rare fiberglas one piece decklid/spoiler combination. The original steel decklid from the car was used to create it. I doubt there is an earlier build date than this for a 1968...BKH </div></div>

Does somebody have a picture of this rare decklid/spoiler combination? I don't recall seeing that before.

[bkhpah]

I had the decklid on display at the Don Yenko Memorial at MCACN in November 2012. I am sure I could get more pictures of it if nobody else has any...BKH

[68l30]

Still trying to wrap my head around the MM trim tags.....Why?

I know I didn't cut up a 68 Yenko, but it had a MM tag. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/shocked.gif[/img]


BIG

[John]

..... Does MM tag ..... mean &quot;Majic Mirror&quot; that is stamped at the bottom of the trim tag?

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