1968 Camaro - Possible Yenko

[Nasblu]

Congratulations very cool find. Cant beat Corvette Bronze. I see that you are relatively new here on the Yenko site. Word of advice , get a thicker skin, you are selling a rare car and with that comes a-lot of speculation as far as originally. You have to expect people to question everything before they see anything. Try not to take it personally. I would question my Mom if she was selling a Yenko. Thats just how it works.

[Copo_Cartel]

Dan...please ask anyone on this site. I do not hide behind keyboards whatsoever. It’s ok to question any car on here. You joined this site less than 3 weeks ago ...we ALL question cars it’s in our DNA . It’s ok to flip cars and be a new person .... I have flipped cars as well. In the end you cannot say that is the original BU Rear to that car. It’s been in other people’s possession and you don’t have POP. Even paperwork can be manipulated these days.

[AggieDan03]

You have your opinion and I have mine. I have traced this car back to 1970. The third owner bought it in 1974 from the second owner WHO he knew. They lived in the same small town. I find it hard to believe that in the first few years of this car's life the rearend so happened to be changed out to a perfectly matched rearend dated 2 months before this car was assembled. You've been around these cars long enough to know this rearend is perfectly within the time frame. Again, stop trying to split hairs with me. If you don't believe it's the original rear end that's perfectly fine! I feel like if I had a video clip of this car in 1968 at Don Yenko's dealership and with Don driving the car you would try to dispute it. Do you want me to take the dust on the top of the axle tube and get CSI Miami to date it? If you bought this car, I guarantee you would be saying its the original rear end if it was in your possession. You did not pickup the car, you did not talk to the owner extensively, and you have not seen the car in person. I don't want to keep going back and forth on this with you. Let it be!

[Stefano]

Hello Dan, I don't recall if it has been discussed, did you measure the size of the front sway bar?

I should clarify, the diameter of the sway bar.

[AggieDan03]

Hi Stefano,
Yes sir. I did. I can upload pics after a bit.
Thanks
Dan

[enio45]

What is the date code and stampings on the transmission please?

[Pro Stock John]

Good luck with the sale, great find.

[John]

...
... This is a great find. I am sure whoever gets this car will bring it back to it's former glory.
Good luck with the sale.
... Thanks for joining the website and answering the questions to help everyone make an informed decision on your car.
Good Luck .

[JoeC]

Originally Posted by Motorhead848

What a neat car! Is there a known number of 9737 car ordered? Was yenko the only one that ordered them? This seems like a pretty unique car!

I have not seen exact numbers for the 1968 Yenko 427 Super Camaros but here is some info that has been around since the 1980s.

There was some info that showed Yenko special ordered about 70 of the 1968 COPO 9737 L-78 396 375hp Camaros.

The Vince E. number used for many years for 1968 Yenko 427 Super Camaros is 64.

The early 1968 Yenko 427 Super Camaros were not built from COPO 9737 Camaros

The auto trans 1968 Yenko 427 Super Camaros were not built from COPO 9737 Camaros

There was one 4 sp 1968 Yenko 427 Super Camaros built with AC that I don't believe was built from a COPO 9737 Camaro.

I am not sure how many 1968 Yenko 427 Super Camaros were built with auto trans but I have seen info in old ads and other Yenko items showing at least a few AT cars.

If you do the math on the known non-converterted COPO cars , the early non-COPO 427 cars, the AC 4sp non-COPO 427 car, and the auto trans non-COPO 427 cars, there could have been 15 or more non-converterted COPO 9737 Camaros sold.

I don't know how many 1968 Yenko 427 Super Camaros were built with auto trans but each one would mean another non-COPO 427 car out of the 64 total.

[JoeC]

To answer your second question, I believe Yenko was the only one who ordered the 1968 COPO 9737 L-78 Camaros.

COPO 9737 was called the Yenko Sportscars conversion in 1968

Similar to Fred Gibb's special order - 50 1968 COPO 9738 L-78 TH400 Chevy II (Nova)