'73 Yenko Camaro

[YENKO DEUCE REGISTRY]

MikeA;
Span Inc. was the distributor of the Yenko SportsCars for '67, '68 and possibly '73. Span Inc. received a commission for selling these cars, which was recorded on Yenko's Inventory Sheets. Some of us feel that Yenko kept Inventory Sheets in '67 & '68 just to keep track of the commissions payable to Span Inc.

The sheet does say 'DRAFT', but we are not sure if any revised editions or actual cars exist.
Marlin

[JoeC]

Span Inc. was also involved with Yenko on sales and distribution of the 66-67 Yenko Stinger Corvairs. From what I have read, Span was a one man company - Jim Spencer. He went around the country organizing the Yenko Dealers network. Jim also raced a Stinger and was a Lotus distributor. He also worked for Yenko in 69 but may not have used the Span name. The "JS" initials are listed on the 1969 Yenko inventory sheets in the "sold by" column on some cars.

[YENKO DEUCE REGISTRY]

JoeC;
You are correct regarding James Spencer, he also sold a lot of the '70 Yenko Novas as his initials are also on those inventory sheets.

Spencer drove a Cortez Silver 4speed with power steering '70 Yenko Nova as a demo car, leased to Yenko SportsCars. Spencer apparently suffered a stroke or heart attack while driving the demo one day. The car struck a bridge abuttment and reportedly rolled over. Spencer survived, but the car did not. A Gobi Beige 4speed with power steering was then leased to Yenko SportsCars for Spencer's use. This car is alive and hiding in the mountains of PA, the silver car has never surfaced and is still listed as being owned by Yenko Leasing.
Marlin

[JoeC]

Nice detective work Marlin. I looked at the Stinger Corvair Registry and it shows Span Inc. as the original owner of Stinger YS# 034 and 086 and J. Spencer as original owner of Stinger YS# 038. In the CORSA magazine interview with Donna Mae, she states that Jim Spencer had a heart attack and crash while driving a Stinger but she also admits her memory isn't the best. She states that Jim died about five years later of a heart attack. An ex-Yenko employee mentioned something about a wrecked Deuce sitting behind Yenko's and also remembered Don's wife crashing one of Yenko's Corvettes.

[Mr70]

Marlin
Could the 1970 454 engined Yenko car possibly be the all Aluminum 454 engine I talk about in an earlier post here dated March 30th? Just a Different dealership may have taken Yenkos idea or their own one step further.I have that same ad in February 1970 HotCars Magazine page 9.


[Edited by mr70 (04-11-2001 at 12:14 PM).]