68 YENKO A.K.A. ''GRAPE APE''

JoeC · #1 02-19-2002, 01:18 AM

Do you remember if it had a 140 speedo?

68l30 · #2 02-19-2002, 01:59 AM

Nice pics,but I have some questions.I have a 68 Norwood car that is a 07E as well.My body number is 1465 digits off and my VIN is off approx 2000 units.My trim tag is completely different than Grape Apes.I'm not saying it is not correct,only it is different than mine.My tag says Body by Fisher and has no mention of Magic Mirror,only the complience of saftey standereds.Does anyone know why two different tags this close at the end of a run?My car came right before the Ape and there are not many after......

Steve

**Charley Lillard** · #3 02-19-2002, 02:17 AM

I thought all the 68 Yenkos had the Magic Mirror tag. Can someone clarify ?

68l30 · #4 02-19-2002, 02:23 AM

FYI,mine is not a Yenko..........

Steve

**YENKO DEUCE REGISTRY** · #5 02-19-2002, 10:13 PM

Isn't paint code FF island teal? Were the floors sitting on the ground? How bad was the trunk and rear frame rails from those New York winters? What wasn't beat up on that car, even the firewall was bashed with a big hole in it!! What did you guys do, adjust the timing from the driver's seat

M

K Pascoe · #6 02-20-2002, 02:10 AM

Joe C, The 140 Speedo was in the car when it was in my friends possession the first time.When he bought it back in the pictures you see the speedo was missing as well as other key items.Another friend of mine ended up with the front sway bar out of Grape Ape.As you can see the front discs were torched out of the car,I remember when the transporter came to pick up the ape they had to stick rocks in the control arms and put junk spindles in to make it roll! The transporter that picked up the Ape also commented that it was the worst car he ever picked up. Marlin, From what I remember there wasn't a good piece of sheetmetal on that car.The hole in the firewall... One only knows.... KP

68l30 · #7 02-20-2002, 02:10 AM

YDR,Island Teal is correct.I saw this car (#43) restored in Columbus a few years back,no more holes and a 140 speedo...

Steve

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