1968 Yenko Copo Camaro/ Non converted car

[sYc]

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I am now the owner (again) of my 1968 Corvette Bronze 396/375 Camaro which I originally purchased new at Kenny Ross Chevrolet in Pittsburgh, PA in September 1968. Car only has 5K original miles, and may be a Non-Converted COPO/Yenko which I was unaware of at the time I owned it. Have been researching this possibility for sometime now and all signs are looking very positive. Will update as I learn more. I have attached a picture of the car that was taken in 1968 in front of the dealership.'

Tom, after re-reading this thread, and the other one about the car, and looking at your emails and PMs to me, I have a couple of things to throw out.

How/why did a Yenko end up at Kenny Ross? Part of the Yenko SC network, or dealer transfer? , But with no signs of it being a Yenko (I am assuming this since you just now feel it might be a Yenko, nothing caught your eye back then). If the car originated at Yenko, all of the factory paperwork, including the window sticker, would have read Yenko. And, if the car had any Yenko options, it would have had a Yenko window sticker. In addition, Yenko made sure their cars could be identified, by the use of stickers, emblems, and later on stripes. After hearing from numerous folks who bought Yenko cars new, from various dealers, including Douglass, the one common theme is they were all well aware of the Yenko connection, whether it be though paperwork, emblems, stickers, what ever. I have to wonder if this car originated at Yenko.

Now, could it be a Kenny Ross COPO? Well that is possible, in the same sense as dealers in '69 found out about the 427 COPO (JD) and ordered them direct from GM, rather then get them from Yenko. But, even with that, the COPO option would have been present on any paperwork, such as window sticker. And, was not the 9737 option the listed as the "Yenko Sports Car Conversion" option?

Regardless, an interesting car. Would be nice if GM had the Chevy archives up and and running.

[Belair62]

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I have just located a 1968 Yenko Camaro 9737 car. This car was sold unconverted. It was a 396/375 car. It was a COPO that did not receive the 427 conversion. It is a very low mile car. Original MV 396 is gone, but I think the rest of the driveline is intact. What is the thoughts of board members on a unique car like this. Supercar or not?...BKH


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Brian; Neat car. I am assuming that this is the car that you had me research a while back. As per being a supercar, I would say yes. To me, it is the same as the 1968 396/375 automatic Gibb Novas that were not switched to 427s. Both are special in their own way. Yours with the 9737 COPO (Yenko) package and the Gibb cars with their COPO auto trans. To me, these cars represent the start of what I consider COPO built supercars.

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Tom Clary


[/ QUOTE ] If this is the same car in this whole thread...why the turnaround of opinion....

[YenkoYS100]

How do I find out if my '68 L78/L89 Camaro was possibly an unconverted Yenko car??????

[YenkoYS100]

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How do I find out if my '68 L78/L89 Camaro was possibly an unconverted Yenko car??????

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It's gettin a little stuffy in here. Am I on terminal ignore, or wearin the wrong deoderant.....or, color/ style of shoes????

Just wonderin???
Oh, I think I filled out my BIO well enough????

[T Billigen]

Thanks Brian, your post is much appreciated.

[bkhpah]

By the way, I had a Kenny Ross 1977 Z/28 with 8000 miles. I had a ton of paper with the car but, the dealership still had paper for that car. It's worth a call...BKH

[JoeC]

Here is the ad that Yenko ran locally. My quess it was run by Frank Yenko who was known to be on the tight side with spending. The print is only about 1/16 inch.
My quess it was some type of dealer trade. Being that late in the year they were trying to unload cars so maybe traded the COPOs for station wagons or trucks.

[bkhpah]

What does your trim tag look like YS100. Does it have a 140 speedo and large sway bar for starters? By the way Tom B. I have access to a genny MV 375 motor. Real Yenko VIN and unmolested pad that might be for sale. That would really help complete the picture...BKH

[YenkoYS100]

Thanks bkhpah. As far as I know trim tag looks like other '68's. I'm sure the speedo is 120. I have to measure the swaybar.