What would YOU do with this car?

[shor]

Mark, that is a very pretty car. What would you ask for it? I think the six is kind of neat. I wouldn't change a thing.

[lowmile]

A lot of people have raised very valid points and I have thought about everything that has been said thus far. Thats why the car is still sitting untouched. I was sure that the L89 was about to go in the car but the more it's around the harder it gets to do it. There is a guy in Talahassee Fla. that has shown some interested in putting it in his museum. He would probably pay more than it's worth. The guy is kind of hard to deal with and access to the car for reference purposes would be kind of limited. I'm also not to the point of selling the car. Oh the agony of it all!

[69rsss350]

Build it, drive it! That is what I am doing with my 70 Nova 6 cyl all original car that couldn't get a reply on this site other than to move it to another site!

[YENKO DEUCE REGISTRY]

69ssrs; Are you still whining?? Let's get over it, and move on.

These are two completely different cars, and situations. I doubt anyone would be using your neighbor's car as reference material to restore a Yenko/COPO car. Nothing against your car, so, if you choose to make a hot rod out of it, that's fine. The hobby needs cars like this orange one, which is why I'd leave it alone, and make it accessible to other enthusiasts.

[JoeC]

I agree with Marlin. The restoration guys need good benchmark cars. In my opinion it is better to preserve the car or sell it to someone who will preserve it.

I am in agreement also now Marlin. It sure helped me! Any other low-mileage novas besides this one known? I know about the 6k green deuce.

[YENKO DEUCE REGISTRY]

Dave;
Actually, this orange car is probably a better reference car than the 6k mile deuce. That deuce has many day 2 mod's done to it, it's hard to get into, and therefore, we don't use it as a ref. car. The 12k mile beige deuce is usually the one that we use, at least the mod's that are done to that car were items purchased through the Yenko parts catalog. Tommy K's 11k mile deuce is another excellent ref. car.

Has the black master cylinder debate ended? Black or gray? Mine is black.

[Leonard]

Mark, I think it should be up to you to decide what YOU want to do with the car. True its just a 6cyl model, but its a fine automobile in superb condition. I think that you are not satisfied of this auto because it being a 6cyl. model. If this were a 70 yenko duece and you decided to swap the engine to a crate 502, thats ok. Its YOUR CAR and thats what you want, that all that matters. I on the other hand would keep the yenko duece as original as possible. That is what i would want. The important thing is to keep these cars alive and to drive them like they were meant to be... If you think it may hurt its value buy changing the drive train, Have you seen much $$ they are getting for clones and replicas. Amazing. Just my not worth 2 cents worth... OK guys, be gentile. Dont slam me to harsh. (He he he...)

[YENKO DEUCE REGISTRY]

There are a few real Yenko Deuce Novas with big blocks installed into them by their owners. We don't have a problem with that, like you said, it's their car and they can do what they want. This car is a true reference car though, and I'm obviously campaigning that it be left original.