Anyone remember this car? - Page 3

**chads454Ls6** · #21 12-18-2004, 02:01 AM

Jim,glad to see the pics from the old days,especially the one with the cop pulling up the driveway,how cool is that!

Supercar_Kid · #22 02-05-2005, 02:40 AM

Just noticed that it looks like a 970 SW tach on the cowl panel. Wonder if that was installed that way by Yenko in lieu of a real "hood tach?" Any ideas Jim?

camarojoe · #23 02-07-2005, 06:26 AM

I'll bet it worked for about 2 days mounted outside the car like that...

jonp · #24 02-16-2005, 05:42 AM

Hi Everyone,
I am the original owner of the Humble Hugger. As Sully (the current owner) posted a while back, I had the stripes made without the SYC. Don Yenko had them made for me that way before we had computers to cutout that striping material. I did not want the stripes on the hood, trunk or seats - so Don did not put them on. I was at the dealership when the car came in on the trailer.
The tach on the cowl was put there because the "stock" tach was off 300 - 500 RPM at 6K. We found that on the dyno. The car was NEVER in the rain when I owned it so no problem with exposure. I told Sully I would try and find the pic a photographer took of the car coming off the line at PID. As soon as I find it I will post it. Sully has a bunch of photos I sent him of the car from 1970 - 1974. Maybe he will post them all. Any Questions?

Belair62 · #25 02-16-2005, 06:00 AM

Wow...original owner,how cool.Welcome Jon..can you post some early pics or does Sully have them all ? What kind of numbers did the dyno show you ???

Supercar_Kid · #26 02-16-2005, 06:36 AM

Welcome Jon. Is that a HEMI Dart you're getting the jump on?

**hvychev** · #27 02-16-2005, 07:03 AM

VERY COOL!!! Post some pics and tell us what made you decide to go with the Yenko Camaro back then! (besides the obvious!)Did you choose the color? Did you see it before conversion?

**SS427** · #28 02-16-2005, 03:55 PM

Welcome Jon,
Great to hear from the original owner. Maybe we should try and convince Jim to put the striping back to original and lose the emblems. That would set it apart from the others. Just goes to show, never doubt how these cars could be delivered. I have seen the original photos and they are very interesting. Hang around with us Jon.

**olredalert** · #29 02-16-2005, 06:17 PM

Hey Supercar,

--------Are you sure that "tach" isnt a fuel pressure guage? The line of the bottom almost looks like Aeroquip and that is a favorite place to hang a FPG. I had one there on "Red Alert"..........Bill S

Belair62 · #30 02-16-2005, 06:41 PM

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The tach on the cowl was put there because the "stock" tach was off 300 - 500 RPM at 6K.

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