Yenko Deuce question

[JoeC]

I'm surprised Don did not have the wheels installed at the factory on the COPO.
He was allowed to make an amazing Nova order with the LT1 and custom 4sp Hurst shifter and all the other unique options. Seems like the wheels would have been a simple option to add on a COPO compared to all that other stuff.

[Schonyenko2]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: 442w30</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Hi, would it be true to suggest that they came with SS wheels standard? Would any of them have kept their poverty caps? Thanks! </div></div>

While not Yenko deuces, the canadian COPO Novas has XTs and dog dish.

[camarojoe]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: JoeC</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I'm surprised Don did not have the wheels installed at the factory on the COPO.
He was allowed to make an amazing Nova order with the LT1 and custom 4sp Hurst shifter and all the other unique options. Seems like the wheels would have been a simple option to add on a COPO compared to all that other stuff. </div></div>

Me too, and I sort of &quot;speculate&quot; that maybe he thought he WAS getting them as part of the deuce order. If you recall, the prototype car they mocked up for the ads had the SS wheels on it, and I've seen Deuce orders where they are referred to as &quot;SS Wheels&quot; rather than Magnum 500's. Perhaps after he realized that the 14x7 steel wheels GM used on his order were the cheapie XT's he made a deal to purchase some bare SS wheels separately, then ordered Magnum 500 caps for them. Again, total speculation on my part... I just always found it odd that the wheels supposedly purchased &quot;direct from Motor Wheel&quot; had the standard GM stampings on them and differed in NO way from standard GM production line SS wheels.

[JoeC]

on the 50 Hurst Yenko Deuces, did Hurst install the magnum wheels at their facility or were the cars sent to Yenko with the XT wheels?

[YENKO DEUCE REGISTRY]

I agree Joe, and the only info we have that supports that Don bought them directly from Motor Wheel are boxes of NOS wheels from Yenko that have shipping labels from Motor Wheel - and reportedly the AO codes on them! It does not make logical sense why he didn't have GM install them, and why direct ship wheels have a GM code on them. To our knowledge, Hurst converted the wheels for Yenko as we don't believe that all 50 of the Hurst Deuces came to Canonsburg - some eventually did, (Hooper Deuce for eg) but not all.

[Mr70]

From what I have read in the past,Don looked to save $,anyway he could.
Maybe Chevrolet wanted much more money then what MW quoted Don,so he bought em directly from MW instead,and they sent him already stamped AO date coded wheels,(inventory they had destined for Chevrolet),back in their own MW boxes?

He was paying kids to put stripes on,why not pay kids to install wheels too?

[Mr70]

Plus he gets to sell those take off XT wheels then too.

[novadude]

Wonder how much he got for scrapping the XT wheels? Can't imagine anyone cared much about plain steel wheels back in 1970. He may of sold them to people that needed wheels for snow tires or something.

[YENKO DEUCE REGISTRY]

The XT wheels sat behind the tire shop across the street for quite some time, stacked up in their various colors and nicknamed 'the rainbow'.

[novadude]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: YENKO DEUCE REGISTRY</div><div class="ubbcode-body">The XT wheels sat behind the tire shop across the street for quite some time, stacked up in their various colors and nicknamed 'the rainbow'. </div></div>

Makes sense. I figured there was probably near zero demand for these back when the cars were new.