Yenko Clone appreciation...or not?

[kwhizz]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: tom406</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Hmmmm, although your image of handling the office pump is a compelling one, I offer another example. If you go and see the best Beatles tribute band you can find, no matter how good they sound, they'll never be John, Paul, George and Ringo. Its an imitation, and you have to decide for yourself if that's good enough. </div></div>


Using your annology.......Knowing that the &quot;Real&quot; Band is gone and never to be seen again.........Do you forget about them, or.....get a chance to see the effort and creativity that someone has put into a project to relive that part of history and your youth......Same thing with the cars....Appreciate the talent and effort that was put into recreating a &quot;CAR&quot; from your past that you would like to see, feel, and drive again.....
Just build it the way you want, drive it, enjoy it, don't present it as real, and most of all....don't concern yourself with the &quot;Panty Wad&quot; group......And, It should be appreciated for the effort and tyalents that &quot;You&quot; put into your project.........&quot;It's a Car&quot;.......Nothing more, nothing less......Enjoy it and build it the way you want with the parts you want......

Ken

[Scottrods]

Mark Johnson...LOLOL we didn't have a company Christmas party this year darnet! That's funny stuff.

As for the 55, here is a link to some pics Rex took just before I bought it. I don't know how to upload photos into the window here, if someone would like to enlighten me on the process, I will send some photo's of current projects and the 55.

Here is the link: http://gassermadness.com/visitorscars/marshall/

As for the comments here, I am in agreement with most of you. I have decided that it's my car...I have been waiting for 10 years to build it because I wanted it just as Don Yenko built it, I wanted to sit in a piece of history and feel what it was like to sidestep the clutch and mash the throttle in a vehicle just like it would have been in 69.

I love the idea of the sign, &quot;None of the numbers match and I don't care&quot;! Great stuff there. And I do have some different styles for the car, I have a set of vintage Dragmasters for wheels, but I also have original steel wheels with correct dog dish hubcaps for a more subtle look.

For those interested, even though this will be a complete frame off restoration, I plan to drive the car periodically and race it at the nestalgia drags here at Bonneville Raceway or as it is called now, Rocky Mountain Raceway. It won't be a trailer queen for long. A car like this is just too fun to let sit.

On a side note, I think you would be amazed at how many people have told me ways to alter the stamping on the block, alternator, transmission and rearend so I could pass it off as original...my hell, makes me wonder if I did have the money to buy an original, the leg work needed to separate the fakes from the authentic cars would be staggaring. Some of these guys are really really good at faking stuff.

Thanks for all your comments, I need to finish the 70 454 Chevelle I am doing, sell it and then it's on to the Yenko. The Chevelle should be done by June and on the sales block. All my money is tied up in this car so I can't move on to the Camaro till it sells. It's like I always tell my kids, &quot;You can have anything you want in this world, you just can't always have all of it at the
same time.

[AutoInsane]

For arguments sake what would a 1969 COPO cost that needs a resto? If you are going to put all of the time and $$$ into it you do need to consider what the value in the end will be.

If you could buy a COPO at a 1/2 way decent price... sounds like you already have a lot of the parts and you sound like you have the talent to do the work.....

What would it cost to do the 'regular' Camaro vs doing a COPO????

[Scottrods]

Billy, I have thought of that, unfortunately, I haven't been able to find a COPO for a price that I can afford or one that was in the condition that I wanted. Obviously I don't want a complete basket case, nor do I want one that is completed. It's been hard to find what I am looking for, which is why I picked up this X44 car that is date coded the 3rd week in May of 69, which I believe is when most of the yenko / COPO orders went out.

If someone here on the boards knows of a 69 COPO that is available and the guy doesn't want the moon, I am all ears.

[Unreal]

About 11-12 years ago, when I was looking for a 69 to restore, there was a Yenko, needing full restoration, in Hemmings for $25K, but I couldn't afford it. I ended up finding a plain Jane, locally, and building a Yenko clone. Bottom line is it's currently, probably worth $250K less than a real one. Not a good investment decision. However, you have to have the money and be willing to invest it, in order to reap the benefit.

[CamarosRus]

[John]

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[markjohnson]

Yeah.....I'm feelin' it too! What a sharp Camaro and I love its' understated looks!

[Kim_Howie]

The bottom line is it cost the SAME in time &amp; money to restore a 69 camaro clone Or real one. The only diff. is the initial investment. I personally would sell the real parts and use
plain jayne parts. JMO

[AutoInsane]

Just a bit of food for thought on values....

COPO Tribute - 'Nut &amp; Bolt restoration' $45k

http://www.hemmings.com/classifieds/...o/1181753.html

Real COPO - $115k

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Chevrolet...emZ250757074493

?? Real Copo - Auction

http://www.hemmings.com/classifieds/...o/1157154.html

Real Copo - Price ??

http://www.hemmings.com/classifieds/...o/1129346.html