1968 Yenko Camaro YS# 8011

[Xplantdad]

Wow...way cool! Congrats on the purchase! Thanks for sharing the pics. Oh, thanks for the awesome story, too!

Please keep us updated on what you find...we live for this stuff!

[Supercar_Kid]

Awesome find! Congrats to you, and best of luck in the future restoration process.

This Camaro is a great example of Yenko's creative work to get rid of the SS IDs on his converted Supercars, and the first 68 I've seen with the fender crests in lieu of the SS emblems. I wonder how they got to the nuts on the back to get the original SS emblems off, it's been suggested they were just whacked with a sharp chisel? Maybe you'll find broken studs with nuts still on them down in the bottom of the fender when you remove it, that would be awesome.

As for the gas cap...Yenko typically (or at least as evidenced in a few cars in original pics) painted the SS gas cap completely black, right over the white SS and chrome outer edge. I think he did this to "hide" the fact that the cars began as Super Sports and more to emphasize them as unique and totally stand alone sYc cars, not something in addition to a traditional Super Sport, unlike what Motion went after with their one upper SS427 marketing. No telling what gas cap this car had when it left Yenko. No doubt it was delivered with a standard SS cap, but Yenko may have simply sprayed it all black even on the blue rear tail same as he did the ones that came in with blackout...it's anyone's guess at this point.

Again, congratulations on your find. Neat story of being saved off the hook too.

[427freak]

Thanks Supercar Kid
I appreciate the info. I want to put the car right. I think I like the idea of painting over the SS on the cap. Did you notice the steering wheel? It is original and it has the small SS but no 396 on it. I remember seeing 8008 the giveaway car and I think it had the fender emblems like mine? This was a Jay Kline car also. Maybe someone could post a pic? The back of the front lower valance has a grease mark with SS and 55 on it, also the frame by the steering box has the same white SS mark.

[camarojoe]

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The rear panel was never black. It did have a SS gas cap.

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Just wondering about this statement, as it looks like the rear panel is black in this pic, and the gas cap is missing... I'm no expert on 68's but I know the cars were painted prior to the blackouts, so i think the blue paint under the black would be normal. Is this evidence of blue under the black your reasoning for believing it never had a black tailpanel originally?



Was the black painted on by the previous owner? And what about the SS gas cap? Do you have the original? -Joe

[427freak]

My apologies to Camaro Joe. I stand corrected. I washed the back of the car and took my wife out there to look in the sun(she can actually discern colors)and it was black over blue. The black was rubbing off from many washes and the colors are so close I couldn't tell. It makes sense that it is black though. I will shut up now.

[camarojoe]

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My apologies to Camaro Joe. I stand corrected. I washed the back of the car and took my wife out there to look in the sun(she can actually discern colors)and it was black over blue. The black was rubbing off from many washes and the colors are so close I couldn't tell. It makes sense that it is black though. I will shut up now.

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No apologies needed. The black on the tailpanel was originally pretty shiny, so its likely that it would be similar in sheen to the original blue paint. Don't shut up now... go take some more pics! Would love to see more.

[MosportGreen66]

Wow... that is an amazing find! Congrats!
I hope the car is not still outside...

[427freak]

75 degrees here and perfect weather, but car is going inside now. Here is taillight. ??? Car has day/night mirror and backup plug on firewall

[427freak]

Steering wheel center, Camaro? Notice 2 holes in gauge cluster upper right, tach was there?

[427freak]

Quick steer power box