Anyone else following the 1969 Nova maybe a Yenko thread on FB?

[69hurstSC]

Originally Posted by mrays

If the VIN is on the list and it was sold through one of the Yenko network dealerships there's a good chance it was a 427 transplant car. One of my friends told me a story several years ago about a 427 Nova one of his friends bought new at Gates Chevrolet. Apparently his friend had to work late the day the car came in so his friend arranged for him to pick it up at the dealership and bring it to his place of work. My friend said that was the fastest car he had ever driven at the time. I asked him if it was a Yenko Nova and he said it wasn't. He remembered it as being blue and not having any stripes. I always assumed it was a Yenko that was delivered without stripes. Gates did receive a LeMans Blue Yenko Nova with a 427 transplant according to the VIN list.

I've been in contact with the fellas who owned this car in '71.

[William]

Last week, I re-visited a real black L34 4-speed '69 Camaro SS at a local shop for finishing. He was a customer of Camaro Parts Exchange back in the '80s; been sitting probably 30+ years. Another one of our customers claimed to have a Yenko Chevelle. He must have sensed I didn’t believe him so I was invited for a visit. Real deal, yellow 4-speed sitting in a garage on the NW side of Milwaukee. Never saw it again. Probably still there.

Other recent finds include the orange/orange Dale COPO Camaro and the ’68 Nova “Ghetto Rat” race car.

In an 80 mile stretch along I-94 there was Dale Chev [Waukesha], Yunker Chev [Oconomowoc] and Hult’s Chev [Madison]. At least 30 COPO Camaros sold out of those dealerships; Yunker and Hult’s were Yenko franchisees for ’69 and also sold Chevelles and maybe a Nova. Few of them are known to exist. My guess, several of those cars remain hidden in the area.

I have also heard the Yenko 427 Nova stories over the years. Purchased new at Yunker by a woman in nearby Elm Grove, given to her 18-year-old son for making it through HS. That lasted about 3 months; she traded it in for something else. One of my Nova buds has a pic of the car on a showroom floor.

The Nova on FB has a Dale Chev nameplate; they were not a franchisee for ’69 so it was not sold new there. True, a few guys that worked there back in the day are around but none of them remembered the orange/orange COPO at all. The Principal Owners’ son, Bill Dale Jr. was still with us last I knew. The only car he has memories of is ZL-1 Camaro #7, acquired directly from Fred Gibb.

Hope to hear more about the Yenko 427 Nova and its Milwaukee history.

[mrays]

There are four known cars on the 69 Yenko Nova VIN list on this site that were built the first week of January. I believe they are all documented as being 427 transplant cars. Their body numbers are 254952, 254954, 254956 and 254965. Since this cars body number is 254955 it looks like it was likely ordered by Yenko as well. The NCRS paperwork will just show which dealership the car was shipped to, not which dealership actually sold the car. If this car comes back as being shipped to Yenko, the next step would be to try to find out what dealership it was sold new through. Just because the VIN is on the list on this site doesn't mean it is a 427 transplant car.

For as long as I can remember 37 has been used as the number of 69 Yenko Novas built. I don't know where that number came from. I believe there are 25 VINS on the list on this website. It's my understanding that this VIN list is of the L78 Novas that Yenko ordered. Only a handful of these cars were 427 transplant cars. I believe all the VINS on this site are for cars built the first week of January or the second week of April. The one exception is the Nutmeg Metallic car which was built later. There are several known cars whose VIN's are on the list that were sold new as L78 cars as verified by their original owners.

[PLATINUM6BBL]

Originally Posted by mrays

The one exception is the Nutmeg Metallic car which was built later.

Would one consider this to be a rootbeer color as well? Friend of mine test drove what he called a rootbeer colored 427 sYc Nova just a week before his draft notice came in the mail. He was going to pull the trigger on it but the notice put the ky-bosh to it!

[PeteLeathersac]

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Whether shipped w/ 427 or not, it'll be surprising if NCRS result is anything but Yenko as Myron noted above.
It could've been Hult sold new as William said, here's one in an Old Newspaper Ad immediately below also other Yenko 427 Nova ads close proximity wise selling used over the years?

There's a few more 427 Nova ads in this 12/20 thread but color wrong or too far away to be as likely...
https://www.yenko.net/forum/showthre...=148069&page=5

Is it possible Dale sold this example as a new leftover after becoming a Yenko Dealer?
If not, it may've acquired the badge when sold there used as the Yellow '69 427 Nova in the 10/70 Ad waaay below?

:beers
~ Pete

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[69hurstSC]

Originally Posted by PeteLeathersac

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Whether shipped w/ 427 or not, it'll be surprising if NCRS result is anything but Yenko as Myron noted above.
It could've been Hult sold new as William said, here's one in an Old Newspaper Ad immediately below also other Yenko 427 Nova ads close proximity wise selling used over the years?

There's a few more 427 Nova ads in this 12/20 thread but color wrong or too far away to be as likely...
https://www.yenko.net/forum/showthre...=148069&page=5

Is it possible Dale sold this example as a new leftover after becoming a Yenko Dealer?
If not, it may've acquired the badge when sold there used as the Yellow '69 427 Nova in the 10/70 Ad waaay below?

:beers
~ Pete

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I've got the Hult car owner tracked down. The car was Garnet Red.

[PeteLeathersac]

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[69hurstSC]

Originally Posted by PeteLeathersac

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The top ad is the 2nd listing for the Hult Nova. He purchased the car after the original owner returned the car to Hult.