Whereabouts of Grumpy Jenkin's Camaro Toy IV

[Pro Stock John]

Bill Jenkins aka Grumpy as we all know had a bunch of race cars over the years and some of them are lost to time.

This car, Toy IV, was one of them. Bill ordered a Butternut Yellow L89 1968 Camaro. He later repainted the car white.

Bill sold Toy IV to Rufus Boyd aka Brooklyn Heavy in late 1970 and Carmen Rotonda maintained the car and drove it. Carmen sold it to a guy in 1974 who later sold it to Joe Algieri in 1979. I chatted with Carmen today and he clarified the ownership trail. (I amended this timeline today 12/9/23 in this post to reflect my chat with Carmen).

Joe sold the car as a roller to a guy in Kentucky who was going to run Modified with it. Joe himself trailered the car to Kentucky, he doesn't remember where, but he said it took 18 hours from NJ. This was in 1980.

Here are some of Joe's Facebook comments on IV:

2019:

Joe Algieri
This car was owned by my brother and myself I still have parts off the original car someday we will find it and we will restore it and who knows what after that but yes we did on this car and race it in modified production I was very young we were very successful but I wouldn’t of been able to do it without his help.

Bill Algieri
Thanks brother, we had a lot of fun, F modified if I remember correctly.

Joe Algieri
You are correct.

Joe Algieri, 2018:
OK let’s see how good Facebook really is here’s a picture of my Camaro I sold a 37 years ago in Kentucky delivered it do you think we can find it

Joe Algieri
No Bill Hayes did all the chassis work on his car I sold it without a motor and transmission to a gentleman in Kentucky who is going to race it in IHRA modified production no title no Vin just just a paint job to go on don’t have any more information there would be a reward offered for the real car

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So it sounds like it went to Kentucky in 1980. Also Bill Hayes had a shop called Auto Weld.

I want to give special thanks to Joe Algieri, Carmen Rotonda, Doug Boyce, Mark Pappas, Richie Schmidt and others who graciously took time to talk to me via phone calls and over social media.