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Old 11-10-2004, 06:02 PM
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Default Don Yenko's Racing plans

In reading a September 24, 1970 vintage newspaper interview article from Maryland, Don reveals that he's excited about the Yenko Deuce project, among others, and that he wishes to retire from racing, but was offered a ride. What ride was he offered? JoeC??

Here's the entire article:

THE NEWS, Frederick, Maryland
SPOTLIGHT ON SPEED With Don Haines
Thursday, September 24, 1970


DON YENKO OF Canonsburg, Pa. is well known as a race driver, a Chevrolet dealer, a dealer in high performance parts and a manufacturer or rather remanufacturer of specialty cars. Several years ago Yenko modified the Corvair renaming it the Yenko Stinger.

I had dinner with Don last Saturday night and asked him about his plans. He said he had planned to retire from racing, but had been offered a ride so he'll probably be racing for the awhile longer.

At present, Yenko is marketing a Chevy Nova called the Yenko Deuce. He has plans to rework the new Chevy Vega. Plans call for restyling the hatchback coupe along the lines of the Ferrari Dino sports car. Frosting on the cake will be engine and suspension modifications to make it perform a little better than stock. They have been working on a four barrel carburator for the little four cylinder.
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