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Yenko continued to modify Corvair coupes as Stingers for the rest of the car's production run. The last Stinger was a 1969 coupe, after which Corvair production ceased at Willow Run , Michigan. Charlie Doerge wrote a book on the Yenko Stinger and some of Don's escapades in 2011.
A total of 201 cars were sold in 1969, 171 with four speed transmissions and 30 with automatic transmissions. Yenko rounded out the visual package with special "Yenko 427" badges, stripes down the sides and hood, and the sYc (Yenko Super Car) on the headrests. According to the Camaro Research Group, standard black interior (code 711) was the ...
He was a four-time Sports Car Club of America national driving champion. In 1957, Yenko set up a performance shop for Chevrolet vehicles at the family's Chevrolet dealership in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania. The customers could either order high performance parts or have their car modified by Yenko's mechanics.
Yenko ordered 201 of these cars to convert them into Yenko Camaros. [27] Other dealers also became aware of the L72 engine package. Around 1,000 Camaros were fitted with the L72 engine option. [28] [29] The COPO 9560 used an all-aluminum ZL1 designed specifically for drag racing, where weight savings were at an absolute premium.
Retired race car driver and muscle car specialist Don Yenko of Yenko Chevrolet in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania, refitted a series of third-generation Novas, as well as Chevelles and Camaros for optimum performance to compete with the frontrunning Ford Mustangs, Plymouth Barracudas and Dodge Challengers.
The COPO option bypassed an internal rule that disallowed engines above 400 cu in (6.6 L) on cars other than the full sized or Corvette. Today these COPO cars are among the most collectible Chevrolets. The L72 is also noted for its use in cars built by Don Yenko. Yenko equipped Camaros with L72s from 1967 to 1969, and equipped Chevelles and ...
Retired Corvair and Corvette race car driver Don Yenko (a Pittsburgh-area Chevrolet dealer) developed his line of signature Chevelles, Camaros and Novas, marketed as Yenko Super Cars. At the time, the largest engine installed in Chevelle SSs was the 396 V8.
Featured vehicles include a 1973 Dodge Charger; various cars offered to a customer named Neil who is looking for an unusual 1970s era muscle car, including two in Danny's showroom: the 1966 Mustang that Danny's father purchased when Danny was a child, and Danny's 1967 Pontiac GTO convertible. Danny ultimately restores a 1971 Yenko Chevy Nova ...