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The Complete Guide to the Yenko Camaro
In the late 1960s, Chevrolet dealer Don Yenko of Canonsburg, Pennsylvania, carved his name into muscle car history by ...
The year 1969 marked the zenith of Yenko Performance with 201 Yenko Camaro Super Cars built (171 as manual transmission M21 cars and, for the first time, 30 three-speed Turbo 400 automatic cars).
Yenko had been transplanting the L-72 into Camaros at the Canonsburg dealership since the car came out in '67. Yenko would order L78 powered cars, then swap in the L72 engine, add special Yenko ...
While they were based on conventional pony cars, these five models became thoroughbred muscle cars thanks to powerful ...
Yenko developed the rare Turbo Z Z28 Camaro, and thanks to a turbo that put out 7 emissions-friendly psi, it was a real ...
The cars he produced, which were marketed as the Yenko Super Camaro, have become some of the most sought-after and valuable muscle cars of the 1960s. One of the 54 Yenko Camaros built in 1967 will ...
Five rare Yenko muscle cars from a celebrated collection will be sold at No Reserve during the 38th Annual Barrett-Jackson Collector Car Auction in Scottsdale, Ariz., Jan. 11-18, 2009.
COPO 9561 was assigned to the cars requested by Yenko, Baldwin-Motion, and Dana Chevrolet. All these vehicles were equipped with the solid-lifter, 425-horsepower L72 usually offered in the Corvette.
The car would be called the Yenko Deuce, and would be advertised as “mini muscle cars” (in 1970, the Chevy Nova was considered a small car, and the Chevelle was a mid-size).
Cars with tremendous engines prowled the streets and race tracks, and some of the strongest contestants came from the stable of Yenko Chevrolet at their original home in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania.
The Yenko Camaro promises to be more than a go fast package in a stock looking boy. The 2010 Camaro will feature the signature Yenko Super Car stripe package, a set of retro 22 inch Yenko billet ...
A few days ago a 1968 Yenko Super Camaro with a 450-hp 427 cid L-72 V8 and just 1,340 miles on the clock sold at Mecum Auctions' Indianapolis sale, bringing $320,000. This was stated to be one of ...