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07-29-2004, 02:10 PM
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There will be 33 after both of the PR cars are made; one you have already seen the other is the car that they test fit the kit to first. And then aparently there will the third PR car that will more than likely go to Vallerie Harrell. $80,000 for the base model, and the upper will be in the 130,000 range. Options for the uppermost will be something like full race ready and prepped. Heard talk from a couple of the guys saying something about full carbon fiber body panels. Striped interior, built A4, and some other goodies.
Yenkos prior to 1969 were built and developed by Don Yenko himself, but after 1968 Yenko went to chevy and had COPO cars delivered straight to his dealership under the COPO production article 9561.
Here is a little history that even shows a little about how Dick Harrell was even involved in these cars.
"In addition to the 427 Corvette engine, customers could pick from a long list of other hi-performance parts to be installed by Yenko's own in-house race mechanics, all of whom were part of Donšs racing team. The majority of these special built cars received a Yenko ID plate and Yenko badges, 427 emblems and a special fiberglass hood, patterned after the Corvette "Stinger" hood. As with the Corvair, Don employed a network of other dealers, including the likes of drag racing guru Dick Harrell in St. Louis, who was listed as Yenko's Mid-West distributor, and Fred Gibb (of ZL-1 fame) in LaHarpe, IL.
You could have purchased a spartan equipped Yenko Super Camaro back in 1967 for about $ 3,800.00. Not bad for all that big block horsepower shoved into the Camaro package. The exact number of 1967 Yenko Camaro's is unknown. The figure of 54 had been accepted for several years, but some collectors believe that that number may be closer to 100 cars.
With the success of the 1967 Yenko Camaro, Don had bigger and better plans for the 1968. It was clear that Yenko couldn't keep up with the demand for 427 Camaro's, so he approached Chevrolet about the possibility of getting factory equipped 427 Camaro's. Chevy was hesitant about this, but the management team in the "Special Projects Division" were eager to give it a shot. The General still had rules about no engines larger than 400cid in any intermediate or compact models. Supposedly, Don Yenko agreed to keep the program quiet, and it was thought that all 68 of the 1968 Yenko Camarošs had dealer installed engines, just like the 67's, but some collectors say the engines were actually factory installed. Others believe that only one 1968 car was built with a factory installed 427. The dispute will probably go on forever. However it went down, these discussions with the factory team eventually led to the birth of two special options for 1969, COPO 9561 and COPO 9737"
Here is the link to the info on the cars. http://www.musclecarcalendar.com/WeK...amaroYenko.htm
Yenkos prior to 1969 were built and developed by Don Yenko himself, but after 1968 Yenko went to chevy and had COPO cars delivered straight to his dealership under the COPO production article 9561.
Here is a little history that even shows a little about how Dick Harrell was even involved in these cars.
"In addition to the 427 Corvette engine, customers could pick from a long list of other hi-performance parts to be installed by Yenko's own in-house race mechanics, all of whom were part of Donšs racing team. The majority of these special built cars received a Yenko ID plate and Yenko badges, 427 emblems and a special fiberglass hood, patterned after the Corvette "Stinger" hood. As with the Corvair, Don employed a network of other dealers, including the likes of drag racing guru Dick Harrell in St. Louis, who was listed as Yenko's Mid-West distributor, and Fred Gibb (of ZL-1 fame) in LaHarpe, IL.
You could have purchased a spartan equipped Yenko Super Camaro back in 1967 for about $ 3,800.00. Not bad for all that big block horsepower shoved into the Camaro package. The exact number of 1967 Yenko Camaro's is unknown. The figure of 54 had been accepted for several years, but some collectors believe that that number may be closer to 100 cars.
With the success of the 1967 Yenko Camaro, Don had bigger and better plans for the 1968. It was clear that Yenko couldn't keep up with the demand for 427 Camaro's, so he approached Chevrolet about the possibility of getting factory equipped 427 Camaro's. Chevy was hesitant about this, but the management team in the "Special Projects Division" were eager to give it a shot. The General still had rules about no engines larger than 400cid in any intermediate or compact models. Supposedly, Don Yenko agreed to keep the program quiet, and it was thought that all 68 of the 1968 Yenko Camarošs had dealer installed engines, just like the 67's, but some collectors say the engines were actually factory installed. Others believe that only one 1968 car was built with a factory installed 427. The dispute will probably go on forever. However it went down, these discussions with the factory team eventually led to the birth of two special options for 1969, COPO 9561 and COPO 9737"
Here is the link to the info on the cars. http://www.musclecarcalendar.com/WeK...amaroYenko.htm
07-30-2004, 10:30 AM
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Originally Posted by Tapout
that body kit cost $15,000 still want one? lol
07-30-2004, 11:46 AM
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yeah i would never pay that much for the kit, cant you get like carbon fiber body kits for like $5k? if a vendor made a similar design im sure the cost would be a lot more affordable to ppl like us.
07-30-2004, 04:01 PM
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a car that beautiful i woudlnt' even attempt to replicate it. it kinda pisses me off, at the local ford dealership near me you can order teh 00 and 03 cobra body kits and have them put on any mustang...evne the 6 cylinder pos. and they weill even include the 2500 for the kit and the paint in your loan. to me thats stupid. Why can't people just have the internet/magazine eye candy and just leave it at that?
those ******* are a work of art...would you try to replicate a de vinci painting? nope.
just my thoughts.
those ******* are a work of art...would you try to replicate a de vinci painting? nope.
just my thoughts.
08-12-2004, 09:23 PM
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Originally Posted by Whitten
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It is a special edition car that they are going to build 33 of in total. It is called the Dick Harrell car in celebration of not only one of Chevy's prolific racers, but also one of the fore fathers of Drag racing as whole.
Here is a thread to tell you more about them, and if you do a search for GMMG info you will find more.
Dick Harrell site
They will start at 80,000 and work there way up from there. If you are interested in one, when I was at the unveiling Matt Berger of Berger chevy who will be selling them told me they still have three left...but that was way back in may.
It is a special edition car that they are going to build 33 of in total. It is called the Dick Harrell car in celebration of not only one of Chevy's prolific racers, but also one of the fore fathers of Drag racing as whole.
Here is a thread to tell you more about them, and if you do a search for GMMG info you will find more.
Dick Harrell site
They will start at 80,000 and work there way up from there. If you are interested in one, when I was at the unveiling Matt Berger of Berger chevy who will be selling them told me they still have three left...but that was way back in may.
08-12-2004, 10:18 PM
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Originally Posted by badhoopty
80 thousand bucks!!!
its super sweet, but damn, i'd just buy a yenko or some other collector car for that kind of money.
its super sweet, but damn, i'd just buy a yenko or some other collector car for that kind of money.
