[Mus408]

The sad thing is,do these mega-buck cars ever get driven at all? If not a well detailed diecast is a better deal. The ones bringing the big bucks tended to be low mile original paint cars. Anyone catch the YENKO reunion show on Horsepower TV? Now that was good to see!

 

[Mus408]

Hey Jimmy,I guess you know that Colonial Chevrolet,located in Norfolk,was a Yenko dealer. I guess the VIN number would prove it. Anyway,I remember,a Sunday afternoon Fall of 1970, my brother and I crusing the Blvd.,when a yellow 69 Yenko Chevelle pulls up and we got at it 3 times. Of course our 70 Hemicuda stayed right beside him until we hit high gear,and pulled on him big time. Wish I would have had my Super8 camera with me that day! See the Hemicuda was that Lemon Twist yellow,with the Hemi hockey stick stripes,black Shaker hood scoope and the Chevelle was yellow also,with the black Yenko stripes,what a scene that must have been!!!

 

[Mus408]

The thing is,my brother still has the Hemicuda,sitting in the garage,since 1973,still showing 10,000 miles,clean as you wouldn't believe,and he dosen't do ANYTHING WITH IT!!!! I had him motivated,2 years ago,and we pulled the engine to fresh it up,and that's how it sits today!

 

[Mus408]

I imagine he,or we will get it back in shape one day. About 2 months is all it would take. Now,if you can stand it,if you look at the drivers side window,you can still see the remnants of the glue that attached the window sticker,which totaled up to $5100 I believe. That was the Hemi option,Torqueflite trans,Super Track Pac,with 4.10 gear,Rally gauge pack,and plain jane 15x7 yellow steel wheels with the dog dish hub caps,with F-60x15 Goodyears! In 1971,we pulled the engine and just bolted on the factory Race Hemi parts, the magnesium cross-ram with the two Holleys,12.5 comp. race pistons,and the RacerBrown,Super/Stock STX-22 solid cam,Sox&Martin aluminum 10 qt. oil pan,with the swing pickup and external lines,Hooker headers,4.56 gear,and the Super/Stock rear springs.....Result a 11.00/125MPH Hemicuda,that we still cruised the street,Shoney Drive-in scene in 1971-73!!

<font size=-1>[ This Message was edited by: Mus408 on 2002-01-23 15:59 ]</font>