Yenko

Barn Find Inheritance: Corvair Yenko Stinger

Don Yenko was an American racecar driver and car dealer who became famous for creating the Yenko Camaro S/C 427 and other high-performance cars. His earliest effort in that arena was the Yenko Stinger which saw as few as… more»

Don Yenko’s “Showroom” 1968 Chevrolet Corvette L88 427

Yenko Chevrolet in Canonsburg, PA was best known for converting Chevelles and Camaros to potent street machines utilizing Chevrolet’s COPO (Central Office Production Order) program. Through the COPO program, dealers could order certain cars with the L72 427 cubic… more»

Yenko Clone: 1969 Chevrolet Camaro

Don Yenko was a famous performance tuner, racer, and Chevrolet dealer. One of his favorite cars to soup up was the first-generation Camaro, although Chevelle’s and Nova’s were also part of his tuning portfolio. The heart of the ’69… more»

1967 Chevrolet Camaro Yenko Super Camaro

If you aren’t familiar with Don Yenko, he was a race car driver turned car dealer whose Pennsylvania dealership modified new Chevrolets into performance machines. In 1967 (the first year of the Camaro) Chevrolet began their COPO program. Customers… more»

1 of 175: 1970 Chevrolet Nova Yenko Deuce

Don Yenko was an American race car driver turned dealer who become known for creating high-performance automobiles. He first had success with the Yenko Corvair and then Camaro, so he set his sights on the Chevy Nova, creating the… more»

Real Deal Deuce: Rare 1970 Chevrolet Nova Yenko

This spectacular piece of history is a 1970 Chevrolet Nova Yenko Deuce. It is located in Las Vegas, Nevada and listed for sale here on craigslist. The car is one of only 175 built by Yenko Chevrolet in Canonsburg,… more»

Custom Conundrum: 1966 Chevrolet Corvair

As a Corvair fan, I always do a little excited start when I see the word “Monza,” which is followed by a bit of disappointment if it turns out to be in reference to Chevrolet’s second use of that… more»

Buried In A Garage: 1969 Yenko/SC Chevelle

Can you imagine the rush of opening the doors of this junk-filled garage to discover one of the most desirable and sought-after Chevelles ever built? Well, Rick Nelson and his fiance Annie Hartweg recently had the chance to find out… more»

Yenko Stinger: 1965 Chevrolet Corvair

It may not be considered a “barn find”, but there is no denying that this Corvair is worthy of gracing these pages. This is a real Yenko Stinger and that means that it was the ultimate Corvair money could buy…. more»

Seized Muscle Cars Auction

Sometimes people do bad things and sometime those people have large collections of cars. When they are eventually caught, all those cars need to go somewhere in order to pay the money they most likely owe somebody. I won’t… more»