1967 yenko camaro history book

The history of the chevrolet camaro, from 1967 to today. The man, the machines, the legend and learn the whole. Dedicated to the promotion and preservation of american muscle cars, dealer built supercars and copo cars. Conversion performed by dick harrell of speed shop. The 9561 was powered by the 425hp, l72 ironblock 427cubicinch 7. This 1967 chevrolet camaro ss coupe originally sold from yenko chevrolet, has accompanying documentation, which confirms two very important facts. The chevrolet camaro was a rush job, a desperate attempt by gm to meet the challenge presented by the ludicrously successful ford mustang. Don yenko and his small staff were hard at work before the release of the camaro, and rather than cover the stingers or the entire first generation of chevys answer to the mustang, weve opted to focus our attention on the 1968 creations, such as the one gracing these pages recently owned by andy wolf. Unfollow 1967 camaro 427 to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. A new yenko camaro based on the new 2010 camaro platform was introduced at sema 2009. From its arrival in 1967, the camaro was always fast, fun, stylish and affordable, and continues to be one of the most commonly collected, resorted, modified and raced vehicles on the road. The amazing story behind the first dana 427 conversion of.

When the camaro was introduced and entered the pony car battle in 1967, yenko transplanted chevrolets fearsome 427cid, 425hp l72 v8 engine and, with the combination of other high performance components, created the yenko camaro. Commonly believed to be a developmental mule or test car for the yenko 427 conversions but unproven. The oldest of these is almost fifty years old, and that gives a lot of opportunity for alterations from their factory configuration. One of the most well documented 1967 yenkos known to exist.

Yenko chevrolet was a chevrolet dealership located at 575 west pike street in canonsburg, pennsylvania. The entire car is rust free due to excellent storage conditions in a heated garage. Unfollow 1967 yenko camaro to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. Anthony young examines the evolution and development of four generations of camaro, including corporate research and development, manufacturing. Yenko, a pennsylvania car dealer in his early 30s, is famously quoted as saying he was tired of staring. The 1968 yenko super camaros started life as super sports with l78 396 in.

The mechanic put me in touch with john, the original owner, who. Don yenko, of yenko chevrolet, and fred gibb, of fred gibb chevrolet, are known as two of the most influential dealers in getting the copo camaro programs in fullswing in 1969. Also mentions historical perspective such as the mustang responce which created the car, to the demise of the charger, javelin, and the camaros relation to the pontiac firebird. Yenko converted this camaro from a 396 to a 427 in march 1968. Created under the watchful eye of gm design chief bill mitchell, camaro sales topped 220,000 in the first production year. This was the first year of the chevrolet camaro and it was also the first year of the dealer trimmed yenko camaro outfitted by don yenko chevrolet in pennsylvania.

In the story of camaro, accomplished author john funnell are ace photographer jerry heasley explore the colorful and fastmoving history of this legendary car. Ken blocks 914hp ford f150 hoonitruck and hoonigan racing hq tour. This car ys 760 is the one and only documented 1967 bigblock cowlplenum yenko camaro. Red exterior black interior very well maintained ready to go located in indianapolis in financing nati. The stinger proved competitive, and thus the program continued into 1967, but yenko soon decided to apply what he learned with the stinger to the camaro z28 and take it into a sedan and transam racing. Durant and swissborn louis chevrolet and a division of general motors, chevrolet is an iconic us car manufacturer. The corvair option list was being reworked for 1967, and in july of 1966, yenko sent a letter to gm president ed cole. In both years, two camaros were specialbuilt to serve as the actual pace car for the race the second was a backup.

The only thing that had me second guessing this complete accuracy of this book, was the heavy focus on don yenkos involvement in the copo program. Take this comprehensive look back at camaro from its introduction in 1967 up through production year 2000. The introduction of the mustang in april 1964 caught virtually everyone except ford off guard. The car was being sold by the mechanic on behalf of the wife who was selling all of the her deceased husbands cars. Yenko ys739 super camaro 450, of 10 known to exist. Get the complete and accurate authorized history with yenko.

Encouraged by the success of the 1967 model, yenko continued to produce his yenko super camaros for 1968. In this video we covered all the generations of the chevrolet camaro from 1967 to 2018, but we didnt cover all models due to time constraints, so we decided to focus more on what we think the. This provided a wide variety of performance and styling upgrades, but the central office purchase order copo is legendary for creating rare, super secret, high performance camaros. At 1,100 horsepower na, this stunning bigblockpowered 1967 camaro whips up a frenzy on the dragstrip, yet is right at home on the street. The new engine is a supercharged version of gms ls3, the 6. One of 54 yenko 427 camaro super cars built in 1969, parked since 1973, original owner, 7257 original miles. A visual history of the chevrolet camaro, from 1967 to today. A great read for your teens to learn muscle car history. This particular yenko sports a 450hp 427 backed by a muncie 4speed, 12 bolt posi with 3. To own a 1967 yenko camaro would be a dream come true for perry, who revels in the history of yenko chevrolet, that small dealership in canonsburg, pennsylvania, that has become legendary today. Copo chevrolet camaro zl1 history classic chevrolets.

Starting life as a 396ci super sport model built at gms norwood, oh, plant in june 1967, this car was delivered to yenkos dealership later that month, and a copy of the original handwritten yenko service invoice lists. Referred to presently as yenkos, they are among the most collectible 1960s vehicles. New book on copo chevrolets tells tale of rare muscle cars. Don yenko is best known for his late1960s antics of stuffing 427cubicinch bigblocks into camaros, but before he was putting muscle cars in the 11s on the dragstrip he was scca racing and needed something to get him to the front of the pack. The earliest camaro on the 1967 yenko inventory list. My wife and i bought our 1967 corvair monza convertible from the estate of the second owner. This yenko corvair is a stinger and it hurts so good. Yenko book with 19671968 super camaro 450 1969 camaro sc 427 copo 1981 turbo z. By the time yenko turned his attention to refitting the 1967 camaro with the bigblock 427cid engine, the swap had already become common practice nationwide by hotrodders and performanceoriented dealerships like dana, baldwin and nickey. Operating from 1949 to 1982, the dealership is best known for selling customized sports cars during the late 1960s.

From the moment chevrolet introduced the allnew camaro to the public on september 26, 1966, the little performance car took the world by storm. This finely restored yenko camaro is one of the approximately 54 examples modified for the 1967 model year, as per the copies of the original yenko inventory sheets. Details about yenko book with 19671968 super camaro 450 1969 camaro sc 427 copo 1981 turbo z. Copo chevrolet camaro zl1 history most of the chevy camaros were ordered using the regular production option or rpo method. Introduction to restoring your chevy camaro 1967 1969. Yenko book with 19671968 super camaro 450 1969 camaro sc.

Although i was still in my late teens, during the time these cars hit the streets, i did personally live through that period of time, and actually saw a couple copo 1969 camaros pass through a. Chevrolet has earned its reputation by offering consumers durable and affordable vehicles within its vast and complete lineup from subcompacts to heavyduty trucks. History of the 19671969 chevrolet camaro the 1967 camaro was chevrolets impressive, if belated, response to the ford mustang. Camaro restoration guide, 1967 1969 motorbooks workshop. One of the most incredible muscle car barn finds in history. A highly documented example one of approximately 54 produced. That effort, which he called the camaro stormer, fizzled quickly. Coast in exchange for yenko selling danas new 427 camaro conversions. One of approximately 54 examples produced well documented with copies of dealers sales and yenko invoices. The evolution of the chevrolet camaro in 5 minutes from.