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Super Rare 1969 Chevrolet COPO Camaro ZL-1 Hits the Drag Strip 25 Feb 2021, 9:51 UTC · by The 1960s not only spawned the greatest muscle cars ever built, but those years also gave America the first super stock drag racers. Every Detroit-based manufacturer had at least one back in the day, and the Chevrolet COPO Camaro is among the rarest and most desirable. 1 photo The COPO is now a drag-ready Camaro that you cant drive on the street, but the original concept was a bit different. Since G...

Pro-Street 1968 Chevrolet Camaro Combines 383 Muscle With B&M Mega Blower 16 Feb 2021, 14:30 UTC · by For the 1968 model year, regular people like you and me couldn’t get a more potent Camaro than the-block 396 and race-bred 302 small-block V8. The 427 wasn’t available as a regular production option, which is why the likes of Don Yenko and Dana Chevrolet came to prominence. 25 photos The muscled-up pony featured before your eyes isn’t one of those prized collectibles, but a one-of...

autoevolution 13 Feb 2021, 16:11 UTC · by During a time when Chevrolet refused to offer the 427 big-block V8 in the Camaro, dealership owner and racer Donald Frank Yenko created the 450-horsepower Super Camaro by swapping the factory-supplied L78 with the L72 from the ‘Vette. But Don Yenko wasn’t alone in this business. 32 photos Dana Chevrolet was the first dealership on the West Coast to offer a 427-engined Camaro, and the car we’ll talk about on this occasion is a very faithful ...

autoevolution 11 Feb 2021, 10:57 UTC · by We don’t remember the Corvair as a compact car for price-sensitive customers, but for the legal fallout spurred by Ralph Nader with his 1965 book Unsafe at Any Speed. Something that is often overlooked about the rear-engined model is the on-track success it had achieved thanks to Don Yenko, the man responsible for creating the strip-slaying 427 Camaro. 30 photos After being trashed in SCCA racing by the Shelby Mustang, the one and only Don Yen...

Sponsored Links The name Don Yenko is legendary in the muscle car world. But before the Canonsburg, PA, Chevy dealer built Yenko Camaros, Yenko Novas, or Yenko Chevelles, they made the Corvair-based Yenko Stinger. Don Yenko was interested in SCCA racing, and in 1966 he applied to the SCCA to approve the Chevrolet Corvair Corsa for competition. The Corsa was green-lighted with the removal of the back seat and engine power upgrades. Yenko ordered and modified 100 1966 Corvair Corsas into Yenko St...

Sponsored Links Chevy Camaros are among the most coveted Chevrolet models. They have an avid following, and for good reason. Enticing looks promise excitement, performance, and fun all at a reasonable entry cost. It is little wonder Camaros have been sought after since their introduction with the 1967 model year. But there are a handful of these potent pony cars that stand apart from their brethren. They have higher performance, are more exclusive, or are imbued with traits few others have. The...

autoevolution 13 Jan 2021, 16:54 UTC · by Back in the 60s and 70s, Ford wasnt the only one of Detroits Big Three enjoying a performance hero. And while Chevrolets Don Yenko isnt as famous as the Blue Ovals Carroll Shelby, the first certainly did a lot for the Golden Bowties go-fast reputation. Well, the rendering sitting before us proposes a 1990s Yenko Silverado. 6 photos Before we zoom in on this spicy performance truck proposal, allow us to discuss the said performance business name. ...

Sponsored Links There is a stunningly rare Yenko Camaro headed to the Mecum Auctions Kissimmee event in January 2021. Yenko Chevy of any model are exceedingly scarce, but to find one that is both a Yenko Camaro and a Double COPO car is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. So, what makes this car so special? Let’s begin with Yenko. Owned by Don Yenko, Yenko Chevrolet of Canonsburg, PA had been in the family for three generations. Mr. Yenko got his start modifying cars with the Corvair Corsa when ...