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Don Yenko and his crew took the notion of Chevrolet performance to a whole different level with these iconic, high-powered models

Before becoming famous worldwide for stuffing obscenely powerful big-block V8s into the engine bays of Camaros or Novas, Don Yanko transformed Chevy&#039...

Jim Schardt takes his Yenko Stinger Corvair through turn one at Corkscrew Hill Aug. 28, 2021. (Jeff Loewe Photo) The fifth annual Bellefontaine Hill Clim

The custom muscle cars designed by Don Yenko have a unique place in automotive history. Here are 10 of the best Chevrolet Yenko muscle cars, ranked.

Chris Shade is spearheading a capital campaign to get $5.9 million invested into a Corvair Museum. The museum will display Corvairs from 1960 to 1969, have a 1960 themed diner, a community event center, and a replica Yenko dealership with one of 100 Yenko Stingers on display.

Don Yenko built 100 Stingers for the 1966 model, but only one was shipped to Canada and finished in red with white stripes

This Chevrolet Yenko Stinger is one of the first examples built, and stands ready to compete in vintage series racing. Now, it's headed to auction in Las Vegas.

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...

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. ...