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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 Yenko decided that it was high time to switch from the Corvette to the Corvair for the 1966 season. To ...

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 Stingers. The 1966 Yenko Stingers were all Central Office Production Order (COPO) cars, optioned with ...

autoevolution 13 Jan 2021, 16:54 UTC · by Back in the 60s and 70s, Ford wasn't the only one of Detroit's Big Three enjoying a performance hero. And while Chevrolet's Don Yenko isn't as famous as the Blue Oval's Carroll Shelby, the first certainly did a lot for the Golden Bowtie's 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. Don Yenko was the son of a Chevrolet dealer in Pennsylvania. After serving in the Air Force an...