Pair of Yenko's on the block at Mecum Today
 

FROM THE CLIFF ERNST COLLECTION

A couple nice cars coming up at Mecum today. Any guess on what they will bring when the gavel falls? I'm curious to see how strong the market is on this pair. Lots of other nice cars coming up today including another COPO, a ZL1 car, some heavy weight Hemi cars, Shelby's, a Cobra Jet car, L78 Nova and a gorgeous LS6 (Lellow) Chevelle :naughty:

COPO 9561 427/425 HP L72 V-8 engine COPO 9737 Sports Car Conversion Package estimated between $295K and $325K

1970 CHEVROLET YENKO DEUCE LT1 350/360 HP, 1 of 175 Produced estimated between $135K and $155K

LB Yenko went yesterday for $330k, DY car didnt sell at 245K and the HO went for 212.5K. Id say since the yellow previous Ernst car will go around 300k

Did the Johnnie Norell COPO car sell?

If you are referring to the 1969 ZL1 - no it didn't sell - bid to $550,000.

Or are you referring to a Hugger Orange COPO Camaro which didn't sell at $155,000

https://www.mecum.com/lots/SC0517-28...t-copo-camaro/

Did the L78 Nova sell?

Which one? There were 3 of them:

1970 4 speed : $60,000 (sold)

https://www.mecum.com/lots/SC0517-28...rolet-nova-ss/

1970 Auto: $42,000 (sold)

https://www.mecum.com/lots/SC0517-28...rolet-nova-ss/

1969 4 speed: $66,000 (sold)

https://www.mecum.com/lots/SC0517-28...rolet-nova-ss/

I watched most of yesterdays cars go across the block. The real deal rare pedigree cars held very strong but in my opinion it appeared the more common cars like the Z/28, Nova's and Mustang's have seen a softening in the market as prices were down across the board.

Unless it had an LS6, 429 CJ, Stage 2, or 427 under its hood, collectors weren't really buying it. Didn't seem like attendance was that strong to me either?

I Am referring to the unrestored A Stock 69 COPO camaro from Georgia.

Did the Deuce sell?

I don't see it. Are you referring to this car?

https://www.mecum.com/lots/SC0516-24...t-copo-camaro/

Yes - $140,000

Yes

That was 2016's Indy auction - it didn't sell for $155,000. I don't see that car in this year's Indy auction.

Thanks. Any idea who bought it. It's nice to know where other deuce owners are. I know Marlin tries to keep a record.

Gee...I didn't even get an honorable mention for the silver car....that Nova was part of our fleet for a number of years. We did a 're-fresh' on the car, added the pinstripes and I asked Skip to write the article for Nova Times. The car was displayed at the Nova Nats in Belterra in 2007...Nancy Gibb and I took a morning cruise in that car along the Ohio River...lots of fun! Dave Tinnell did the original restoration on the car back in the 90's.

-wilma

----Tom,,,I did see that car and looked it over. It was very, very nice! All the little stuff right. A pleasure to look at. I think whoever bought it got a deal.......Bill S

69 L78...The Silver Streak.
 

Thanks Bill...I was in touch with Skip...he didn't even know the car was at the auction. If someone plays up the ownership heritage angle, the least you can do is let the guy whose name you are using know about it.

FYI: that car had a warranty transmission installed back in the day...the cost was $25!!

It was a terror back in the day...it was called "The Silver Streak"...I may even have an NOS trunk emblem somewhere for that car??

-wilma

Silver Streak..
 

This car was sold new at Iten Chevrolet, Brooklyn Center, Minnesota. I believe the dealership is still there, but is a different name today.

-wilma

Its the same car shown in Eric @ Vintage's ad here on the site

silver streak..
 

Sully...you are correct...good eyes.

-wilma

Yes its there, but now it is called Luther Brookdale Chevrolet.
I drove by it 2 days ago.

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~ Pete

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That tower was taken down a few years ago. :shocked: