Earlier this week my brother and I made a trip to Canonsburg on what I originally thought was likely to be another wild goose chase for memorabilia. Fortunately, I was VERY wrong! Through a contact who was friends with a long time Yenko employee and personal friend of Don Yenko, I ended up purchasing an incredible lot of original Yenko paperwork, photographs, files, and various personal effects and artifacts that were at one time housed within the Canonsburg dealership. Included was the actual silver trophy cup awarded to Don Yenko for winning the B-Production SCCA National Class Championship. it weighs alost 10 lbs and stands almost a foot high. The story goes that it was found stashed in the rafters of the dealership, upside down, with just the base showing. Luckily, the name "Don Yenko" was written on the bottom, and was seen poking up through the insulation, or else it may have never been found! Inside the cup was an old manilla envelope stuffed FULL of original sew-on and iron-on patches from off of Don's racing uniforms and jackets. The patches span from 1960 through 1970 and essentially document his racing career through the decade. Many are dated, and some appear to be one-off designs created specifically for his uniform. Some were actually cut right out of the uniforms, leaving the vintage nomex material still attached! While the list of items is actually too extensive to list, and I have yet to even sort through it all, I thought you guys would enjoy seeing some of the key pieces I was able to acquire. Just goes to show you that sometimes wild goose chases can pay off! Hope you enjoy. -JB
06-16-2006, 06:40 AM
Original Yenko Treasures unearthed!
You Da man Joe! Congrats on the find and saving some more Yenko history. 
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