December '01 feature car

[Stefano]

BTW Pete, awsome COPO. I am certain that you must have educated at least a few experts with your COPO!

[Casey Marks]

Just 'cause Pete and I are friends .....

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="">quote:</font><HR>Pete's car has got to be one of the most sought after supercars. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

Might be slower than a W-31 ..... but ........ They were both delivered to Canada at least !!!

[Casey Marks]

And before ANY of you guys bust my ballz for messin' with Pete ..... you must know that I have MORE than the utmost respect for his COPO Nova. There is not ONE car out there that is as BAD ASS as a 360 horse LT-1 car .... and I'll be the first to admit it !!!!

Plus - Pete is gonna bring me one of those cool posters for a Christmas gift !!

[NWYENKO]

If you pull the stripes off a Deuce and put steel wheels with dogdish hubcaps do you have a "clone" of Pete's car?? Just trying to lighten things up a bit!!

[RN]

Casey is so right and when the Olds and Mopar guys say that you know its true as I have the utmost respect for that LT-1 Nova as I know they were screamers right from the Dealer! I ran a 69 SS 350 Nova one night with my old 340 Dart and I new I was in for a race and that was no LT-1 as I new I could be proud if I could get around him and even impress my girlfriend! Nice car "Pete" along with all the other bad machines you have!! Ron

[Stefano]

I purchased a Yenko Deuce clone, not long ago. It had an M22 from a Corvette, a 4:10 or 4:11 posi rear from a 1697 Chevy Nova and a 350 built to LT1 specs.

Other than finding belts to stay on for the 7200 rpm speed shifts, the car was plain wicked. It launched, hooked better than most any "stock" car I have owned or driven.

While I never ran it at the track, I did line it up against my GT 500 KR.

The Shelby wasn't a match,it lost. The Nova did have headers and fair BF T/As plus much better gearing.

My car buddies and I all believed that mid 12 second 1/4 miles would be no problem.

It was one awsome package.

[Stefano]

Guys,Guys, Guys,,, the statement stands on its own. I am familiar with the CE engine Yenko Novas. If you recall some of my prior posts ,I purchased a CE short block that purportedly came out of a 1969 Yenko Nova.

There are people, to include current Chicago area Dealers which state they COPO ordered 427 Nova's from the factory.

(All these dealers were in Fred Gibb's Zone and knew him personally)

No, I have never seen one, but have chased many leads.

Remember, I wasn't there so I ask alot of questions and do even more listening.

[Casey Marks]

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="">quote:</font><HR>Another important piece of Douglass trivia is that all Douglass COPOs, even the ones without stripes were/are faster/quicker than Yenko Deuces. The exception of course would be a COPO LT1, without stripes ,which is much lighter and has less wind drag and thus much faster/Quicker.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>


How were they faster ? Was something else done to them that was different than a *Deuce*, besides stripes ?

[Stefano]

Casey,
My reply was,in jest.

[Chevy454]

Casey:

WHEN you and Pete finally hook it up (I say "when" because you have to eventually cross paths!) I WANT TO BE THERE! Anytime, Anyplace! That will be one for the ages! [Man, I can't beleive a couple of small blocks have me fired up!]