Another cool pic!

[YENKO DEUCE REGISTRY]

The '70 Yenko Nova did not use any Super Sport parts. They had a plain grille, hood, and taillight panel, as well as a plain steering wheel. These are generally the only parts standard on an SS Nova.

SS Novas did not have buckets, tach dash, clock, console, custom interior, rear sway bars, ect. as standard equipment. The only questionable item would be the F41 package. The '70 Yenko Novas received the rear sway bar as part of the F41 package, but this was not standard on the Super Sports. The literature that I have says that the SS option was required to get the F41 package, but that has not been verified. Either way, the Yenkos received the F41 as part of the COPO 9737 option, (not an SS option), which had a different recipe for '70 vs. '68 & '69, (like 15 inch rallye's for eg.).

The Yenko Novas were not ordered with the 300HP 350 engine as some people have published. This would generally require the SS package, although I have met some who claim they have a 300HP non-SS Nova. The Yenkos were ordered with the L65, 265HP 350 engine - which was a non-SS engine.
Marlin

[Edited by YENKO DEUCE REGISTRY (10-09-2000 at 01:50 PM).]

[bkhpah]

M,
What about the Gobi Beige Deuce with all the style trim from new. Is that the only known screw up Deuce...
BKH

[YENKO DEUCE REGISTRY]

BKH:

At this time, that is the only known deuce that came with the exterior decor package and window moldings, neither of these are specific to an SS though. This car appears to be a factory mixup. It was initially thought that during the course of a 'modified' restoration by a prior owner, these options were added to this car. However, after receiving a photo from the original owner while the car was still Gobi, the options and emblem placement were evident.

A second note, one original owner deuce in NH has a FG, A/T, P/S, car that came with an SS tail panel, only. It is believed that the car was probably damaged on the lot, and it was cheaper to slap on the SS panel than it was to repair it.




M

[johnk]

marlin,what about the yenko crest
emblem placement on the 70 novas?
did some of the early cars have
them placed above like some of
the early camaros?it seems anything
is possible ,just as the placement of
stripes probably varied from car to car!

[johnk]

marlin,i see trim rings on car
from original owner pic.is it correct
to say all 70 yenko novas came dechromed.
reggie j. nova in super chevy mag(1982)
showed rings on car.just thought i would
mention it if others were unsure.you never
know what is possible with anything!

[YENKO DEUCE REGISTRY]

It is commonly believed that the '70 Yenko Novas did not come with trim rings. This is not to say that some of the demo cars didn't get them, because they seemed to have more options than the non-demo cars.

These cars came from GM with the painted 14x7 'XT' coded wheels, and a 'dog cap' hubcap. Yenko changed 4, (not 5, the spare is still an 'XT'), of the wheels to a Magnum 500 Custom version, (not the Deluxe-they had the chrome spoke overlays). Yenko reinstalled the Uniroyal Tiger Paw white-wall tires onto the Magnum rims.

Yenko brochures do not say anything about the trim rings, and no original owners ever remember having them on their cars. This is probably because Yenko did not purchase the wheels from GM, he bought them right from Kelsey-Hayes/Motorwheel and did not want to incur the extra expense of the rings.

The 'Y' centercap also came from Motorwheel, and is actually just a decal that covers the original 'Magnum 500' plastic insert, they do not say 'SS' underneath.

Marlin

[YENKO DEUCE REGISTRY]

John;

Other than the dressed up Gobi car, all '70 Yenko Novas had the YENKO crest emblems placed below the NOVA emblem on the front fenders.

The rear decklid 'NOVA by Chevrolet' emblem was removed, and the YENKO crest emblem put in it's place. There were some cars that had their emblems removed, (stolen), while on dealer's lots. One original owner insisted that Yenko put on some new ones. Another original owner didn't know it was supposed to have emblems since the holes on the decklid were covered by that dealer's own sticker; 'WALLACE CHEV'.

Will add picture later,
Marlin

[copo69]

Marlin, Help, I don't know much about the '70 Novas. I always thought cars came with LT-1's (factory installed) and you say they were ordered as L65's. Were the cars just standard Novas with stripe packages or was the engine different? Thanks

[bowtie3168]

Marlin,
That is so cool! I see the "Body Craft" Camaro at least once a month. I hope that you will be able to attend our "Muscle Car Show and Go" next season. I would love to see any member of the club there. Andrew

[bowtie3168]

Marlin, Two points, First: Is Wallace Chevrolet still in buisness? The store is/was only about 20 miles from my home. It is/was in Linden, New Jersey. If I can gather any info for you let me know. I will ask around at the track and see if any of the racers know any of the techs who worked there. Sometimes life is so ironic, I bought a suit last week from a gentleman who was the sales manager in charge of high performance cars at Briggs Chevrolet in South Amboy, New Jersey. He shared some interesting history with me. I thought that it was very cool because he told me that many previous stories that I was told (at the track) were embelished folk lore. People love to add on their own ideas and theories and then pass them along as the "honest to God truth". Point 2: If I may I would like to "throw in" this bid of first hand info. I am restoring a '65 Chevelle Malibu (non SS) and I just had a argument over my grill with my "expert" Chevelle buddy. The car has a black trim on the grill which is part of the "SS" package. The "expert" told me that "the grill had to have been installed by someone later because it was a "SS" only part. My parents bought the car new in '65 and the car is ALL original, never been hit,never been repaired, never been anything. He said that this was not possible but my parents have pictures of the car new and it is real. I share this to add to the argument that Chevrolet did not always follow the same procedures.
Andrew