68 Yenko Barn find

[camarojoe]

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are there numbers on the back of them??

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Not on any originals I have. That goes for the 68/69 ones as well as the 70 chrome ones... Some repros awhile back had part numbers...but some repros don't... Here's the back of a real deal 68/69. (One pin is broken off.)

[camarojoe]

Here's an NOS 70 Chrome emblem with the foam adhesive tape on the back, no pins, no part #s.

[camarojoe]

And since I'm digging through my closet, here's some examples of the "68 style" 427 emblems vs. the "69 style" ones with the bar underneath, although as I said, i think the 2 could have been used interchangably at some point in production, most likely during the end of the 68's/beginning of 69's. The top ones are GM 4 2 7 numerals as used in 67... Dig the 69 one on the left that was cut at an angle to fit the fender trim on a 69 sYc Chevelle... this isn't how most were, but someone got their measurements off a bit apparently... remember, measure twice, drill once...or have a big 'ol file handy

[nuch_ss396]

Joe,

Do you have an original emblem, or image of one, that shows
how they were painted for their initial installation at the
dealership? I'm looking for a pristine example of one at this point.
Are the ones on epay correct in terms of color?

Nuch

[camarojoe]

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... I am in talks now with a familiar restorer.



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I think I know that familiar restorer... Believe me, you couldn't have chosen a better place to handle the job... plus I can go check on it for you from time to time...

"I don't know who the #$!@ ya'are..."

[camarojoe]

The one in the top center of the first pic I posted is an original, with original paint. White background, silver behind the Yenko lettering, blue letters, blue on top, red and white stripes below. Most of the repros seem to be painted correctly. But as Big Steve noted, sometimes they messed up the colors at Yenko... they were all hand painted. The above one is the "standard" way most were done though...

[mnyenko]

Reproduction chrome style emblems as used on the Yenko deuce.

[bashton]

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And since I'm digging through my closet, here's some examples of the "68 style" 427 emblems vs. the "69 style" ones with the bar underneath, although as I said, i think the 2 could have been used interchangably at some point in production, most likely during the end of the 68's/beginning of 69's. The top ones are GM 4 2 7 numerals as used in 67... Dig the 69 one on the left that was cut at an angle to fit the fender trim on a 69 sYc Chevelle... this isn't how most were, but someone got their measurements off a bit apparently... remember, measure twice, drill once...or have a big 'ol file handy



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Joe; I can never get enough of your collection. Thanks for posting and Thanks for sharing your knowledge; Good Stuff indeed.

BA

[camarojoe]

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Joe,

Do you have an original emblem, or image of one, that shows
how they were painted for their initial installation at the
dealership? I'm looking for a pristine example of one at this point.
Are the ones on epay correct in terms of color?

Nuch

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Nuch, Earl just reminded me of something with his post... the 70 chrome emblems for the deuce were painted differently than the 68/69 ones... I assumed you were talking about the pinned/non-chrome 68/69 ones, as those are the ones you see for sale on ebay most often. i'f you were referring to the 70 Deuce ones, the way the ones in MNYenko's post are painted is correct for 70. They are very nice repros too, I have one on the back of my daily driver! Contact him if you need the 70 style. Oh, and thanks for the props Bob... I love this stuff... alot more fun than arguing over prices of cars for sale or who has the last 67 Z/28....

[Schonyenko2]

Joe is correct about the ones Earl (really Earl's wife)hand paints. They are very nice. That's what you see on the Moses deuce in those pics of Joe's, and Steve's deuces.