How many Yenko Deuce Novas were made?
How many Yenko Deuce Novas were made?
175
122 of the 175 were four-speeds. The other 53 were TH400 automatics. Long live the ’70 Yenko 350 Deuce and the ’69 Yenko 427 Super Nova….37 427s & 175 LT1 350s Built, Respectively.
| Color Breakdown | ||
|---|---|---|
| Code | Color | Total |
| 75 | Cranberry red | 35 |
| Total | 175 |
What is a Yenko Deuce Nova?
Don Yenko was an American race car driver most known for creating the Yenko Camaro, a high-performance version of the Chevrolet Camaro. This Nova Yenko Deuce is one of only 175 produced in 1970. The hood mounted tachometer is unique to the Yenko Nova.
What is a Nova Yenko?
If you know muscle cars, you know Don Yenko. The man built some of the most insane muscle cars to ever pound the Earth. The most lethal of those was the 1969 Chevrolet Yenko Nova. 2 of 13. There were only 38 built, and each came with a 450-horsepower 427 cubic-inch V8 under the hood.
What’s a Yenko Nova worth?
Ultra-rare Yenko SC427 Nova should fetch around $500K. If you have to ask why anyone would shove a 427 into a Nova, we can’t be friends. The most lethal of all Yenkos was the 1969 Nova.
Did Yenko build a Vega?
Yenko built a Vega Stinger turbo prototype that impressed automotive media with low 15-second quarter-mile performance, validating the claimed 155 horsepower. (The stock Vega engine was rated at 110 hp and ran the quarter mile in a glacial 19 seconds at 70 mph.)
How many Yenko Deuce were built?
Yenko Deuce Stats There were 175 YDN’s built. All of the cars were built in 3 consecutive weeks. The YDN’s were offered in 8 colors, and could be had with power steering and/or an automatic transmission.
When did you become aware of the 70 Yenko Deuce Novas?
I became aware of the ’70 Yenko Deuce Novas in the late ‘80’s, but really got interested in the early ‘90’s when I read a Super Chevy article about the Cliff Ernst Yenko collection entitled ‘The Temple of Zoom’.
Did you ever see a Yenko Deuce in the Auto Trader?
Fast forward to April of ’96, a chance sighting of a different Yenko Deuce ad in the Auto Trader by a friend ended up with my purchase of a project Yenko Deuce – ironically, from the Cliff Ernst collection. Although I’d never seen one before, I bought the Yenko sight unseen – having never even heard or seen the color ‘Gobi Beige’.
How did Yenko assign the stock number to the car?
Yenko assigned the official stock number when a participating dealer placed their order, and then typed the specifics onto a unique non-GM, Yenko specific window sticker. The inventory sheets show that a fair amount of cars were shipped very soon after Yenko completed the conversions, mainly June & July of ’70.
