Vehicle Description
1969 Yenko/SC 427 NOVA Recreation for sale. Motorcar Classics is
thrilled to present this 1969 Chevrolet Nova 427 Yenko/SC
recreation featured in LeMans Blue with blue vinyl interior. This
is a meticulous recreation of a rare Yenko of which only seven real
cars are known to survive. For your pleasure it has AC which was
not available from Yenko in period. Don Yenko was responsible for
some of the hottest-performing muscle cars of the '60s and '70s,
but when it came to the Yenko/SC 427 Nova, he is known to have
referred to it as "barely legal at best" and "the wildest thing we
ever did". While Yenko Chevrolet converted at total of 37 427/SC
Novas according to the Yenko Sportscar Club, just seven are known
to exist today. The last time one sold at auction it was a Mecum
sale and brought $400K.Our car was commissioned by a true
enthusiast and is as close to owning an original as you can get
Yenko started with Novas equipped by the factory with available 396
CI engines to take advantage of their beefier frames, drivelines,
brakes and suspensions. Yenko replaced the motor with a 11.0:1
compression L72 427/450 HP engine, resulting in a car capable of
sub-11 second quarter mile times. One was track tested with a
zero-to-sixty time of 5.1 seconds. Ours is a professionally built
and very correct recreation 69 Yenko Nova with a certified COPO 427
motor that is built to L-88 specs at about 460HP. The original
Yenko Nova was built to L72 specs. The car has original and correct
14" wheels and tires with dog dish hubcaps.The restoration was done
by COPO/Baldwin Motion expert Ricky Smith of RSR Restorations in
Arafat, Virginia and it looks just as it would have come from Yenko
Chevrolet in Pennsylvania back in 1969. In fact, the build of the
motor predates the matching 4-speed transmission which predates the
build date of the car. Everything on this car has been replaced
including adding the Yenko-spec heavy duty suspension. Kevin Blanks
Performance of Clarksville, Virginia was the engine builder. The
transmission and 4:10 posi-rear end came from Powers Performance
out of Greensboro, NC.With regard to the motor, the casting on the
back of the block is for a 1969 427 COPO 4-bolt main motor or a
427/390 2 bolt main motor. Close inspection differentiates this
motor by virtue of the 1" plug above the oil filter which is unique
to a 427 L72 COPO 450 HP motor. The lesser motor would have a "
plug. Correct Holley 780 CFM Carb and matching L-72 Intake are on
this awesome car. The engine is built to L-88 specs at .30 over
468. The rear date codes from March 1969 and the M-21 close-ratio
4-speed Transmission was built in April 1969. The car itself was
built in June 1969. All factory correct firewall and motors
markings are in place. The cowl tag is for a 350/250 small block
V-8, which was the donor car for this recreation.The only
non-factory items are the A/C System, that was built from scratch
using Chevrolet stock parts, and the ceramic coated headers that
were required in order to make the A/C System fit correctly. It has
a two-sided A/C box since Chevrolet never made a big block Nova
housing assembly. Ricky took half a small block assembly and mated
it to an Impala big block assembly and installed custom deep groove
pulleys.This awesome Nova has a rebuilt carburetor, rebuilt front
calipers, pads, rotors, and silicone brake fluid. New Alternator,
Belts, A/C compressor with 134A upgrade, and rear wheel cylinders.
The steel driveshaft is powder-coated to look like aluminum. The
exhaust tips on the Yenko replica Nova are welded, as done at
Yenko's shop 50 years ago, to prevent them coming loose with the
427 motor. While not for the faint of heart, this Yenko/SC 427 is a
faithful recreation of an icon of American muscle.