Vehicle Description
THE YENKO CAMARO WAS A MODIFIED CHEVROLET CAMARO AND WAS PREPARED
BY YENKO CHEVROLET IN CANONSBURG PA UNDER THE COMMAND OF LEGENDARY
DON YENKO. THERE WAS A NEED TO COMPETE WITH CARS SUCH AS THE BOSS
429 OR THE BARRACUDA'S 426 HEMI. FOR 1969 THE DEALERSHIP WORKED
WITH CHEVROLET TO HAVE THE L-72 427 CI. 425 HORSEPOWER ENGINES
INSTALLED ON THE FACTORY ASSEMBLY LINE USING A CENTRAL OFFICE
PRODUCTION ORDER OR COPO. THE ORDERS ALSO INCLUDED THE 4.10 POSI
HEAVY SUSPENTION AND LARGE RADIATOR. A TOTAL OF 201 CARS WERE SOLD
IN 1969 AND 171 OF THEM (INCLUDING THIS ONE) WERE 4SPDS. YENKO
ROUNDED OUT THE VISUAL PACKAGE WITH SPECIAL ALUMINUM WHEELS A COWL
- INDUCTION HOOD SPECIAL YENKO 427 BADGES TWIN STRIPES DOWN THE
FLANKS AND HOOD AND THE SYC (YENKO SUPER CAR) BADGE.
