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1968 Yenko Chevrolet Camaro SS 427CI
1968 Yenko Chevrolet Camaro SS 427CI
– 1,304 original miles
– Same owner since 1991
– Yenko order #00797 on 12/12/67
– Yenko serial number YS-8019
– Originally purchased for use as a drag racer by original owner
– Retains original 427 CI engine
– Sequoia Green
– Special interior group
– M21 close ratio transmission
– 3.73 Positraction rear end
– AM push-button radio
– Redline tires
– Repainted original color of Sequoia Green
– Original Black vinyl interior
– Original dash tachometer
– one of the first group of 20 cars, as documented in a June 5, 1968 memo from Donna Mae Mims of Yenko Chevrolet to Vince Piggins.
– The first 20 cars were built without the COPO 9737 that included heavier-duty cooling systems, suspension and brake upgrades.
– In 1970 it was sold to drag racer and Memphis Rodders club member A.J. Lancaster, who then prepared it for competition in the NHRA’s new Pro Stock class.
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