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May 6, 2011 11:26 p.m. YenkoYS100 New Reader

Some old...some not quite as old. Newest ones I need to host still. Car was bought to be a racer only. Raced from '66 through '72, in D-Prod. Never raced GT-3, thankfully. Raced at Bridgehampton, LimeRock, Thompson, Mt. Ascutney and Mt. Equinox. Was a Tri-State Champion in '69. Was EMRA Class Champion around then. Raced Mt. Ascutney '69,'70,'71,'72. Also had FTD there. Dash placque from 1967 National Race at LimeRock Others from Bridgehampton etc.
May 6, 2011 11:49 p.m. YenkoYS100 New Reader

First owner in middle, second on right, me on left, in Nov. '87. These are from the early '90's. This was the second owner on one of the hillclimbs. Notice how it looks just like the guy on the right in the '87 pic. LOL This was Mt. Ascutney '70 These next three were new in '66.

The car currently has an old lacquer respray from '87, and needs some new color. The body is rust free, and has all originally GM installed sheetmetal intact. All window glass is original '66 GM installed. Has most all avaliable Yenko options. Seats, full metallic brakes, Koni shocks, Yenko installed SW guages, 1 of 4 handbuilt C/R gearboxes, Crown F&R swaybars, 13x7 Yenko double center wheels, Yenko rollbar, Yenko carbs. and velocity stacks. Had Yenko oil-cooler, and Yenko race headers. Needs the Stage 3 race engine gone through. Basically I have stored it since '87. Eventually she will be on a track somewhere in the future.

These were taken recently.

Rick
May 8, 2011 5:52 a.m. Luke SuperDork

Very cool car . Great photos, and a great history. Thanks for sharing.

"Just as a proverb says, one should always ny escort prepare for a rainy day." - GRM canoe
May 10, 2011 10:15 a.m. Bainford New Reader

A fantastic project indeed. I love the current colours and striping, too. Very cool car with a very cool history.

Sometimes, the faster it gets, the less you need to know. But you got to remember, the smarter it gets, the further its going to go.
May 10, 2011 10:27 a.m. Tom Heath Web Manager

I like the Corvairs, especially the Yenko Stingers. Definitely on my "own this after hitting the lottery" list.

Nice documentation, too. Kudos!

I tried drag racing, but kept blowing the apex for turn 2...
May 10, 2011 3:44 p.m. TR8owner Reader

I grew up with Corvairs. Parents had a 61 and 65. I learned to drive on the 65. Just saw a 2nd gen convertible today driving thru town. There will always be a special place in my heart for Corvairs.
May 10, 2011 7:06 p.m. BoxheadTim SuperDork

Looks like a really cool project, congrats!

Sanity is vastly overrated.
May 10, 2011 11:04 p.m. lasttr New Reader

Rick,

Thanks for sharing your pictures. That is really a great history of a great car.

Ken
May 12, 2011 11:09 p.m. YenkoYS100 New Reader

Thanks for all the compliments. I'm all excited about being able to start working on it soon. I've convinced myself into not trying to make it, what it is not. I had visions of it being a dual purpose road/track car. I decided to forget about tame streetability, and who cares if it needs race gas? LOL The Stage III race engine is 11:1 compression, with a camshaft rpm range of 4000-7000, and bored carbs with the idle circuits eliminated. The Close Ratio gearbox is hooked to a 389 ratio axle, and will probably have 21" tall tires. It should be a blast to drive. Now to save up mo money and start gathering some engine bits.

Rick
May 13, 2011 10:34 p.m. YenkoYS100 New Reader

Hopefully this works ? Here is the Mt. Ascutney results from 1972 where #27 had the FTD. I had not seen this until the end of last year. It's page 1 D-production race. http://www.hillclimb.org/general/history/ascutney/results/1972_ascutney_fall.pdf

Rick
May 14, 2011 7:30 a.m. AndreGT6 Dork

21" wheels?

Are you planning to redo the suspension setup?

A.

1968 Triumph GT6 Mk1
May 14, 2011 9:11 a.m. YenkoYS100 New Reader

AndreGT6 wrote: 21" wheels? Are you planning to redo the suspension setup? A.
No. 13x7" wheels, with 21" tall tires. I like that it is pretty close to the ground with the 13" wheels and low profile tires.
Rick
May 14, 2011 9:56 a.m. AndreGT6 Dork

OK I get what your saying.

A.

1968 Triumph GT6 Mk1
May 15, 2011 8:24 a.m. OFracing Reader

Here's a 68 Corvair that used to race with us. Bill sold the car two years ago to someone in the Midwest, anyone seen it recently?

mike

63 Spitfire
May 21, 2011 4:17 p.m. YenkoYS100 New Reader

Mike, I do not know who owns that car now?

I just scanned this today. Not many original documents like this around today.

Rick
May 23, 2011 6:47 p.m. OFracing Reader

Interesting options on the car, is everything still there?

mike

63 Spitfire
May 23, 2011 10:18 p.m. YenkoYS100 New Reader

All of that, plus the other optional stuff listed above. The only things I did not get, were the original tach, track racing long headers and the Harrison/Yenko oil cooler.

The second owner said the headers were junk from coming on and off the trailer.

And sadly years ago he put the tach and oil cooler on his sandbuggy.

Rick