Kasey vandenbergs 67 corvair yenko stinger might be one of the rarest. Yenko continued to modify corvair coupes as stingers for the rest of the cars production run. Mar 12, 20 before the bigblocks and the dragstrip terrors, yenko chevrolet offered a different kind of performance with the corvair based stinger. This is a real yenko stinger and that means that it was the ultimate corvair money could buy. The life of don yenko and his developement of the 1966 corvair into an. Dual oil filters and an oil cooler are necessary to keep the engine oil healthy under demanding racing conditions. While a few additions have been made beyond its as delivered state, the fact that its a true stage iii car makes it one of fewer than 10 stage iii cars around, which should be reflected in the final hammer price.
Assisted tom saal with the yenko section of his book the abc of auto racing. It was ralph naders nightmare during the 1960s, and brought the consumer activist to fame. Don yenko who had been racing corvettes faced stiff competition and found it extremely difficult to compete. If youre looking at this page you probably already know what a yenko stinger is. Corvair information site, contains everything having to do with this chevrolet product including corvairs for sale, photos, books and corvair parts. The book chronicles the yenko stinger corvair and how its birth laid the groundwork for the later yenko super coupe camaros and the other famous.
Performance corvairs is a company that supplies many performance parts built specifically for the corvair. There were less than a couple of hundred real ones made and theyve become hard to find and a little too expensive for my budget. The corvair was a little costly for its initial economycar market and too foreign for many americans. While we strive to be as accurate as possible, is not responsible for the content or accuracy of the information presented in this site.
Description vehicle overview photo gallery vehicle images other additional information print this listing 66 chevrolet yenko stinger corvair prototype six cylinder 168ci air cooledmasterpiece classic cars. Whether it is a performance street driven corvair, a restored show car, a regular daily driver, or a racing yenko stinger, we know how to make it perform, reliably and economically. Don yenko and the yenko stinger is one of those labors of love by a dyedinthewool enthusiast. This allnew book by yenko family friend mark gillespie sheds new light on the life and times of legendary racer, car dealer and car builder, don yenko. If you are the proud owner of a yenko stinger corvair, please put it on your schedule to come to the supercar reunion in bowling green kentucky this summer read more. Total production was approximately 185 cars over 15 years. Well, im often asked a lot what muscle car books i recommend so i thought i would put together my favorites in one article to help spread. From these humble beginnings, the road map for creating the ultimate camaros, chevelles, and novas was established. Sep 29, 2016 the yenko stinger was don yenko s first attempt at building a series of dealer prepped vehicles for the performance minded driver. In the june 1966 issue of sports car magazine, yenko wrote, towards the end of the 1965 season. A small sampling of the muscle car books ive acquired over the years. The man, the machines, the legend is written by bob mcclurg and published by cartech books even the most avid muscle car collector may not know who don yenko is, even if they are familiar with the term yenko stinger or know about one of the most famous outlets for muscle cars in the country, pennsylvanias yenko chevrolet.
That effort, which he called the camaro stormer, fizzled quickly. Ys003 is now a proud member of the automotive archeologist racing team. At some point ill need a project mongoose decal that reminds me of the yenko stinger decal. It may not be considered a barn find, but there is no denying that this corvair is worthy of gracing these pages. For 1966 he decided to race corvairs which required many modifications to. Charlie doerge wrote a book on the yenko stinger and some of dons escapades in 2011. Led by general manager cole, chevrolet designed a new car that deviated from traditional american norms of design. To complicate matters, there were four versions of the stinger. It is a 1966 yenko stinger and it came from the factory as a race car. Last sunday, at the all chevy show in cumberland, ri, i saw a nice example of a yenko stinger. Im fixing up this chevy corvair and making up its racing. Operating from his small canonsburg, pennsylvania chevy dealership, yenko would build the required 100 stingers to compete in scca racing events. A wide range of chevrolet cars received the yenko treatment.
At right, more special hardware and fittings set the stinger apart from its factory produced corvair cousins. The picture is also part of the dave friedman collection at the henry ford. Aug 16, 2012 yenko s corvair stinger was the first shot aimed at taking ford down a notch. The yenko stinger archives are intended to provide a central source of information on yenko stinger corvairs. Corvair book detail don yenko and the yenko stinger. He ordered the corvair through the copo program and created the corvair stinger to mount a scca road race campaign. The stinger proved competitive, and thus the program continued into 1967, but yenko soon decided to apply what he learned with the stinger to the camaro z28 and take it into a sedan and transam racing. The table below contains a list of resources for purchasing don yenko and the yenko stinger. Supported by jeff moore story of its past and current racing and event plans with svra and cvar. Shhhh dont tell my wife, but i order muscle car books and have them delivered to my office.
The car was powered by an aircooled, horizontally opposed sixcylinder engine constructed with many major components made from aluminum. Yenkos corvair stinger was the first shot aimed at taking ford down a notch. Unfollow yenko stinger corvair to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. Yet the chevrolet corvair, which faced more negative press during its. Don yenko might have been famous for his bigblock copo drag machines, but it was winning sports car titles in corvettes that put him on the map.
Ys003s second owner, noted automotive author richard finch, featured photos of this stinger throughout his book how to keep your corvair alive. Don yenko became the copo muscle car program champion. In the 1960s, he created the yenko stinger corvair, which still is used in racing. Find great deals on ebay for yenko stinger and corvair. Yenko competed in such prestigious endurance races as the 24hour daytona and the 12hour sebring. An exception to this strategy was the chevrolet corvair. From these humble beginnings, the road map for creating the. Charlie doerge wrote a book on the yenko stinger and. If you can help, please contact him using this email address. Yenko built 100 corvair stingers to homologate for scca racing. That vehicle name has special meaning to most supercar performance historians. Vehicles free delivery possible on eligible purchases. Mike ys117 mike i thought 107 or 108 came with a tele wheel standard tele, not simulated wood bob ds 67 stinger eric p. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options.
Move over, porsche yenko turned lowly corvair into. The last stinger was a 1969 coupe, after which corvair production ceased at willow run, michigan. When completed, each stinger would be issued its own serial number plate. Also, your opinion of the corvair as a collectible car is also appreciated. To ask other readers questions about yenko, please sign up. This yenko corvair is a stinger and it hurts so good. Repair and performance books by bob helt performance corvairs by seth emerson, 20. For 1966 he decided to race corvairs which required many modifications to qualify for scca racing. The yenko stingers were corvairs that were heavily modified by yenko chevrolet, a car dealer in canno. Bring a trailer auctions is the best place to buy and sell vintage and classic vehicles porsche, bmw, land rover, and more.
Yenko, who had created his own version of a supercar with the yenko corvair stinger in 1966, wanted a performanceminded mechanic to swap 427s into a fleet of camaros. Yenko chevrolet wikimili, the best wikipedia reader. Don yenko and the yenko stinger by charlie bud doerge. When completed, each car would get a yenko stinger serial number plate. Buy 1972 chevrolet vega yenko stinger mcacn manowar red with black stripes limited edition to 1002 pieces worldwide 118 diecast model car by autoworld amm1156. I scraped together enough money to buy stinger ys037 and returned to the dealership often to look at the cars and performance parts on display.
Many have had teles added, either by yenko or later owners. Few probably even knew that yenko got ahold of a few corvairs to build these track machines. This well documented stage i stinger has been completely restored and is in excellent condition throughout. The yenko stingers brought a certain amount of respect to the chevrolet corvairs, but the all of the negative press about the first generation corvairs created an impression about the corvair that even the yenko stinger could not repair. And before he sold a single yenko camaro sc 427, he entered the fray with the stinger, a chevrolet corvair based sports car that was designed to win races. He also tested and designed highperformance general motors cars. It was the moniker selected by don yenko to create a batch of sccalegal road racing corvairs in late 1965. Oct 10, 2011 the corvair is not the first car that comes to mind when talking about racing, but there were actually some serious race corvairs built back in the day.
Don yenko sold 201 of his famous copoprogram camaros out of his canonsburg, pa dealership. Don hoped to do with the corvair, what carroll shelby did with. Yet chevrolets design for a rearengine, aircooled compact car to beat volkswagen at its beetle game became a porsche beater when a chevrolet dealer from canonsburg, pa. The corvair stinger was the car that started it all for don yenko unable to compete successfully against carroll shelbys new gt350 in scca production racing, corvette racer don yenko decided to race using a modified version of chevrolets corvair. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that delivers. Sep 27, 2007 i grew up near canonsburg, pennsylvania and knew about don yenko s racing exploits. Greg can you give us some info on the chevrolet corvair, especially those you came across during your racing days in the 1960s. This clip from jay lenos garage features a stage 2 corvair yenko stinger and gives lots of information on these fabulous and very race cars only 100 were made. Pictures and info on the team chris langely ys199 russ rosenburg ys320 john gresham. I had pressed my nose against the showroom window late at night, looking at a stinger on display. Another yenko stinger corvair also participated but their are no pictures of it in this collection. Charlie bud doerge is writing a book on the yenko stinger and is collecting information.
Yenkos crew began by removing the rear seat and all chevrolet and corvair badging. Don yenko became the copo muscle car program chief architect and champion. He currently has at least some information on of the 185 stingers built and is seeking to complete his information archive before publishing. And before he sold a single yenko camaro sc 427, he entered the fray with the stinger, a chevrolet corvairbased sports car that was designed to win races. Recently a company in north carolina called classic automotive restoration specialists has restarted production of the 1969 yenko camaro. Ralph nader highlighted its design flaws in his influential book unsafe at any speed.
There is no question the collectible muscle car market is hot, and there are few car. Don, as for racing, the corvair was very popular in the nitro funny car drag. The yenko stinger was a limited production car based on the corvair which was built for scca sports car racing by a canonsburg, pennsylvania chevrolet dealer named don yenko. Yenko owner and driver charlie doerge has taken his 25 years of research and obsession with the stinger and compiled all his knowledge and stories into one 270page, black and white book that will surely stand as a definitive work on these unusual racecars. In case you are unfamiliar, the first copy printing of this book was released in october 2011. If the book is available at a particular seller, click the corvair icon to open a customized order form andor a listing of used books on the book sellers website. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. Dedicated to the promotion and preservation of american muscle cars, dealer built supercars and copo cars. The rear decklidengine cover was replaced with a yenko custom piece in fiberglass that included a builtin spoiler on the rear edge. Beech bend raceway park bowling green, ky united states exhibition.
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