So it's a ss 396 Nova bought at Yenko dealership that wasn't converted. Still just as cool.
@Red-rl1xx
6 жыл бұрын
So, it's not a "Yenko" Nova, but an L78 Nova that was bought from the Yenko dealership?
@dodgeguyz
6 жыл бұрын
Red 13 Exactly. It’s a big block nova!
@adriantomlin2902
5 жыл бұрын
Not that rare!! So it ain't converted?! As far as I'm concerned it's just another big block Nova. Does he have documentation that Yenko had it in their possession?!
@adriantomlin2902
5 жыл бұрын
Red 13 yea I don't get it?!
@mr.e1220
4 жыл бұрын
I believe what he is saying is that this car was supposed to be converted by the dealership so whatever Chevrolet did to the l78 396 cars to prepare them for the 427 was done on this car that was not done on regular big block Novas.
@ericdebisz9458
4 жыл бұрын
Left uncovered... Is that like saying you came in 2nd? I could have won the Stanley cup...
@fastcam72
6 жыл бұрын
Not so rare just because it was at yenkos dealership. Not " untouched" diffrent rims, gauges, hose clamp were somebody mounted a tach. And half the motor is in the trunk. But means nothing it was on yenkos property. Thanks mr. McConaughey. Decent find but put it back in your pants and take a breathe.
@billybiker5712
5 жыл бұрын
I'm guessing you know exactly shit about car's with that dumb ass comment
@number1pappy
5 жыл бұрын
@@billybiker5712 reading your comment I'm going to "assume" you are an expert! So......please explain to me why this is so special besides just being an ss nova? I for one dont get it! The narrator gives the "impression" it's a "yenko" but its clearly not! So am I to again "assume" that it's only special because it was at the "yenko" dealership" but wasnt converted?!????.... can you atleast admit you can see that most people wouldnt see this car as anything but an ss nova plain and simple! I mean following this rationale then every Ford mustang gt sold at a "roush" dealership that wasnt modified by roush a special car???...I mean come on! It just seems silly dont ya think??
@billybiker5712
5 жыл бұрын
@@number1pappy because it's a documented yenko nova the buyer opted out of a couple of options but it's still a yenko nova that's like saying just because a yenko nova didn't have power windows it's not a yenko yes it absolutely is still a yenko and car's sold at that dealership like you all are trying to say this one was are not documented yenko car's this one is a documented yenko nova my god people will fucking argue about anything
@renaissanceman4267
5 жыл бұрын
Agreed....yenko sold alot of cars .....and he loved corvairs... lol...
@adriantomlin2902
5 жыл бұрын
fastcam72 I like your thinking brother!! I agree!
@joecucch8261
6 жыл бұрын
Not a Yenko but still a nice find. A little work and it would make a nice 12 second street machine.
@GlassTopRX7
6 жыл бұрын
It's a Yenko but I'm not sure you can claim it's Yenko Super Car as it's lacking those features. It doesn't have the decal package or the badging. It does look like it has the Yenko dealership badge on the rear deck lid. Being a L78 with documentation it's still worth a lot.
@joecucch8261
6 жыл бұрын
Yenko dealership badge just means you bought it at their store, All it is in its factory format is a Chevy with Chevy factory options,
@scarharting5577
4 жыл бұрын
@@joecucch8261 At least one person understands.
@drewdukes3897
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for a awesome history lesson of COPO and yenko’s history together. Even though it doesn’t have that 427 conversion it’s truly a amazing muscle car
@user-rn6yc1vh4q
6 жыл бұрын
day dreamer , its not a YSC its just a nova that rolled thru the lot at yenko chevy . my neighbor bought a burnt orange nova there with a 350 4 speed , still has it and it is not a yenko nova , just a nova sold by the dealership , get over it just a nova . make a clone . and be a laughing stock of the nova want a be nova club .
@adriantomlin2902
5 жыл бұрын
123 123 Thank You!! That's ALL it is!!!
@ModernCivilWar
4 жыл бұрын
Pretty sure he said it was a yenko but didn't opt on for the options. It's 1 of 37 yenkos I believe he said. Just no options because buyer specified otherwise
@contractor6178
6 жыл бұрын
In my travels as a Home improvement contractor, I’ve seen a lot of cars sitting in garages that haven’t seen the light of day for decades. It’s sad when people say I’m keeping it for a son or daughter, or I’ll fix it up someday. But you know they never will. The sons and daughters want something newer. If you have something sitting in your garage for years, and your in your 70s, and someone wants to buy it. Sold.
@scarharting5577
4 жыл бұрын
"your in your"? Does this make sense to you?
@adstaton8461
4 жыл бұрын
For the reasons you mention, I am convinced the market for this era of cars is at its peak. Young people dont have the disposable income to buy them and they wouldn't buy them if they could. Us old timers that want these cars to relive our younger days are dying off rapidly. Better unload them soon.
@ws4545
3 жыл бұрын
AD staton meh tghn
@jerrycraig6522
3 жыл бұрын
I need someone to save my 1972 Cheyenne super C-10 lwb with all original 350 engine, turbo 350 trans and rear end, but I'm NOT trying to give it away!!!
@thomasmagda4580
6 жыл бұрын
I think pushing this Yenko connection will ultimately take value away from this very cool car. It's creating a controversy where there doesn't need to be. As far as the column automatic being rare, rare doesn't always equal desirable, therefore valuable. It's not in the Yenko registry cuz it's not a Yenko Nova.
@stude1953
6 жыл бұрын
I agree all we have here is a Chevy Nova sold by Don Yenko's dealership in Canonsburg..
@patrickglennnicholsmusclec1674
6 жыл бұрын
Thomas Magda this car was a total unknown before this discovery that’s why it’s not in the registry. This car will teach you and the registry something not the other way around. This car was DEFINITELY intended for the conversion and is also beyond a shadow of a doubt a Rally Green 1969 Yenko Nova SS396 L78 left unconverted. PERIOD.
@patrickglennnicholsmusclec1674
6 жыл бұрын
stude1953 wrong!!!
@stude1953
6 жыл бұрын
But that's like saying any Nova Yenko sold at his dealership was a Yenko Nova that wasn't converted.
@nemesisxrox6773
6 жыл бұрын
( LOL ) !
@thundergod6173
6 жыл бұрын
Its not a yenko if it wasn't converted. Its a car that was shipped so its still just a 396 nova. So if you have a car shipped to England does it make it a rare car owned by the king no has to be bought by the king. But big money nova non the less.
@patrickglennnicholsmusclec1674
6 жыл бұрын
thunder god it’s very much a Yenko Nova that wasn’t converted. All were L78 like this car. The individual who has the most Yenko records from Yenko claims he doesn’t even have records for 37 and only solid proof for 2 conversions. The total number of 69 L78s shipped to Yenko Chevrolet could be actually be less than 37.
@kennethedwards6963
5 жыл бұрын
You bought this car are u going to do a video after you get it running
@jonathanhigginbotham1302
3 жыл бұрын
Not a Yenko Super Car. It was just sold by Yenko,, lol.
@tomlangley6236
3 жыл бұрын
@ 5:25"Has a little bit of rust, But a very very little" Pans down to severely rotted wheel well with inner fender rusted and hanging down...LOL
@DavidVerbout
3 жыл бұрын
Exactly. You can always tell guys that have never done body work. When they say, "very little rust" it means rotted, because they don't understand what's behind that "very little rust."
@672egalaxie6
6 жыл бұрын
A friend of mine had a 396/375 black 4 speed. had to be back in 1981-82. Was a monster, had a cool little tach in the dash next to speedo. Great fun, those carefree days were...
@joelwilson9284
6 жыл бұрын
Car was not found.. It was never lost.. The guy who owned it knew whare it was the whole time
@maksyathinkdntit5738
6 жыл бұрын
Joel Wilson Lol. It was in the last place I’d ever look, Grandma would say. Of course! Why would you keep looking for it after you found it?! I would say...
@jeffrogers3876
6 жыл бұрын
not to mention if he opted not to have it converted, it's now not a Yenko S/C , it's just an L78 SS Nova purchased at Yenko Chevrolet!! I've seen people get a ration of shit and controversy buy calling a car a Nickey car or Baldwin car or take your pick Yenko , Dana etc if they weren't original conversions but they stick a 427 in decades later, like the guy passing that gold 67 Camaro as the 1st Yenko Camaro, well no , it was the i believe lowest vin# camaro sold in 67 or maybe the first big block car delivered to Don or whatever and taken back well after the fact and converted when he realized it would bring way more $$ later maybe just me but this guys doing similar marketing strategy, and i LOVE the L78 Novas sleeper look lifters clacking just not for 200K or whatever he's gonna want
@rollingstopp
6 жыл бұрын
THEY lost the keys maybe//////////////
@77yogurt
6 жыл бұрын
@kcotte59 at one point the Yenko Novas were valued at $300,000. Three hundred thousand dollars..... and you thought $200,000 was ridiculous!!
@MrTheHillfolk
6 жыл бұрын
Joel Wilson Yup, it was right where he left it.
@hbhamilton3410
5 жыл бұрын
Yenko or not, that’s a very rare car. How many ‘69 Nova SS 396/375 cars were there built and still exist? Rally green with a column-shift auto? I enjoy your videos, Patrick. Keep them coming!
@rodneystapler1213
2 жыл бұрын
5,262
@406nova6
5 жыл бұрын
How the hell is a Nova a smaller car than a Camaro they're just about equal
@danielmauter1737
5 жыл бұрын
406 nova :: they had to pop the 427's in them too!! That changed in '69 of course! COPO'S..LATE IN year. GM finally got smart..
@ShelbyCorGT500
6 жыл бұрын
If it’s a Yenko, would it have a 427 ? It seems to be one of the 37 that went to Don Yenko but was never touch with all the mods. So to me it’s just a SS396 Nova . Still a bad ass car.
@GlassTopRX7
6 жыл бұрын
Not all of the Nova's got the 427 but I thought they call got YSC decal package.
@Fred_NaughT
6 жыл бұрын
GlassTopRX7 Not all got the decals either but some just got mods to them and sold through Yenko. There's alot of undocumented " Yenko's " out there.
@bbc454nos
6 жыл бұрын
@Greg Hubbard except that it is
@keithrevst692
6 жыл бұрын
This guy opted out of the 427 conversion
@rsadventures4702
6 жыл бұрын
Thomas Cory I’m with u on that,ITS NOT YENKO
@johnhull6363
6 жыл бұрын
Just because a car was sold by yenko doesn't mean it was meant to be a special one....seen more than a few novas 396/350 or 375 in my day
@chevyone5512
5 жыл бұрын
didnt know they made a 375 cubic inch ever never heard of it
@billybiker5712
5 жыл бұрын
@midnitesquirldog1 they had whatever the customer wanted it wasn't one specific thing although most did opt for the best some didn't there was a few 396 yenko car's out there
@stretch54
5 жыл бұрын
@@chevyone5512 - it's 350 horse or 375 horse - not cubic inches.
@adriantomlin2902
5 жыл бұрын
John Hull I got your back on that too John. I don't understand this video!!?? Lol!!
@adriantomlin2902
5 жыл бұрын
chevy one he meant to say 375 hp.
@jorgedacosta8957
5 жыл бұрын
I dont see any Yenko stickers or emblems? Usually they had them if it was a Yenko. I've even seen Vegas that were Yenkos with the stickers. All Yenkos COPO's were 427 Motors, you cant just upgrade. What it is a SS with a 396 period, all these cars I think were made in East Coast not in Michigan. Plus they Had headers, something I dont see factory. Alot of people make there so called cars to be so rare, you want to call something rare. I think it was 1963 Chevrolet Malibu SS with a original 6 cylinder from the factory as a Super Sport Model, while they were all 8 Cylinders, Now this rare, 1970 Hemi Superbird where 3 to 8 snuck out of the factory with a lower spoiler so you couldn't open your trunk. So I see nothing Rare about this SS.
@brucegwynn8509
3 жыл бұрын
You are wrong if the other video is true, yenko bought it for a conversion in 69, the original owner didn't want the bigger motor or a 4 speed , it's all in the other video
@user-sk5cv7hj2m
6 жыл бұрын
I restore classic cars for a living and I ran a classic car dealership so I know a little bit about authenticity.That's a tricky car to authenticate to the point were you have to walk away sometimes. You'd be lucky to find a 137 car with Chevys. the column shift is the turn off and you need the 427. Maybe it's real?
@richardbradfield7437
6 жыл бұрын
When I was 17 years old, I bought a 1969 Nova SS 396/375, Muncie 4 speed, bench seat, no carpet, version in 1971 for $2,100. Only had it a few years and traded it in on a Orange 1973 Vega GT. Loved them both! Wish I had them today!
@Ripcurl552002
6 жыл бұрын
Richard Bradfield Traded for a Vega?! That's crazy!
@MrTheHillfolk
6 жыл бұрын
Layne Griggs Gas and insurance crunch yoe
@kens6169
6 жыл бұрын
That car looks like it’s been left outside in the rain for years. Look at all the rust and deterioration in the engine department. A 396 with 375 hp and it came with bench seats and an automatic? Look at how messed up the bench seats are and this car has only 74,000 miles? Did anyone notice all the rust underneath the fender wells. More like 174,000 or more. If this is a 375 horse motor why didn’t he at least show us the air cleaner with the decal on it. Something don’t seem quite right.
@hurtnpinksock
6 жыл бұрын
No way he put 178k on it in 8yrs. Common sence. Rust from it being a daily driver
@hurtnpinksock
6 жыл бұрын
My dad still has his Nova 375hp he bought new & has bench with 3spd
@MrTheHillfolk
6 жыл бұрын
100k on a car back then , it’s pretty played out. The average 200k played out cars we are used to now has only been going on since the late 80s early 90s
@TwoWheelRocco
5 жыл бұрын
The square port manifold suggest its a L78???
@s.reynolds3415
5 жыл бұрын
All good points I thought of before reading this.
@joeconley1981
5 жыл бұрын
It's a crying shame to see such a beautiful peice of history just sitting to rot away.
@adriantomlin2902
5 жыл бұрын
Joe Conley Isn't it??!! A damn shame!!
@johnpirie2583
3 жыл бұрын
So true why do people do this I would keep it covered and start it up and at least run it put it up on jack stands do a little maintenance but I’m not that lucky to own such a ride
@markdavey2107
2 жыл бұрын
This is a joke right????..smh ..lol how rare lol ...untouched uncoverted uninteresting..thats a million mile reach to call it a yenko since it wasnt coverted because it was bought at yenko Chevrolet..iam laffing my.ass off ..how people stretch shit to make something that isnt ..that nova needs alot of work body nd interioir nd who knows whats up with the missing parts in engine compartment...thats scary ..8k 10k at most way it sits ..
@bobcrawford5083
5 жыл бұрын
why would anyone take a car like this and just forget about it?..yenko or not..juts a nice set up...it`s like an owner saying they have a dog..yet it`s kept outside in a damn dog house...thats not a family pet when they do that..that makes that animal a lawn ornament ..same with this cool car..just a waste
@johnmilner7603
5 жыл бұрын
Some owners don't want their VIN on the registry. It would be too easy to clone a real sYc etc and sell it as the real McCoy. Now here's a perfect example of someone who doesn't know how to take care of a musclecar. He just couldn't give a rats ass by the looks of it. Shame shame on you. I'll take it off his hands.
@aumetalmental8403
6 жыл бұрын
That was awesome. Great presentation.🤗 Love how you went right into title subject. HP, trany, specs, salted with history hints along the way without losing focus of that awesome car.
@YTjndallas
4 жыл бұрын
I wonder why all the excessories were removed from the engine??
@thebigshow6102
5 жыл бұрын
Here’s an FYI.... in an article Don Yenko stated he stopped building the nova as a super car when, one day at the track he stomped on the gas and as the nova lurched out of the hole shot the driver door popped open. He realized the unibody of the nova was not capable of the torque because the wheel base was to long, he decided to stop building the nova because of the potential liability. Thereby making the Yenko nova the rarest of the Yenko family. This however is not a Yenko....because it’s not.
@genejackson4261
6 жыл бұрын
So basically you spend the 5 mins repeating everything over and over
@jackthompson1382
6 жыл бұрын
art vandelay Shut up
@noneck8166
6 жыл бұрын
Have you not checked out his other vids?.....lol
@BT-uo8fj
5 жыл бұрын
No Neck all his bids are same passing off junk as valuable smh
@406nova6
5 жыл бұрын
I bought parts from nickey Chevrolet In Chicago where I grew up Every part and more was put on my Nova Because I wasn't employed at nickey Chevrolet My car is not a nickey Chevrolet I did work at a very popular Chevy dealership an in Elmhurst of course. This is not a yanko It was sold by yanko.... I prefer automatic on the column You can keep your hands on the wheel and shift the gears just the same Shift on the floor for an automatic Basically for looks to make it look like a stick The only thing you miss is reverse lockout If you worried about that run a reverse pattern transmission
@williamboardman9476
6 жыл бұрын
RPO not COPO. Great find.
@MrFishface5
6 жыл бұрын
its a shame owners let them just sit and go down hill
@GREATGARLOOXX
6 жыл бұрын
John Knopp it is and it isn't if that car wasn't stashed away like that most likely it would not be around today many horrible fates could have happened to that car like being cut up for another car, being left in the elements or being wrecked. It's great to see that rare cars like this are still out there waiting to be found by people who care about them
@firstnamelast5246
6 жыл бұрын
When that car was parked in 79 did it have the pedigree that it has today ? Serious question. I didn't really follow the Yenko cars that much. I'm more a truck guy.
@johnbeer5242
6 жыл бұрын
John Knopp but if they go down hill that means 😨 they don't just sit 😨😨🍿😨🍿😨🍿😨🍿😨👏😨👏😨👏😨👏😨
@cle-chi
6 жыл бұрын
People get sick or go to jail sometimes for years.
@turdferguson7270
6 жыл бұрын
You can tell a person's age by this comment. He doesn't remember how cheap a nova was. The 73/74 stayed cheap through the late 90s. They did better than most who parked them in the mud until calling the junkyard or just calling the junkyard when the engine was done.
@zivondelossantos7209
5 жыл бұрын
Nice, Yes. Rare, Yes But I don't see how you can describe it as a YSC at the end of the Video Since it DID NOT HAVE THE CONVERSION. It's A Rare SS 396/375 Auto Nova from the Yenko Dealership.. That's what it is and only ever will be... But very cool !!! That's like saying you have a GSS Dart, with a 383 auto Just Because it came from Grand Spaulding Dodge. lol... If it didn't have the 440 conversion, it was just a GTS Dart.. Very rare, but not a GSS...
@adamweston4152
6 жыл бұрын
All bullshit, just saying it is to get more money, it's like saying that every car sold by yenko are specials.
@hurtnpinksock
6 жыл бұрын
Good job on the rescue. I came across it 3yrs ago when inquiring about the Malibu rotting in the front yd. Told me he didnt want to sell the Nova. Offered 30k, said wasnt interested in letting go. Now working on trying to get kid to sell a 70 Chevelle sitting in a steel building where i just moved 2yrs ago. About 15 mile from that Nova's location if your interested in filming it
@stuartthat30atgmail88
6 жыл бұрын
Are you secretly Mathew McConnehey? Can you plz say: "I hope you brought your wood screws, cuz I'm gonna blow your doors cleeeeean off!!"
@franm13
6 жыл бұрын
StuArtThat30 Atgmail :-) .
@alanspangler5621
6 жыл бұрын
StuArtThat30 Atgmail all right all right all right
@alanspangler5621
6 жыл бұрын
StuArtThat30 Atgmail you got a joint man? It would be a lot cooler if you did
@Brian-nj4ci
6 жыл бұрын
StuArtThat30 Atgmail I swear this is McConnehey lol
@obiwan1062
6 жыл бұрын
StuArtThat30 Atgmail I was thinking the exact same thing. It be a lot cooler if he was
@johnbeer5242
6 жыл бұрын
those are nice the novas68 69 I drove one at the shop and they are not as heavy as other cars real lite and with that 383 stroker that car had it was nice
@pontiacgrandprix733
6 жыл бұрын
If that's a numbers matching block, nice find if it's not, it's a lot of stories of could've been, should have been, wish it was, gotta see what's living inside of that 74,000 mile block that's been open for many years, it needs paint, so without it being something, it could be a Nova SS w a replacement block, and you might wind up, upside down real quick money wise, unless you kept the guy upstairs so he didn't hear how special you think it is, and gave him a ham sandwich for it
@dinosaurmusclecars7270
6 жыл бұрын
in the next video the original owner says its a warranty block replacement due to major oil consumption... i have a numbers matching 1970 L78 on ebay right now,,, very fast cars.
@pontiacgrandprix733
6 жыл бұрын
kcotte59 They were light bare bones cars, no sound deadner, taxi cab seats, rubber floor mats, no eye appeal at all
@davycrockett3230
3 жыл бұрын
Love the Sound of the 396,it has a sound like no other engine .
@americanrestoration4545
3 жыл бұрын
Nothing like it!!
@patfromamboy
Жыл бұрын
427’s sound great. I have one in my 1966 Chevelle.
@raymondcanzanese3344
6 жыл бұрын
Patrick Nichols In Mullica Hill Nj on Break Neck Road is a 1973 or 74 big bumper SS Nova been sitting in a 1 car garage so long it's falling down around it Been in there since 80s I hear it crying everytime I ride by it Dude won't sell
@dukecraig2402
6 жыл бұрын
Here's one for ya, all those Yenko stickers on the modified cars were put on by Don Yenko's teenage daughter and her school friends so they could make after school money.
@jefffothergill2685
6 жыл бұрын
Ha-ha-ha-ha, that's pretty cool , I could totally see that happening!
@ryanmiller3070
6 жыл бұрын
Just because it was shipped and sold from Yenko Chevrolet doesn't mean it is worth what a 1969 427 Yenko Nova is. Only 32 Yenko 427s were made and only 7 to be known of today. IMO this is not a Ultrarare car as you describe. Nice car but not a real Yenko
@toddbob55
3 жыл бұрын
I CANT GET PAST THE LOOK OF A NOVA ......THEY ARE JUST UGLY CARS
@markjamison9677
4 жыл бұрын
Wow he knew what he had all along . Smart man .
@markdavey2107
2 жыл бұрын
So its really not a yenco..just an unfinished ..one..
@jasonsoulie1337
6 жыл бұрын
Although it was sold at the Don Yenko dealership, it should not be referred to as a Yenko. The cars that are referred to that way were COPO cars. And one thing is for sure none of them were an automatic. I don't care how rare it is that just kills it for me
@Steverinomeister
6 жыл бұрын
That column shifted turbo 350 tells me this car was never intended to be a 427 YSC.
@1967davethewave
6 жыл бұрын
The OM40MB would be a turbo 400. I seriously doubt that Chevrolet would have offered a turbo 350 behind a big block in '69 and especially behind the top of the line 375hp 396.
@tjclt250r
6 жыл бұрын
that would be a th400 not 350 with that engine
@shivermetimber872
6 жыл бұрын
Never was there a th350 behind a big block factory
@1967davethewave
6 жыл бұрын
That's what I thought. Some people just like to be naysayers for the sake of being negative. I assume that SteveSeiwald either just thought he saw something that wasn't in the video or he is a troll, there really isn't a 3rd option.
@Deucealive75
6 жыл бұрын
In my opinion the coolest thing about those old GM cars was that you could bolt a 400 up to a 283, anything in between and all the way up to the 454. Sure most early Nova's had the 350, but I'm sure this has a 400. The 350 would bolt right up to the 427 and if properly built would be able to survive most street driving. I'm wondering why it was assumed to have a 350?
@CrazyBear65
6 жыл бұрын
Don Yenko died on March 5th, 1987, along with Gerry Spear, another Pittsburgh area Chevy dealer, in a plane crash. I remember when it happened. I remember hearing it on WDVE. Sad day for Chevyheads. I was driving my 73 Chevy pickup (350 with a Holley 780, Hooker headers, mild cam, heavy duty clutch, stock one ton drivetrain) near Spear's dealership when I heard it.
@willgeo2215
4 жыл бұрын
Unconverted equals just another 69 SS Nova 396
@patrickglennnicholsmusclec1674
4 жыл бұрын
Not even close
@The42willys
5 жыл бұрын
Whatever... That's totally matthew mcconaughey using a fake name... LOL
6 жыл бұрын
It's been takin apart by some hack it's junk
@billybiker5712
5 жыл бұрын
@kcotte59 how many novas you owned because the one's I've owned were far from junk go ahead and talk shit about thing's you'll never own that's exactly why you talk shit is because you don't and never will own anything like it hater
@Kevin_747
6 жыл бұрын
How many L78 '69 Novas were built? My friend in Kansas City had one with similar equipment except 4 speed. This was in 1971 while we were juniors in HS. We used to drive by Dickie Harrell's shop in Hickman Mills and drool over cars he had sitting around. To me the rumble of the L78 was all a person would ever need.
@SethBergile
6 жыл бұрын
Unconverted = just a car sold by a guy named Yenco
@neverbored01
6 жыл бұрын
Nice story..loads of bullshit.
@rickuyeda4818
6 жыл бұрын
Do yourself a favor if you like driving your car much. Build your own, it's much cheaper. I saw a '65 Chevy Biscayne with the "Drag Pack" option. 425hp 396 and 4 speed. Dog dish hubcaps and steel wheels. All original and the asking price? $75K. I found a '65 Chevy Biscayne in San Diego. A California car all it's life. 283 and a 3 speed. The car had 1 re-paint, good chrome and stainless. I built my own with a 550hp 454 and a Richmond 6 speed. Disc brakes and Hotckis suspension for $20K. This includes re-chroming the bumpers too.
@blackbirdxx928
6 жыл бұрын
Thats a cool guy barn find? thats called "daily driver" around here (lake havasu) I know if 2 unrestored 1st gen z-28 s in town...not restored because they drive them. 3 70 1/2 71 z28 s. How about a 65 chevell ss 396 4 speed? one of 200 made...not quite yenko value but cool as shit gets..how about a 64 chevelle 2 door wagon? hundreds of cars like that in town...things dont rust here....and barn finds are at the grocery store..lol
@martinneps9387
5 жыл бұрын
Do they want to sell this car or they just gonna let it rot away Looking to know what's up with it
@turdferguson7270
6 жыл бұрын
75,000 on that engine means shot. That's a ton of miles fora high compression, solid cam, soft valve seat engine. I don't think gm used clear until the 80s and that hood is peeling. I've seen a ton of untouched cars and they all had some body repair. It's still cool, not for me though. Rather have the straight 6 base model that I don't have to feel guilty about changing anything from original or driving it like it was meant to be. Was happy with the 73&74 I've owned with the earlier grill and back bumper tucked in. Passed a ram air 4 gto, black/black with ridiculous 4:88 gears because I get the need to preserve but also can't understand owning something so rare breaking something now becomes an archeological hunt. Still having the shady guy who does stamping fix my mistake. I'll leave all that to to guys who have the weird, twisted moustaches
@turdferguson7270
6 жыл бұрын
kcotte59 you're a douchebag. I commented that I'd rather get a base model that isn't worth so much that having fun with it and changing to better parts isn't blasphemy. Plus this is a 396SS, it may have been sold by Yenko but never got the supercar treatment. This guys trying to say it's a Yenko like it's a 427, full conversion car. Still a car of some value but not close to what a Yenko supercar is going for. Don't know why I'm wasting my time but I'm pretty sure OJ's buddy Crowlings wasn't trying to be a wheelman in a getaway. I'm positive he wasn't trying to outrun or lose them and at anytime the cops thought he was going to try they would have spun his ass into the barrier wall. Ok, douche?
@billybiker5712
5 жыл бұрын
@@turdferguson7270 seventy five thousand is far from wore out why do you guy's comment on this shit when you know absolutely nothing about what your talking about do you even relize how stupid you sound??
@jimdandy4825
5 жыл бұрын
Great job on the video and barn find PGN! Interesting find and purchase. Hopefully you'll bring that baby back to original condition and show everyone??I had the opportunity to purchase a 1969 Nova as a kid (in 1972). The lady that had had it only put less than 10k miles on it. Was like a new car to me! My first new car was a 1973 Nova SS. Love them Nova's. Keep up the great videos!
@patfromamboy
Жыл бұрын
How did you buy a new car as a kid in 1973? Thanks, my first new car was when I was 18 in 1980. A 1966 Chevelle. I still have it.
@chrischiampo7647
6 жыл бұрын
Your “Yenko”ing My Chain this is An Amazing Find 😮😮😀😊 Novas are the Best
@arthurmchugh5184
6 жыл бұрын
Had a 68 Chevy 2 ss just out of high school. 350 auto , nothing special but it was cool when I was 23 😎
@stuartthat30atgmail88
6 жыл бұрын
When I was a todler, circa 1982 (born in 79), I could spot a Nova from a mile away. I'd yell NOVA and my parents would bug out trying to find it. 4 lights up, there she'd be. I still yell it when I see em. Someday I'll marry one. Haha. Beautiful find, sir
@riccocool
6 жыл бұрын
StuArtThat30 Atgmail because they needed a lame and a half
@tltsw
6 жыл бұрын
Nice find and the A means Automatic. Also I never got into the yanko cars because to me it’s a name plate. Now rare cars would be anything under 500 to 600 produced by a manufacturer itself. Rare to me would be a hemi cuda covetable that less than 10 where produced and only 2 where sold in the states and the others in EU. I’m a GM guy so it’s Grandnational GNX and only 547 where produced and again another car sent to McLaren. V6 putting down 4.7 sec in 0to60.
@Nowayjose-z2r
5 жыл бұрын
A lot of comments about what the "value" is because of it coming from Yenko dealer etc. That is just it, it is value. Whether perceived value or not is irrelevant. I bet Patrick bought this car for a few reasons, but one is the "story" of the Yenko connection. Right there the original owner created value and to Patrick that value was real. Maybe it was or wasn't the deciding factor for Patrick to buy it, though he mentioned it was a factor. Whether it has value to you as a consumer of the video is really irrelevant. Don't get me wrong, I am of the opinion the story add no financial value to the car. But that is my opinion and I bet I would be outbid at an auction because someone will add financial value to the story. All you need is one person to find that value to make it "worth" something more then "normal".
@MBailey1977
6 жыл бұрын
I've read the 69 yenko 427 nova was so fast it was considered scary. The reason why yenko built the 70 with the just the 370 hp LT1 350.
@WVXL64
6 жыл бұрын
MBailey1977 In 1970 Yenko used the LT1 because the insurance companies said no to the 427 in the Nova. But that high compression LT1 was almost as fast as the 427 in the Nova.
@GlassTopRX7
6 жыл бұрын
That depends on your definition of almost. The LT1 Nova ran mid 14's to low 14's. The L78 would run high 13's and the L72's ran low 13's. The L78 wasn't listed as an option in 70' but it could still be ordered by request. A second plus is not remotely close. The LT1 even rated at 360hp is overrated by close to 10hp. Even with open headers they wont make 370hp. With manifolds it's a 350 gross hp engine.
@marlinspotts1896
6 жыл бұрын
FYI, my '70 Yenko Deuce, bone stock, paper filter, smog pump, no traction bars and stock whitewall tires runs 13.5 at 104+mph. It would actually run a much faster ET if I could 60' the thing! This is born with engine (LT1), trans (M21) and rear (4.10:1's)
@GlassTopRX7
6 жыл бұрын
BS, not even with slicks. Not on a stock motor.
@marlinspotts1896
6 жыл бұрын
Ok, LoL!! Tire are E70 belted whitewalls, no traction bars, engine is stock - even the crappy TRW pistons! Trans is the original M21 with a 2.20:1 first gear, and factory 4.10:1's with stock rear sway bar.... 13.5x's!!
@LSX-zr8ng
6 жыл бұрын
Very first thing I would have done is wash all the dirt off and see how much rot the car has..
@stewartcampbell7794
6 жыл бұрын
So -it's a Stock, Big Block Nova that happend's 2 B parked on Yenko's Lot. A = A-Body. Heavily Modded 2 of Those Back ind'a" Day.YYZ,Rat-man.3 ind-a" Tree = Granny-2 Bolt Main Granny Car!
@PJR_PERFORMANCE
6 жыл бұрын
Stewart Campbell Nova is a “x” body platform fyi
@geostanley409
5 жыл бұрын
I guess anything that the Yenko dealership sold is now considered a Yenko?
@BENNIEDARRELL
5 жыл бұрын
i'd do the rust but save the paint and blend paint on rust repaired spots. looks like inner and outer fender well. beautiful car. just what i want but with a/c and power steering and a reclining drivers side seat so i can get my wheelchair in over my body to put it on the passenger side front seat like i do in my sebring convertible. my sebring and cars of today sit too low and they don't have bench seats. gotta find something from back in the day. they were perfect and none of the bs engineering that doesn't allow you to work on your car unless you practically strip the engine bay and dashboard to do anything. i hate cars after 1972.
@victorpiasecki9688
6 жыл бұрын
I have a pocket full of money I would just redo it as an SS 396 because you are going to get more money for it as an SS 396 and trying to clone it as a Yanko that needs a frame up restore some stuff that people think are rare cuz a lot of people didn't order it because they didn't like it I was around in the days I had the hot rods in the seventies and you'd look like a nerd if you had a shifter on the column
@zephead4835
3 жыл бұрын
Clones are worthless but I would not change that automatic column mounted shifter you want to leave those cars as original as possible that's where the money is
@JT-SE-OHIO
6 жыл бұрын
A good friend of mine had a new 69 396/375hp, 4 speed. It was a very fast car. It had a muncie shifter (not as good as the hurst competition plus) and had straps instead of u bolts holding the rear u joint to the rear axle. He twisted those off a few times until he had to buy a new drive shaft and converted it to the u bolt hold downs. He traded it for a 68 427/435 hp corvette. The nova was faster.
@DJ-365
6 жыл бұрын
i Had a 70' Nova, it was a Crazy Fast, i bought it in 73' in 76' i made a deal with my brother in law for his 1966 Chevelle ... Those were the Days, 1970 GM put out High HP
@JT-SE-OHIO
6 жыл бұрын
I like chevelles better than novas. They handle better and I like the four link rear better. I have a 67 chevelle that I've had for 40 years. Rust free CA car.
@johnsonbobo2376
6 жыл бұрын
I had a hot little 73 ss Nova. It was a 350 4 speed two barrel. That two barrel was special somehow though. If you punched it that two barbell gave all the gas in one punch and that thing would go sideways in a flash. I'd fight a ditch in first and a second ditch on the other side of the road hitting second hard. Those was good times
@johnsonbobo2376
6 жыл бұрын
3 speed sorry
@amberlopez7477
3 жыл бұрын
For a car that was only used from 1969 to 1978 It looks in terrible condition. Someone is pulling your leg. That car is worth $300 for parts. To restore it would cost a bundle. And in the end. It wouldn't be worth it.
@Imnotyourdoormat
5 жыл бұрын
nice find Matthew...don't know how you find time for this with a big movie career. Loved that "We Are Marshal" flic.
@wutang9068
4 жыл бұрын
Yenko Chevrolet was known as a performance dealership. I assume being a Chevy dealership that not every new car sold off the lot was high performance that some 6 cyl 4 door Biscayne's (or somthing similar) got sold too. Does this make them Yenko's as well? To me the only real Yenko's are the ones modified from stock factory specs and sold as brand new high performance cars.
@jackmeyers40
5 жыл бұрын
Ok so ill explain. Matthew M. says that only thirty something Novas in 1969 were shipped to Yenkos dealership. This is why its rare. The customer opted to not have the conversion done. But again .....only thirty something novas were shipped to Yenkos dealership. Put down the beer get out of the recliner and pay attention. Thanks for the video. Patrick Glenn.
@johnweaver1198
3 жыл бұрын
I think this is one of the most unique cars you have found yet...... Some may not consider it a true Yenko car however there could be a strong argument that it's no different than the others... JMHO....
@victorpiasecki9688
6 жыл бұрын
How can it be a Yenko Nova I know I own a Yenko Camaro 1969 my father bought brand new he collects cars and he gave me that one in the 70s the common Yanko Camaro you'll see the famous colors are the hugger orange or the yellow I think mine looks better and it's rare mines blue with the black ankle striping and a black interior but I also know yankles came with the 427 and they were not tagged an SS there actually a plane looking car because they were the Cobalt version which was sort of plain looking it was playing looking and even had the tires with the center hub caps the moon caps they're worth money but then you know Don Yenko he would order that and then he would make it to the ankle he put the thrust mags on it mag wheels he put all the ankle badging inside and out my dad's a big collector he's got a climate control garage and I collect two I have a csx4000 cobra it's like a real one but it was made like in 2008 my dad has the actual 65 Cobra 427 he knew Carroll Shelby real good but like I saying the Nova it would have a 427 in it it wouldn't be bad just an SS I mean if it don't have the striping on it that's very possible it could have came off over the years but that is not a Yanko just thought I'd give you some info I have to post some of my car's up I'll go to my dad's house and go in his garage and I'll show you some real nice cars 427 tri-power l89 heads demarle aluminum heads it's a little lighter don't make much difference but only like 210 people order them and that makes it rare and it's a survivor I bought that in the 70s and back then I paid 20000 from a lady that's husband died and it was his car and I knew where she was a neighbor and she sold it to me good woman she gets to see it all the time it was real bad deal or husband died of brain cancer
@chadhebert1776
6 жыл бұрын
did you even watch or LISTEN to the video??? seriously listen>????
@SethBergile
6 жыл бұрын
Yenko, Yanko, Yankle ..... Hahaha
@puzer1
6 жыл бұрын
...would a comma and a period once in a while kill you?...
@frankpetrie5879
6 жыл бұрын
Hard 2 BELEIVE some1 would basket case this GEM ! I HOPE U DO A RESTORATION VID. C U L8R 🤔.
@silverbullet8901
6 жыл бұрын
Bench seat column shift is no foundation for a yenko car.
@adriantomlin2902
5 жыл бұрын
Robbie Rabon I agree other then being big block. It is an SS Nova!!??
@jeremythompson9122
4 жыл бұрын
I've seen 427 COPO cars with bench seats and column shifted automatics. Bench seats were lighter than buckets and also cheaper
@gregorypeck37
6 жыл бұрын
Hey when I was a kid my dad had a 69 nova that was green just like this to the exact. Except my dad's had a 307 and it was an automatic. It was given to him from my uncle and he loved that car to death. He went and had the motor bored out balanced blue printed and put headers with duel exhaust,racing cam,shaft, and pushrods he also had aluminum eldebrock intake manifold with 2 holly 750 double pump carburetors with craigor ss rims skinny tires on the front and wide slicks on the back. Dam I loved that car and remember it like the back of my hand. We would race mustang and porches all the time and murder them😊 it was the best. Great memories ty for the flash backs from my child hood.
@bossstang497
5 жыл бұрын
Know this car , worked with guy at Harrisburg hub. 396 ss
@MikeLoggans
3 жыл бұрын
Patrick just to clarify, Willow Run airport complex was the facility, but it was located in Ypsilanti Michigan. I grew up there very close to the Fisher Body plant in the glare of the lights. A good friend of mine’s father worked there throughout the sixties and seventies and one of the things he did was to drive those Novas off the final line out to be parked. He told us that under no circumstances would they let young guys drive those big block cars off the line because invariably they would mess around and lose control and wreck them.lol. I love your posts and I love these cars. I tend to be a Ford guy having owned several Mustangs and Torino big blocks and now currently own a very rare 71 429 SCJ Mach I. My folks both work for Ford Motors. I feel fortunate to have grown up during prime of these wonder cars.
@z50com
6 жыл бұрын
A high school friend had a green 69 Nova L78 4 sp car with original factory aluminum heads. The guy he sold it to wrecked it 2 days after he got it. I got to drive that car and it could pull the left wheel off the ground, weird thing is it had a switch on the dash to activate the reverse lights. . .I wish I could've bought that car but I was only 16 at the time. . .His car was bought at Dana Chevrolet
@zephead4835
3 жыл бұрын
Running the reverse lights while driving was a thing back in the '70s it was always good for an inspection ticket you'd switch the wires back over get the ticket signed and then put it right back to how it was
@TractorMonkeywithJL
7 ай бұрын
Looks like a pile of junk now. Cars like that are only cool if restored to like new, other wise they might as well be in a scrap yard.
@jeffbrown6599
Жыл бұрын
A grand total of 37 ground-pounders were sold. All were originally L78 396 Novas. Twenty-eight had a transplanted 425hp 427. The remaining eight were still factory real-deal RPO L78 375hp 396s. There were unconverted ‘69 Yenko Novas that retained the L78 396. Believe it or don’t.
@rgs4x
6 жыл бұрын
A guy I knew in high school had the same car. (but was not a Yenko) Factory 396 SS 4 speed with posi. Silver with black vinyl top. When it was in top form it was scary fast.
@michaelbaumgardner9493
6 жыл бұрын
How do you find out if it was on the list to be converted by Yenko? Besides using internet?
@noneck8166
6 жыл бұрын
I found an empty coke can at the Yenko dealership...that makes it a genuine Yenko and ultra-rare....i should have kept it...damn
@patrickglennnicholsmusclec1674
6 жыл бұрын
No Neck do you know where you got rid of it? Let me know id like to trace it down for a possible video. You messed up by not keeping that. Thanks for watching the video on this earth moving discovery.
@scottbaker1018
5 жыл бұрын
Patrick Glenn Nichols Musclecar Barn Finds Lmao. 😂
@NVRAMboi
6 жыл бұрын
Guess the buyer wanted the torque thrust wheels on it. Buyers could customize as they wanted - didn't have to go with a full-blown conversion. Here's a 1 of 1 1969 z28 from Yenko Chevrolet: www.mecum.com/lots/PA0817-295203/1969-chevrolet-camaro-z28/ *Obviously a z28 wouldn't be a candidate for engine swap at purchase.
@Wormanatti
6 жыл бұрын
Green yuck! Screw originality I'm painitng that baby. Color is hideous.
@eronacalloway9159
5 жыл бұрын
ALL Yenko Converted Cars has 427 Engines. THIS car, even though it was slated to be converted and wasn’t doesn’t give it Any More Value, that could be a made up story. Except for the Corvair Stinger which was the First Cars he converted.
@bobbymcdowell9694
5 жыл бұрын
Nice. Car. Had. A1970. 2dr. Sold. It. 1977. For. 50. Dol. S. What. Mistake. That. Was.
@normanjones5167
3 жыл бұрын
People need to listen instead of commenting negatively. Not once did he say anything about the car being a yenko nova. He said a 69 nova ss 396/375h.p. L/78 sold at yenko Chevrolet that was left unconverted. By the way no special prep is need for a 427 conversion other than swapping the short block assembly,because the heads and intake are the same unless you wanted super tuning……snowflakes
@thomasseliger2982
2 жыл бұрын
Never saw what the excitement was with some hillbilly from a dealership putting big blocks and a Mopar wanna be stripe on these old cars when they were new was. If people think they are worth big money good for them. In today's world of know it all's , you can't argue anything with the factory and dealership paperwork when it was new. That's why none of the "real" 2 million plus LS6 1970 Chevelles running around now don't have that.
@billygomez4073
3 жыл бұрын
Just bc it was sold at a yenko dealer dosen't make it a yenko nova..it's just a regular Nova SS...so every car sold at from a yenko dealership is an unconverted yenko ...COME ON MAN
@loyalrammy
3 жыл бұрын
Consider me confused. What is special about this car than any other 1969 Nova? If it’s unconverted, what is special about besides going to this Yenko place?
@jamesjewell3033
6 жыл бұрын
Not sure about 69 but all 70 Yenko Duces were 350ci not 427
@s.reynolds3415
5 жыл бұрын
Bench, Auto, No tach cluster, Torn apart like a piece of trash, Windows down, rotted terrible, unsealed intake, what a complete waste of my time. Nice job showing his address... I'll be by later for parts. No, not worth anything
@charlesyoungs1761
6 жыл бұрын
Not i repeat not a yenko! Colum shift? 396? Where are the yenko stripes! Quit lying to your viewers, you think we are so dumb to not catch your b.s. can i have 10min of my life back!!!!!
@flashriot4762
6 жыл бұрын
Thats not a yenko theres a lot fewer then 36 and that car never happened rally green was not a paint option for the yenko plus all yenkos have a 427 there was non with a 396
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