i was thinking of painting my 68 chevelle and adding the yenko stripes for the 69 yenko. i have the ss hood and will get a set of new torque thrust d's. it will be red with the black stripes. just tired of seeing every 68 and 69 with the hood and trunk stripes of the 70 -72 years. i know the side stripes were on the ss models, just looking for something different. what do you think? thanx

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<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by bradford:
i was thinking of painting my 68 chevelle and adding the yenko stripes for the 69 yenko. i have the ss hood and will get a set of new torque thrust d's. it will be red with the black stripes. just tired of seeing every 68 and 69 with the hood and trunk stripes of the 70 -72 years. i know the side stripes were on the ss models, just looking for something different. what do you think? thanx

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It could be done BUT....the grill is what will not look right. And not sure if the tail light extentions are the same shape. Other than that go for it. Wrong year but variety is the spice of life!


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People do the 70SS stripes all the time, so I don't see too big a difference here. Do you have Malibu or SS badges? Might look odd with Malibu badges. Just something to consider. I always thought it would be cool to do a 67 like a Duster with a flat black hood, and 2' SS396 logo at an angle on the drivers side (see the new Hot Rod for the pro touring Duster) It could work on a 68 too.

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I vote agaisnt it... the whole term "clone" is overused... to clone would be to make somethign exactly the same as somethign esle... putting 69 yenko stripes on a 68 car would not be cloning, it would be a bad idea in my opinion...if youre going to clone it, clone it into something that really existed. But as they always say, its YOUR car and you can do whatever you want! But as I say, you asked for an opinion, and you got it!

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I don't think it looks as good on a 67, but it might work on a 68.

http://www.mdesignstudio.com/chad/other/SS427D.jpg

I think it would look pretty good...

I would try to stay away from actual "Yenko" badges because you will always get people that will tell you its wrong...

But then again, Yenko did build his cars in 1968 too, so who's to say he didn't try the stripes on a few left over 1968s before the 1969s came in?

Same body style, so it will look like it came that way...

I am considering putting the standard 1967 SS stripes on my 66 SS, because all the contours are the same (where the stripes go), and I just want to add a little something that still looks factory...

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<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by 1966_L78:

But then again, Yenko did build his cars in 1968 too, so who's to say he didn't try the stripes on a few left over 1968s before the 1969s came in?

Same body style, so it will look like it came that way...


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Yenko Built no chevelles in 68. 69 was the ONLY year. He built 99 Yenko Chevelles that began their lives as 99 of the original 323 Copo 427 Chevelles. You would have to put a 69 Grill on a 68 to get the correct bow tie, 69 Fenders to get the 427 emblems in the correct place. The rest will work. You will also have to have buckets with headrests for the sYc decals. Not sure if the tail light extentions are the propper shape to hold the back of the side stripe tho. JMO

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Yenko boy! Don't freak out! He never said he wanted to CLONE anything, he just wanted the stripes...

I say go for it! I think it would look killer, and have thought of doing the exact same thing. If it were me though, I would leave out the "yenko SYC" text in the side stripes-but other than that, go for it! The yenko paint scheme looks cool!

Make it for YOU- not for anyone else.


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thanx for everyones reply.

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Never said not to do it. Just letting the differences be known. If he wants to do it more power to him.

sorry to start an arguement. i'm just tired of seeing every 68 69 with the hood and trunk stripes like on the 70- 72ss. want to have something that will be an eye catcher that you don't see any more.

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I'm cloning my 68 into a Yenko.

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by AHSOM70:
Yenko boy! Don't freak out! He never said he wanted to CLONE anything, he just wanted the stripes...<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>


Maybe it was the thread heading of input on 68 Yenko clone and the addition of stripes, badges, etc. that just mislead everyone on that assumption. But, since it was pointed out there were no Yenko Chevelles in 1968, it couldn't be a clone anyway.

Personally, I don't really see anything wrong with stripes but I'd stay away from the "Yenko" identification. Why not put ZR1 decals on it, it'd be as much that as a Yenko since neither was ever built in the 68 Chevelle lineup. I think you'd be answering the question more often than not that it's not a Yenko than it's worth.

Fix it the way you want, customize it if you like, but don't try to badge the car as something it isn't or worse yet, something that never was; especially a Chevelle ~icon~ like the super cars of the late 60's/early 70's.

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There is a fellow in our area that put '69 yenko strips on a '68[I don't remember if he put syc headrests/seats on or not] has the '69 yenko style 427 fender badges and it and looks great he did a nice job and people who don't know chevelles think its either a clone or original but it is a sweet looking '68 none the less.
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Chadh, that blue 67 looks like its got a bad case of Mopar-itis. http://www.chevelles.com/forum/smile.gif j/k
I still say don't put 69 stripes on a 68... not so much because its not a real yenko, but more because its not even a "clone" of anyhting Yenko ever did.
And as for 70 stripes on a 68, yeah, that sucks too... why not just put the right 68 stripes on it, along the bottom of the car and up over the header panel... i always liked those... although i wouldnt put them on my 69... why? Cause its a 69!

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Yenko69,

I am sorry if I was incorrect about Yenko installing 427(L72) motors in 1968 Chevelles... I could swear I have heard of early Chevelles being converted over. I know other performance dealers did this alot, and not just the well known ones (Nickey, Berger, Dana, Baldwin, Gibb, etc). So much in fact, to give someone the idea (Don Yenko?) to ask GM create a COPO, rather than do more swaps at the dealership level...

I would have also thought that Don Yenko would have done this to earlier cars before deciding to get the COPO 427 cars in 1969... I know he did so with Camaros...

I am not disputing that the YSC COPO 427 Chevelle didn't come out until 1969, just that I thought Don Yenko did drop 427s (long or short blocks) into earlier (including 1968) Chevelles... These would be Yenko built Chevelles...

being a similiar body style, the stripes should look good, except the possible tail-light/stripe area...

I don't know when the COPOs were delivered, but wouldn't he likely have been working on the striping design before the cars arrived, possibly using a 68 for design and mock-up purposes?

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[This message has been edited by 1966_L78 (edited 10-29-2002).]

Oh, no worries man. You don't need to appologize to me.

I think the idea sounds good.

Everyone's got an opinion, but I prefer to have some 2-tone stripe design on the hood/trunk of my '69. The side stripes I do think look nice, but the hood just seems too big not to have something there.

I wish I could find an '70SS stripe design that I like on my '69, but never can. Two things that I've never seen blend right are: Does the stripe go on the header panel ('70 doesn't have) & How wide is the stripe to go over the bumps on '69SS hood.

Because of this ... I too am probably looking to "clone" the Yenko stripes. Not because I want to pretend to my friends that I actually own a Yenko car, but because I think the stripe layout is extremely nice!!

So in response to the original question. Do what you want ... Just because Don Yenko hit upon a design that looks nice on a '68/69 doesn't mean he owns the patent.

To go as far as the emblems, headrest, etc might be pushing the "cloning" a little far though.

My buddy has one of these with the sYc headrests and all. Big block car with a stick. I like it and it's different. I have never heard him misrepresent it and it gets a lot of attention. I take him to local events whenever he'll go.

As always, do what you like...

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