The 1969 Chevy Nova Yenko SC 427 may have been a step too far, and Don Yenko knew it. He was quoted as saying he knew the cars were “lethal,” with the brawny 450-horsepower 427 Big Block stuffed into ...

There’s rare, and then there’s Yenko rare. For 1969, just 38 Novas were transformed under Chevrolet dealer Don Yenko’s watchful eye, each one a hand-built weapon designed to do one thing: humiliate ...

Don Yenko grew up in his family’s Chevrolet dealership. In 1957, he set up a performance shop at the dealership for adding a bit more punch to Chevy cars. The shop sold performance parts to customers, ...

The most lethal of all Yenkos was the 1969 Nova. And if you have to ask why anyone would shove a 427 into a Nova, we can't be friends. If you know muscle cars, you know Don Yenko. The man built some ...

In 1967, to the relief of Ralph Nader, Don Yenko was moving away from building Corvair Stingers for SCCA homologation and started buying Camaros as the next product to be modified at the Yenko ...

27 Dec 2025, 16:46 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea // The only non-Yenko Nova auctioned off for over $200,000, this 1970 SS 396 is a one-owner, unrestored survivor with a repaint. 1970 Chevrolet Nova SS L78 ...

Not everyone that has an automotive passion can indulge in it to its limits. Those limits are usually a moving target depending on many factors like finances, family, time, and, occasionally, a ...

19 Jan 2026, 11:21 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea // The first Yenko Camaro offered at public auction in a decade, this Fathom Green coupe changed hands for over $800K (including the buyer's fee). 1969 ...