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The 100 1966 Corsas that received certification were all painted white and most had blue striping, and were named "Yenko Stingers". 1968 Yenko Super Camaro. Yenko continued to modify Corvair coupes as Stingers for the rest of the car's production run. The last Stinger was a 1969 coupe, after which Corvair production ceased at Willow Run ...
The first popular aftermarket car made by Yenko came in 1965, in the form of a modified version of the Chevrolet Corvair. Named "The Stinger", these Corvairs were modified with a variety of different body accessories, engine upgrades that produced outputs of up to 240 hp, as well as upgrades in steering, transmissions, suspension, and ...
The Chevrolet Corvair is a rear-engined, air-cooled compact car manufactured and marketed by Chevrolet over two generations between 1960 and 1969. A response to the Volkswagen Beetle, [1] it was offered in 4-door sedan, 2-door coupe, convertible, 4-door station wagon, passenger van, commercial van, and pickup truck body styles in its first generation (1960–1964), and as a 2-door coupe ...
Yenko Stinger — Don Yenko built 100 modified Corvairs with the rear seats removed to qualify it as a sports car for SCCA racing in 1966. [45] The SCCA put the car in Class D. Stingers were available in several stages of tune, including Stage I (160 hp (119.3 kW)), Stage II (190 hp (141.7 kW)), Stage III (220 hp (164.1 kW)), and Stage IV (240 ...
Yenko Stinger Corvair (1966-1967) 1967. AMC Ambassador ... Yenko Stinger Vega (1971-1973) 1972. AMC Hornet Gucci Sportabout (1972) Chevrolet C10/C20 (1972-1987)
She and her husband purchased a fuel-injected Corvette and developed an interest in automobile racing. The Yenko dealership had a division involved in automobile racing, and in 1960, Mims started racing cars with friends from Yenko. She quickly became one of the top amateur race car drivers in the country. [1]
Yenko Stinger: Chevrolet 2.7L Flat-6 25 DNF S 1.6 61 Autodelta SpA: Teodoro Zeccoli Giacomo Russo: Alfa Romeo Giulia TZ2: Alfa Romeo 1.6L I4 22 DNF S 1.6 64 Filippo Theodoli Sam Posey Harry Theodoracopulos Alfa Romeo Giulia TZ2: Alfa Romeo 1.6L I4 16 DNF S 1.3 89 Lewis M. Smith Jr. Edgar H. Schwantz Sherman S. Smith Abarth-Simca 1300 Balbero ...
Yenko ordered L78 equipped SS Camaros and swapped in the Chevrolet Corvette's L72 427 in³ (7.0 L) V8. The cars came with a 4.10 rear end and heavy-duty suspension. The approximate number of cars produced is 54. Yenko also installed a fiberglass replacement hood similar to the "Stinger" hood featured on 1967 big-block Corvettes.