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 ...
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, ...
In 1969 and 1970, Yenko added the compact Nova to his lineup of beefed-up COPO Chevys, creating arguably the wildest high-performance compacts from the golden age of muscle. After the first generation ...
When it comes to Chevrolet-made muscle cars from the golden era, the Chevelle is arguably the most iconic. But the "bowtie" brand also offered the Nova with big V8 power, while Don Yenko did his magic ...