Chevrolet Nova Yenko Deuce 1970, Estados Unidos

Chevrolet Nova Yenko Deuce 1970, Estados Unidos
Motor: 350/365 HP
Exterior: Azul (Fathom Blue)
Interior: Preto
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HIGHLIGHTS

1 of 175 Yenko Deuce Novas produced

LT1 350/360 HP V-8 engine

4-speed manual transmission

Power front disc brakes

Hood tachometer

Headers and dual exhaust

5-spoke wheels with Y center caps

Firestone Wide Oval tires

Fathom Blue with Black interior

Yenko stripes and emblem

Listed on the Yenko Deuce VIN list

Copy of a previous title

Original Protect-O-Plate

For 1970, Don Yenko knew he was facing a rapidly reshaped sales environment. His Super Camaro program in 1969 had started a revolution, but big inches were becoming an insurance problem. Hence, the Yenko Deuce releases, like this car, became the first time the SYC name was applied to a displacement package that was smaller than the largest factory-available engine combination, as the company still offered the SS396 Nova package in 1970. Yenko, however, was one step ahead of the game, as he knew the potential of the just-released LT1 350/360 HP V-8 engine, at that point available only in the Corvette and redesigned Camaro Z28. Using his notable connections in Detroit, he was granted a COPO code to get this engine installed in place of the standard 350 CI V-8 in non-SS Novas. COPO 9010 eventually resulted in 175 Yenko Deuce Novas. It came with the M21 close-ratio 4-speed manual transmission, and Yenko also specified power front disc brakes and heavy-duty cooling equipment on these cars. Headers and dual exhaust are on this example’s engine, which still has the factory-released LT1 chrome-lid air cleaner. This car is painted in classic Fathom Blue and features white Yenko Deuce graphics that included side stripes with rear-fender identification, the name of the engine, LT1, laid out in parallel stripes on the hood, and a special Dixco hood-mounted tachometer featuring a Yenko insignia on its face. Inside, this car has the standard black vinyl seating, auxiliary gauges, Yenko Deuce door callouts and chrome pedal dress-ups. A set of 5-spoke wheels with Y-logo center caps are on all four corners, and this car rides on Firestone Wide Oval tires. Quite ironically, this would be the final of Yenko’s V-8 packages during the era, as Don would go to Vega models the following year. That said, the hot lil’ Deuce and its LT1 driveline combination was a fitting conclusion to that heritage.