1970 Chevrolet Chevy Yenko Deuce Nova 350 LT-1 LT1 Engine in Green - My Car Story with Lou Costabile
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On “My Car Story” we're in Rosemont IL at the Muscle Car and Corvette Nationals on 11-17-22.
We’re looking at a 1970 Chevrolet Yenko Deuce Nova in Citrus Green Paint. The car comes with a 350 CI V8 “LT-1” engine with a 4 Speed manual transmission.
The car's Caretaker is Stefano Bimbi. Stefano’s once owned this car in 2015. Stefano shares less than 200 were originally produced, only about 100 are know of today, and this is one of the very few restored to specification like it came from Don Yenko Chevrolet Dealership.
If you’d like to visit Stefano’s Nickey Performance Location, go to www.NickeyPerformance.com
To see details on the Muscle Car and Corvette Nationals show, go to www.MCACN.com
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Great video. My older brother's close friend bought a 1970 dark green with white strips Yenko Deuce used in the summer of 1970. He bought it from Roger Penske's Chevrolet Dealership used car lot off Telegraph Rd near Detroit MI. The amazing part is Roger himself came out to talk with my brother's friend about the car. When he realized how interested Mike was in the car, Roger told him to get in and let him drive it around in the lot. While doing so, Roger told him to give it some throttle. Mike did so, and that sealed the deal. Roger told him a lady bought the car new and it was too much for her, so she traded it in for another vehicle. I can't remember the milage, but I know it was very low. That car was very quick, you could matt it and the traction was so good, it hardly broke traction. I can remember the springs in the beach seat would compress completely when launching hard from a stand still. It was an automatic, with 4:10 rear end with a Hurst His and Hers shifter. One warm summer night on Woodward Ave, Mike raced a brand-new1970 purple with white side strips Hemi Challenger. It was an automatic as well. Mike raced the car three times. Each race from a standing start was very close, but the Yenko Deuce won each time by about half a car. Needleless to say, the guy driving the Challenger was disappointed. Sense my brother had to work the night shift, I was the lucky one who got to ride shotgun with Mike. Man, that summer is one I will never forget. So many close races and most of the time the Yenko Deuce would win. It would launch hard with little wheel spin and that was a great advantage for street racing. Mike never ran it at the drag strip, but I would imagine it would run in the high 12's. It sure felt like it would. Mike had the car for about 6 years and then sold it. It was ridden hard and put away wet. It needed a rebuild. Mike was hard on that car. If Mike only knew what that car would be worth in the future, he would have held onto it and restored it. I am sure many have said those words about their hot rods of the 60's and early 70's. I was 17 in the summer of 1970, and the amazing sound of two high performance cars going through the gears while the windows were down, is something one had to experience to fully understand how awesome that sound really is. Thanks for the video, it took me back to a time in my life that I will never forget.
Hi Russell, Happy to read this car brings back memories of your Brothers Friends car :-) Thank you for viewing, sharing, and you're welcome. Hope you see many cars on this Channel you enjoy! Please Subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this TH-cam Channel, Lou
Amazing! This Yenko Deuce was truly worth the wait. A rare car, in a rare color, with definitely the right custodian in Mr. Bimbi and his performance shop. Thanks, Lou!
Hi TheGunfighter45acp, Happy to read "Amazing!" :-) My pleasure sharing this car with you. You're welcome, Lou
@Lou - the real green deal - super super cool ride sir - well done and amazing production as always sir - happy Tuesday!
Yipidy doo dah, what a terrific automobile. Thanks Lou! Your content is best on internet.
High praise :-) Thank you for the kind words gnewb e, Lou
You keep Yenkin' our chain with all these fabulous cars! Thanks Lou!
Happy to be Yenkin the chain with this car :-) You're welcome Brian SD!
One of the top dog Chevys of all time and this one is simply amazing. Thank you gents for this awesome feauture today 👍
Hi Bruce H., High praise :-) You're welcome, Lou
Lou what a beauty! I had a 1970 Nova SS 350 4 spd back in 1980. This car reminds me of my youth, that's why I enjoy your channel so much. It's like a time machine, for a moment I'm 17 again heading for the drive in with my girlfriend. Lol.
Thanks again Lou. Gary in Ontario.
Hi Gary, Happy to read you enjoy the looks of this car :-) Glad to read this car brings back memories of your car AND brings us both back to being 17 again :-) Thank you for viewing, sharing, and you're welcome, Lou
Beautiful Yenko Deuce ! I remember seeing one on display at the 1970 Rod and Custom Car Show in NYC when it was new... The one on display was Gold. Great memory for me ! Thanks for posting Lou !
Hi Rudy, Happy to read this car brings back memories of the 1970 NYCy Rod and Custome Car Show :-) Thank you for viewing, sharing, and you're welcome, Lou
Very cool Nova! I love it.
Stephano clearly knows the car inside out and is rightfully passionate about it. Thanks for sharing it Lou!
Hi Jeff, High praise :-) My pleasure sharing this rare treat with you today. You're welcome, Lou
I got Grandma's Citrus Green 1969 bare bones, dog bowl hubcaps Nova str8 6 banger in 1977 when I was 16. She moved on to a 1977-78 Dodge Aspen. I added garbage night found similarly green kitchen carpeting fitted and glued down which looked good IMHO. Bucket seats came from a buddy junking his blown-engine Vega. Last was a similarly designed racing steering wheel from Murray's Auto Parts. Thanks now I know the name of the color thanks to you and Stefano.
Hi Kirk, Happy to read this car brings back memories of your car from Grandma :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing, Lou
My 1st car. 70’ forest green 6cyl. PG. 2.73s. Went through 5 engines. 5 transmissions. 2 rear ends. Beat the crap out of that thing. Good times.
Hi Michael, Happy to read this car brings back memories of your 1st car :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing, Lou
My 70 Yenko was phantom blue from Wallace Chevrolet , Linden , NJ
Nice !
Another rare beauty lou! Gorgeous! I've always loved Nora's and had one when I was 17...WAY back in the day..then I got a 70GS455 STG1 which of course is my ultimate favorite car of all time, as you know...Can't wait for the GS you said is 👌You are the best lou!
Hi John, Happy to read this car brings back memories of your car :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing, Lou
Incredible! I'm lost for words.
High praise Todd :-) My pleasure sharing this car with you, Lou
Beautiful Nova. And the Yenko is so rare! Awesome! Thanks for posting Lou. Have a blessed day!
Hi Gerry, Happy to read "Awesome!" :-) Blessings received. God bless you. You're welcome, Lou
@@loucostabile Thank you Lou! Have a great Blessed Thanksgiving!
That car is better than new!
One of my friends has an '81 Yenko TurboZ Camaro.
Hi Dan, High praise for this car :-) Glad to read your Friend has a cool car, Lou
The old square bodied Novas were really awesome but I've always loved this body style the most. I've always been a bigger fan of the 327 fuel injected he mentioned and even the carbureted Novas, both were good, especially the 68s but this is one amazing car. They did an amazing job on the resto!! Only bad side of these is I'd be afraid to take it anywhere! Great find Lou!! Keep em coming!
Hi 21nix onme, Happy to read you appreciate this car :-) Thank you for viewing, sharing and I believe you're going to see many more cars on this Channel you'll enjoy. Hope you Subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this TH-cam Channel, Lou
Wow!🤩 YENKO is love!🤗🤗🤗
NICE !
What a dream car, I didn't ever hear of Yanko cars till I moved to NJ, started hearing about these cars, amazing stuff.
Hi Doug, Happy to read you enjoy this "dream car" :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing, Lou
That's one very nice '70 Yenko
Happy to read you like this car :-)
You have done it again. Lou,
Happy to read you enjoy this one msacco175 :-)
Absolutely beautiful its so nice to see a Yenko Deuce w/a matching drive train, how rare is that and I never knew about the steering wheel, thanks Lou always learning something new 👍!!!
Hi Brian, Happy to read you enjoy the looks of this car :-) Glad to read you learned something too. NICE! You're welcome, Lou
Hey lou, just saw this amazing car on another video, not in depth, like this video. Thanks....😁👍
Hey Uri, Happy to get a bit deeper with this car for you :-) You're welcome, Lou
much better looking car now than the jacked up wide tire version.thanks lou.
Hi keeff, Happy to read you enjoy the looks of this car :-) Lou
Cool car great inside story about the Yenko cars!!! Really cool thanks for sharing Lou!!!
Happ to read you enjoy the car & story J's Car Channel :-) You're welcome.
A Chevrolet Yenko Deuce a rare car, with a good paint job, good to see this one Lou ❤
Happy to share this one with you Derek :-)
Great little Deuce (Chevy !! ?).
I always knew the LT !'s were screamers but 425 on a dyno ? I almost fell out of my chair !
I love this from the wheels to the Citrus Green paint.
A girl i knew from Kindergarten in '62 thru highschool said lime green was her favorite color.
She'd have loved this,,,,only 10 !?! wow.
Hi Glen, Happy to read "Great little Deuce" :-) Glad to read this car brings back memories of the Girl you knew since Kindergarten favorite color. Thank you for viewing and sharing, Lou
@@loucostabile Thanx, Lou !
Rock and roll on !!
Thank you so much Lou you are the man, I love your videos
Hi Kevin, Happy to read you' "love" the video :-) Glad you're along for the ride, Lou
Absolutely 😍😍😍😍😍 Thanks Lou!
NICE! You're welcome motorTranz :-)
First car was a 1972 Chevy Nova 2-door in Mohave Gold Poly w/ a black vinyl top. Love those Novas.
Hi Guadalahonky, Happy to read this car brings back memories of your car :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing, Lou
Man nothing but Cool ! Always liked the Nova . Yanking oh yeah !
Nice !
beautiful
Happy to read you enjoy the looks of this car :-)
Incredible. Happy Thanksgiving. Thanks for sharing.
H William, Happy to read "Incredible" :-) Happy Thanksgiving to you. You're welcome, Lou
This 1970 Yenko Deuce Nova is the ultimate muscle car. That citrus green paint job looks awesome, and the 350 LT-LT1 is definitely a 4-bolt main crankshaft with the dipstick on the drivers side. A 2-bolt main crank, the dipstick is on the passenger side. It sounds healthy, and the car is equipped with a manual 4-speed transmission, making it all the better. The Plain Jane interior makes it a true muscle car with no frills. What a true beauty. Nice ride Lou! Wish it were outdoors!
Hi Michael, High praise :-) Outdoors would be nice, but not in November in the Midwest, Lou
I'm a Ford man but this is a really neat car. As my dad would have said "Not bad for a Chevy"!
Nice !
Hi Lou! That's an awesome Nova! My first car was a blue 74 hatchback, the last year of this body style. Brings back great memories.... Thanks!
Hi Deacon Blue, High praise :-) Glad to read this car brings back memories of your 1st car Thank you for viewing, sharing, and you're welcome, Lou
Espectacular restauración de este Chevy Yenko Deuce Nova de 1970! Ese color verde con las franjas negras que recorren la carrocería, hasta juntarse en la cajuela, lo hacen ver hermoso y, a la vez, agresivo. Me gustó, además, el detalle del logotipo en la interior de la puerta! Interesante la toma que hiciste al final del enorme complejo de exhibición. Ahí se pudo observar algunos clásicos; como un Plymouth Superbird 1970! Saludos cordiales Lou!
Hi Jaime, Beautiful and aggressive...just the way we like it :-) Stay tuned, there will be more coming from this car show! Lou
@@loucostabile Totalmente de acuerdo... Y sí, lo estaremos!
I never knew anything about this car I learned so much for you Lou .Great car
Hi Norm, Happy to read you learned something from this episode. I'm learning all the time from the Caretakers and I find that to be so much fun :-) Lou
Nice Nova. Those particular models of the 1970 are very hard to find.
Hi LITTLE, Happy to read you appreciate the rarity of this car :-) Lou
FYI, Some know this but 2 1970 LT1 Nova’s were shipped to Canada as non sYc cars. The late Pete Simpson who I personally knew from Ontario Canada owned one of them and raced it at the all stock drags in Michigan along with his other COPO cars.
Hi John, Thank you for viewing and sharing, Lou
I had the honor of racing against "COPO Pete" on occassion, prior to his passing. His Sons still race a Yenko Deuce as well as the COPO Nova.
A salesman at Colonial Chevrolet, Norfolk, Va. took me and a highschool buddy for test ride in a '70 Yenko Duece - Exact Same Color
Had the Dixco tach. Exact same interior(as Stefano explained)
The car we were in was NOT a 4spd!
TH350 or TH400(?).
It was reallly fast. Ran beatifully.
I soooo wished I had the money...
(Already owned a 340 Duster)
LT1 was 11.0 to 1 , solid lifters
Sweeet
Hi Steve, Happy to read this car brings back memories of your test ride in VA :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing, Lou
@@loucostabile 👍👍👍
This was a friend of mines car in the mid 70s through around 1988, Jim Ohlendorf from Ottawa Illinois. The pictures in the trunk were taken at a car show we had in Ottawa by my friend Rich Wilhelm and given to me when I was trying to track down the car. The racing we did in this car could make a cool story!
Hi gearheadmex, Happy to read this car brings back memories of your Friends car :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing, Lou
verry interesting, almost unusual car 👌
Hi Konrad, Happy to read this "almost unusual car" with you :-) Lou
Thanks!
SUPER THANK YOU Todd Johnson for the SUPER THANKS! Appreciate your support! Lou
Not only a yenko but a very pretty one too nice find Lou.
Happy to read you enjoy the looks of this car Damx go pak
1972, Don Yenko stopped building high performance cars, and closed his dealership in 1982.
Thank you for sharing your knowledge.
Great car Lou, I am a huge Chevy fan & the LT1 is a stout motor, but I doubt the 420hp claim by the owner
Happy to read "Great car" Dan :-)
Yes, it does sound stout but the numbers are real. We have the dyno sheets to prove. The LT1 was rated at 370hp in the Corvette and 360hp in the Z28. Just an FYI as we have seen the L78 396/402ci rated at 375hp also achieve 400-425hp
Thumbs up and Happy Thanksgiving.
Hi bluesharp59, Nice! Happy Thanksgiving, Lou
@@loucostabile
You are welcome Lou.
Sweet.
:-)
Not bad....the engine is power full .,.
Hi Iraq Kingdom, Thank you for viewing and sharing, Lou
It's nice to hear of someone dyno testing a LS1 built to factory specs. Is no wonder why at 400-425 hp, almost all GMs with the LS1 did so well on the drag strip.
Hi Sabba_Dabba, Glad to read the details you enjoy from this episode :-) Lou
Nice!!!! 👍👍
Happy to read and see you enjoy this one :-)
the johnny ligtning company is currently selling a 1974 pontiac gto. I know the body style is different from the 1970 version. That miniature car toy has the same body style of a 1974 chevrolet nova which just came out recently, in a very limited number special edition red color. I can't put the site on here, but it is easy to search for and purchase. they are selling for around fourteen dollars if you're interested. I know it isn't the same car as this but if you don't support it with a purchase, then they likely won't make another version of it, possibly as a 1974 chevrolet nova next time. Anyway, it is worth purchasing if you like that body style. It is the first well known manufacturer that I know of, that is making a miniature car in this body style.
Hi David W, Thank you for viewing and sharing. Hope you see many more cars on this TH-cam Channel you enjoy. Please subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this TH-cam Channel, Lou
Cool 😀
Hi Michael, Happy to read "Cool" :-) Lou
COOL CAR.....I bet you could burn off the rear tires VERY easily in this automobile Lou.
I think you're right Mike :-)
Most Yenko SC cars were 427 Camaros back then with a few 427 Chevelle’s thrown in. Don’t believe the Deuces were big sellers for Yenko. Yenko Chevy was in Canonsburg PA about a 15 minute drive from where I grew up. These Deuces were quite fast and I would luv to know what the sticker cost was on this low option car. Remember you could buy the big L78 396 /375 horse Nova at that time and they were much more popular. A stock 350 Nova put out around 275 horse and cost less than $3000 then. On another note, I knew a guy in High school back then whose mother bought him a new 427 Yenko Camaro for his 16th birthday! He didn’t kill himself in it either by the way. Kept it 2 years and traded it for a new Monte Carlo. BIG mistake!
Hi Kim, Thank you for sharing your knowledge. Happy to read this car brings back memories of your Friends in High Schools Yenko :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing, Lou
The numbers are debated but widley accepted are 201 Camaros, 99 Chevelles and 30 Novas (Not all were converted to 427), all with 427s in 1969. 1970, 175 Deuces with only 1 prototype 1970 Camaro.
😎Hi Lou! Recognize me? I switched to my real name. Fruity is weird 🤔. Keep doing what you're doing my friend.
Hi bryantcurtis, Glad you're enjoying the Channel with me under your updated identity :-) Lou
NICE CAE
:-)
That’s one nice car. I wouldn’t have done anything to it. The factory did it right.
Happy to read you enjoy this car :-)
Beautiful Nova. I wonder how the Yenko stacked up to the 375hp 396 Nova?
Hi Tom, Happy to read you enjoy the looks of this Nova :-) Hmmm, that would be a fun 1/4 mile challenge the 396 vs the 350. Lou
Hmm, a lot quicker than my sister first 6cyl. ‘70 Nova Coupe.
You're right.
You should try and get the RRP of people when talking about the cars sometimes in their research they may know what they cost originally and they may even have bought it them self.
Not that interested in that, however sometimes we'll see that when there is a window sticker if they have them.
@@loucostabile
It would be cool to know what a person originally paid for a car back in the 1950s, 60s or 1970s.
There is so much regional variation on the prices and deals people got and sometimes the hard work they did in saving for the car.
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:-)
One of my favorite whips. What did Deuce mean?
Hi Joe, Happy to read this is a "favorite whips" for you :-) Hmmm, not sure. Guessing the 1969 Yenko Nova might be the 1st, so maybe the 1970 is the Deuce? Hoping a Viewer with knowledge car share, Lou
👊🔥😎🔥👊
:-)
What gear set? And m22. ?? Single muffler?
Not sure. Maybe a Viewer with knowledge can share.
The car fits in with the plymouth duster and dodge dart.The cars are fast and nothing else.The cars scream that they are cheap to look at and they are not worth saving.
Hi dampkring100, Clearly this one is not for you :-( Hope you see many more cars on this TH-cam Channel you'll enjoy :-) Lou
Forgive me for perhaps missing the obvious, but what does "Deuce" mean in this application?
Hi Anthony C, Hmmm, I don't know why I never thought of that before. Hoping a Viewer can share knowledge. I'm guessing it was the 2nd Nova to the 1969? Lou
"From 1962 through 1967, the car itself was called the Chevy II, and Nova was a trim level." So the "Deuce" name is a throw back to the original Chevy IIs.
Thank you, Stefano. And thanks for a shout-out to Ed Cuneen. I worked closely with one of his daughters a number of years ago. Took me a long time to realize the connection when I knew her! Lol
mr louu
mr chonn
My grandson had a green '72 with the 350. He wanted to swap a 396 in it's place because it put out 375hp. While talking talking with a machinist in Pomona by the name of Bob Leonhardt, Bob asked if he'd heard of the LT1 350 that put out the same horsepower. My grandson hadn't, and Bob proceeded to educate us both. The Nova ended up with a motor which put out nearly 450hp and still got almost 20 mpg on the highway. This was in 1984.
Hi 20alphabet, Happy to read this car brings back memories of your Grandson's car :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing, Lou
ultra rare...surprised there were 10 in this color. not a big fan of Yenko striping, I like plain jane COPO.
Hi Samster, Happy to read you appreciate the rarity of this car :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing, Lou
4 SPEED......
:-)
Nice car but his claim to the fact that the LT-1 in 1970 having 420-25hp in stock trim is simply not true or realistic! I have owned 2 in my day, one in a Z28 and one in corvette. It's very apparent if you look at the trap times of the cars tested back in the day, they do not correspond to 425hp. The most powerful SB in the era was none other than the Boss351 found in the 1971 Boss 351 mustang.
Hi 1974Pantera, Thank you for viewing and sharing your knowledge. Hope you see many more cars on this TH-cam Channel you enjoy. Please subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this TH-cam Channel, Lou
Dig the car, love the story, but that color! Ugh
Hi Tony, 2 out of 3, Lou
That is one very ugly car!!!
Hi benjamin, Clearly this one is not for you :-( Hope you see many more cars on this TH-cam Channel you'll enjoy :-) Lou
I had a 72 Nova 6 cylinder that was that color. Loved the Car. Was very easy to work on & you could get to everything very simply. Best car I ever Owned, including today's Computer crap cars. Was a Car you could rely on Day to Day.
Hi chee600, Happy to read this car brings back memories of your car :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing, Lou