1968 Chevrolet Yenko Super Camaro in Green & 427 Engine Sound on 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 11-17-17.
We’re looking at a 1968 Chevrolet Yenko Super Camaro Green Paint. This car features a Yenko installed 427 CI engine.
The car's Owner is George Edwards. George purchased this car new. George’s wife Carol shares in this car they went drag racing on their Honeymoon. Sounds like a marriage made in Heaven to me.
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I can't believe how well this couple looks, married for close to 51 years and they were both 20 in 68 which means they are 70 and very spritely. I hope they can live very long and healthy to enjoy what they have together. Very nice car, you don't hear of stories like this that offen. Also great video.
Hi Elizabeth Cherry, I think their fountain of youth is because of the car :-) Thank you for sharing "great video". I appreciate that, Lou
One of my favorite colors, the fact that Yanko is still with its original owner is a mazing.
Happy to read you enjoy the color of this Yenko :-)
This is one of the best muscle cars I've ever seen.
High praise :-)
Imagine this: standing at the concession stand at almost dusk at Martin 131 Dragway all through the 70's eating a Hot Dog with ketchup, mustard, onions, Nitro-fumes, burning rubber, and once in a while some relish. That's the type of kid who would own one of these Monsters.
Hi TerryK, Sounds like a good time :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing. 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
Original owner and racer
Great couple !
A legend car.
427 sweet.
Well said. Thank you for sharing, Lou
Lou another OMG moment what a fabulous beautiful couple and then what a car, woooow there are no words that adequately give it justice. My favorite voloris green as well.... thus is the BOMB
Great video another top 10 in my book Thank You Lou. You are the man
Doug, Happy to read this is the BOMB :-) Glad to have this one in your Top 10. NICE ! You're welcome, Lou
Yenko and a Honeymoon...cool stuff man!
A Win / Win :-)
They have a very beautiful time machine there! Lots of outstanding memories for them both it sounds like.
Nice people and great car :-) You're right, nice memories for them, and now for us too.
Crazy gorgeous green and looks great with the PMD Rallye wheels.
Happy to read you enjoy the looks of this car :-)
Lou,,,,this is great Yenko's are something else,,,, big Thanx to you and the wonderful folk you interviewed,,,,,
Hi Irfan Khan, Glad you enjoyed the details of this unique car :-) You're welcome, Lou
Can you imagine a 427 in a 68 Camaro AND a 4:10 rear end. !!!!!!!!!!!!!! My o My
Just the way we like it :-)
Thanks Lou. What a car...what a couple.
Hi Audie, Happy to read you enjoy these Care Takers with there Car :-) You're welcome, Lou
The Smog Pump injected fresh air into the exhaust manifold and helped to burn any raw gas in the exhaust .. GM used smog pumps on many cars even my 1980 Chevette had one..
Hi Mike, 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
@@loucostabile Now that I think about it.. I remember in Hot Rod Magazine they put two smog pumps on a Hot rod car in CA to pass the State Emissions tests. I figured I would switch to Propane to meet emissions tests .. but now days we have E-85 reaily available
unbelievable! Oh my goodness Oh my gracious! what a wonderful Camaro... and that Green- the tags.. Wow what a machine shown by some outrageously proud Americans. awesome, Lou. you always seem to locate the true heart of automotive bliss.
Glad you found this one "unbelievable!" Scott Brady. Thank you for your kind words regarding locating "the true heart of automotive bliss" :-) I like that :-) Lou
"Racing on Sunday & laundry on Monday!" This couple, that amazing car, & their history together is just awesome! Thanks for sharing both the car & their story, Lou!
Hi TheGunfighter45acp, "Racing on Sunday & laundry on Monday!" Brilliant :-) Lou
Why, why, why. I lived in Pennsylvania why didn't I buy a Yenko?? What a gem and the owners are inspirational. Such a nice story and Lou, you did it justice. I remember the Cecil County Drag way commercials, they were all over the AM radio LOL. "Sunday, Sunday at Cecil County Drag Way". Those commercials ran all over the Philadelphia and South Jersey area. Boy Lou, for me this one knocks it out of the park! Great car, great story, and from my childhood back yard. Doesn't get much better. Thank you.
Hi Rich, This one is hit way back there...it could be....it might be....a HOME RUN! :-) Happy to share this backyard Bully with you, and you're welcome, Lou
Great Camaro, I'm really feeling that green. Loads of interesting things about this car. Sounds great too, both loud and carries a big stick... very cool!!! I love this love story, it's out of the long ago and still goin strong; the best part of the vid! It's a favorite for me! Love it!! Thank you!
Hi WickedFireFly13, Glad you enjoyed all the details, I did too, and happy to read this is one of your favorites :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing, and you're welcome, Lou
Wow what a stunning car ! Those 1st gen Camaros are great looking cars but this Yenko is just knockout, great back history too.
Keep them coming Lou love your vids.
Hi GaztheK's Modelworx, Glad this one received a "Wow" from you :-) Thank you for the kind words on the videos, it's appreciated. Stay tuned, there's more, Lou
1968 Chevy Yenko in green is a collectable.
Thanks LOU for sharing this unique Chevy before , even when I was living in the States for a long long time.
Thanks LOU for sharing this video. Appreciate your hard efforts showing all great amazing cars. Please have a great day.
Kind Regards
HISHAM ELFIKI
Hi Hisham Elfiki, Glad you enjoyed this one and you're right, quite collectible, if you can find one :-) Hope you have a great day, and thank you for viewing and sharing. Lou
GREEN. MY FAVORITE COLOR
ESPECIALLY ON CARS ...YES !!!!!!!!HA HA HA
Happy to read this one is wearing your favorite color :-)
What a beautiful car, love the color also. I didn't realize they used smog pumps back in 68...Interesting hood and nice use of the Pontiac rims also...
Hi Kramden, Glad you like the looks of this Camaro :-) Nice to read you learned something too, Lou
Amazing ❤🎉. A proud owner he should be!!
Hi Nate, Happy to read you appreciate this "Amazing" 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
Hi Lou! Great story on this car! As always good job! This car is definitely a winner to me.enjoy your channel! Thank you!
Hi Joseph, Happy to read you enjoy the Channel :-) It's my pleasure, and glad you're along for the ride, Lou
This is the hottest Chevy you could buy in 1968. Yenko didn't start doing 427 Chevelle's and Nova's until 69. In 1968 you had to buy either a Corvette or a full size car to get the 427 unless you went through Yenko Chevrolet and ordered a 427 Camaro. The top Camaro, Chevelle, and Nova RPO engine option in 68 was the 396/375 horsepower L78. Really sweet ride
Hi Jeremy, Hapy to read your comment on this "Hot Chevy" :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing, Lou
Fantastic car, cool story and lovely people.
Hi Jason Meehan, Glad you enjoyed all the aspects of this video :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing this wonderful comment, Lou
Another good one Lou love those Camaros
Hi Edward, Happy to read you enjoy this car :-) Lou
Another superb machine and a good looking red head , beautiful car lou.
Hi Mike J, Happy to read you enjoy this episode :-) Lou
Wow cool story thanks for sharing, didn't know about the smog pump I had a 68 396ss and and 69 non original with a gear driven 427 (Pete Jackson).sold both cars to a friend that still has them if I remember I had 2or3 smog pumps didn't know they were worth money I'll have to call him see if he's still has them. When he bought the cars I gave him all the extra parts. Thanks for flash back. 😎👍
Hi Russell Francis Sherry, Glad you enjoyed the trip down memory lane :-) Thank you for viewing, sharing, and adding to the story.
Wow! Camaro from Yenko! Cool car! Thank you Lou!
Hi Bad Russian, Glad to see you shared a "Wow!" :-) You're welcome, Lou
Thank you Lou!
WOW. Lou. Awesome car.
Hi WIlliam Scott, High praise :-) Glad you enjoyed this one.
Wow what a gorgeous car. I like the Pontiac wheels on it too
Glad to receive a "Wow" from you :-)
Beautiful.
Hi Tom, Happy to read you appreciate the looks of 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
I believe Chevrolet used "Astro Ventilation" for their flow-through ventilation system on non-AC and AC optioned cars starting in 1968. Happy 52nd anniversary, to the young couple and their car!
Hi Andrew, 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
now that's badass......that car is worth a fortune 1968 too.....i have a 1968 sport coupe fun fun cars
Glad you enjoyed this one and thank you for sharing details on your cool car too :-)
Impressive Car Lou ! A one owner Yenko 427 Camaro Wow !
Hi Max, Real find when you have a one Owner from 69 :-) Fun couple! Thank you for viewing and sharing a "Wow !" , Lou
... precioso, gracias por compartir...
:-)
Something that didn’t hurt George in attracting his wife was that he was rich too! Car must have cost a fortune - especially for a 20 year old! What a lucky guy!
Thanks for viewing & sharing :-)
Awesome 👍👍👍👍
High praise :-)
that's a nice yenko for sure
Happy to read you enjoy this one rob99rst :-) Hope you see many more cars on this TH-cam Channel you'll enjoy, Lou
Gorgeous!!
Hi Ed B, High praise :-) Glad you enjoyed this one.
The cars not too bad either
Need to correct the sign to 14x7 Pontiac wheels. :) What a car! My wife was cool with drag racing when we first married, but that lasted a couple of years. My first time drag racing was at Cecil County in 1995!!! Really cool story.
Hi Mike StClair
, Thanks for the tip & happy to read you enjoy this story :-) Hope you see many more cars & stories you enjoy on this TH-cam Channel, Lou
Lovely couple with a beautiful car!
Agreed :-)
Great story,Great People.
Win / Win :-) 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
Lovely
Well said.
Wow! What a car! Debbie and I also drove a Camaro on our honeymoon. It was the first new car I ever owned, a 1971 with a 350 and a 4-speed. It got traded in on a new Chevy wagon in April of 1976, because we needed a family car, and the second owners of the Camero totaled that car wrapping it around a tree two months later. A SAD, SAD day. Still painful to think about.
Good times, good times :-) (other then the wrapping it around the tree part)
Yep... 64 cars, this is one of a rare find. I find the paint neat, and the hood looks. The leather, black interior looks great for a Camaro like this one. Look. See how there are very few buttons? Yes, back in the day, cars weren't that complicated. Very few buttons was all we needed. We don't need like 30+ buttons on a car, we people don't even use some of them!
How does a smog pump work? The air injection system (AIS) is designed to introduce clean air to the engine exhaust as it exits the exhaust manifold or exhaust headers. Exhaust gases are at their hottest as they leave the combustion chambers. The engine part, it's a great tune for the radio.
Encouraged by the success of the 1967 model, Yenko continued to produce his Yenko Super Camaros for 1968. All of the 1968 Yenko Super Camaros started life with the L78 396 in³ 375 hp (280 kW) hp engine and close ratio 4-speed Muncie transmission. They were all built as Super Sport cars but only the Yenko-ordered cars came with the 9737 COPO appointments which included a 140 mph (230 km/h) Delco speedometer, a special Magic Mirror trim tag and a large 1 1/8th inch front anti-sway bar. Yenko swapped out the factory 396 in³ short-block for the L72 427 in³ 450 hp (336 kW) short-block reusing all of the rest of the 396 in³ engine's components including the heads, carburetor, intake manifold, etc. He swapped the stock hood for a twin-snorkel fiberglass one he had made along with other features including Pontiac's 14"x6" steel wheels with special Yenko caps, Yenko emblems gracing the front grill, front fenders and tail panel and 427 emblems were added to the tail panel and front fenders as well. Other additions included a Yenko Super Camaro serial-numbered tag in the driver's side door jamb and Stewart Warner pedestal-mounted tachometer and gauges were installed in the interior. Early cars got a rear spoiler made for Yenko and later cars all got the factory spoilers front and rear. The recognized production number for these cars is approx 64 cars converted, with well less than half of that number known to exist today.
Yenko Camaro is actually a modified Camaro made by Yenko Camaro.
I cannot believe these 2 have known each other and liked each other since the 7th grade, John.
Hi John, Thank you for viewing and sharing your thoughts. 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
They took there Honeymoon in that car? There DNA is in there LOL! Sweet car!
Good times, good times :-)
nice couple and nice vibe
Hi Kostas G, "nice vibe" I like that, Lou
Nice people, cool car. 😎
Happy to read you enjoy the Care Takers and the car too :-)
Awsome car . I would have thought it would have come with a M22 instead of M21
Hi Phone One, Glad you enjoy this one :-) Lou
No headers??? Love the sound of that solid lifter cam- I had a clone myself back in the day but it had hideaway headlights
Hi jim dandy, Glad you enjoyed the sound of this one :-) Hideaway headlights give a car that clean smooth look, and are so cool. Lou
Yes they sure did and I see one in the background with the hideways same color but not a COPO-- I had 456 gears not 410 so that made it even less driveable, driving at about 50 mph it was revving 3 grand, no 5 or 6 speed transmissions in those days,,, amusing they gave a stick to hold up the hood. Those PMD wheels need to go, I am sure Yenko could have used Corvette rally wheels which were 7-8 inches.Most people that had muscle cars in those days beat the hell out of them then sold in a few years or after the 1st 'supposed' gas shortage
wow
Hi Victoria Mavrakis, Glad you like this one and shared a "wow" :-) Hope you see many more cars on the Channel you'll enjoy, Lou
What an awesome couple and an awesome car! Yenko Rules! Thank you Lou
The hood issue was common on those fiberglass hoods. Shelby GT 350's had the same problem.
Hi William, Thank you for viewing & sharing, Lou
Thank you for a Very cool car and Very cool story, my question is it actually a 19671/2 as it seams to have 1967 tail lights not 1968 tail lights ?
The tail lights are correct for 68. Similar to the 67, but have the chrome divider between the Brake & backup lenses.
Hi Paul R, Happy to read you appreciate this cool car :-) I see your question was answered. Regarding the video, happy to share with you, and you're welcome, Lou
@@miltonlinn5514 not only are those '68 taillights , but Code 79 Rallye Green wasn't available until after Jan.1 ,1968 , months after 1967 production had ended . Lemans Blue came out at the same time .
Did he ever say what he ran in the quarter mile?
I did not ask that, so I don't know.
Lou.. can you get me in touch with these owners of the ralley green.yenko #ys 8015.. I was the original owner of 68 yenko # ys 8016.. same color.. i bought it at Jay kline chev. Minneapolis .mn. and also had a choice of a light blue or ralley green.. thanks
Hi Yesenia Krueger, Here is what I can do. You can e-mail me at trupowr@yahoo.com and put in the subject line "Green 1968 Yenko Camaro" and share in the e-mail what you'd like to know and I will e-mail the Owner of this car and then it's up to him to contact you. Hope that helps, Lou
He identified the Pontiac wheels as being 7"; yet his board reads 14x6"...
Hi tcands3, Thank you for viewing and sharing what you noticed. 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
i could help but notice the sign at 4:30 s/w tachometer and GAUGE panel is misspelled .. i know stfu ..
Nice attention to details.
Pontiac wheels?
Hi Bill Ferguson, Interesting right? Lou
The purpose of the thermactor pump/ air pump is ADD oxygen to help burn the unspent gases in the exhaust not too fool tailpipe emissions Which didn't even exist in 1968 !
Hi Dean Williams, Thank you for viewing and sharing your knowledge, Lou
There were no smog motors in 1968, Yenko would not build a motor like that.
Hi joe, 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
Shows how little you actually know about things like this . By leaving the smog equipment on the car at the time of delivery, Yenko avoided getting into trouble with the EPA unlike Baldwin Chevrolet with the Motion cars .
@@bobbrinkerhoff3592 Goes to show how ignorant you are. There was no smog equipment in 68.
Those first gen COPO/Yenko 427 Camaro's are BAD machines. This is a gorgeous example. That is a beautiful shade of green. But my favorite Camaro will always be a 69 ZL1 COPO. The Chevy 427 COPO cars are some of the biggest sleepers ever made. Love em all
Hi Jeremy, Happy to read regarding the COPO's you love them all :-) Lou
Unbelievable...... ......
Glad to read you think this car & story is "Unbelievable...... ......" :-)