Mr John Weaver is a class act and a gentleman. Him and I share the same ideas and values. This car will always be known as his pride and joy ...we just helped get him there to see it’s glory days. John and I have many more great times to look forward to. By not firing the car ...we were preserving the color on the headers for a huge important show in Chicago the following month in which John and his wife attended. We needed it to be as fresh as possible to compete at the highest level. The friendship has gone beyond this car .
John Weaver knows when to hold them..and when to fold them..👍👍 ...some vehicle owners will leave their vintage muscle car sitting outside for 50 years..and never sell it to a restorer...l have never understood that twisted thinking.. John got to see his car beautifully restored..Kudos to him👍👍
@@b.a.brackus6371 Exactly, I know 3 ageing 60s/70s classic cars slowly giving way to the elements in some kind of favour to the drivers long passed away. I bet the original driver felt most alive when his pride and joy was being fuelled up lubricated and out on the road 🚗💨
Is there a way for me to contact you in regards to this car that your dad sold new to John Weaver I am the current owner and would love to speak to you in regards to your father. Doug.
@@thewriter2549 Not really. He had lost his car dealership Town and Country Cars located in Washington the year before. We were struggling at this point. A year later we would move to Chicago.
Thank you Jerry for putting this video together for all to enjoy. I could not of done it without the help of John Weaver, Frank Arone, Dave McGaffee, Amy and Lane Dailey,Matt Barczak, Matt Lamer, Brian Potter . This car is a big piece of Yenko history that we proudly wanted to share with John Weaver. John was with us the entire build with questions and his recollection
What a precious thing you've done, Doug. Keeping John a part of all of this the whole time, that's a true man of your word. Lots of Respect to you sir.
You are a good man Doug, what you did was a great thing and it really makes you feel good how you treated john and the car. Im so glad you had him there along the whole way and did him proud especially hearing about his father buying him the car and what an amazing job you guys did. Im sure John's father would be proud and smiling down on you guys.
My hats off to John Weaver for preserving the car all these years to give it a chance at a second life. Most were left in a field to rot. Amazing car and a happy ending!
John Weaver was nothing but an over-privileged Rich Boy. Who turned into a hoarder. I'm kept this car from the public for 30 years. He is one of the reasons why this sport is dying.
@@thomasmartin5319 went to a man's house to see the Mustang parts he advertised for sale. He had five sets of louvers for 69 Mach 1. I asked him how much would it cost for me to buy one. His answer was if he sold one he would only have four so he couldn't sell one. That's my experience with these kind of people. They get nothing from me but my disgust. Are you starting to understand there are too many people like him in the car world that's why the car world is dying
@@patrickdecambra2219 unlikely he was a hoarder in that sense, or rich. i would say sentiment/memories, and a vision to one day restore it, is probably the reason. the sport is not dying. except for the China virus right now, there are car shows from the spring to the fall all across the country. unfortunately, cars from the 50's 60's and 70's are becoming very scarce.
Being an old CHEVY MAN, I LOVED THIS VIDEO more than ANYTHING I've ever seen on U-TUBE. Back in my day, (I'm now 65) you were either a Chevy Guy or a Ford Guy. But this video is MOST DEFINITELY a piece of History and should be kept "Alive" somewhere and somehow!!! God bless Chevies !!! ☮👌😷🤘
Such a great story!. Edit: Shocking that someone has not bought the old dealership, restored it, and used it for a car restoration shop or something similar. The historical significance is unbelievable.
Worked in the old yenko chevrolet building in late 80's. It was a Saab dealer. Had old hoods in the rafters from all the hood replacements on all the custom yenkos. I bet the hoods are still there.
Awesome! My father in law was a Yenko dealer . Huebner Chevrolet Carrollton Ohio. Archie has passed away but the dealer ship still uses his name. He sold Yenko camaros and a Chevelle. Also # 69 ZL-1 Camaro. I have pics of it in the show room. Great video.
Wow, so dang cool! Was he aware that he was selling gold back then, as in, did he have any idea that in the future, those HiPo cars were gonna be worth a fortune?!
@@wilfredocaban5508 you can buy a Camaro badged as a Yenko, but it is not a Yenko. The Company is Specialty Vehicle Engineering out of New Jersey that puts them out. Yenko went out of business in 1982 I believe.
This must be the sadest looking man I´ve ever seen... I hope this car will cheer him up, may give him some good vibrations to see foreward too. Good Luck Mr. Weaver. You deserve some Fun too !
Mr. Weaver is a gem! Congratulations Doug and the entire team. You did this amazing car justice. I bought my 68 RS/SS 396 4 spd car in 1980 as my 1st car. Still drive it today. This story really hits home. I love 1st gens.
JERRY! Man alive, what an incredible story - and as you and very few other auto journalists understand, the human part of it is what's the most heartwarming and fascinating. The cars, as rare and cool as we ever remember them, are certainly special and valuable - but the people involved, the STORIES behind the cars, that's what makes this hobby so dang special. Again, THANK YOU Jerry for bringing us these stories. I really do appreciate your efforts, always have. God bless, -Ed on the Ridge
Thanks Ed, I'm having so much more fun doing videos compared to magazine articles for the last 38 years and that's because of the feedback and the fact I have the space to tell a story. I had to jamb a story into 4 pages. I'd like to do a video on writing and photographing over 6,000 magazine articles on cars.
@@thewriter2549 Absolutely. It must be extremely liberating for a journalist such as yourself to know that a)there's no space limitation and b)no editor! :-) That's another video you'd have a unique angle on for sure. I look forward to seeing that one, too! -Ed
Absolutely beautiful documentary. I could feel the guys nerves about selling the car his dad helped him buy. Man such a different, excellent and beautiful time of america. Thanks for the video.
What a great story, incredible car, and a wonderful man. My best friend doesn't have a Yenko, but he has a '67 Camaro, RS/SS convertible, w/350 cu, 4 wheel disc brakes, power top, power windows, cable driven bowtie side view mirror, hide away headlights, AM/FM, air conditioning, luggage rack on the trunk, blacked out rear panel, deluxe interior, actually he has two interiors, one has bucket seats in the front with a solid rear bench seat and he has the front split bench seat and fold down rear seat, it's red with the black bumble bee stripe around the nose with the double hump hood, automatic Turbo 400 transmission, he had it completely restored about 25 years ago and I don't think it has left his garage since he brought it home from the shop.
One of the most interesting TH-cam videos I've seen in years. THANK YOU so much for producing this great story & sharing this video with us. . . Don Yenko May 27, 1927 - March 5, 1987, rest-in-peace.
Met Doug yesterday and didn’t get to see the car but absolutely the best man that Mr. Weaver could finally let it go to. I’m sure he’s happy with how its back to what it was!
Yes, I agree...the world went and got itself in a big hurry ....and for what.... to stare at phone screens all day , have anger and bad attitudes as the air worsens and the water becomes dirty. Trying to be positive and happy in a negative world. Lol. Lord help us All even though we don't deserve it. 🙏
There’s a good bit of unfound musclecars around “Dahn-Tahn n’at”. Yellow ‘69 Z-28 in Carnegie, not a Cross-Ram, but it has rear disc brakes, sittin on jack stands at his moms house in a heated garage, one head off, but not blown. Western PA is loaded with them.
Fantastic, what a great Camaro. Love seeing a piece of history brought back to it's glory. I've owned a 1969 Camaro SS396 since 1985. Just waiting for time to restore to original. My car was a super stock car since July 1969 and has been raced on and off since. Still have the original odometer with 268 miles on it. This video has given me new inspiration to finally get around to finishing my car to it's previous glory. Thank you. And great work to all who where involved.👍 👏
This was a Great documentary I remember these days. These days seem to be gone with the mass production of autos. This is what America was. We all worked on our cars to make them better and faster. We helped each other it was predominantly a man thing. Bonding with friends. You call me in the middle of the night tell me where you were broken down. I jumped up got dressed and rushed to help get you fixed and on the road or we told you home with chain. Came back next day and we fix what was wrong period and we didn't ask for a penny. We might not have been the brothers but we were FRIENDS! Thank You for this vid!
Watching this video just helped me find the motivation to drag my 67 camaro out of the garage and finish it up and start cruising it again. THANK YOU I NEEDED THAT!!
What an amazing story, and amazing friends! Hats off to everyone that had their hands in on this historic restoration project and preserving an important piece of history...👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
We come to this world with nothing and leave with nothing. We don’t actually own a car, we are just the caretaker. This car will outlive the people who built it, and the guy who bought it new. He knew that. As a true steward of the car, he put his own “wants” aside for the good of those who follow behind him. Well done and kudos to all involved.
John’s recollection of all the small details was amazing. That by itself made the great work performed by Frank Arone spectacular . The accolades the car receives is because of John’s love for the car and Frank, Matt, Matt, and Dave’s passion for Camaros.
Jerry once again you outdid yourself. Thank you for this and all of the other heartwarming stories you bring us. Nobody does it better than you sir. Stand and take a bow as it is well deserved! Sending ❤️ from a 🇨🇦 gearhead!
Thanks Ward, and I want to thank all the people in the video. They did so much work out of their passion for this hobby. But, do you know how much pizza they consume in western PA? I kept thinking, what another pizza place, seriously, and they would say, oh, you can get spaghetti!!
Thanks to this man for preserving the car, and eventually selling it to see it restored. I tried for MANY years to purchase a 68 Z28 from a guy in KY who just let it sit outside beside his barn. He always said “no, I’m going to do something with it”! I moved away for about 10 years, and when I moved back there was nothing left but a heap of rust, and glass panels, if you touched any panels that were still there they just compressed like pushing on a seat cushion. It was an original car with minor surface rust when I started trying to buy it, and this was in the early 90’s. Fast forward to today, and there’s a guy about 3 miles from me that let the exact same thing happen to a 69 Trans Am!
Amazing story. Glad the seller and the buyer are close friends now. Cars like that shouldn’t be locked up to rust and rot. I know the car had sentimental value but let the younger generation enjoy it too. Koodos to you sell and koodos to you buyer for bring the Camaro back to life. Man what a beautiful Camaro.
This was my assessment after writing right around 1,000 barn find stories since 1990, most of them in my "Rare Finds" monthly column that appeared in 4 different magazines. I was hoping to get a comment saying as much. Thanks.
This gave me a touch of the feeling I had when I came back from a 15 month tour overseas and processed out of the service and hadn't even driven a car for the whole time I was overseas. I bought a 1969 SS Camaro 396 4speed garnet red with a black vinyl top and white interior. It had 12,000 miles on it but I only gave 2,500 dollars for it. It wasn't new but it was to me. Been missing that car ever since then! I'm ashamed to tell what I traded it in on...lol
Fiesta ? Dude I have a 96 gmc sonoma my first car and I can't sell it. Has 300k on odometer and I've sold lot of my old cars but I can't sell this one. I was 17 when my dad got it for me I'm 39 now lol
John Weaver, what a great story and you should be proud of yourself to let it go. At least you will always know where it‘ll be at. Absolutely beautiful piece of machinery.
It does not get any better then this, the story and video are just as well put together as the car, absolutely amazing every part of it. Thanks for sharing 🙏🏽
Thanks Thomas, I'm glad that is conveyed. People outside the hobby think this is all about money. It's about getting the car you've wanted so long. Collectors buying their dream car can't sleep the night before the purchase. They are worried the seller backs out at the last minute. I know this from experience.
I honestly am floored that the Yenko building is all still there! That's just amazing! I can't believe that it isn't restored what the hell, you know!? Where the hell are our priorities in the United States!?
@@thewriter2549, Unless a rather well to do in individual could restore this property for his own personal satisfaction. More than likely though, I guess foundation would need to be created with this property as it's focus for a museum. All down to money I guess yep..
That gas station is right at the end of the exit off of Rt 79. I'm from about 30 minutes up the road and my sister actually lives on the outskirts of Canonsburg just about 2 miles from there. Word of advice, when in the area buy yourself some Sarris Chocolate, it's available at most gas stations (including the one in this video) and grocery stores in the area, they make different types of chocolate bars, chocolate covered pretzels etc etc, it's the best chocolate you'll ever have in your life.
I grew up in West Newton, PA (30 min from Greensburg, PA). A guy in my town - Gary Shoemaker - had a dark green with white stripe and it was the only time I noticed as a young guy the word Yenko on the car...it was a loud and fast car. At night the car was one of the most stunning cars on the road in the early 70s.
There was a 69 427 Camaro in our hometown back in the 70s. The guy used to drive it around in the winter time also LOL. Through the years I used to think oh, God I should have offered that guy a pile of money for that back then because it probably just rotted out. But hey, good news :-) I went into the military came back 6 years later, and in the early 90s some years after I had been home, I went to a car show about 50 miles from my house. Low and behold, there was that guy with the same car, fully restored. We had quite a talk about it. He had parked it after some years while the body was still fairly decent and gradually started putting it to restoration. It looked fantastic it sounded great and shined like brand new. All-aluminum 427 Factory car. One of the very few made
nice build great choice of car too ..i always loved the grand am /can am pontiacs...growing up in the 1970s there was one of these on my street too it was lime green and a beautiful young italian girl drove it......again great build its beautiful.
Awesome story, I read the Hot Rod article on it. Great to see video too. Very cool that the new owner brought the original one along for the whole process. Stand-up guy right there.
One of the best car stories if not the best I’ve ever seen on utube Being a car guy who’s owned a few classics I really appreciate you posting this video
That's an amazing car and his story is really moving..I'm a restoration guy and have had the chance to work on some really rare American Muscle cars as well as some exotic European race cars and limited production cars...These story's make me smile!! YENKO and BALDWIN MOTION cars are my favorite Chevrolets..PS my grandfather worked for Chevrolet for 34 years..From the late 50's until the early 80's...
Absolutely beautiful 1967 Yenko Camaro! I love it I wish I would have been 19 and bought one then! I was 5! lol Camaros are in my blood from Day one !~ I own a few second generation Z28s. One being a numbers matching 72 Z28 RS...... But it sure doesn't come close to this Camaro but it was the lowest production Z28 built between 1970-1981! Kudos guys` Thanks for sharing~
What a beautiful job to see this Classic as the restoration returned the vehicle when it was purchased new. My father had a 1969 Pontiac Firebird with the same color combination as it was just a 350 V-8 stick! What a great story all around! How great were the days of yesterday!
Great story and I can see the sentimental value that the original owner had here. The car reminds me of the 1971 GSS Dodge Demon that was ordered with a blue body, black vinyl top and the order form incorrectly was filled out for a red interior. It was built that way and an error but actually looked pretty cool.
Beautiful car and a great story.. there is a 67 Yenko Camaro in my area . original owner drag raced it only. 2nd and current owner picked it up the 80's and only shows it..I saw it once around 25 years ago.VERY cool cars !
What a great restoration. I was looking for that Tonawanda sticker on the valve cover and saw it. Had a 68 SS 396/375 that looked very similar back in the 70's.
Fantastic video Jerry, well put together and the story keeps you wanting more. Beautiful Yenko Camaro, I cant imagine taking delivery of that at 19 yr old.
Hopefully he got a fair price selling it! I grew up in SW PA and went to grade school with Don Yenko's daughter in the early 70's. She brought him in one day for Show and Tell, lol. He was in his race suit and showed an 8mm movie of one of his Trans Am races. As a 6th grader, he was just a local racer that owned a Dealership. Honestly, the Yenko Novas were more popular (affordable) than the Camaros. Pretty common sight in the Pittsburgh area in the 70's.
Great story and history. Enjoyed John W reliving his glory days. To his credit, he drove the car the way it was meant to be driven with trophies and jackets to prove it. Good for you John. Wish you could have driven it one last time. Had to take my 67 GT 500 (with dual quad 427 side oiler-owner installed) out of the garage and go for a drive after watching the video. Must have been fun back in the day watching those two cars go head to head on the track.
Me, too, the original owner holding on so long and then boom, but he's happy about the outcome. He realizes now how much a part of muscle car history he is. I'm glad he could be recognized.
Mr John Weaver is a class act and a gentleman. Him and I share the same ideas and values. This car will always be known as his pride and joy ...we just helped get him there to see it’s glory days. John and I have many more great times to look forward to. By not firing the car ...we were preserving the color on the headers for a huge important show in Chicago the following month in which John and his wife attended. We needed it to be as fresh as possible to compete at the highest level. The friendship has gone beyond this car .
When is the show?
I understand your point. Hope you guys enjoy driving it afterwards for many years to come
John Weaver knows when to hold them..and when to fold them..👍👍 ...some vehicle owners will leave their vintage muscle car sitting outside for 50 years..and never sell it to a restorer...l have never understood that twisted thinking.. John got to see his car beautifully restored..Kudos to him👍👍
@@b.a.brackus6371 Exactly, I know 3 ageing 60s/70s classic cars slowly giving way to the elements in some kind of favour to the drivers long passed away. I bet the original driver felt most alive when his pride and joy was being fuelled up lubricated and out on the road 🚗💨
Why do you always see stuff stacked on top of these beautiful cars why make more work for yourself
My father was Ronald G. Lane - the salesman on the receipt
Wonderful, did he take pictures of those days?
Is there a way for me to contact you in regards to this car that your dad sold new to John Weaver I am the current owner and would love to speak to you in regards to your father. Doug.
@@thewriter2549 Not really. He had lost his car dealership Town and Country Cars located in Washington the year before. We were struggling at this point. A year later we would move to Chicago.
That's too cool
Awesome
Thank you Jerry for putting this video together for all to enjoy. I could not of done it without the help of John Weaver, Frank Arone, Dave McGaffee, Amy and Lane Dailey,Matt Barczak, Matt Lamer, Brian Potter . This car is a big piece of Yenko history that we proudly wanted to share with John Weaver. John was with us the entire build with questions and his recollection
You all did a great job, car turned out beautiful
Doug, the Superman Yenko certainly went to the right person! You've done John Weaver proud!. Say hi to Frank and Brian when you see them...
Xplantdad will do Bruce. 👍😁
What a precious thing you've done, Doug. Keeping John a part of all of this the whole time, that's a true man of your word. Lots of Respect to you sir.
You are a good man Doug, what you did was a great thing and it really makes you feel good how you treated john and the car. Im so glad you had him there along the whole way and did him proud especially hearing about his father buying him the car and what an amazing job you guys did. Im sure John's father would be proud and smiling down on you guys.
My hats off to John Weaver for preserving the car all these years to give it a chance at a second life. Most were left in a field to rot. Amazing car and a happy ending!
John Weaver was nothing but an over-privileged Rich Boy. Who turned into a hoarder. I'm kept this car from the public for 30 years. He is one of the reasons why this sport is dying.
@@patrickdecambra2219 If that's all you got from this video then I feel sorry for you. But everyone's entitled to their opinion.
@@thomasmartin5319 went to a man's house to see the Mustang parts he advertised for sale. He had five sets of louvers for 69 Mach 1. I asked him how much would it cost for me to buy one. His answer was if he sold one he would only have four so he couldn't sell one. That's my experience with these kind of people. They get nothing from me but my disgust. Are you starting to understand there are too many people like him in the car world that's why the car world is dying
@@patrickdecambra2219 unlikely he was a hoarder in that sense, or rich. i would say sentiment/memories, and a vision to one day restore it, is probably the reason. the sport is not dying. except for the China virus right now, there are car shows from the spring to the fall all across the country. unfortunately, cars from the 50's 60's and 70's are becoming very scarce.
@@normhodgkinson6965 so many times tried to save old classic cars just watch them get buried in Weeds and rust
People like this don’t exist anymore … so awesome … made me cry .. thinking of my dad ..
just spent 2 hours = googling Yenko .... thanks for the fantastic video ....all the best ...from victoria australia
Being an old CHEVY MAN, I LOVED THIS VIDEO more than ANYTHING I've ever seen on U-TUBE. Back in my day, (I'm now 65) you were either a Chevy Guy or a Ford Guy. But this video is MOST DEFINITELY a piece of History and should be kept "Alive" somewhere and somehow!!! God bless Chevies !!! ☮👌😷🤘
Such a great story!.
Edit: Shocking that someone has not bought the old dealership, restored it, and used it for a car restoration shop or something similar. The historical significance is unbelievable.
Exactly. And its for lease anyways
Considering Doug with the Yenko(s) clearly has some money, I'm kinda surprised he hasn't bought this building and restored it to put his cars in.
I was thinking the same thing.
Worked in the old yenko chevrolet building in late 80's. It was a Saab dealer. Had old hoods in the rafters from all the hood replacements on all the custom yenkos. I bet the hoods are still there.
@@delbertdemarco6921 Wowser another great side story thanks.
The stories told by the owner are as special as all the documentation and the car itself. Thanks for sharing a brief glimpse of the journey.
I got one too. Bought a 69 Camaro with my Dad in California when I was 7 yrs old.
True Dat!
What an awesome and amazing story. Super super cool
Awesome! My father in law was a Yenko dealer . Huebner Chevrolet Carrollton Ohio. Archie has passed away but the dealer ship still uses his name. He sold Yenko camaros and a Chevelle. Also # 69 ZL-1 Camaro. I have pics of it in the show room. Great video.
Wow, so dang cool! Was he aware that he was selling gold back then, as in, did he have any idea that in the future, those HiPo cars were gonna be worth a fortune?!
You can still buy Yenko Camaros
You should put those pix up from the dealership. I know I'd appreciate them
If we could only turn back the time...
@@wilfredocaban5508 you can buy a Camaro badged as a Yenko, but it is not a Yenko. The Company is Specialty Vehicle Engineering out of New Jersey that puts them out. Yenko went out of business in 1982 I believe.
This must be the sadest looking man I´ve ever seen...
I hope this car will cheer him up, may give him some good vibrations to see foreward too.
Good Luck Mr. Weaver. You deserve some Fun too !
Mr. Weaver is a gem! Congratulations Doug and the entire team. You did this amazing car justice. I bought my 68 RS/SS 396 4 spd car in 1980 as my 1st car. Still drive it today. This story really hits home. I love 1st gens.
What's in your show puts a smile on my face such a good feeling history should be remembered and told..
So nice seeing a car being treated as more than a commodity...they mean so much more to their owners.
What a find, you're channel is way cool. Every day I'm going to watch a new show till I've seen them all. Thanks again
JERRY!
Man alive, what an incredible story - and as you and very few other auto journalists understand,
the human part of it is what's the most heartwarming and fascinating.
The cars, as rare and cool as we ever remember them, are certainly special and valuable - but
the people involved, the STORIES behind the cars, that's what makes this hobby so dang special.
Again, THANK YOU Jerry for bringing us these stories.
I really do appreciate your efforts, always have.
God bless,
-Ed on the Ridge
Thanks Ed, I'm having so much more fun doing videos compared to magazine articles for the last 38 years and that's because of the feedback and the fact I have the space to tell a story. I had to jamb a story into 4 pages. I'd like to do a video on writing and photographing over 6,000 magazine articles on cars.
@@thewriter2549
Absolutely. It must be extremely liberating for a journalist such as yourself to know that a)there's no space limitation and b)no editor! :-)
That's another video you'd have a unique angle on for sure. I look forward to seeing that one, too!
-Ed
Thankyou, for sharing a piece of history many of us remembered but never got a chance to live. beautiful car.
same here, those cars were so rare
These cool cars all have a story to tell and we are so glad that John can share his knowledge of his old car and Don Yenko
After this video, will never refer to a vehicle as "Its just a car" the story and emotions attached is priceless, thanks to all concerned
Absolutely beautiful documentary. I could feel the guys nerves about selling the car his dad helped him buy. Man such a different, excellent and beautiful time of america. Thanks for the video.
What a great story, incredible car, and a wonderful man.
My best friend doesn't have a Yenko, but he has a '67 Camaro, RS/SS convertible, w/350 cu, 4 wheel disc brakes, power top, power windows, cable driven bowtie side view mirror, hide away headlights, AM/FM, air conditioning, luggage rack on the trunk, blacked out rear panel, deluxe interior, actually he has two interiors, one has bucket seats in the front with a solid rear bench seat and he has the front split bench seat and fold down rear seat, it's red with the black bumble bee stripe around the nose with the double hump hood, automatic Turbo 400 transmission, he had it completely restored about 25 years ago and I don't think it has left his garage since he brought it home from the shop.
One of the most interesting TH-cam videos I've seen in years. THANK YOU so much for producing this great story & sharing this video with us. . . Don Yenko May 27, 1927 - March 5, 1987, rest-in-peace.
Yenko drove Corvettes, but couldn't fly a plane. Died at 59 y/o, what a shame.
best part of the story when don yenko asks to drive the car and immediately hammers on it! The guy just loved and knew he was doing special things!
Met Doug yesterday and didn’t get to see the car but absolutely the best man that Mr. Weaver could finally let it go to. I’m sure he’s happy with how its back to what it was!
I wish everyone cared this much about history I feel like the world would adjust its pace
Interesting take I never thought of, and makes sense, thanks.
Yes, I agree...the world went and got itself in a big hurry ....and for what.... to stare at phone screens all day , have anger and bad attitudes as the air worsens and the water becomes dirty. Trying to be positive and happy in a negative world. Lol. Lord help us All even though we don't deserve it. 🙏
Great job on the video! honestly if everyone just cared about something the world would be a better place
Michael Adamo Amen to that!
Yeah I guess everyone living in the past while nothing happens to help the future this is why people like you don’t got kids
Thank you for selling it to the right man!
This is crazy, this is my buddies car. I’ve seen this car, tried to buy it years ago. Can’t believe what I just watched here!
I'd say you could've bought it for a quater million
I'm betting it went for 200k maybe a little more maybe a little less but I'm very close
Jonathan Lawson I offered $100. I’m glad it sold, and was restored. He is a great guy. I tried buying it in 2016. This story really is just awesome!
So you think he paid 200 thousand?? to that old guy. Not bad for 5200 bucks....
There’s a good bit of unfound musclecars around “Dahn-Tahn n’at”. Yellow ‘69 Z-28 in Carnegie, not a Cross-Ram, but it has rear disc brakes, sittin on jack stands at his moms house in a heated garage, one head off, but not blown. Western PA is loaded with them.
BEAUTIFUL STORY GUYS, JUST BEAUTIFUL‼️👍🇺🇸
Fantastic, what a great Camaro. Love seeing a piece of history brought back to it's glory. I've owned a 1969 Camaro SS396 since 1985. Just waiting for time to restore to original. My car was a super stock car since July 1969 and has been raced on and off since. Still have the original odometer with 268 miles on it. This video has given me new inspiration to finally get around to finishing my car to it's previous glory. Thank you. And great work to all who where involved.👍 👏
It sounds like ma nature's time clock is the one to beat. She is winning the race at my track. I wish you luck with your project.
This was a Great documentary I remember these days. These days seem to be gone with the mass production of autos. This is what America was. We all worked on our cars to make them better and faster. We helped each other it was predominantly a man thing. Bonding with friends. You call me in the middle of the night tell me where you were broken down. I jumped up got dressed and rushed to help get you fixed and on the road or we told you home with chain. Came back next day and we fix what was wrong period and we didn't ask for a penny. We might not have been the brothers but we were FRIENDS!
Thank You for this vid!
Man that restoration is gorgeous. I can't believe he just never touched it for that long. There are so many buried treasures people need to find.
Watching this video just helped me find the motivation to drag my 67 camaro out of the garage and finish it up and start cruising it again. THANK YOU I NEEDED THAT!!
You can do it!
What an amazing story, and amazing friends! Hats off to everyone that had their hands in on this historic restoration project and preserving an important piece of history...👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Thank you Jerry, once again for an awesome video!!
We come to this world with nothing and leave with nothing. We don’t actually own a car, we are just the caretaker. This car will outlive the people who built it, and the guy who bought it new. He knew that. As a true steward of the car, he put his own “wants” aside for the good of those who follow behind him. Well done and kudos to all involved.
Restoring my 67 Camaro convertible that I bought in 67 and have driven it for 53 years. So excited.
Wow the history on that camaro is crazy and the camaro is so beautiful
Talk about going down memory Lane 😉👍🏻awesome in every way
John’s recollection of all the small details was amazing. That by itself made the great work performed by Frank Arone spectacular . The accolades the car receives is because of John’s love for the car and Frank, Matt, Matt, and Dave’s passion for Camaros.
How can you not like this video. This brought tears to my eyes. I’m sure mr weaver father would be proud.
Calm down
That car is so beautiful. Just so perfect.
Jerry once again you outdid yourself. Thank you for this and all of the other heartwarming stories you bring us. Nobody does it better than you sir. Stand and take a bow as it is well deserved! Sending ❤️ from a 🇨🇦 gearhead!
Thanks Ward, and I want to thank all the people in the video. They did so much work out of their passion for this hobby. But, do you know how much pizza they consume in western PA? I kept thinking, what another pizza place, seriously, and they would say, oh, you can get spaghetti!!
@@thewriter2549 That's a funny side story. Thanks. 🤣
One of the best car stories I’ve ever heard. Absolutely beautiful automobile. A true American treasure. Great video. Thank you for sharing!
So glad John finally sold the car. And to the right guy. Stunning results.
Thanks to this man for preserving the car, and eventually selling it to see it restored. I tried for MANY years to purchase a 68 Z28 from a guy in KY who just let it sit outside beside his barn. He always said “no, I’m going to do something with it”! I moved away for about 10 years, and when I moved back there was nothing left but a heap of rust, and glass panels, if you touched any panels that were still there they just compressed like pushing on a seat cushion. It was an original car with minor surface rust when I started trying to buy it, and this was in the early 90’s. Fast forward to today, and there’s a guy about 3 miles from me that let the exact same thing happen to a 69 Trans Am!
Sadly this has happened everywhere, over and over again...
Absolutely gorgeous. Love the fully stock look. We see so many modified cars out there, so nice to see one as it would've left the factory.
Amazing story. Glad the seller and the buyer are close friends now. Cars like that shouldn’t be locked up to rust and rot. I know the car had sentimental value but let the younger generation enjoy it too. Koodos to you sell and koodos to you buyer for bring the Camaro back to life. Man what a beautiful Camaro.
Tough to watch John's reactions and facial expressions as the car is sitting there freshly restored. A rough mix of emotions for sure.
I want to know what he sold it for, how much ?
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that car is just an exceptional piece of automobile history... thanks for posting this...
This was my assessment after writing right around 1,000 barn find stories since 1990, most of them in my "Rare Finds" monthly column that appeared in 4 different magazines. I was hoping to get a comment saying as much. Thanks.
This gave me a touch of the feeling I had when I came back from a 15 month tour overseas and processed out of the service and hadn't even driven a car for the whole time I was overseas. I bought a 1969 SS Camaro 396 4speed garnet red with a black vinyl top and white interior. It had 12,000 miles on it but I only gave 2,500 dollars for it. It wasn't new but it was to me.
Been missing that car ever since then! I'm ashamed to tell what I traded it in on...lol
honda.
Fiesta ? Dude I have a 96 gmc sonoma my first car and I can't sell it. Has 300k on odometer and I've sold lot of my old cars but I can't sell this one. I was 17 when my dad got it for me I'm 39 now lol
@Charles culver lol...right a 1973 ford ltd.
@@charleshall9755 that's horrible lol
@@ThePontiac98 trying to please a woman that ended up dumping me for a guy with a vette...lol
I couldn't stop salivating.. What a great story and one of the most original looking YENKOs Ive seen.
John Weaver, what a great story and you should be proud of yourself to let it go. At least you will always know where it‘ll be at. Absolutely beautiful piece of machinery.
Wow what history and great story. Heart warming to see both parties form life long friendship. Great video Jerry thanks for all that you do.
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It does not get any better then this, the story and video are just as well put together as the car, absolutely amazing every part of it. Thanks for sharing 🙏🏽
I love this show . The love all of you have for classic cars
Thanks Thomas, I'm glad that is conveyed. People outside the hobby think this is all about money. It's about getting the car you've wanted so long. Collectors buying their dream car can't sleep the night before the purchase. They are worried the seller backs out at the last minute. I know this from experience.
I worked for Frank Arone about 26 years ago he has always done great work.
That is one Beautiful Car. Loved the Original Colour and the Hood was excellent. So glad just to see it back as it should be.
John! Your one hell of a guy! Look at it this way! You got a good friend out of the deal too!
Some cars absolutely should be kept as delivered! This car is a prime example of just that! Beautiful!
What an amazing story! My 69 is under restoration now. Can't wait till it's finished so I can go cruising and will enjoy it for the rest of my life!!!
I honestly am floored that the Yenko building is all still there! That's just amazing! I can't believe that it isn't restored what the hell, you know!? Where the hell are our priorities in the United States!?
I was floored, too. i don't know what's up with that.
@@thewriter2549,
Unless a rather well to do in individual could restore this property for his own personal satisfaction. More than likely though, I guess foundation would need to be created with this property as it's focus for a museum. All down to money I guess yep..
That gas station is right at the end of the exit off of Rt 79.
I'm from about 30 minutes up the road and my sister actually lives on the outskirts of Canonsburg just about 2 miles from there.
Word of advice, when in the area buy yourself some Sarris Chocolate, it's available at most gas stations (including the one in this video) and grocery stores in the area, they make different types of chocolate bars, chocolate covered pretzels etc etc, it's the best chocolate you'll ever have in your life.
I grew up in West Newton, PA (30 min from Greensburg, PA). A guy in my town - Gary Shoemaker - had a dark green with white stripe and it was the only time I noticed as a young guy the word Yenko on the car...it was a loud and fast car. At night the car was one of the most stunning cars on the road in the early 70s.
This will always be a top 10 favorite car for me. Thank you for preserving this history and the car.
Beautiful story. Major respect to the original owner, and the new owner.
You make some of the best videos on TH-cam Mr. Jerry
Thanks very much. Made my day.
A magnificent story, thank you. 👌
What a great story. I'll watch this a few times again.
Wow, a no smog 427 big block in a Camaro must've been the ultimate car in the day.
There was a 69 427 Camaro in our hometown back in the 70s. The guy used to drive it around in the winter time also LOL. Through the years I used to think oh, God I should have offered that guy a pile of money for that back then because it probably just rotted out. But hey, good news :-) I went into the military came back 6 years later, and in the early 90s some years after I had been home, I went to a car show about 50 miles from my house. Low and behold, there was that guy with the same car, fully restored. We had quite a talk about it. He had parked it after some years while the body was still fairly decent and gradually started putting it to restoration. It looked fantastic it sounded great and shined like brand new. All-aluminum 427 Factory car. One of the very few made
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The best car video I have ever seen . .Thank You John Weaver
Great video made me cry 😢 us old timers have to stick together.
I'm so glad to see this conclusion. Want to see more! Amazing story and gorgeous full restoration!
nice build great choice of car too ..i always loved the grand am /can am pontiacs...growing up in the 1970s there was one of these on my street too it was lime green and a beautiful young italian girl drove it......again great build its beautiful.
Wow, the old dealership would be cool turned into a Yenko Museum.
Yes!!
@@thewriter2549 the guys that own it are brothers. Greg is my 2 sons grandfather.
@@thewriter2549 they build bikes n the building now. There are a couple yenkos still in there.
@@s.t.kkennel2325 .. any chance of photos and specs on the cars 💯🙏👌
That building is an automotive treasure and shrine to some of the greatest muscle cars ever .
I own a 67 RS. Bought in Sept 1979. Stored it since 1982. For Sale!
Awesome story, I read the Hot Rod article on it. Great to see video too. Very cool that the new owner brought the original one along for the whole process. Stand-up guy right there.
The love and the passion between a man and a car, great story and really classy of the new owner to involve the OG owner in its debut to the world.
Best vid on You Tube today . GREAT story . Peace from Up North .
Appreciate that, thank you.
One of the best car stories if not the best I’ve ever seen on utube
Being a car guy who’s owned a few classics I really appreciate you posting this video
Just amazing. He was right for letting it go. What a story and even better ending...the way it`s suppose to be.
Yes, good ending, I concur, and "what if" the same had happened with the AA fuel dragster we recently did.
That's an amazing car and his story is really moving..I'm a restoration guy and have had the chance to work on some really rare American Muscle cars as well as some exotic European race cars and limited production cars...These story's make me smile!! YENKO and BALDWIN MOTION cars are my favorite Chevrolets..PS my grandfather worked for Chevrolet for 34 years..From the late 50's until the early 80's...
Thank you.. what an amazing story! I really appreciate you taking the time to document and narrate this journey.
You guys did a GREAT job of producing this documentary.
What a terrific story.
Thank you for sharing it.
It’s got to be heartbreaking for Mr Weaver but deep down he knows he did the right thing.
I agree and from what he has told me, he does too.
John will always be a huge part of this cars life
What an amazing story with an amazing car and a beautiful restoration thank you so much for sharing I enjoyed this so much!
Absolutely beautiful 1967 Yenko Camaro! I love it I wish I would have been 19 and bought one then! I was 5! lol Camaros are in my blood from Day one !~ I own a few second generation Z28s. One being a numbers matching 72 Z28 RS...... But it sure doesn't come close to this Camaro but it was the lowest production Z28 built between 1970-1981! Kudos guys` Thanks for sharing~
What a beautiful job to see this Classic as the restoration returned the vehicle when it was purchased new. My father had a 1969 Pontiac Firebird with the same color combination as it was just a 350 V-8 stick! What a great story all around! How great were the days of yesterday!
Great story and I can see the sentimental value that the original owner had here. The car reminds me of the 1971 GSS Dodge Demon that was ordered with a blue body, black vinyl top and the order form incorrectly was filled out for a red interior. It was built that way and an error but actually looked pretty cool.
The guys on the assembly line probably got a kick out of it.
Beautiful car and a great story.. there is a 67 Yenko Camaro in my area . original owner drag raced it only. 2nd and current owner picked it up the 80's and only shows it..I saw it once around 25 years ago.VERY cool cars !
What great history for an iconic car.
Well done 👍 the Camaro is beyond belief
So cool for the new owner to keep mr.weaver in the loop on the car and it's new life.
Both have a passion for this car and will always be close friends.
What a great restoration. I was looking for that Tonawanda sticker on the valve cover and saw it. Had a 68 SS 396/375 that looked very similar back in the 70's.
Thank you Jerry for bringing these stories to life.....🙏🏻
Fantastic video Jerry, well put together and the story keeps you wanting more. Beautiful Yenko Camaro, I cant imagine taking delivery of that at 19 yr old.
Me, neither!!
What a great look back at history and great car
Hopefully he got a fair price selling it!
I grew up in SW PA and went to grade school with Don Yenko's daughter in the early 70's. She brought him in one day for Show and Tell, lol. He was in his race suit and showed an 8mm movie of one of his Trans Am races.
As a 6th grader, he was just a local racer that owned a Dealership. Honestly, the Yenko Novas were more popular (affordable) than the Camaros. Pretty common sight in the Pittsburgh area in the 70's.
Please tell us you took some pictures and video or somebody did.
It's good to know there's still people out there that care enough about old muscle cars to fully restore them back to show room status
Great story and history. Enjoyed John W reliving his glory days. To his credit, he drove the car the way it was meant to be driven with trophies and jackets to prove it. Good for you John. Wish you could have driven it one last time. Had to take my 67 GT 500 (with dual quad 427 side oiler-owner installed) out of the garage and go for a drive after watching the video. Must have been fun back in the day watching those two cars go head to head on the track.
Very Cool. I love the story
Me, too, the original owner holding on so long and then boom, but he's happy about the outcome. He realizes now how much a part of muscle car history he is. I'm glad he could be recognized.
Incredible car and even a more incredible history and back story.
Thanks for your kind words. Doug and Frank did a lot of work to make this possible.
Whats the problem with the 375 individuals giving thumbs down? Great car, great story!