In 1929, a fellow named Frank Yenko opened a Durant dealership. When the Durant company went bankrupt in 1934, Yenko opened a Chevrolet dealership. About three decades later, Frank's son, Don Yenko, ...

Mecum's Kissimmee 2026 saw over 20 Chevrolet Novas hit the auction block. Most of these cars were obviously mundane, but the auction also included a 1969 Yenko Nova. One of very few examples known to ...

There’s rare, and then there’s Yenko rare. For 1969, just 38 Novas were transformed under Chevrolet dealer Don Yenko’s watchful eye, each one a hand-built weapon designed to do one thing: humiliate ...

Editor's note: Bob McClurg wroteYenko, The Man, the Machines, the Legend!for CarTech Books. Here he reprises some of the book's text to set the stage for what Don Yenko himself called "the wildest ...

Brian is a published author who has been writing professionally for a decade in politics and entertainment, but found his calling covering the automotive industry. His love of cars started at an early ...

The groundbreaking Chevrolet Yenko muscle cars designed by Don Yenko have solidified their place in automotive history as true American legends. Yenko modified Camaros, Chevelles, and Novas during the ...

If you're into muscle cars that once ruled the roads a half century ago, but haven't heard of the 1969 Chevy Yenko Nova S/C, you'd be forgiven. This was a bit of a unicorn in the year of the moon ...

Tribute cars, clones, copies-call 'em what you will, but the choice of words in reference to a rare Yenko, COPO, or SS Nova is up for debate, though the term "copies" or "clones" might be a bit harsh ...

Yenko. In all the golden age of muscle cars, that one word/name creates more excitement, intrigue, and interest. Out of his father's dealership in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania, Don Yenko managed to start ...