Two For One Sale

Blew Up Your Yenko? Just Grab Another One.

- Scotty Lachenauer

On March 21, 1969, Bill Hunter walked into Gates Chevrolet in South Bend, Indiana, and spotted the car of his dreams: a stunning Hugger Orange 1969 Camaro, a ride flaunting its bodacious curves, sleek styling, and muscular physique. Gates Chevrolet was a well-known proprietor of top-of-the-line Chevy performance vehicles, and this certain Camaro was no ordinary car, to say the least. It was a special breed, one of Don’s toys. Don Yenko, that is. With a 450hp L72 big-block under the hood, this pony pummeled pretenders out on the street, and did it at will. And that’s what Bill wanted.

Bill left the dealership with the hopped up, 427-induced, Yenko-bred Camaro and immediately put it to good use. You see, his cousin was the guy to beat and consistently got the better of Bill in street matchups. But this time things were gonna be a different. Don Yenko himself now had Bill’s back. 

That night Bill took his new toy out on the highway to see just what 450 hp could do in the little ponycar. Out on the open expanse he dropped the hammer hard on the Camaro, and soon found the speedo needle buried past the 140 mark. Bill knew he was ready to take on his cousin, or anyone, for that matter.

He met up with his cousin later that night, and the two went at it right there on the street. It wasn’t enough for Bill to beat him; he had to thrash him. So Bill pushed the Camaro hard, knowing that he would need all of this 427 to show his cousin his taillights. However, Bill’s right foot proved too much for the fresh motor.