1969 Chevrolet Yenko Nova 427/450 HP Dream Car Garage 2004 TV series Vintage Dream Car

[@jerrywhite9225]

Always loved the big block Nova a guy in high school had a 4 speed L78 396 , love how he flogs a 300,000 dollar car that was awesome lol

[@susannicky]

This is the most beautiful Car. I love the way he goes about his job. But the truth is; without making good investments, no one can ascertain the kind of money required to own such Car. I am retiring next yr at 55 with 3 houses paid off worth 40.5 million. I realized that the secret to making a million is making better investments.

[@susannicky]

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[@graywilliams_77.]

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[@patfromamboy]

I have a Chun 427 1966 Chevelle that I bought in 1980. I had Dave Chun build the 427 in 1983 and he built a custom 12 bolt posi with a Moroso Brute Strength posi unit. I added a 427 Harrison radiator from a 1969 Impala, a manual shift Turbo 400 with a 4500 stall converter, a Corvette tach drive factory distributor new coil springs and a few other upgrades and it was under 10,000 dollars in 1980’s money. Well under what a Yenko would cost. That’s what’s nice about building economical cars. Plus it outran a Vancouver policeman and an LS6 454 1970 Chevelle SS among others. A pro bracket car with slicks barely beat it and the Chevelle had skinny street tires. It was catching him at the 1/4 mile mark. It’s a beast. My own Yenko clone. The guy who had the 1970 SS Chevelle wishes he kept it. He sold it soon after I beat him to build something faster which he never did. I still see the guy at the grocery store where he works 40 years later. His Chevelle was beautiful and would have been worth over 100,000 now.

[@patfromamboy]

@@susannickygood job my friend, I retired at 56 because of so many people dying at work and friends that I knew who were getting sick and dying. You are doing the right thing in my opinion. Life is too short to only work. Enjoy your retirement. You can visit and drive my 427 1966 Chevelle if you are ever near Yacolt Washington.

[@stevepick9527]

I love that you took this rarity out and drove it like it was meant to be driven! Too many aren’t even driven at all…great video!

[@chaelodoul9401]

My friend in HS had a 74 Nova that he and his old man dropped a 427 into over our JR-SR summer break. He drove that beast to school the first day of our SR year and everyone knew right then that none of us had anything that could touch him. It was so funny to see him roasting the preps in their Porsches and Vettes. I mean that Nova was a fkn monster.

[@aronpadierna]

And I found one a guy is selling in Texas…I instantly fell in love ….74 nova with a 427…thoughts ???

[@animalyze7120]

I had a 71 Nova and dropped in a 454 back in the high school days, Loved eating those 5 point slows back in the mid 80's lol.

[@Jeffgordonfan24hesthegoat]

Good name 🤣🤣

[@Trebor-gw8lt]

Like fishing with dynamite!

[@ONTHEEDGEFRED]

Let me make sure I understand this correctly!!! You are "bragging" about taking a big block(454) equipped car and outrunning A 5.0(302) equipped car. SMDH WOW!!!

[@degofett7390]

@@ONTHEEDGEFRED it was probably a pos that had chain holding the engine in and a wood block under the battery and a bungee cord holding it down.

[@davidgraham2673]

Animalyze 71, I'll bet it pushed you back in the seat. I had a 70 Caprice four door with a 454 in it. I used to flip that huge air breather lid upside down so it could really suck in air. When all four barrels of that Quadrajet opened up, you could hear me coming from a half mile away. My best friend and I were just talking about that car two days ago, and how much fun that 454 was to open up on the road.

[@DanzoFTW96]

I never get tired of watching this video. That’s such a beautiful car and the Garnet Red paint is one of my favorite GM colors.

[@bigredc222]

That car must be getting near the million dollar mark by now.

[@NewtonWashinton]

Back in 1969 I seen with my own eyes the most rare Nova ever made, The Nova was New it was in a Chevrolet showroom It was a 427/ 550 HP ZL1 all Aluminum Block, Heads, Intake with a Holly 850 cfm on top. It was a $3300.00 Nova with a $3000.00 eng option specially made by Dick Harrell. I drooled all over this car and i will never forget it,....

[@jessicayeich7396]

I have this engine the zL1 with the 850 double pumper!! was in my 69 ss nova but after it twisted the unibody i yanked it the trans and rear slapped in a 350 set-up an sold it.... looking for another car to put it in.... maybe a biscayne I was running 5:13 gears 2,500 stall

[@blades2255]

Story gave me chills, not to many people have seen anything like that, not original in 69. Thanks

[@yeseniakrueger1863]

You could have done the same with a L72 427 and modified to mre h.p for much less....

[@yeseniakrueger1863]

@Kyle Mortensen my 68 427 camaro was modified to the max for street usa... 650..h.p My engine builder back then advised against aluminum motor.. not durable.. my shift point was over 8000....

[@yeseniakrueger1863]

@@jessicayeich7396 back in the day.. 1968.. the man that modified my 427 v8.. in my new camaro raced a light weight biscane with a 427 v8 with over 700 h.p.. he gave up on that car because it twisted frame and sheet metal...

[@rcfred_689]

That Nova is my dream car, just awesome. I am glad Pete was not afraid to thrash it!!!

[@jeremythompson9122]

The 427 Yenko SuperNova is my personal favorite of all the Yenko cars. It is also the fastest and rarest of the Yenko cars. The 427 Nova's were so fast that Chevy flat out refused to build them even through the COPO program... unlike the 427 COPO Camaro's/Chevelle's which were shipped to Yenko Chevrolet with the 427 already installed. Don Yenko had to pull the Nova's stock 396 and drop in the 427 himself. The 70 Yenko Deuce Nova is an awesome ride too. I love that 1970 LT1 350 small block. In my opinion it's the baddest small block of the muscle car era. I'd take a 70 Yenko Deuce Nova over a 70 1/2 Z28 or a 70 Corvette LT1. The stock 1970 LT1 350 actually made 425 horsepower at 6000 rpm on an engine dyno...more horsepower than the 396/402 big block made that year but the big block made more torque. The LT1 was the baddest engine in Chevy's 1970 lineup other than the LS6 454 and the Nova was the lightest body other than the Corvette...which probably cost over twice what a Yenko Deuce Nova cost in 1970. I'm a Mopar guy first but I'm a muscle car fanatic no matter which brand it is...Dodge, Plymouth, Chevy, Pontiac, Ford, American Motors, and even brands traditionally more luxury oriented like Buick, Oldsmobile, and Mercury got in on the action. There were just so many awesome factory hot rods to choose from in those days. Awesome time to be a gearhead

[@NorthernChev]

The Yenko Novas were my favorite of all the Yenko cars. The Stinger was my second fav.

[@POBulkhead]

My first car was a 1972 Nova with a 350, 2 barrel carb, and one wheel peel. It was my grocery getter, I had three small children at the time and they loved it when I smoked the tire. I couldn't imagine one of these, unless they were willing to sell it for $500 back in 1982.

[@alisoncrehore8923]

Thanks for hammering on the Yenko. Thumbs up!

[@jlo13800]

Do you premix? I ran 70:1 in my 69 caddy 472.

[@johnbeer5242]

Alison Crehore yenko me bawsak buddy😺🐨😆

[@legendarymotorcar]

New content coming weekly, we'll hammer on as many cars as possible!

[@anthonynelson9136]

You got to like this guy no matter how rare the car is there are two things you can count on. when he drives them. The secondaries are going full open and the rear tires are going to lose some tread! If you are not going to take these cars out once in a while and blow the spiders out of the pipes sell it to someone that will.

[@mrbigg7255]

Anthony Nelson amen

[@bailey9r]

I for sure could not believe they let him do that! What a pleasant surprise. (picking up jaw)

[@reggiereed5262]

Thank you so much for driving the HELL out of it. Damn cool!

[@Joe-uo9wv]

I grew up when muscle cars were all around. Now I'm 69 and feel sad for the kids now not knowing what driving and seeing these cars on a daily basic

[@martin2560]

I would keep it for life. What a car. Being any one of them. That Nova though..

[@lonewolfmcquade1079]

All the Yenkos we're GORGEOUS!!! 427 so NICE!!!

[@johnbeer5242]

Lone wolf Mcquade yenko me bawsak buddy😂🐨😺

[@livemusic8248]

I was at a local car show, one man i talk to at the shows told me, "it's real" as a green 69 Nova backed off a trailer It sounded really good, as I walked over to talk to him. first words out of his mouth was "who knew?" it is an original 1969 Yenko Nova, one problem he bought it for drag racing, installed roll bars and tubbedd the car. Just like a man in my town bought COPO Chevelle and Nova, he liked the Nova better sold the Chevelle, it was used for street racing, he never lost a race. He finally blew the motor junked the car, had the engine rebuilt for Pick pulling contest.

[@jameslong3178]

Great video! This Yenko Nova makes my old 72 SS 350 seem so weak! Just glad to have owned a classic Chevy as my first car.

[@YippeeKiYayMrFalcon]

Why Peter gotta be flexin' on us with the white New Balances!!

[@legendarymotorcar]

New Balance Ambassador 🤝

[@Darryl6636]

Too bad this show ended I loved watching it on Speedvision

[@whitsundaydreaming]

What are those Yenko Stinger Corvairs up to now? Super rare body-mods, stripes and in three performance levels.

[@georgepaust8416]

In 1975 I was 20 years old, in the Air Force and I wanted a muscle car. Couldn't afford a Camaro. A civilian I knew was stuffing a 454 under the hood of a 1970 Nova. When it was done I asked him how much? It was a pretty easy job. Stock valve covers would give clearance for the wiper washer motor. Loosening and removing the heater cover and turning the heater core over so the outlets are closer to the fender, drill a couple of 1 inch holes and run your heater hoses over there. That's it. Big block fits. Manual steering allows best header clearance. I'll tell you what it ran like a scalded dog! And the insurance was cheap! A two-door Nova. That was all the info required. Anyting SS, GT, Shelby, firebird, Camero, charger, etc got the higher rate simply because of what it was named. That's probably why the Nova gained a lot of popularity back then. High-performance driving at passenger car rates. What gas mileage?

[@daveday3770]

My 69 COPO 9561 Camaro had 427,450 motor in .It said 427 on one level of the air cleaner and turbo jet 450 horsepower on the bottom outer level of the air cleaner .i bought it brand new off the showroom floor in July 69 .I would have bought it a little sooner but the dealer upped the down payment on it .The window sticker price was little over $3800 .I got a discount since I worked at nearby GM assembly plant ( Corvair/Nova ) I bought it for $3300 .

[@uptowntony2828]

Went to school with a guy who’s older brother had a blue 427 Yanko Nova in Milwaukee Wisconsin. I often wondered what happened to that car . It ran low 12s at Union Grove dragstrip Missing second gear every time….

[@gmain1977]

Awesome cars this is what they were built for , what happened to rest, they were street raced and drag raced

[@barrysnider635]

Anything car thats a real Yenko is valuable I thought he only made LT1 Novas ....learned something new !

[@billjones9292]

Wow! My brother-in-laws ‘68 Nova 350 smoked my 400 Ranchero in the mid ‘80s and opened my eyes to Chevy muscle. I was the guy to beat until his little 800$ car waxed my ass! That second gear in the turbo-350 would take him to over 100 mph, my second gear maybe 70 and a whole lot slower. That first 75 feet I had his ass! Then he was gone! My ‘74 Nova was even faster with the HEI. Also owned a ‘78 Omega with a ‘71 350 in it...awesome sleeper! Oh the glory days!!

[@karznboats]

Don Yenko himself said he probably shouldn't have done the Nova. He was skirting the limits of liability.

[@Davethreshold]

My oldest Brother had an olive green '69, Z-28. His friend had the Yenko 427 nova! There were two other hot cars in their clique, but I don't remember them.

[@tyrusdoctor]

This is a real car review, great job, nice video.

[@gearmeister]

Gary, I know how busy you guys are being the #1 classic & muscle car outfit in Canada but I hope you guys have some time to put more cars on KZbin. I'm a fan, & the guy in Texas who had that 1 owner GT500KR scoped out then the owner backed out of selling it. I'm still working on him... 😁

[@daves7525]

I was 16 in 1968, and lived 1/2 hour from Canonsburg, Pa...made a couple trips to Yenkos...I didn't like the YSC on the headrests back then...and the price was a little too high for someone making $2.00/hr. at a gas station...I ended up buying a new '69 Charger R/T...

[@w41duvernay]

bet you are kicking yourself NOW...

[@daleandrews367]

Friend of mine had a factory order '69 427 Nova with dog dish hubcaps. It was a sleeper. He'd creep up to other "muscle" at stop lights and shut them down one after the other. He later became a certified GM mechanic and had his own shop. Sadly her passed away a couple of years ago. He was quite overweight and a couch potato to boot. Daryl will be missed.

[@fabieneldridge3414]

Some bad boy cars ! Wonderful

[@bob14219]

TOAD ! …….we wondered where you went after American Graffiti

[@tbxtroll]

He is toad lol

[@brettlyde6338]

I always thought they look like monkeys butts ...what's that all aboot aye

[@Itssike1]

Them Yenko's from Don Yenko. He carried the high end muscle cars, with the biggest hp's

[@crazymodelgarage6438]

thats how you ride those beasts!!

[@johnbeer5242]

Crazy Model Garage yenko me bawsak buddy😂😺🐨

[@LITTLE1994]

Those are very difficult to find. Nice Nova!

[@nickkohlhafer7714]

I Love The Yanko Car! Nice Rims!

[@stevewyatt3339]

Yenko

[@jeffalan6339]

I met a man at a carshow, his friend told me it's real. I walled over as the owner parked the car. The first words out of his mouth wasn't hello, how you doing or similar. Nope Who knew. It was a green 69 Baldwin stage 3 car, bought for one thing drag racing. It was tubbed out and roll bars installed. He bought it in Iowa. Sounded so good idling. Car was green with white stripes, still had 427 vetted styled hood. Want worse, a man had 65 4 4 2 and lowered the roof, cut open the wheel openings for wider tires and rims. Iowa a 4 letter word.

[@sidneygriffiths5737]

7 years later this cars featured in muscle car shootout!

[@hendricksbriggs7161]

I would have a blast driving it on the street and the track making it run tens

[@danlaur7973]

You would be racing a 300k car? Yeah right

[@jeffrobodine1850]

I had the same car but mine wasn't a yenko it was a Copo l88 427 450 bph 4 speed fast really fast 🔥🔥🔥

[@terencehayes9840]

Great video

[@Cosmic9838]

These are some awesome cars!

[@richardmarshall9503]

Yenkos are the top dog in the Chevy Muscle world.

[@ronbloomberg]

No... Baldwin Motion is top dog. Yenko is right there in 2nd, though.

[@NO-WAR-WINGS]

Don would be proud. Great job!

[@willjames6240]

That was some dramatic sandbagging with the Camaro.

[@billbright1755]

The little Nova that could.

[@ashtrayripleytn]

There is a yenko nova in covington Tennessee,also some copos in the collection,...don baskin collection

[@jeffalan6339]

A book I own said Don was offered a ride in a Nova the power was so immense, he saw lawsuits canceled production of any other to be manufactured.

[@leroywinnie8300]

I owned a nova and fell in love.

[@larrythomas2467]

LeRoy Winnie y rt truck10

[@cecilpotter1229]

I had one in 1976 it was blue with a white vinyl top

[@markp6732]

MY FAVORITE CAR!!!🔧🔩🔧

[@jeffrobodine1850]

I had a 70 copo SS Nova 427 450 horses a real screamer no BS 🔥🔥🔥🔥🤪🤪🤪

[@jamesvanscoy7717]

Nice car

[@HiTechOilCo]

I owned a 1969 Yenko Camaro for many years. It broke my heart to sell it. These aren't cars anymore, but *investments* for the rich people. They buy and sell old musclecars like stocks on the stock market. This has pushed these cars into a price range that the average person can't afford anymore and it has totally *ruined* the old car hobby, turning it into a cut throat business for the rich to dominate. It's just a playground for the rich anymore, which is *not* what these cars were intended for. What a huge turn off.

[@bobsilver3983]

Thats why people are building cars...their are a ton of project cars out there. I have a 68 Lemans HO and a 55 Chevy 2 door post. Both of them I bought as projects and both are roadworthy right now.

[@SuperRobbie1976]

i love nova's

[@robertjohnson4401]

When I compare the curb weight of a 69 Nova to 69 Camaro equipped with the 396 engine(should be same weight as the 427) the Camaro is 3351 pounds to Nova at 3400 pounds. As both have a 427ci, 450 hp engine, why is the Nova faster when it is heavier? Do they have the same gearing?

[@zerozilch]

Beautiful

[@normanhanna2037]

Very cool

[@GlassTopRX7]

It's the same L72 427 that the COPO Camaro got rated at 425hp. You can argue about how much HP it really had but the Nova wasn't any lighter than the Camaro. In fact the Camaro is lighter by about 50lbs and had a smaller frontal cross section.

[@kennydemartini2169]

I agree! Where do they come up with these numbers!? BTW, I owned a COPO Camaro.

[@tamapalagi]

the nova is lighter

[@WattsUpDev]

GlassTopRX7 maybe the 67-68 are lighter not the yenko 69 tho

[@livewire2759]

The L72 was rated at 450hp early in the '66 model year when it was introduced. By December '65 chevy engineers "corrected" this rating to 425hp. When Yenko began using these engines, he claimed to have modified the engines slightly (I don't remember how exactly) and rated them at 450hp. As for the Nova beating the Camaro, even if the Nova is lighter, there's no way with the same engine in both, and the Nova smoking the tires, that it would beat the Camaro by that much, if at all. The driver of the Camaro was obviously holding back on purpose. Still a hell of a nice car though.

[@GlassTopRX7]

No it's not really and with a big block they will tip the scales around 3500lbs I know I owned one. Not a Yenko but a big block Nova granted my car was full of fluids and 1/4 tank of gas. It's not like Yenko did anything to reduce the weight.

[@donaldmoore920]

Great video keep posting them

[@legendarymotorcar]

Thanks, will do!

[@edstransitscott9186]

My dream car

[@bsquared4604]

300k and you're beating the crap out of it.

[@darrellsomers5427]

In have a car mag where they interviewed Don yenko he said none of the nova's got the yenko stripe ? I've asked this question over and over

[@wayneprintup5409]

Thanks for driving it right

[@legendarymotorcar]

Anytime!

[@rtsosmooth4965]

Awesome!

[@abe2571]

Well now it's worth 299,900 bucks cause it needs a new set of rear tires 😂. Sweet ride.

[@danieljacobson5774]

I know you have driven alot of muscle cars from the 60s how does a hemi stack up to the yenko cars?? Thanks

[@stevenkoski228]

The way it dusted the equally strong Camaro, I’m thinking it has a 4:56 gear vs a 4:10.

[@stripervince1]

I agree prob has 4.56 gears, screaming at 60mph

[@darrellsomers5427]

The nova weighs less then a camaro ,I put a 396 in a 72 nova it weighed 3150 LBS iron block and heads ready to go

[@darrellsomers5427]

My cousins 68 ,350 - 4 speed camaro weighs 3200

[@351WINCHESTER]

With a 4:10 rear gear top speed would be around 100 (depending on tire size).

[@whirlwind8825]

There is a green sleeper nova on youtube that will smoke the Yenkp

[@manowar5516]

This was the Nova to end all Novas.

[@mynameis9057]

I wanna come and play with you guys!!!!☆☆☆

[@NewtonWashinton]

Very cool car

[@daves7525]

a few years later, a guy, that built a house next to mine, was a mechanic at Yenkos...

[@darkhorse1797]

427 Yenko @ 450hp just who are they trying to fool??🙄 Oh yeah the insurance companies😁

[@joseeduardo2417]

Me encanta el nova.

[@mikemossa9640]

It’s been 6 years now, I’m going to need you to return my Nova now huh ?

[@TheXopony]

Do the camaro and nova have about the same curb weight ?

[@mattrodgers4878]

I remember reading a magazine article about the F.A.S.T. (Factory Appearance, Stock Tire) class racing that the Nova had some advantages over a similar weight Camaro. The biggest advantage was more weight behind the rear tires. The trunk overhang was longer on the Nova. The same article also discussed using small block frame mounts with the big block, that would position the engine slightly further back. Once again, all attempts to move the weight towards the rear. Or using small block or six cylinder front springs with spacers to make the front end sit in the stock position, but have more spring travel once the car launches. Those class racers are some pretty smart and innovative guys! Basically, read the rule book, unless it’s specifically mentioned as illegal, anything goes as long as it looks stock with the correct engine/drivetrain/tires.

[@WOODY11780]

O M G !!!!

[@richie8538]

Beautiful car, rat power rules!

[@hmackprotection1]

Can someone please tell me the curb weight on those 68-70 Big block Novas? not just this monster Yenko. Thank You in advance

[@GlassTopRX7]

The registration rate is wrong for one, says something like 3200lbs, the actual weight is 3500-3600lbs. A small block car is about 3400lbs. I have the track scale weight of a 454 iron head I built with 1/4 tank of fuel and it was 3563 with a 12 bolt rear and turbo 400.

[@hmackprotection1]

GlassTopRX7, thank you. I appreciate the info

[@MrSkypony]

Want a even faster one? Try the Baldwin/Motion ones out of Baldwin Chevy in Long Island NY they teamed up with Motion performance and were a lot faster then the Yenko

[@nedleight8615]

I owned a yenko back in the day fastest thing on the street

[@soiceygoon8763]

MrSkypony those are more rare but ya there nasty

[@chevdad1566]

Only money limited how fast you could make a Baldwin motion car.

[@marcustvchannel5885]

Classic

[@jimmycline4778]

1:52 I thought your were gonna go off the road and chip that paint on the super rare car 😨

[@kkoch666]

Chrome not perfect, gimme a break.

[@rowdyropp7464]

my fave!!!

[@ericou812]

imagine putting battery in trunk,fiberglass frontend and deleting other items...mopar did it

[@231mac]

Mopar did with the Hemi Dart, but that wasn't a street legal car, unfortunately. The front end wasn't fiberglass. The fenders were acid dipped, aluminum bumpers, A100 van seats, super light side windows. Crazy fast car.

[@richardturk7162]

Prices didn't go anywhere near what he predicted.

[@jeremythompson9895]

I'd take a 69 427 COPO Chevelle over a 70 LS6. Definitely more rare and I always liked the L72 427 better than the LS6 454. The 427 had a nastier sound to it it seemed like

[@joelapodaca2676]

NOVA ONLY BAD ASS......... ACALA,TX.

[@rollingstopp]

that chevelle is the god

[@davidaragon6499]

Machine Gun Nest there is only one God,the Lord Jesus Christ

[@davidhames319]

It’s ironic that nova means no go in Spanish, but Yanko flip the script on it that’s for sure

[@neogeoriffic]

Yenko on this! LOL

[@NorthernChev]

Berger WISHES they were as successful as Yenko.

[@kevinayres9945]

When I win the lottery I will buy one