This ain't Granny's Grocery Getter! - 1969 Yenko Super Nova

[@deutschlowe]

One of the best cars ever built. Big Yenko fan. I even went out to Cononsburg, PA and saw the old Yenko dealership. Still there. Motorcycle shop of some sort now. Not all original, but I have a '69 Yenko camaro, 69' Yenko Chevelle, 69' Yenko Nova and a 70' Yenko Deuce. All redone; 427 engines on the 69's and a LT-1 350 on the 70'

[@TwoGuysandaRide]

These cars are awesome and amazingly fast…in a straight line. Thanks for watching

[@frakplease3771]

My 68 Camaro SS was Le Mans Blue, it was gorgeous What a nice Nova

[@TwoGuysandaRide]

Thanks for sharing

[@gordocarbo]

Nice! 1st ride was a 67 rs 4sp Same dark shade of turqoise as Jerry Neishs Z. Uncle bought a 68 Z brand new Id lose my mind as a 70s kid when he would come over. Parents thought I was strange when I begged him to go start it so I could listen to it. Strange little man, yes I was. lol

[@gordocarbo]

Those thin whitewalls complete the sleeper factory stock look perfectly!! Love sleep cars, muffled way down but super quick, hook and book!

[@TwoGuysandaRide]

Yeah, big time sleeper here. Something grandma would drive to church.

[@gordocarbo]

@@TwoGuysandaRide Not sure if youre serious or not....but grew up with old relatives in teh 70s who dailied cars with no ps, manual drum brakes no ac and handled them just fine. People were tougher back then

[@TwoGuysandaRide]

@gordocarbo oh yeah. I was agreeing with you

[@michaelbaumgardner2530]

You turn that loose,ya better hang on,absolutely beautiful Nova

[@TwoGuysandaRide]

You got that right! Thanks for watching!

[@SuperRobbie1976]

the Nova is my DREAM car

[@TwoGuysandaRide]

Thanks for watching!

[@Dude101p]

Are you kidding me? Look at the lines of that beauty! Short boxy pony car. The perfect package for a muscle car

[@TwoGuysandaRide]

She’s a beauty! Thanks for watching!

[@jarrettdamboise4713]

Love that 67 442 W30... but insane Nova!

[@TwoGuysandaRide]

Yeah that 442 was awesome but this stealth Nova is insane. Super fast in a straight line.

[@michaellambert3067]

Please film a video of this Nova driving down the street and at the drag strip. What are the 0-60 and 1/4 mile ET/top speed numbers for this car?

[@TwoGuysandaRide]

This car is in collection of over 90 cars, not ours, we filmed it at the collectors garage. Thanks for watching

[@gordocarbo]

Bet it almost never gets driven which is foolish. Garage rot is a real thing. WIthout a sticky drag radial this thing would smoke them well into 3rd gear

[@petersilecchio4417]

Love it.

[@TwoGuysandaRide]

It’s a sweet ride…in a straight line

[@bobbrinkerhoff3592]

To set the record straight here , first off that is not Lemans blue , I had an original paint '68 SS Camaro in Lemans blue and this car is about three shades too light . Second , all of the Yenko Super Novas for '69 were built from SS 396 / 375 hp. Novas by the Yenko dealership . They removed the SS badges from the grille and rear panel between the taillights, but if you look closely at the lower edge you can see one of the mounting holes for the SS badges . The hood louvers came as part of the SS package. They swapped out the 396 front marker light surrounds for the Impala 427 ones from '68 . As for the engines they swapped out the L-78 short blocks for the L 72s and reused the heads , intake and carb , distributor , water pump and pulleys. The 396 short blocks were then used as warranty replacement items . Did anybody notice that the steering wheel still had the SS badge on it ? Those green line S.W.gauges are correct for a Yenko .

[@TwoGuysandaRide]

Well it sounds like he bought a non Yenko. Shame being that this one of 95 cars in his total collection is a fake. Next we’ll hear that his Reggie Jackson owned Camaro isn’t real either

[@bobbrinkerhoff3592]

@@TwoGuysandaRide you weren't paying close attention to my comment , contrary to wat most people assume , the 1969 Yenko Novas were not COPO cars . They were built by the dealership the same way they built the cars in '67 and '68 . The 1969 Yenko 427 Camaros and Malibus were COPO cars that had the stripes, badges ,gauges and mag wheels added at the dealership . The Novas were built the hard way .

[@TwoGuysandaRide]

@@bobbrinkerhoff3592 ok, thanks for the clarification. We appreciate your knowledge and thanks for sharing with our viewers

[@robertwagner8596]

i noticed the ss on the steering wheel...i thought that was odd also

[@gordocarbo]

Had no idea on the swapping of shortblocks, how cool. Remember when you could buy those over the counter all thier offroad cams heads etc. Best was thier flat tappet lifters those were what most car guys used after they bought a camshaft. Never had one go flat

[@jeffrobodine1850]

I had a copo 427 built in early 1970 late 1969 and I drove it like you're supposed to 🔥🔥🔥🔥🤪🤪💯💯

[@TwoGuysandaRide]

Right On!! Wrap it around a tree??? :) thanks for sharing!

[@Dude101p]

Awesome

[@ericyoung1478]

That startup sound, tho...

[@TwoGuysandaRide]

Right??!! Was also fun to go for a ride and feel the back end get loose when Doug punched it!

[@Dude101p]

My dream car. Yenko Nova baby

[@TwoGuysandaRide]

Thanks for watching!

[@Dude101p]

No problem I just found this channel and I already love it.

[@TwoGuysandaRide]

@@Dude101p well we’re glad your enjoying our videos, we have a blast making them. Don’t forget to subscribe if you haven’t already. Thanks again for watching!

[@Dude101p]

@@TwoGuysandaRide oh im totally subscribed. Keep up the good work

[@Макс-о9х4ф]

Hi this is Max Stratiyenko and I was just the 300th liker upon this video 😅😊

[@TwoGuysandaRide]

Hey hey....we need to have a party :)

[@Cimmerian415]

Hey Max, I just gave the 370th like 👍🏼

[@frakplease3771]

Throw some mats in lol

[@TwoGuysandaRide]

lol I guess

[@hornetbrown]

I must visit this altar of goodness that belongs to Bob Martin. Very nice. Concept is simple--take cheap light car, stuff a big engine in it and now you got a fast, cheap light car. Not enough of these around.

[@TwoGuysandaRide]

Bobs collection is definitely a must see. Great guy and fantastic support staff too. Thanks for watching and please hit that subscribe button

[@robertwagner8596]

how many miles?..

[@TwoGuysandaRide]

No idea. We we’re having too much fun driving and seeing how fast it’d go in a straight line to care.

[@erickort1987]

1969 yenko novas were the fastest yenko..0-60 in 4.7 seconds..drag slicks open headers

[@TwoGuysandaRide]

Very fast…..in a straight line

[@frakplease3771]

MotorTrend article claimed 13s

[@milla698]

The car didn't handed at all it was made to go in a straight line

[@TwoGuysandaRide]

Go FAST in a Straight Line…only! No corners allowed.

[@frakplease3771]

Needed a 69 Z28 for handling

[@robMrRob]

Too bad you didn't take it for a drive.😢

[@TwoGuysandaRide]

We did but that part didn’t make the video because we were laughing and having too much fun

[@robMrRob]

@@TwoGuysandaRide With those skinny tires I bet you that the car is a handful!

[@TwoGuysandaRide]

@@robMrRob Its a car that was designed to basically only got straight....very fast...not built for cornering at all

[@jerrywhite9225]

A 375 hp L78 SS 396 Nova was hardly a granny car lo l

[@TwoGuysandaRide]

We're talking about the looks as its kind of a sleeper. Thanks for watching

[@jeffharrison1140]

I have a 72 nova I am trying to sell. The body is pretty much perfect., interior needs work. It has the 250, and two speed powerglde. It was bought new by my grandmother also has less than 100,000 miles on it. Been sitting in the barn for quite some time, recently started it. My problem is that I don't know where to start. Can anyone help.

[@TwoGuysandaRide]

Hopefully one of our viewers will give you some ideas

[@ajp368]

What state are you in?

[@ajp368]

What state are you in?

[@jeffharrison1140]

Oklahoma

[@erickort1987]

i read there are only 8 or 9 in existeting today...40 total made

[@TwoGuysandaRide]

This is one of those