With the massive Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA), there are performance vehicles of all stripes, but only one has the distinctive Yenko stripes. As previewed in the autoMedia blog, General Marketing Capital Incorporated (GMCI) showed a 2010 Yenko Camaro Prototype based on a Camaro SS.
The Phase 1 Yenko boasts a supercharger to boost output to 600 horsepower, Tremec six-speed manual transmission, Hurst short-throw shifter, six-piston big brake package, and Magnaflow high-flow cat-back exhaust system.
The appearance is given the full Yenko treatment with the essential, distinctive strips, emblems, and retro-styled 22-inch aluminum wheels. The interior features Yenko Super Car (sYc) embroidered headrests, Yenko/SC sill plates, Yenko/SC embroidered floor mats, and more.
GMCI is exploring options for producing more Yenko project cars and product lines. It is also developing a Web site to support the business and nurture a Yenko community.
The name Yenko is legendary in muscle car circles, with classic Yenko Camaros demanding 10-times the price as a traditional factory car at major auctions. It was Don Yenko who was responsible for creating the Yenko Stinger Corvair, Yenko Camaro, Yenko Chevelle, and the Yenko Nova. Each namesake car boasted big horsepower, chassis upgrades, distinctive stripes, and telltale sYc logos. The dealership-tuner may be best known for fitting a massive 427-cubic-inch V-8s producing 425 horsepower into the Camaro. Through cooperating with General Motors, Yenko used Chevrolet's Central Office Production Order (COPO) system to have the big L-72 engines installed into Chevrolet Camaros, Chevelles, and Novas right at the factory.
Where GMCI takes the storied brand remains to be seen, but we hope it will bit a fitting, and exciting, ride.
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Camaro review. For another blast from the past, see the Lingenfelter Trans Am based on the new Camaro.