there were 175 Yenko Deuce Novas built, with 11 cars confirmed as totaled and lost. smalll block that Chevy used in the Camaro Z-28 and LT1 Corvette, producing 360 horse power. This set includes the Nova Deuce in Fathom Blue, which Yenko produced in 1970. First with Corvairs, then Camaros, Vegas and Novas. All this ground ripping performance added $1089 to your new 1968 Camaro.Ī few miles to the east in Pennsylvania, Don Yenko was doing his own thing with the COPO options. You got all of the Stage I & II components with a beefier camshaft, M&H Racemaster tires on the rear, competition ring and pinion gears and a dual carb intake and air cleaners. Stage III was no holds barred for “superfast competition”. This package was an additional $689 to your ‘68. Stage II was “medium” performance, included all of Stage I goodies and added a high performance racing camshaft, Hurst Shifter, traction kit and heavy duty clutch. Stage I added $389 onto your new 1968 Camaro. Stage I was listed as “mild performance” and included headers, and engine dress up kit and special paint, striping and wheels, amongst a few other performance goodies. Nickey Chevrolet had the Bill Thomas “Stage” packages that a seeker of speed to choose from. COPO was originally intended for fleet vehicle purchases like taxis or service trucks, but with clever tweaking, the dealership could get some wild combinations of big block motors and performance parts to skirt around the limitations Chevy thought they had placed on their production cars. Both dealerships took good advantage of the COPO options from factory. Once you reached your dealer of choice, you could flip through the catalog and pick your parts and levels of performance you wished to reach. From the late 1960’s forward, if you were a gearhead, speed fanatic and you were searching for more muscle in your muscle car, and you were a Chevy disciple, you made a visit to either Nickey Chevrolet in Chicago or you headed east to Yenko Chevrolet in Canonsburg, PA.

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