We check out the prototype 1969 427 Yenko Camaro that started the COPO program and is being auctioned off at the 2026 ...

Beginning with the Camaro’s launch in 1967, Pennsylvania Chevrolet dealer and racer Don Yenko produced some of the most wicked versions of the model ever made. Because GM would not fit an engine ...

This rare 1981 Chevrolet Camaro Yenko Turbo Z is heading to auction. It’s one of the last original Don Yenko conversions. Chevrolet has produced the last Camaro. The automaker decided to discontinue ...

In the world of American muscle, certain names carry a weight far beyond horsepower ratings or quarter-mile times. Don Yenko ...

The Yenko Camaro is one of the many iconic Chevrolet vehicles of the 1960s. Yenko saw the demand for a Camaro with the L72 engine and began installing the engine into Camaro bodies in 1967. The cars ...

Most of the time we, the general public, tend to give credit for the success of this or that four-wheeled vehicle to the company that gave birth to it. But on the peculiar American automotive scene, ...

Since the modding culture predates the muscle car era, it was common for the already savage machines of the 1960s to become even meaner thanks to gym visits such as those performed by Don Yenko, a ...

If the standard 650-hp Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 isn't enough for you, tuning company Specialty Vehicle Engineering (previously known as SLP) has a solution in the form of the 2019 Yenko/SC Camaro. Based ...

Don Yenko was a young, struggling jazz pianist trying to break into the NYC jazz scene before coming to the realization that the life of a musician would be a hard one. After the prodigal son returned ...

The most lethal of all Yenkos was the 1969 Nova. And if you have to ask why anyone would shove a 427 into a Nova, we can't be friends. If you know muscle cars, you know Don Yenko. The man built some ...

Specialty Vehicle Engineering, the same New Jersey company behind that new Canyon-based GMC Syclone, is back with another great creation. This is the 1000-horsepower 2020 Yenko/SC Camaro, and it can ...

The legend of the COPO Camaro continues to captivate the hearts of muscle car enthusiasts with a rare glimpse into the extraordinary pedigree of these powerful machines. A striking example is the 1969 ...