My father was Ronald G. Lane - the salesman on the receipt

Mr John Weaver is a class act and a gentleman. Him and I share the same ideas and values. This car will always be known as his pride and joy ...we just helped get him there to see it’s glory days. John and I have many more great times to look forward to. By not firing the car ...we were preserving the color on the headers for a huge important show in Chicago the following month in which John and his wife attended. We needed it to be as fresh as possible to compete at the highest level. The friendship has gone beyond this car .

Thank you Jerry for putting this video together for all to enjoy. I could not of done it without the help of John Weaver, Frank Arone, Dave McGaffee, Amy and Lane Dailey,Matt Barczak, Matt Lamer, Brian Potter . This car is a big piece of Yenko history that we proudly wanted to share with John Weaver. John was with us the entire build with questions and his recollection

My hats off to John Weaver for preserving the car all these years to give it a chance at a second life. Most were left in a field to rot. Amazing car and a happy ending!

best part of the story when don yenko asks to drive the car and immediately hammers on it! The guy just loved and knew he was doing special things!

People like this don’t exist anymore … so awesome … made me cry .. thinking of my dad ..

Being an old CHEVY MAN, I LOVED THIS VIDEO more than ANYTHING I've ever seen on U-TUBE. Back in my day, (I'm now 65) you were either a Chevy Guy or a Ford Guy. But this video is MOST DEFINITELY a piece of History and should be kept "Alive" somewhere and somehow!!! God bless Chevies !!! ☮👌😷🤘

So nice seeing a car being treated as more than a commodity...they mean so much more to their owners.

Thank you for selling it to the right man!

This is crazy, this is my buddies car. I’ve seen this car, tried to buy it years ago. Can’t believe what I just watched here!

I wish everyone cared this much about history I feel like the world would adjust its pace

After this video, will never refer to a vehicle as "Its just a car" the story and emotions attached is priceless, thanks to all concerned

Absolutely beautiful documentary. I could feel the guys nerves about selling the car his dad helped him buy. Man such a different, excellent and beautiful time of america. Thanks for the video.

Wow, a no smog 427 big block in a Camaro must've been the ultimate car in the day.

I grew up in West Newton, PA (30 min from Greensburg, PA). A guy in my town - Gary Shoemaker - had a dark green with white stripe and it was the only time I noticed as a young guy the word Yenko on the car...it was a loud and fast car. At night the car was one of the most stunning cars on the road in the early 70s.

Tough to watch John's reactions and facial expressions as the car is sitting there freshly restored. A rough mix of emotions for sure.

Mr. Weaver is a gem! Congratulations Doug and the entire team. You did this amazing car justice. I bought my 68 RS/SS 396 4 spd car in 1980 as my 1st car. Still drive it today. This story really hits home. I love 1st gens.

JERRY! Man alive, what an incredible story - and as you and very few other auto journalists understand, the human part of it is what's the most heartwarming and fascinating. The cars, as rare and cool as we ever remember them, are certainly special and valuable - but the people involved, the STORIES behind the cars, that's what makes this hobby so dang special. Again, THANK YOU Jerry for bringing us these stories. I really do appreciate your efforts, always have. God bless, -Ed on the Ridge

What's in your show puts a smile on my face such a good feeling history should be remembered and told..

Wow the history on that camaro is crazy and the camaro is so beautiful

Such a great story!. Edit: Shocking that someone has not bought the old dealership, restored it, and used it for a car restoration shop or something similar. The historical significance is unbelievable.

The stories told by the owner are as special as all the documentation and the car itself. Thanks for sharing a brief glimpse of the journey.

Absolutely gorgeous. Love the fully stock look. We see so many modified cars out there, so nice to see one as it would've left the factory.

What a great story, incredible car, and a wonderful man. My best friend doesn't have a Yenko, but he has a '67 Camaro, RS/SS convertible, w/350 cu, 4 wheel disc brakes, power top, power windows, cable driven bowtie side view mirror, hide away headlights, AM/FM, air conditioning, luggage rack on the trunk, blacked out rear panel, deluxe interior, actually he has two interiors, one has bucket seats in the front with a solid rear bench seat and he has the front split bench seat and fold down rear seat, it's red with the black bumble bee stripe around the nose with the double hump hood, automatic Turbo 400 transmission, he had it completely restored about 25 years ago and I don't think it has left his garage since he brought it home from the shop.

Man that restoration is gorgeous. I can't believe he just never touched it for that long. There are so many buried treasures people need to find.

I’m glad the original owner held out... I see too many of these restorations, where guys buy cars from people and don’t give them respect for preserving it.

Fantastic, what a great Camaro. Love seeing a piece of history brought back to it's glory. I've owned a 1969 Camaro SS396 since 1985. Just waiting for time to restore to original. My car was a super stock car since July 1969 and has been raced on and off since. Still have the original odometer with 268 miles on it. This video has given me new inspiration to finally get around to finishing my car to it's previous glory. Thank you. And great work to all who where involved.👍 👏

What a great restoration. I was looking for that Tonawanda sticker on the valve cover and saw it. Had a 68 SS 396/375 that looked very similar back in the 70's.

John Weaver, what a great story and you should be proud of yourself to let it go. At least you will always know where it‘ll be at. Absolutely beautiful piece of machinery.

Wow what history and great story. Heart warming to see both parties form life long friendship. Great video Jerry thanks for all that you do.

Wow, the old dealership would be cool turned into a Yenko Museum.

Watching this video just helped me find the motivation to drag my 67 camaro out of the garage and finish it up and start cruising it again. THANK YOU I NEEDED THAT!!

Awesome! My father in law was a Yenko dealer . Huebner Chevrolet Carrollton Ohio. Archie has passed away but the dealer ship still uses his name. He sold Yenko camaros and a Chevelle. Also # 69 ZL-1 Camaro. I have pics of it in the show room. Great video.

We come to this world with nothing and leave with nothing. We don’t actually own a car, we are just the caretaker. This car will outlive the people who built it, and the guy who bought it new. He knew that. As a true steward of the car, he put his own “wants” aside for the good of those who follow behind him. Well done and kudos to all involved.

So glad John finally sold the car. And to the right guy. Stunning results.

This gave me a touch of the feeling I had when I came back from a 15 month tour overseas and processed out of the service and hadn't even driven a car for the whole time I was overseas. I bought a 1969 SS Camaro 396 4speed garnet red with a black vinyl top and white interior. It had 12,000 miles on it but I only gave 2,500 dollars for it. It wasn't new but it was to me. Been missing that car ever since then! I'm ashamed to tell what I traded it in on...lol

John! Your one hell of a guy! Look at it this way! You got a good friend out of the deal too!

What an amazing story! My 69 is under restoration now. Can't wait till it's finished so I can go cruising and will enjoy it for the rest of my life!!!

Restoring my 67 Camaro convertible that I bought in 67 and have driven it for 53 years. So excited.

I love this show . The love all of you have for classic cars

One of the most interesting KZfaq videos I've seen in years. THANK YOU so much for producing this great story & sharing this video with us. . . Don Yenko May 27, 1927 - March 5, 1987, rest-in-peace.

I couldn't stop salivating.. What a great story and one of the most original looking YENKOs Ive seen.

What an amazing story, and amazing friends! Hats off to everyone that had their hands in on this historic restoration project and preserving an important piece of history...👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

Hopefully he got a fair price selling it! I grew up in SW PA and went to grade school with Don Yenko's daughter in the early 70's. She brought him in one day for Show and Tell, lol. He was in his race suit and showed an 8mm movie of one of his Trans Am races. As a 6th grader, he was just a local racer that owned a Dealership. Honestly, the Yenko Novas were more popular (affordable) than the Camaros. Pretty common sight in the Pittsburgh area in the 70's.

That blue 67 Camaro to the left, doing a burnout, is mine. I won a set of Mickey Thompson tires that year. It's Nantucket blue with a black vinyl top. And it looks a lot like the Yenko, but it's not a Yenko. It's not even a real SS. It was born a heavily optioned Rally Sport 327/PG/3.40 10 bolt open diff. Factory power windows, power steering, power drum brakes, tilt wheel, cruise control, 4 way speakers, pushbutton AM radio, deluxe Bright Blue interior. Yes, factory tilt and cruise in a 67 Camaro. I have never seen that in another Camaro over the last 42 years. I've seen power windows at a car show, but the guy said he added it. This Yenko and a GM exec personal car had power windows, but I've only seen those in pictures. I bought mine for $450 in 1978, and got teased, because a friend bought her '67 for only $100. Hers was just a plain Jane red Camaro, so I was happy with my score. I was also looking at a '70 Challenger with a 318, but it was overpriced at $1,800. Then there was a nice looking '69 Boss 302, red with black stripes, and those cool aluminum slats across the back window. He wanted $1,200. In retrospect, that was the car to get. A real Boss 302. But, I only had $600 in the bank, and the idea of not having to borrow money to buy a hot rod, the Camaro was mine! Keep in mind, it was only 12 years old in late '78, but it was already ragged out, so I can see why this Yenko was looking rough. The truth is, these cars were not made nearly as well as cars today. The sheet metal was thicker, but everything else was pretty poor quality compared to late model cars. My glove box was originally cardboard. The tail light panel was welded in crooked from the factory. Quality control, even in '66, wasn't that great. We had a 2010 2LT that looked nearly as good in 2020 as it did when new. Traded it a few months ago for something more practical...I really miss it. But I still have my 67! You don't see many Nantucket blue 67s, but it's my favorite color from the first year, so I resisted painting it any other color. It lost the power glide a few years after I got it. First I swapped in a Muncie 4 speed, which was relatively easy because all the attaching points and mounting bosses were already there. And back then the junk yards were still full of 1st gen Camaros, so all the necessary parts were easy to find. After I got tired of clutching, I installed a Turbo 400. That was a good, tough trans, but I wanted another 4 speed. Only this time it was an automatic overdrive, 700R4. Rebuilt to withstand drag racing, that's a nice trans for low end grunt, top end driving, and all around road trips. Speaking of drag racing, I couldn't live with the one wheel peel, so I found a 69 12 bolt posi and loaded 3.73s in it. Now I can lay down two nice thick racing stripes. The old 327 got tired by the mid '80s, so in went a 454. I ditched the 4 wheel drums for junkyard discs about 30 years ago, then finally upgraded to Wilwood discs in '16. The car finally stops as well as it goes. We lived in Vegas 25 years ago, so air conditioning became a necessity. Funny thing, when you get AC, you also get a real defroster. No more sticking my head out the window to see where I'm going. It's been a fun car. The paint is faded and chipped, and the vinyl top has seen better days. At a drag race a few years ago, the announcer said, here's a nice "surviver" Camaro. I had to laugh. Hardly a "surviver". It's been painted twice, had the top replaced, replaced the hood, a front fender, front bumper, interior, engine, trans, rear end, one of the headlight motors. I wouldn't say much has survived. Surprisingly, all four window motors are still original. So is the wiper motor, and the power steering pump. And I think that's about the only moving parts that have been there since 1967. But it still looks very stock, and far from fresh, so yeah, I guess after 53 years, it's a survivor.

It does not get any better then this, the story and video are just as well put together as the car, absolutely amazing every part of it. Thanks for sharing 🙏🏽

This will always be a top 10 favorite car for me. Thank you for preserving this history and the car.

That is one Beautiful Car. Loved the Original Colour and the Hood was excellent. So glad just to see it back as it should be.

That’s a holy grail no doubt ! I been looking for a 69 pace car or a 69 rs/ss conv. for 5 yrs. now !

Man, what a awesome story. and a awesome car. it has a lot of unusual items like the being blue with red interior. also it got the L-36 390HP 427 instead of the L72 425HP 427. Every Yenko I have seen got the L72. so that very cool that it got the L36. I did not realize they did a L36 swap car. that plenum induction air cleaner is cool too. I have seen a couple of Z/28 with those, but never a big block car. amazing that the entire car was there after being torn apart for so long.

The least you could do is start the damn thing so we could experience it.

Beautiful car and a great story.. there is a 67 Yenko Camaro in my area . original owner drag raced it only. 2nd and current owner picked it up the 80's and only shows it..I saw it once around 25 years ago.VERY cool cars !

What a great story.

I just wish he would start the darn thing . All that waiting and you don’t even start it , holy crap

What a great story. I'll watch this a few times again.

I worked for Frank Arone about 26 years ago he has always done great work.

Here we have the very rare example of a man who finally did the right thing: Realized that he would never restore his classic car and sold it to someone who would. Now he gets to see what it should look like and he knows it's "right", and the rest of the world does, too, instead of it sitting in his garage, covered in crap and lost to the world. Need more of these folks sitting on classic cars they'll never touch to do the same thing.

Met Doug yesterday and didn’t get to see the car but absolutely the best man that Mr. Weaver could finally let it go to. I’m sure he’s happy with how its back to what it was!

What a find, you're channel is way cool. Every day I'm going to watch a new show till I've seen them all. Thanks again

This must be the sadest looking man I´ve ever seen... I hope this car will cheer him up, may give him some good vibrations to see foreward too. Good Luck Mr. Weaver. You deserve some Fun too !

Awesome story, I read the Hot Rod article on it. Great to see video too. Very cool that the new owner brought the original one along for the whole process. Stand-up guy right there.

Jerry once again you outdid yourself. Thank you for this and all of the other heartwarming stories you bring us. Nobody does it better than you sir. Stand and take a bow as it is well deserved! Sending ❤️ from a 🇨🇦 gearhead!

Beautiful story. Major respect to the original owner, and the new owner.

How can you not like this video. This brought tears to my eyes. I’m sure mr weaver father would be proud.

What great history for an iconic car. Well done 👍 the Camaro is beyond belief

Such a awesome story I love hearing the stories of these amazing American MUSCLE CARS 💪🏼🇺🇸🇺🇸

A one of a kind in terms of the restoration thanks for sharing this wonderful piece of Americana.

One of the best car stories I’ve ever heard. Absolutely beautiful automobile. A true American treasure. Great video. Thank you for sharing!

Great story and history. Enjoyed John W reliving his glory days. To his credit, he drove the car the way it was meant to be driven with trophies and jackets to prove it. Good for you John. Wish you could have driven it one last time. Had to take my 67 GT 500 (with dual quad 427 side oiler-owner installed) out of the garage and go for a drive after watching the video. Must have been fun back in the day watching those two cars go head to head on the track.

It was still keystone raceway when i was a kid loved going there with my dad

Keystone Raceway is about 30 miles east of my home.I still race there. I worked at the original Yenkos as a mechanic in 1973 after I came home from the army.

that car is just an exceptional piece of automobile history... thanks for posting this...

Amazing story. Glad the seller and the buyer are close friends now. Cars like that shouldn’t be locked up to rust and rot. I know the car had sentimental value but let the younger generation enjoy it too. Koodos to you sell and koodos to you buyer for bring the Camaro back to life. Man what a beautiful Camaro.

Absolutely beautiful 1967 Yenko Camaro! I love it I wish I would have been 19 and bought one then! I was 5! lol Camaros are in my blood from Day one !~ I own a few second generation Z28s. One being a numbers matching 72 Z28 RS...... But it sure doesn't come close to this Camaro but it was the lowest production Z28 built between 1970-1981! Kudos guys` Thanks for sharing~

What an amazing story with an amazing car and a beautiful restoration thank you so much for sharing I enjoyed this so much!

That's an amazing car and his story is really moving..I'm a restoration guy and have had the chance to work on some really rare American Muscle cars as well as some exotic European race cars and limited production cars...These story's make me smile!! YENKO and BALDWIN MOTION cars are my favorite Chevrolets..PS my grandfather worked for Chevrolet for 34 years..From the late 50's until the early 80's...

I'm so glad to see this conclusion. Want to see more! Amazing story and gorgeous full restoration!

Notta alot of ppl even know what a YENKO even means🇺🇸👍💯

Some cars absolutely should be kept as delivered! This car is a prime example of just that! Beautiful!

The best car video I have ever seen . .Thank You John Weaver

Best vid on You Tube today . GREAT story . Peace from Up North .

Nice job Doug and Frank

Yenko museum , I will go for sure would be supper cool !

The love and the passion between a man and a car, great story and really classy of the new owner to involve the OG owner in its debut to the world.

Pretty amazing walk through history that has long since disappeared! That is one sexy buggy that is priceless.

Amazing story thanks for sharing it with us

Wow that's amazing it's so good to old car comes back to life😊

Wonderful car and wonderful story. Good folks there! I know there was a fortune spent on it and it is super rare but fire that sumbich up and drive it. It's an insult to it to push it around like it's a dead player.

This IS a ICONIC Story that is Authenticated by the original owner of the car and the Visit back to the YENKO dealership that Created the 4 wheeled FRANKENSTEIN's one piece at a Mitch/matched time...LOL Great JOB on this whole piece.. A CAR RACER BUILDING cars and common people buying them... will never be repeated in history ever again.. Great STORY

It’s got to be heartbreaking for Mr Weaver but deep down he knows he did the right thing.

This was a Great documentary I remember these days. These days seem to be gone with the mass production of autos. This is what America was. We all worked on our cars to make them better and faster. We helped each other it was predominantly a man thing. Bonding with friends. You call me in the middle of the night tell me where you were broken down. I jumped up got dressed and rushed to help get you fixed and on the road or we told you home with chain. Came back next day and we fix what was wrong period and we didn't ask for a penny. We might not have been the brothers but we were FRIENDS! Thank You for this vid!

Wow! What a story! This is awesome.

Awsome story, beautiful car, and a truly awesome original owner Well done

What a great story and great men. I loved that he told him this will always be your car.

Thankyou, for sharing a piece of history many of us remembered but never got a chance to live. beautiful car.

That car is so beautiful. Just so perfect.

Great story and I can see the sentimental value that the original owner had here. The car reminds me of the 1971 GSS Dodge Demon that was ordered with a blue body, black vinyl top and the order form incorrectly was filled out for a red interior. It was built that way and an error but actually looked pretty cool.

I grew up in Canonsburg. I rode, biked or walked by Yenko Chevrolet in the early 70s several times a week I was a kid. I asked my dad one time why the Chevy dealer had his own name on all the cars.

What a wonderful story. The fact that his dad helped him get the car was the main reason why he wouldn't sell. I have my dad's pick up. A full size Silverado with just 52K miles on it and its a 94. Been garaged its whole life. My buddy is on me like white on rice to sell it to him with the promise to take great care of it. I don't drive it because I have 3 other trucks. So I know how we hold on to memories. Dad passed away 7 years ago. Oh, if it was me I would have had to put the 67 hood on it.

Incredible car and even a more incredible history and back story.