Cruising Winter Haven in a 1972 Yenko Nova

Donald ("Don") Yenko (a former race car driver)began modifying Chevrolet muscle cars during the middle 1960's and built a brand around the name Yenko Deuce. The first popular "Yenko Car" was a modified 1965 Chevy Corvair he named the "The Stinger". It is rumored that a total of 185 Stingers were built between 1965 and 1967. When the Chevrolet Camaro came out for sale in 1967 Yenko began to modify SS Camaros with his after market Chevrolet parts. By 1972 Yenko was producing the Yenko Nova, a Modified Chevrolet Nova. The Chevy Nova lived on to become a classic car that occupied many garages. Nova is on that long list of classic cars that many people want to own or have owned in the past. It is a car that just will not quit. Nearly everyone in the United States has owned or ridden in an automobile at some point in their life. Automobiles are a major part of everyday life for most people. General Motors builds a lot of cars and many pass into classic car status.