1966 Chevrolet Yenko Corvair Stinger

The 1966 Corvair Stinger was the beginning of Yenko Sportscars, Inc (sYc) - the best known and largest supplier of muscle cars of the era.

Don Yenko, the son of Cannosburg, PA Chevrolet dealer, began racing Corvettes in 1957 and turned a portion of his father's dealership into a successful hi-performance speed shop. By the mid 60s, Don wanted to do the same to a Chevy product as Caroll Shelby had done with the Ford Mustang. To qualify such as modified car for racing, the SCCA required that a minimum of 100 vehicles be produced. So in late 1965, Don convincced GM to finance, build, and ship to him 100 specially built Central Office Production Order (COPO) 1966 Corvairs featuring larger 160 hp air-cooled engines.


Yenko then made numerous modifications, including the addition of a fiberglass rear deck lid and spoiler, fiberglass panels to replace the rear side glass, and removed the rear seats.

ENGINE: Stage 1, 164 cu, in 6 cyl.
WEIGHT: 2,555 lbs
PRODUCTION: #97 out of 100
HORSEPOWER: 160 hp
WHEELBASE: 106
YENKO ID TAG: YS-097



August 17, 2010, 7:21 am