<VV> Re: Ahhh, Stingers on Ebay

[Jim Burkhard]

Unfortunately, the main thing that really defines a Yenko 
car is a little stamped "YS plate" that the average high 
school shop student could knock out by the hundreds.  That's 
the problem with many Stingers, unless there is REALLY good 
documentation that the whole (or majority) of the car is legit.

Since for many years you needed a Stinger to SCCA race a 
Corvair, a lot of Stingers were (ahem) "rebodied" after they 
were wrecked on the track.  Oh yeah, the engine was changed 
at some point too. As long as it has the magic number plate 
though, it's a "Stinger".  :-)  Now, if you have paperwork 
to prove that the VIN matches the original invoice and the 
hidden VIN matches and the engine # matches and the varied 
bits are all there, that is a different story.

Just remember, a lot of these cars had spirited racing lives 
in which people didn't take too much care preserving the 
original "body" (i.e. car, since Corvairs are unibodies), 
nor in keeping all the original Stinger bits original. These 
cars were bought and sold to be raced and not as collectable 
bits of automotive history. Paying a big premium for such a 
"nothing left but the numberplate" car is kinda silly I 
think, but I guess if they some guy after you will as well 
(or you just really want the car!) then what does it 
matter...  I'm not sure all newish Corvair folks speculating 
a Stinger purchase realize this, though.

best regards

Jim Burkhard
(would be very happy with a real Stinger, "rebodied" 
Stinger, or just blame fake Stinger, as long as it runs & 
handles nicely!)



bmooers at farniente.com wrote:
> I am curious why / what the interest level would be in a Yenko Corvair 
> that is missing the Yenko engine? Wouldn't a "real"  (to use the words of 
> the person listing the car) Yenko - still have the Yenko engine still in 
> it? Am I missing something here? It is at $18k.......facinating.
> 
> BTW, there is a nice 1968 Red Corvair V8 listed that actually has only 4 
> cylinders for those of you who may be interested. 
> 
> Ahhh...ebay.
> ___________________________
> Bruce C. Mooers