The Yenko-badged Nova 427 sits at the sharp edge of Chevrolet muscle history, a compact coupe that quietly carried one of the wildest big blocks of its era. Built in tiny numbers and traded today at ...

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 ...

In 1929, a fellow named Frank Yenko opened a Durant dealership. When the Durant company went bankrupt in 1934, Yenko opened a Chevrolet dealership. About three decades later, Frank's son, Don Yenko, ...

The groundbreaking Chevrolet Yenko muscle cars designed by Don Yenko have solidified their place in automotive history as true American legends. Yenko modified Camaros, Chevelles, and Novas during the ...

The 1969 Chevy Nova Yenko SC 427 may have been a step too far, and Don Yenko knew it. He was quoted as saying he knew the cars were “lethal,” with the brawny 450-horsepower 427 Big Block stuffed into ...

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 ...

Don Yenko grew up in his family’s Chevrolet dealership. In 1957, he set up a performance shop at the dealership for adding a bit more punch to Chevy cars. The shop sold performance parts to customers, ...

The big solid-lifter camshaft in the 427 V-8 delivers a choppy idle that echoes through the dual exhaust. Breathe on the throttle, and the 11:1 compression big-block revs quickly and confidently, ...

Brian is a published author who has been writing professionally for a decade in politics and entertainment, but found his calling covering the automotive industry. His love of cars started at an early ...