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Old Jun 12, 2023 | 03:55 PM
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It was a nice day yesterday so I decided to do a little now and then photo. The building looks to be abandoned and probably has been for quite some time. What surprised me was how small the building was in comparison to the dealer mega centers of today. Its just a cool little piece of car nostalgia. Amazing that this little store was responsible for some of the factory monsters that are still unbelievably collectable to this day.



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Nice
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Great pic!
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Old Jun 12, 2023 | 05:29 PM
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Very old-school cool.
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Old Jun 12, 2023 | 05:32 PM
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Thanks for sharing this pic. That was a special place in time. I'm surprised its still standing. What does the area around it look like now days?
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Old Jun 12, 2023 | 07:07 PM
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Man, if you could park your car there again and match the height and angle of the circled Camaro, we could have some photoshop fun!

And thanks for sharing the pic - I'm totally into that kind of nostalgia. That place needs to be saved somehow




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Pretty cool pic. Wish I were old enough to have been able to buy one of those Yenko cars back then.
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That is so neat! Thanks for posting!
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https://www.legendarycollectorcars.c...nst-collection

Been to see this collection several times.
This is the Yenko prototype.

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Originally Posted by Vetteman Jack
Pretty cool pic. Wish I were old enough to have been able to buy one of those Yenko cars back then.
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really neat!!
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Anyone notice the roof sign with the vertical spelling of CHEVROLET, that the "R" and "O" are in reverse order?
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Originally Posted by HOXXOH
Anyone notice the roof sign with the vertical spelling of CHEVROLET, that the "R" and "O" are in reverse order?
Wow, great eye! Got to be a back story to that.
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Originally Posted by CorvetteMike2004
Thanks for sharing this pic. That was a special place in time. I'm surprised its still standing. What does the area around it look like now days?
There are other retail stores around it. Its not in a dilapidated area. There are a few old buildings on that stretch that looked to be empty.

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Man, if you could park your car there again and match the height and angle of the circled Camaro, we could have some photoshop fun!

And thanks for sharing the pic - I'm totally into that kind of nostalgia. That place needs to be saved somehow
I will have to remember that for next time! Can't believe i didnt think of that!

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https://www.legendarycollectorcars.c...nst-collection

Been to see this collection several times.
This is the Yenko prototype.
That is awesome! If i ever make it to Nashville, I will definitely be checking that out. That gold color is really pretty

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Anyone notice the roof sign with the vertical spelling of CHEVROLET, that the "R" and "O" are in reverse order?
Good catch! I wonder if at one point there was a dual spelling or something?

Over all it was a cool little trip. My father was shocked the building was still there as that back in the day time frame was his wheelhouse. I am an 80s child lol - but I have a sentimental love for all 69 Camaros as my father had one. Thanks for the comments everyone!
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Yenko and Motion cars were getting popular. We'd even heard of them in South Texas. I was in high school at that point and was way too poor to afford one of those cars. Thanks for the pics.

Wonder if that vertical sign was an accident or an attention getter? How many people might have wandered in to tell someone about the sign and ended up becoming a customer?
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A truly magical place!



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I live maybe 8-10 miles from that building....truly great things happened there
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