 In ’68, the 396 L78 used a big Holley four-barrel carb for fuel metering. |
 Soon after he bought the car, Tom trashed the smog hardware. It proved very difficult to replace on this fully detailed engine. |
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Thanks to Chuck Huber and Paul Cupp even the undercarriage is flawless. The extra-cost multi-leaf rear spring pack prevented the axle-windup problems endemic to early Camaros.
A deck lid spoiler was standard equipment on all SS Camaros in 1968. On converted Yenko Super Camaros, it was replaced with a larger aftermarket version.
 Restored to perfection by CPRx, the interior didn’t have the usual Yenko gauge options. |
Its racing years had left the machine needing a complete restoration and Chevy supercar experts Paul Cupp and Chuck Huber at Musclecar CPRx (Monaca, PA) got the nod. Bobby still had the original engine and transmission and sold them back to Tom so it reverted to its numbers-matching engine and driveline once again. Huber and Cupp spent almost a year gathering pieces and bringing the car to as-built condition. It made its formal debut at the Forge Musclecar Show (Sevierville, TN).
Tom Billigen had been a serious member of the Chevy collecting community for the several years. He lost his life to leukemia in late 2006. This car has become a tribute to his efforts at preserving a rare piece of the Yenko performance heritage.
Special thanks to the Forge Invitational Musclecar Show (www.forgemusclecarshow.com) and the Billigen family for access to this car. The 2007 event will be at the Sevierville Events Center, October 26-27.
Chuck Huber makes the engine ring on its initial voyage after the restoration. CPRx had delivered to Tom Billigen at the Forge Invitational Musclecar Show in Tennessee.
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