** 73 Baldwin Motion Chevelle**

[Zman]

Originally Posted by rich p

It was said to be the last Motion Chevelle built, the most expensive Motion Chevelle built, and the only 1973 Motion Chevelle built. Being told a 74 Vette was the last one from Baldwin to go to Motion. Trying to confirm this!! Pretty cool stuff.

If it was the only 73 Motion Chevelle built, it's been around.
I remember one in Northern Minnesota in the late 70s.
Strangely enough....it was the same color

[rich p]

Got to be pretty wild seeing one of these going done the road in the 70's looking like a jacked up Chevelle!! [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/[/img]

[Plowman]

I though L88's had aluminum heads.

[Tracker1]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Plowman</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I though L88's had aluminum heads. </div></div>

Yeah, I noticed that too. Are the heads painted or iron?

[Enoch]

Originally Posted by Plowman

I though L88's had aluminum heads.

you could get over the counter L-88's and L-S7's with steel heads.

[PxTx]

Why call it an L88 then? I'm sure it may have been done, but has anyone seen anything to doccument GM calling the iron head offering an L88?

I know Don Yenko called the Nova LT1 a Corvette engine in his marketing. Maybe GM was doing the same thing.

I personally would not accept calling an iron head motor an L88.

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Enoch</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Plowman</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I though L88's had aluminum heads. </div></div>
you could get over the counter L-88's and L-S7's with steel heads. </div></div>

[black69]

If you look at kevin suydams 67 L88 vette, his L88 engine has the aluminum heads are painted. If you look at some of his other significant BM cars, the heads are also painted (phase 3 conversion on a vette).

[Stefano]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: pxtx</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Why call it an L88 then? I'm sure it may have been done, but has anyone seen anything to doccument GM calling the iron head offering an L88?

I know Don Yenko called the Nova LT1 a Corvette engine in his marketing. Maybe GM was doing the same thing.

I personally would not accept calling an iron head motor an L88.

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Enoch</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Plowman</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I though L88's had aluminum heads. </div></div>
you could get over the counter L-88's and L-S7's with steel heads. </div></div> </div></div>

Some Super Car Conversion companies used the L88 short block assemblies with both aluminum heads as well as iron heads.