Baldwin-Motion Vette?

**markinnaples** · #1 08-31-2023, 01:42 PM

Saw this post on FB; anyone know this Vette, and if it's a real BM?

**luzl78** · #2 08-31-2023, 04:15 PM

time to run the vin for what dealer sold it

Lee Stewart · #3 08-31-2023, 04:54 PM

I strongly doubt its a BM Vette. Joel always started with BB engines in his Vettes not SB. IMO it's a Vette with BM fiberglass kit/add-ons.

And AFAIK, he never built a Motion Phase III GT Corvette convertible. All 10 cars are coupes.

carnut4life · #4 08-31-2023, 05:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Lee Stewart

I strongly doubt its a BM Vette. Joel always started with BB engines in his Vettes not SB. IMO it's a Vette with BM fiberglass kit/add-ons.

And AFAIK, he never built a Motion Phase III GT Corvette convertible. All 10 cars are coupes.

At least three of the Corvette articles I posted from Hi Performance Cars say from 1970 on the Motion GT Corvette was available with a 350 or 454. I've never seen a convertible either but Joel did ship a lot of cars oversee so you never know. Would love to see the NCRS report on this one too.

**olredalert** · #5 08-31-2023, 06:37 PM

----Back in the late 60's I liked certain Motion mods and wanted to do some on my 69 435hp coupe (I never did). I must have looked at the pics of thier front headlight treatment many, many times and still do. This converts front end seems to have a different treatment on the sunken headlights. They seem much deeper sunk into the fender than other real Motion cars. Maybe just a further mod, but it's certainly not Motion!....Bill S

**SuperNovaSS** · #6 08-31-2023, 07:08 PM

I think he is saying he told the country its a 350 but its a BBC. Has a high redline tach.

Jason

**Tracker1** · #7 09-03-2023, 03:28 PM

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Originally Posted by SuperNovaSS

I think he is saying he told the country its a 350 but its a BBC. Has a high redline tach.

Jason

Correct. The car would either be disallowed for import into the country and/or more heavily tariffed if the authorities knew it had a 7or 8 litre engine. He pulled a sneaky.

**njsteve** · #8 09-03-2023, 05:13 PM

Probably said it had "at least 350 cubic inches"

Lee Stewart · #9 09-03-2023, 06:40 PM

Real Motion GT Corvette

You can easily see the headlights are NOT the same. The kit may not have even come from Motion at all. Could have come from FiberFab

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