Documented 1969 Phase III GT Motion Corvette

[Pantera]

Do you have any info about the original owner being a pro football player? One of his teammates was so impressed with this car that he reportedly went to Joel and bought my '69 Orange/black Baldwin car and had it painted black/gold. Some one called me with this info recently and I may know of the original owners location of the gold/black car.

[PxTx]

Two Black and Gold themed Corvettes? Must have been Steelers, right?

Paul

[copo9566aa]

Humm i'm remember this vette with Shelby scoop in a old
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[livettes]

I believe this car was offered on E-bay a few months back but did not meet the reserve.

[69motionvet]

This car was being auctioned on ebay a few months back. At the time of the auction the car did not have a letter of documentation from Mr Rosen.
The auction was stopped before its end date at the owners request after Mr Rosen contacted me. Working closely with him we have been able to determine this is an authentic Motion Phase III GT. Mr Rosen has provided us with a letter of documentation.

[Pantera]

Yes that is the same car. here is a pic of it on E-bay

[Phase3GT]

If the gold P3GT in question is the one previously for sale on ebay, then that car was last owned by John Murphy out of PA. I had a great conversaton with John regarding the history of the car but ownership was not discussed prior to his brother owning the car through the early 70's.

[69motionvet]

hi yes john murphy is the owner of the car . i am doing the paint work, and the detail work on the car. and i will be selling the car for him when it is done.

[Pantera]

The "other" Gold/Black car is not the same car. It was not a Baldwin Car but came from a dealer in the upper mid west as a 435hp car and then taken to Joel to be converted. That would make it a "motion" modified and not a "Baldwin Motion" built car like my '70. Perhaps when my car is finished someday and I get to show it someone will come up with the rest of the story.

[Pantera]

I have information that a Gold car w'black interior was owned by a Mike Taylor (aka=Big Mike) played OT, #77 6'4" 245lb 24 yrs old drafted from USC and played 69-69. He took it to Joel in late '69? to make a Phase III out of it.

He also may have introduced a fellow player to Joel and that then bought my '69 Baldwin Phase III and then had it painted black w/Gold stripes. He must have been traded to Dallas because both of my Motion vettes came from the same used corvette dealer in Dallas named Ronie Diamond. The dealer (not diamond) I got the '69 from had bought it from Diamond.

A couple of years later I drove into his lot and saw my '70 car and later bought it when he traded back for it.

Kinda weird that the same dealer in Dallas had two of these cars come through his car lot. So that is all I know about these cars past history.
I Hope someone one here may know something about him. I sure need to find the original owner of my '69.
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Here is a better pic of the gold vette