Baldwin/Motion Phase III GT Corvettes

[55chevy]

Ed, Feel free to post your Motion Info in additional posts below.

[Pantera]

Looking st the rear shot of the Orange/black car I feel it must be one that was made near time of the Yellow/Black car of Dan's. I base this on the size of the Taillights are the same as Dans car and bigger than George's or my 70 have.

I notice that as time passed, Joel, made each cars taillights just a little wider and taller.

Pantera

[55chevy]

I had the same thought.. Of course you are refering to the GT with the Dodge Charger fuel filler. .. Same thing about the Dodd blue/white converted-to-GT car.. We know it was done around mid 1970, likely after your white/gold 70 was built.. It has the same big slot tail lights. Could it be Joel had different people mod these cars at the different times they were made??? and that's just how they came out?? It doesn't look like there was any kind of set dimensions or stencils used to create the tailights.. Just an "idea" of what to make them look like???

[Belair62]

what are the tail lights out of ? or were they just cut in with red plastc behind them ...

[Pantera]

Mine has some old wavy surface red plastic in them. There is a old olds taillight bucket behind them for the bulbs to work in, at least that is what I have been told. ??? No way to know for sure at this time. I had to drill and put a screw into the plastic because it was slipping down out of place when I first got it.

Pantera

[55chevy]

Thats a good question and I think the cars owners or those who've gotten close up to inspect them are best to answer that but I'll give a shot with what I know. The gold/black car with pillar scoops looks to have 67/68 Firebird tail light lenses mounted in a custom tail panel.. I know the lenses on Pantaras White/Gold car are just clear/red plasic cut to fit the opening and installed with a flathead screw at either end.. I do not know what is "behind" the lenses though... I've heard 'rumors' that the panels were installed over top of the stock rear tail lights on some cars and illuminated that way.. but I have no idea if that is fact or just rumor.. I've not seen that with my own eyes.. I'm sure Pantara knows what is behind the lenses on his 70.. I didn't take the time to look and just plain didn't think to.. Dans Yellow/black 70 seems to have a much cleaner tail lense installation than Pantaras car. Though I don't know how they are attached.. Maybe he could let us know. The other cars I've only seen pics of so I don't know

[Belair62]

Did the Local Brush do these cars ???

[55chevy]

Pantara and I were typing at the same time about these tail lights I guess and just had a good laugh about it on the phone.. I didn't know he put the screws in the lights and I never asked. They just looked to have been there so damn long I thought Joels boys did it that way.. He did tell me that the only thing other than that he has ever done to that car is remove the carb.. So other than the engine which was replaced I think 2 times due to the 2nd owner.. Pantara's White/Gold 70 is probably the most original and untouched GT in existance.

[55chevy]

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Did the Local Brush do these cars ???

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I have no clue there..

[Pantera]

I don't think so. I think most were done by Butafco's body shop. If anybody knows his phone # I would like to chat with him about the cars.

Pantera