Baldwin Corvette Canada

[midyr]

Originally Posted by midyr

If the Hugger Orange Vette was a conv it was a 67 435 originally black and delivered to Belmont (then possible dealer trade to Golden Mile). I understand it was on a used car lot near Jane and 401 a while after a short, rough early life

I was also told it was modified with fender flares and other tack ons and so quite possibly could be mistaken for a Baldwin Motion. I only knew of one real B-M Vette and that is the one pictured above and another pic here. Lance also had a chocolat brown one with "ZL1" on the hood that he drove for about a week when a Montreal customer left it with him for work and that has been widely assumed since to be a B-M. but it was a clone.

[midyr]

Originally Posted by midyr

I was also told it was modified with fender flares and other tack ons and so quite possibly could be mistaken for a Baldwin Motion. I only knew of one real B-M Vette and that is the one pictured above and another pic here. Lance also had a chocolat brown one with "ZL1" on the hood that he drove for about a week when a Montreal customer left it with him for work and that has been widely assumed since to be a B-M. but it was a clone.

Oh, and further, I spoke at length with Ronnie Locke, long time high perf salesman at Bob McDonald Chev in Halifax and they never got a B-M Vette. They did however get a BB Camaro from Nickey that Ronnie raced.

[Luvchevs]

Originally Posted by midyr

I was also told it was modified with fender flares and other tack ons and so quite possibly could be mistaken for a Baldwin Motion. I only knew of one real B-M Vette and that is the one pictured above and another pic here. Lance also had a chocolat brown one with "ZL1" on the hood that he drove for about a week when a Montreal customer left it with him for work and that has been widely assumed since to be a B-M. but it was a clone.

Midyr thanks for your reply. Bassed on the article in the magazine it appears there was another Motion modified Vette in the Toronto area in the 70’s.
What do you know about the one in the pic you posted? Looks like a sweet ride! What colour ws it? Do you know if it still exists?

[Luvchevs]

LT1vette sorry I am not trying to be elusive.
This car has been in my mind since I read about it in 1975 in the magazine. I've been passionate about Corvettes since I was a young boy when a neighbor bought one new in 1975.
My Dad would let me buy car magazines when we went to the convenience store together.
Baldwin Motion cars got a lot of hype in the magazines back then. When I read about this car and it was in TORONTO not far from where I lived I always hoped to one day see it in person but that has yet to happen.
It would have been a very expensive car back in the day and I wonder what ever happen to it?
I know there are some serious muscle car enthusiasts from Toronto on this site so I was curious if anyone knew the car and had any stories about it.

[RPOLS3]

Reading this thread reinforces the view about the incredible knowledge base of muscle car history the members of this site have in their memory banks. It continues to amaze me.

[midyr]

Originally Posted by RPOLS3

Reading this thread reinforces the view about the incredible knowledge base of muscle car history the members of this site have in their memory banks. It continues to amaze me.

Hey, Jake, we are OLD, man!

[Xplantdad]

Originally Posted by midyr

Hey, Jake, we are OLD, man!

The knowledge on this site rocks! Thanks to all!

[PeteLeathersac]

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All true but better yet, members here know info is best shared...before it's too late/truths lost/no one left who cares?
Love the Bob McDonald/Gil Tremblay stuff also anything of the Eastern Canada action of the glory years.
Here's a few pics, more in my old confuser I'll dig out and post later.

~ Pete

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[midyr]

Originally Posted by PeteLeathersac

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All true but better yet, members here know info is best shared...before it's too late/truths lost/no one left who cares?
Love the Bob McDonald/Gil Tremblay stuff also anything of the Eastern Canada action of the glory years.
Here's a few pics, more in my old confuser I'll dig out and post later.

~ Pete

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That is the car Ronnie said they got from Nickey

[PeteLeathersac]

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