Late 68-72 B/M Corvette Hood

[parkerracing]

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[parkerracing]

I should be legal now. Here's a pic of the hood. Pulled from the original Legacy Fiberglass mold. The frame is reinforced with steel, but you will need to drill, tap/thread as needed. $1500.00 + shipping. More Motion style pieces coming.

http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t97/parkeracing/BaldwinMotion/005_zps99558acc.jpg[/URL]

http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t97/parkeracing/BaldwinMotion/001_zps323c14c5.jpg[/URL][/img]

[vettebuilder]

I thought that the original Motion hoods had the scoop molded on, and then a hole was cut for the air cleaner to fit thru. This hood looks like it is open all the way across the underside. Is that correct, or should it just have a hole for the air cleaner?? The two original hoods that I ever saw YEARS ago had a big round hole cut in the hood big enough for the air cleaner to poke thru.

[DBelk]

This is underside of hood of my old unrestored BM vette.



http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/pics/usergals/2014/01/full-7360-8821-72_baldwin_motion_vette_19.jpg

[DBelk]

Heres where it sat for over 30 years. Maybe that is the hood Motion "started" with?


http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/pics/usergals/2014/01/full-7360-8822-bm_vette_in_garage.jpg

[vettebuilder]

Thanks for the GREAT photo! That is exactly how I remember seeing the original Motion hoods, with just a cut out for the air cleaner. I never recalled them being molded out over the entire underside. The one he has listed could possibly be an aftermarket repro. Nice hood & NICE CAR! Thanks!

[parkerracing]

Hi guys, thanks for the pix. The mold came from Legacy Fiberglass in PA who made hoods for Motion. Over the years I believe there were 2 or 3 different suppliers. So it is a new piece from original tooling. What does that make it exactly? NOS? Continuation? Repro? I don't know. That airbox looks to be a second piece bonded to the underside. I have owned hoods both with and without an airbox (and with or without the frame, for that matter). Here are a few more pix.

http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t97/parkeracing/BaldwinMotion/003_zps7450b280.jpg[/URL][/img]

http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t97/parkeracing/BaldwinMotion/006_zps757fa83c.jpg[/URL][/img]

http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t97/parkeracing/BaldwinMotion/002_zpsa1cb52f2.jpg[/URL][/img]

[neresto]

From the motion catalog http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/pics/usergals/2014/01/full-11877-8828-image.jpg

[DBelk]

neresto, that might explain it! Nice find.

[scuncio kid]

[quote=parkerracing]"Hi guys, thanks for the pix. The mold came from Legacy Fiberglass in PA who made hoods for Motion. Over the years I believe there were 2 or 3 different suppliers. So it is a new piece from original tooling."[quote]
Don't see how a hood could look that nice being made from 45 year old tooling

[PxTx]

I think you mean Legendary, not Legacy. The original owner was a fellow named Larry. The company was originally called Fast Glass. Over the years things changed for a number of reasons. Fire was said to have ruined some things, but they also hopped around to several locations over the years and things would always suffer. I suspect they didn't sell many of those hoods for a long enough period of time that the original mold was scrapped. The one you have was probably remade only 10-15 years ago.

[parkerracing]

pxtx, you are correct about the name, my mistake. The mold was in very good shape and only required a little work on the edges and several good coats of wax to prep. I have no indication as to exactly when this mold was made, only where it came from.

[resto4u]

I don't think the problem is the mold. It is the materials and technic that was used back then is not the same that made the pictured hood. The old hoods were made by chop guns and hand rolled, and might have used cut fiberglass strips. The old way took lots of hand manual labor, every hood was different. The hood pictured looks like it is a molded hood made with the technology used to make the new Nickey Chicago hoods.

[parkerracing]

A lot of the old chop hoods looked like crap, honestly. I saw one on a red car at Carlisle in maybe 05 or 6 and it had resin runs half way down the inside (and no air box). They stacked them on end to dry back in the day. This hood is much lighter with a three layer lay up. Not trying to pass it off as original but a nice quality piece for anyone that wants one. I suppose I could duplicate one with a chopper gun and make it look that way, but I really wouldn't want to. As far as the air box goes, that looks like the L88 style insert cut out for a full air cleaner base (not just the spark arestor).

[vettebuilder]

I saw similar hoods at Corvettes@Carlisle from Legendary about 8 years ago??? Not sure the exact date, but it was not that long ago. Then all of a sudden Legendary stopped attending the Corvette show all together. I suppose this hood would work for a driver, but it is so much different in design and materials that anyone would spot the current technology in manufacturing. I see it has been listed on ebay over the past month, but no takers yet. Will be curious to see if it sells, even as a repro. I almost think, since Motion used L-88 hoods as well, you would be better off buying an original L-88 hood if you wanted to restore a car. I still see some originals now and then on EBAY.

[parkerracing]

The first hood is on its way to California. Another is curing in the mold (I'm just being lazy and using the same pictures).

[parkerracing]

Hood mounted on the car in California.

http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t97/parkeracing/BaldwinMotion/CAM00055_zpsad941f6d.jpg[/URL]

[parkerracing]

I have an original chopper gun style hood in the for sale section.