Baldwin-Motion Vette?

[markinnaples]

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

[luzl78]

time to run the vin for what dealer sold it

[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.

[carnut4life]

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]

----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]

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


Jason

[Tracker1]

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]

Probably said it had "at least 350 cubic inches" :naughty:

[Lee Stewart]

https://images2.imgbox.com/8f/68/UGEWQWbj_o.jpg (https://imgbox.com/UGEWQWbj)

Real Motion GT Corvette

https://images2.imgbox.com/86/ee/hHHBDx9D_o.jpeg (https://imgbox.com/hHHBDx9D)

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

[Carleen]

More from FB

[TimG]

Regardless of who built it, it's a pretty cool car.

[Stick Shift]

At my job maintaining a collection we have a Balwin Motion Vega. Super rare. It is red and white. LT1 engine and a turbo 400 trans. It came with headers, intake,holley 4 bbl and 12 bolt rear end.Advertised to run 10s?? i doubt it really.Owned paid over 200,000 for it around 2012 from Mecom or barret Jackson.

[COPO]

Would be great to see come pictures of the BM Vega and learn more details on the history.