69 Motion Phase III GT Vette, found & restored

[ed427vette]

Check this out. Just got word and pics of an Orange with black stripe 69 Motion Phase III GT vette that has just been restored. This car is beleived to be the one used in the BM magazine ads of the late 60's early 70's. The resto was overseen by Joel. The car has the Dodge fuel filler cap, single headlights and 3 slit taillights. Also, word is that this car will be up for sale very soon. The owner is located in the south east. Just thought some of you might want to know. Don't know any other details about the car, but it looks real nice.
Ed
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[bkhpah]

Interesting Motion Corvette for sure. Thanks for the pix..any more?
BKH

[COPO]

I'd like to see some pictures of the whole car if you have more. Thanks

[ed427vette]

Trying to get some pics of the finished car.
Here is one from the rear view. Stay tuned.
Ed

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[JoeC]

There was a Motion Phase III Corvette on the cover of Sep. 1970 hi per cars magazine. I thought it was the same car but the one in the magazine looks red.

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[ed427vette]

That is in fact the very same car. I also have the magazine. If you look at the article you will see that it has the dodge style fuel filler cap. Motion only made about a dozen phase III GT's and it is beleived only one with the dodge fuel cap.
The color is way off on the cover. That vette graced the cover of dozens of magazines in the early 70'S.

[YenkoYS100]

I wonder why they restored it incorrectly with that extra stripe around the hood scoop?
Rick

[ed427vette]

Joel Rosen decided to put it on the car. He thought the owner might like it.??? Also the rear stripe is not totally accurate. It should be wider going into the rear window and wider down the side of the car by the bumperette. It should have covered the side marker light.

[JoeC]

I always liked those Corvettes. There was another 69 Motion Phase III GT cover car. This one looks red, has a different "Lemans Style" gas cap, stock front glass, and a different rear stripe. I was told that a pro football player bought a gold and black Phase III GT to match his team colors. When the car was being restored they contacted him and asked what all the extra switches were for that had been installed in the console. The ball player told him it was for his stereo headphones. He said he needed them to hear his music during high speed long distance road trips.
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[ed427vette]

The one pictured on that cover with the Lemans cap and stock front and rear glass was the first GT car built. The reason the front and rear were left factory is that the fiberglass components were not ready in time for the 69 International Auto show and Joel wanted to show off the car and GT program. Also the gills on the front fender were installed upside down as those on most of the other cars! Joel has been known to say sometimes they made that mistake!!! HA! Looks cool no matter how they did it.

[ed427vette]

By the way, I'm positive that car is Monaco Orange also and not Red. Both of the above cars were in Vette magazine in the April 1992 issue.

[RONNIE]

Hi guys does anyone have pics of this car. The pics are so old now the don't come up. I have restored some cars for Joel over the years and would like to know if this was one of them and what happened to them. Thanks
RONNIE

[Pantera]

Sure here you go. Did you ever do any work on these cars and if so what color were they?

By the way please fill in your profile.

[RONNIE]

Thanks Ed but thats not the one I'm looking for. What about the one I'n the begining of this post. If it's the one i think it is the only pics o that car of it being worked on should have been in my driveway.

[RONNIE]

Ohh yeah the owner of that car should be a guy from arkansas by the name of Jim Parkington. It was a really big job. Joel was the one who took those pics. I have some of it too I'll see if i can geet them scaned in and i'll post them. I did quite a bit of work for Joel in the last ten years or so.

[JoeC]

Ronnie,
I have this pic of a cover car not sure if this is the one you are talking about.

[Pantera]

Ronnie

Sorry I am not Ed, I am Larry.

Have you ever worked on this car and do you have any pic's of it other that what are in the magazine articles? I am trying to find out where or to who Joel sold it to back in '69. I have been told it was a Pittsburg Steeler and he had it painted black w/gold stripe. Sorry about the wrong car I didn't notice the old dates on this string.

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[RONNIE]

Sorry larry got the names messed up. No Ive never seen that one. Joe I on't think thats the same car thee one I did had the slits for the rear lights. Do you guys have any of the picsfrom Eds original post??

[RONNIE]

Joe aree you the guy that bought Robins car??

[JoeC]

yes also have Judith's car

[RONNIE]

cool did you get all the hair out I put the wing pipes hood and roll bar thing (what ever that is) in judy's car. gla to know that someone is takin care of all the stuff. I think Jffy and Robin still have the GN too. Joels aero is sold though. Do you have any pics???

[JoeC]

The dogs ate up the seats so they put new seats in it. The bar is some type of show bar with a light in it. She liked to cruz the beach with the top down. I think all the stuff you put on is still there. here is a picture /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggthumpup.gif

[JoeC]

Did you work on the two Motion cars in the upper right of the magazine cover? I know who has the Camaro and I have the Monte Carlo SS Areo

[RONNIE]

Yeah thats robins car on thee cover. When i worked on it. It was trashed already. i made the pipes on it a few years ago for Jeffy. The yellow car I've never touched Joel asked me numeous times to do the yellow car over but he wanted it done relly cheap and it need lots of work. I think if I remember correctly tha t Joel sold all the cars in the garage to some one on the west coast a while back for allot. They were the yllow camaro, yellow 70 vette, the blue 74 that I did, The blue grey maco, and the black shark car that I fixed after someone crashed into in the driveway and tore the back off of. Has any one seen an of these cars anywere in a while. I like to see what happened to them and were the are.

[RONNIE]

ed mailed me this pic thats the one I did the body on it was a REAL MESS when it got here. Turned out to be a huge job but it really looked minty mint wheen it went home to it's owner

[JoeC]

The yellow 70 was one of Joel's favorit cars. A guy from Indy bought the 4 cars that were at Joel's house. here is a cover shot of it.

[RONNIE]

I kinda remember some were there was an article of that one with the Menphis bell airplane some were. He also said he would never sell that one (yeah right). I measured off that car for the light an some of the striping on the orange car.

[RONNIE]

Joe do ou know were the black shark car is ? the one with the rainbow stipes 4 seats and tilt front

[JoeC]

here is the cover shot of the Super Shark III 4 seat Motion Corvette wild custom show car. I hear it is in CA and needs restoration as the chrome got rusty. It had almost a complete chrome suspension, wild fish mural paint under hood, and custom glass etching work so will be an expensive restoration.

[RONNIE]

II had to fix the whole back of that one before it was sold. Some one ran a truck into the back of it in joels driveway. the whole back of the car was wrecked pretty good. I din't paint it over causr the new owner was going to restore it. I gave it to him in primer. that car was in real sad shape it was more than just some rusty chrome. That was a real shame joel left that car out side under a cover right next to the great south bay for quite a few years (at least 10) When it was dropped off here I couln't even push it the brakes were so rusted I had to pull it into ths shop with my tractor. I have pics of it somewere I'll tr to get them scanned in and post them here as soon as i can

[livettes]

The owner is a very nice man named Jim Tarkington, He owns a group of new car dealerships in Searcy Arkansas,Trumann Baker Chevrolet,Dodge ect. I saw this car several years ago when he first brought it in to his shop(very rough) and then again not long after the restoration was completed (very nice).I will try to get with Jim &amp; take some photos to post in the next week or so. He lives about 90 min. south of me.

[RONNIE]

Cool I'd love to see it now that it's finished. One of jims guys (Ithink his name is Heuy or somthing like that) was supposed to email mee some pics when they got it all together but i never heard from them. Guess no news is good news. he must have liked it. Tell Jim to get on this message board. I'd love to here how it all went.
Pics would be great!!!!!

[livettes]

I have taken several photo's of Jim Tarkingtons 69 PhaseIII GT. However the file for each indivdual photo is too large to attach. I will have to get some help &amp; try to post them at a later date.
Ronnie, if you did the body work on this car you did a great job.
Jamie

[JoeC]

Jamie,
Email the pictures to me and I can post them.

[55chevy]

Hi Jamie. We met at SCR6. I looked at your Vette right before you left out to head home Sunday. Have you gotten started on the restoration yet? Send me some pics of you have any. I can post those Phase III pics for you if you want to send me those too. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggthumpup.gif /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/beers.gif

[RONNIE]

Thanks. Jamie I'd love to see them!! Did you go there and take pics? Where is the car? In the showroom? Thats what Jim said he was going to do with it.

[livettes]

Ed
Thanks for your interest. I pulled the body off the frame the day after I got home from the reunion. The restoration is going pretty well. I have been working nearly every night &amp; weekend on the car. I have the frame &amp; suspension pieces dissembled, sanblasted &amp; powder coated. I have reworked the flares &amp; rear body panel&amp; have all the body work done to the rear section of the car &amp; in primer I have all the glass work roughed in on the front cap. I have not stopped itching since the first week of September.
I have taken a number of photo's &amp; will try to send some to you. Gary (the brush) also ask me to send some to him &amp; keep him updated on the progress.

[livettes]

Ronnie
The car is in his airplane hangar right now. I know Jim did display the car in his showroom for some time but it has been in the hangar both times I have looked at it.
Jamie

[RONNIE]

Jamie thats great! Did you get those pics up yet? What kind of vette do you have and do you have any pics of it online??

[livettes]

I am restoring a 68 big block coupe that has all the Phase III stuff on it. Body panels, valve covers, intake, carb, &amp; breather ect. I have traced the car back to the original owner who said he had ordered all of the pieces from Motion &amp; had them installed by a local shop in Philladelphia in early 1973. Gary (the local brush) looked at the car at SCR6 and confirmed what the original owner had told me, that everything was Motion but the work was not done in their shop. As Ed and a few others can attest the car was pretty rough when I got it. Only 36,000 actual miles 1/4 mile at a time. Hope to have complete for SCR7. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/3gears.gif

[JoeC]

here are the pictures from Jamie

[JoeC]

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[55chevy]

Sounds like you're making some great progress Jamie. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggthumpup.gif I can't wait to see it completed! Knowing how it looked before you started /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/eek.gif /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif

[Fhakya]

Isn't that a Mopar gas cap in pic 3?

[Pantera]

It sure is a Mopar cap unlike all the rest that were made by MOON