Marty Schorr....Baldwin Motion book cars needed.

[Charley Lillard]

Marty still needs documented cars and pics for his upcoming book. He is still looking for interesting B-M cars, ones that have not been out there. Always interested in photos of Motion and Baldwin Chevrolet,1967 models, Chevy II/Novas, Biscaynes and whatever has been covered and put away. He already has alot of stuff from members already but is still searching out the unknown cars so if you know of anything let me know or post on this thread.

[DandyDon]

Charlie- A good friend of mine used to write articles for CARS Magazine in the mid-70s when Marty was Editor.
We would like to contact him as we know of two "barn find" Motion Corvettes that would be of interest.
Letters sent to Joel Rosen for documentation have gone unanswered for whatever reason???
Can you provide Marty's email address via the forum or via a PM? My email is: [email protected]

Thanks-DandyDon

[x Baldwin Motion]

DandyDon, I have forwarded your message to Marty. Normally he replies promptly.- Chris

[x Baldwin Motion]

Chris:
Thanks a lot. I'll follow up and see what he's got.
Appreciate your help,
Marty


( he IS prompt!) http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/flag.gif

[x Baldwin Motion]

Pre Order here (http://www.amazon.com/Motion-Performance-Tales-Muscle-Builder/dp/0760335389/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1246743657&sr=8-1)

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[motionwannabe]

i ordered mine this morning. i actually received a message that it was out for preorder. you wont receive it till after the 19th of october though

[x Baldwin Motion]

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Book Description

It was a driver's dream: Along with the full factory warranty, your car came with a guarantee of 11.5-second quarter-mile times. It was also Joel Rosen's dream, and in 1964, he set out to make it a reality. First he built fast cars. Then, taking a page from Ford's "win on Sunday, sell on Monday" strategy, he built a reputation by beating all comers on drag strips and in street races. By 1967, Rosen's Motion Performance was the place to go if you wanted a true muscle car—and, if you ordered a Baldwin-Motion Chevrolet, a muscle car with a full factory warranty. Motion Performance tells the inside story of how it all happened. Brilliantly illustrated with period pictures and modern color photos, the book takes readers along as Cobras, Chevrolets, Oldsmobiles, even Volkswagen Beetles roll into the shop to get torn down and rebuilt into cars unbeatable on the streets and drag strips. Marty Schorr gives a first-hand account of seven years of high-performance life--and of how it all came to a screeching halt at the hands of the U.S. Department of Transportation and the Environmental Protection Agency. A once-in-a-lifetime tale of power and speed, told by one of the principals who put that performance within reach, Motion Performance makes the story of a briefly and thrillingly lived dream available to everyone

[x Baldwin Motion]

From the Inside Flap
In 1964, Joel Rosen and Marty Schorr decided to turn their high-performance dreams into high-performance reality. Calling the new entity Motion Performance, they started building some very, very fast street cars. To take things to the next level, Motion followed Ford's adage "win on Sunday, sell on Monday" and raced its cars at drag strips on weekends and on the streets at night. Those cars beat all comers and Motion started building a reputation.
By 1967, Motion Performance was recognized as the place to go if you wanted to build serious strength into your muscle car. To expand the franchise, Rosen and Schorr formed a legendary relationship with Baldwin Chevrolet, allowing any gearhead of the day to buy an 11.5-second car off the lot--and it came with a full factory warranty.

No other aftermarket muscle car tuner took the hands-on, no-stone-unturned approach followed by Motion: cars were rolled into the shop, torn apart, then rebuilt with the highest-quality components available at the time.

For 10 years, this high-performance flame burned on. Cobras, Chevrolets, Oldsmobiles, even Volkswagen Beetles were transformed into unbeatable cars that ruled the streets and drag strips. Then one day it all came to a screeching halt. The U.S. Department of Transportation and the Environmental Protection Agency threatened to levy fines of up to $50,000 per car Motion Performance sold. And that was that, the end of an amazing chapter of high-performance history.

This is the inside story of how the cars were built, who they were built for, and how they ruled the street and strip. And it's the story of the twenty-first-century resurrection of the Baldwin-Motion brand. Richly illustrated with both period and modern photography, author Marty Schorr knows where the bodies are buried and tells us how they got there.

From the Back Cover
In 1964, Joel Rosen and Marty Schorr set out to make muscle car history. Motion Performance tells the inside story of how it all happened, from racing Corvettes on the streets and drag strips of the East Coast to teaming up with Baldwin Chevrolet to create the legendary Baldwin-Motion muscle supercars; from the EPA shutting the whole thing down to the whole thing being reborn forty years later with the debut of the Baldwin-Motion 540 Camaro SuperCoupe. Brilliantly illustrated with period pictures and modern color photos, this book takes readers on a wild ride as Cobras, Chevrolets, Oldsmobiles, even Volkswagen Beetles roll into the shop to get torn down and rebuilt into cars unbeatable on the streets and strips. It's a once-in-a-lifetime tale of power and speed, told by one of the principals who put that performance within everyone's reach.

About the Author
Marty Schorr has been involved in the high-performance automotive industry since the mid-1950s, when he was publicity director of the Draggin Wheels Hot Rod Club in New York. First a photojournalist, then a magazine editor (Hi-Performance CARS, Custom Rodder, Speed & Supercar, CHEVY ACTION, VETTE), Schorr also published the Quicksilver Supercar series. He worked with Joel Rosen from 1967 to 1974, launching and building Baldwin-Motion, Motion Supercar Club, and Phase III Publishing.

For almost 18 years starting in 1982, Schorr's public relations agency, PMPR, Inc., represented Buick on the East Coast. In 1987 he wrote the book Buick GNX: A Performance Legend in Its Own Time for GM.

Marty Schorr is currently a public relations/marketing/advertising consultant and resides in Sarasota, Florida, with his wife, Sharon, and their Baldwin-Motion Iso Grifo coupe and C6 Corvette convertible.

[motionwannabe]

thats awesome thanks Chris!!! i read all of that this morning before i emailed you. I cant wait to see whats inside

[Dave Rifkin]

Just ordered mine; can't wait.

[x Baldwin Motion]

I wish Marty all the best with this deal, he has certainly put together a MUST HAVE book for every car guy. http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/headbang.gif http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/beers.gif http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggthumpup.gif

[motionwannabe]

HECK YEAH!!! http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/headbang.gifTHE BOOK IS GONNA BE AWESOME!!!! I cant wait to see the pics inside. i might get another just to keep it sealed.

[x Baldwin Motion]

...woke up to this email from Marty;

Hi Chris:
I saw your posting as well as those from others on the Supercar Registry website regarding cover copy of the Motion book. I certainly appreciate all those nice words from my friends.

However, you and others should know that some of that copy was inaccurate and was not proofed by me before being released by the publisher. There will be changes.

For example, in 1964 Joel Rosen was running Motion Performance in Brooklyn, NY and I was Editor of CARS Magazine. We first met in 1964. A couple of years later Joel moved Motion to Baldwin, NY and in 1967 when the Camaro was introduced I worked with Joel on putting the Baldwin Chevrolet deal together, resulting in Baldwin-Motion Supercars. I continued to work with Joel on the Baldwin-Motion program, later on marketing Motion Supercars. At no time did I ever have an interest in Motion Performance. It has always been owned by Joel and Judith Rosen.

As always, thanks for your support.
Regards,
Marty


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[JoeG]

Order is in.......... http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cool.gif http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cool.gif

[motionwannabe]

hopefully the changes get made without causing Marty any problem. i have a feeling its gonna be an awesome book either way.

[Verne_Frantz]

[ QUOTE ]
Order is in.......... http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cool.gif http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cool.gif

[/ QUOTE ]

Mine too! http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggthumpup.gif

[JoeG]

This is a small insert in an article written by a long time Motion fan and well known automotive enthusiast Paul Zazarine in 'MuscleCar Enthusiast"...
"Joel "Mr Motion" Rosen had surgery to relieve a back condition this past May. Since I just had the same surgery in February, I called to wish him good luck.Joel was the man who built the extraordinary Baldwin-Motion Camaros back in the late 1960's .Those cars are now worth six figures. You may not know that Joel is a superb model maker and supplies highly detailed aviation and naval models to both private parties as well as the Department of Defense. I know you join me in wishing Joel a speedy recovery"....Here's to good health guys.. http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/beers.gif

[motionwannabe]

i already sent him well wishes via email a month ago. hopefully hes back at it again soon http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/beers.gif http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/headbang.gif

[bashton]

And for those who would like to have your copy signed by Mr. Schorr, plan on picking one up at the Nickey Chicago Muscle Car and Corvette Nationals November 21-22.

This would make a great Christmas gift too, so plan on buying several copies!

Bashton
MCACN Managing Member

[motionwannabe]

great people like Joel Rosen and Marty make this book worth owning. simply because Joel built the cars and Marty marketed them and its an account of all of their time spent in the 60's and 70's So, you can bet the info in the book is worth a look if it came from them http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/worship.gif http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/headbang.gif

[Motion Camaro]

[ QUOTE ]
[ QUOTE ]
Order is in.......... http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cool.gif http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cool.gif

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Mine too! http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggthumpup.gif

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<font color="blue">DITTO! http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/beers.gif

congrats Marty. http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggthumpup.gif</font>

[x Baldwin Motion]

EMAIL FROM MARTY:

Guys:
Since you have been enthusiastically posting about the book, here's the final front and back covers. Book is printed and probably will be officially on sale sometime in September.

There have been some postings about the copy on the book jacket flap about me and the book. I can't imagine where that came from since it was never used! The book will have a full color laminated hardcover that's both embossed and de-bossed.
No jacket and flap, no photo and copy about me. Maybe that's a good thing!

I have plans to be at Bob Ashton's Muscle Car and Corvette Nationals on Nov 21-22 in Chicago to debut Adam Tuckman's Phase III GT Corvette and will be signing books.

Thanks guys (and other Motion fans in the Yenko Club) for your support.
Regards,
Marty


Martyn L. Schorr
PMPR, Inc.
988 Boulevard Of The Arts, Suite 1509
Sarasota, FL 34236

[x Baldwin Motion]

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[owners2]

Very Cool cover....

[Dog427435]

[b] WOW!!! Can't wait!! http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cool.gif

[motionwannabe]

i cant wait

[motionwannabe]

im getting anxious to get my copy. should be here in october

[JoeG]

http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cool.gif http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/burnout.gif............

[owners2]

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[JoeG]

Heard some Motion books were shipped out.......over 40 years in the making........ http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/beers.gif

[motionwannabe]

mine was shipped and will be here monday http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/beers.gif http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/3gears.gif http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/headbang.gif http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/burnout.gif

[x Baldwin Motion]

A seller has them on Peebait but says "printing in October"?

[mockingbird812]

I ordered mine yesterday. Can't wait! http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif

[2000ss]

Barnes and Noble in Greensburg has 2 in stock.

[Mr70]

Got mine today locally..WOW very nice!

[x Baldwin Motion]

very jealous. sadly cancelling my trip to MCACN now too. http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/frown.gif

[bashton]

[ QUOTE ]
very jealous. sadly cancelling my trip to MCACN now too. http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/frown.gif

[/ QUOTE ]

Don't do that! Marty is still planning on joining us and you can have him sign your book at the show.

Bashton
MCACN Managing Member

[x Baldwin Motion]

[ QUOTE ]
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very jealous. sadly cancelling my trip to MCACN now too. http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/frown.gif

[/ QUOTE ]

Don't do that! Marty is still planning on joining us and you can have him sign your book at the show.

Bashton
MCACN Managing Member

[/ QUOTE ]

http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/tongue.gif Funny, I got the call that changed this plan again after it was too late to edit. Hopefully I can make it a day trip, in and out on Saturday. http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif

[motionwannabe]

got my book today. absolutely awesome!!

[owners2]

Got my book yesterday. Way COOL !!

[hapevo]

[ QUOTE ]
mine was shipped and will be here monday http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/beers.gif http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/3gears.gif http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/headbang.gif http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/burnout.gif

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Same here http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/burnout.gif

[x Baldwin Motion]

http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggthumpup.gif the UPS man is my new best friend. Several sYc members mentioned along with their cars and some photo credits. Congrats to all!! http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/flag.gif

Great job Marty http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/beers.gif http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/headbang.gif

Photo's are fantastic and really bring you right back!!

http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/scholar.gifIf you haven't ordered this book, DO IT NOW !!!

[x Baldwin Motion]

Page 134, site of my first speeding ticket!! http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/haha.gif

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[Motion Camaro]

<font color="blue"> http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/dunno.gif waiting for mine ....

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[JoeG]

Got my Motion books today..........The book was worth waiting for !!!!..Thanks Joel &amp; Marty for the great memories...... http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/burnout.gif
......Very touching piece on Charlie (Astoria Chas)Synder. was well deserved... http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/beers.gif

[jtower1969]

I picked mine up today.....awesome!!!

Page 137. My first encounter with Motion. A ride in that car I'll never forget. I was 8 or 9 years old.

[427TJ]

[ QUOTE ]
I picked mine up today.....awesome!!!

Page 137. My first encounter with Motion. A ride in that car I'll never forget. I was 8 or 9 years old.

[/ QUOTE ]

Got my copy and buried my nose in it for over an hour last night after dinner. I'll have to go back and read page 137. Love the original owner Corvette Bronze '68 RS/SS 427!!! Marty also said that JoeG's Chevelle "still has it's new car smell." Joe, can you bottle some of that and send it to me???

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[Tim Penton]

I got my Motion books this morning. I cannot tell you how much I enjoyed the book. It is a must read. The best way that I can put it is that this book is second only to the Holy Bible!!!!!!! http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggthumpup.gif http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggthumpup.gif

[Tarrytown SS427s]

Wow, the bible, you must really dig reading! lol

[JoeG]

Your right about that original owner (Corvette Bronze)'68 RS/SS 427 ..........it's a beauty!!!!!!!!
I've been leaving burgers and fries on my seats to try and recapture that old time crusing smell...... http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif

[fbirdguy]

Does the bronze car have aluminum slots. I know of an original owner bronze car in my area that was supposedly the first car to get the slots.

[JoeG]

Yes it does have aluminum slotted wheels in the photo....

[Motion Camaro]

<font color="blue">Got mine last Friday, just finished reading it ...




... for the 6th time!

I showed a young guy at work what a dealership looked like when cars were cool.
He thought it was pretty cool, but he can look at a Honda dealership &amp; tell you what all the cars are.
I have to look at the name to know if it is Honda, Toyota, Kia, etc ... Oh well http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/confused.gif


Great job Marty, thanks for all your hard work. http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggthumpup.gif </font>

[Woj]

I just picked up the book today.

Great Job Marty!

Phil Woj.

[Steve Shauger]

Excellent well written book with great photos. On page 34 there is a reference to Dr. Charles Hash as a previous owner of the King Cobra. Back in 1990 or 1991 I purchased a 70 Shelby GT500 from him and he happen to show me this blue 1966 Cobra. He mentioned it had been a drag modified Cobra. Well what I was looking at was Clem Hoppe's King Cobra. Amazing...simply amazing
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[68vet427]

bought mine at borders book store in victor ny.
great book !!!
great info !!
thanks !

[427TJ]

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Yes it does have aluminum slotted wheels in the photo....

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And it is drop-dead gorgeous!

[motionwannabe]

Sure is gorgeous http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/beers.gif

[W117Monte]

Awesome Book!! i have read it cover to cover a few times now. One question though. On the Schneider Camaro, which an entire chapter is dedicated to in the book, why does it have slots on it when it leaves motion, but have green rallys on it now?

[motionwannabe]

Yes , It does have slots on it when it left MOTION and now it has rallys

[W117Monte]

Does anyone know why they were changed?

[motionwannabe]

Probably nothing more than owner preferrence.

[Charley Lillard]

Nice review...

www.nytimes.com/2009/12/13/automobiles/13car-books.html?_r=1 (http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/13/automobiles/13car-books.html?_r=1)

[Atuckman]

well done marty. congrats

[x Baldwin Motion]

MOTION PERFORMANCE

Tales of a Muscle Car Builder

By Martyn L. Schorr. Foreword by Joe Oldham.

310 photographs. 176 pages. Motorbooks. $35.

The last nail in the coffin of the classic American muscle car came in 1974, courtesy of the United States Justice Department. The government’s nine-pound hammer was the Clean Air Act. Rather than Carroll Shelby or other high-profile producers of “super muscle cars,” a young Long Island drag racer named Joel Rosen was chosen for the landmark cease-and-desist order.

The Environmental Protection Agency and the Transportation Department had been sniffing around Mr. Rosen’s shop, Motion Performance, in Baldwin, N.Y. Now, the agencies were demanding $10,000 for each piece of antipollution equipment discarded when cars like 90-horsepower Chevy Vegas were sold with 500-horse V-8s, financed and delivered by nearby Baldwin Chevrolet with factory warranties.

Martyn Schorr writes about these events as if he were there right from Motion’s beginnings in 1963 — which he was, in dual roles, as the editor of High-Performance Cars magazine who moonlighted as Mr. Rosen’s advertising guy. Thus was Mr. Schorr able to provide inside information about every model that flew the Motion Performance flag, from Cobras to VWs, along with terrific street, strip and shop photos.

The author also includes an illuminating introductory chapter, “Muscle in America,” that recaps the high-performance builders whose tradition Mr. Rosen upheld. Whereas other “hot-rod books” tend to be long on photography but short on accuracy and technical details, this rare exception excels on all counts.

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I think I'll read it again tonight. http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cool.gif

[JoeG]

Nice review from the Times.........It took a lot of work and time to put the book together...but Marty and those concerned did it right and the finished book is a nice testament to those who pioneered early on the American Musclecar idea and to Joel Rosen for carrying on the engineering inovations and ideas that made Baldwin Motion Performance one of the top performance shops and HI-PO dealerships back in the day.....Thanks for the memories..............JoeG.. http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cool.gif http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/beers.gif

[Xplantdad]

Hey Joe...no being a stranger, ya hear? http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif

[Tracker1]

Got mine for Christmas. In a word: awesome.

[tom406]

I enjoy Marty's books, ever since I picked up his Quicksilver published books in the 80's. I see he's reprinted the two old Mopar Quicksilver editions into one modern printing:

http://www.amazon.com/Mopar-Performance-...5148&amp;sr=1-2 (http://www.amazon.com/Mopar-Performance-Years-Martyn-Schorr/dp/0982173318/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&amp;s=books&amp;qid=1263415148&amp;sr=1-2)

Maybe a reprint of the Chevy and Pontiac ones is coming?

I got the Motion Book from Amazon recently. That, Colin's Shelby book and the "We Were Ramchargers" books are great gifts for us book buffs. Great job Mr. Schorr.

[4270]

Hello everyone my brother and I had the 67 Camaro and the 67 Chevelle and wanted to tell all of you we will be posting videos of both cars racing together that were found this week along with still shots when both cars were painter marina blue metal flake.Thanks again for all the hype about the Chevelle but wait till u see that Camaro race also,speaking the first time about my Camaro since I owned it 46 years ago from 1967,Joseph Mason

[mockingbird812]

Welcome Joseph. Wow old footage of these two beasts racing? Can't wait. Thanks for stopping in! <<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/3gears.gif

[Xplantdad]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: mockingbird812</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Welcome Joseph. Wow old footage of these two beasts racing? Can't wait. Thanks for stopping in! <<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/3gears.gif </div></div>

Agreed! Should be cool <<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/smile.gif

[SS427]

Awesome. Can't wait to see the footage!