Motion convertible
 

Any idea of how many motion converted cars were convertibles . Thanks. Jeff

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I have heard reports of no BM verts, but at least this shop order 73 car existed.

https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/pics...teroadster.jpgC.Stone photo

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I saw a story in the November 2006 Corvette Fever magazine about a 1968 Motion convertible. It is black with the white motion stripes, L-88 hood, flares, side pipes, phase III ignition, torker intake, Motion finned valve covers, and motion replacement L-88 engine. You might be able to access it on Google if you want to read the story. If I could scan it in and send you a link I certainly wood, but I am not that good at computers! The article is titled THE LEVIATHAN, if you want to do a google search.

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Here it is:

http://www.corvettefever.com/feature...ter_leviathan/

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that is a known shop order car originally from Jersey

https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/pics...n_68_vette.jpg

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One of my favorite Motion cars, but IMO, Motion made some of the best looking modified cars of the era.

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Living just 12 miles from Yenko Chevrolet my whole life, I saw a lot of Yenko cars back in the 60's and 70's on the streets and daily drivers ,but I think Motion had better looking and better concept on especially Corvettes than Yenko did. I wish I had lived as close to Motion Performance as I did to Yenko!

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Paul, where did you live? I am from the South Hills, Baldwin Whitehall area. My dad was an insurance adjuster for many years and frequented Yenko Chev bitd.

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I am in Monroeville. At times way in the past Don Yenko would visit my shop when I still had my partner who he was close friends with.

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: vettebuilder</div><div class="ubbcode-body">...........I wish I had lived as close to Motion Performance as I did to Yenko! </div></div>

it all went by so fast, we had no idea what it would mean 40 years later.

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I guess at this point, we should be glad that the folks at Motion, Yenko, Harrell, Nickey, et al (including Royal, Spalding, etc.), did what they did so we can enjoy them now.

What shop did you/do you run? I did some running around in Monroeville...

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: luzl78</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Any idea of how many motion converted cars were convertibles . Thanks. Jeff </div></div>

do you mean any Motion Performance built car?

I have a 1989 Motion Mustang GT convertible built for Mrs Motion (Joel's wife) Motion hood, emblems, side pipes, spoiler etc.
was used in the MP catalog

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: JoeC</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: luzl78</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Any idea of how many motion converted cars were convertibles . Thanks. Jeff </div></div>

do you mean any Motion Performance built car?

I have a 1989 Motion Mustang GT convertible built for Mrs Motion (Joel's wife) Motion hood, emblems, side pipes, spoiler etc.
was used in the MP catalog

</div></div>i was wondering 67-74 all makes

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In one of the MP new car displays shown in Cars Mag, there was a Corvette convertible.
I'm going by memory, but I think it was a white 68 or 69 with a roll bar. It was not the subject of the photo but was in the background.
Those MP displays, such as at the Nassau coliseum car show, MP would have a mix of new customer cars and MP sponsored race cars, so its hard to say what that car was.

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That is the car I bought off of this site and frame on restored. It was a white car new Joe, and there is always the possibility it was the car in the photo you are talking about. Couldn't really find much on that car. Took a stab at how it might have looked. Definitely was fathom blue at one point in its life. Very interesting tidbit on that car. It had a 350 engine in it when I bought it, but not just any, it turned out to be a 1972 ZR1 engine! The article attached in this thread is about as inaccurate as it gets. Article was not done when I owned it. First and foremost, Tom Billigens car was not a clone! [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/smile.gif[/img] That is the car that the rear tire came off, along with the rear quarter, a month after it was finished!