baldwin motion
I still live down the block from Baldwin Motion, or where it was. I went in to buy "parts" from Joel many times.
Under NO circumstances were there ever 500 Motion cars built. Not a chance.A much closer number was 200.If that, which I highly doubt.
BTW Benjamin Pontiac was/is also just down the road from where Motion was, and Joel used to "Top Cat" tons of Pontiacs also. This was in competition to Royal Pontiac's famous " Bob Cat" racing program. Joel was also a big pontiac fan and Joel's choice to promote his shop at National Speedway in 1969 , was with a 69' Judge he campaigned.
For those of you who don't know, Motion performance was 3 garage bay doors, a very small lot out front and a small parts area with lots of "motion" stickers on "Mr. Gasket parts" which were laying all over the place. Joel didn't really MAKE anything except stickers that was put on other aftermarket parts.
Don't get me wrong I am a great admirer of Joel, he is good at what he does, and that is sell himself and his "parts" and his "legend".
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