need help on 1 st Motion Vette?

[Pantera]

I am trying to find color pics of the first Motion vette at the International car show as pictured in the Aug & Oct. Issues of Cars Mag.
If anybody can be of assistance I would love the help. Back in the early '70's I bought a vette that had been
repainted black with a gold stripe that I feel is that same car. It has the slant back window and the gas cap. It looks
just like the car that is pictured in my worn out issue of CARS Aug. '69.
The tank sticker is in bad shape but it came from Dealer # 019 (zone27) Paint was Monaco Orange 02990AA, Black Leather, 427 435 hp. Transistor Ing. Turbo Trans,
order # AWN406. I called Joel years ago about this car and he said it sounded like the same car. Now days
he wants money for the same info.
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[68z302]

Pay the guy! [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/confused.gif[/img]
It will be the best investment in respect to the value of your car. [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/scholar.gif[/img]
It may be more than you would like to spend but WITHOUT documentation I think the value of the car would be considerably less. [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/dunno.gif[/img]

[MosportGreen66]

Pantera,

You have quite the collection of Motion cars! I agree, send Joel some money for that info. He is your best bet!

-Dan

[55chevy]

Larry, If there's anyway you can get that vette out in the sunlight, try and get some good pics of it and take them with you to the supercar reunion. Since Joel will be there maybe seeing pics of the car would refresh his memory. Just a thought. [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/beers.gif[/img]

[JoeC]

welcome to the site
The first Motion Corvettes were 1968s. I have pictures of a few with Motion hoods and other mods.
Do you mean the first Motion Phase III GT? The Phase III GT got the window and headlight mods. There should be holes for the "GT" emblems and the "SS427" emblems.
here is a cover shot of a 69 Motion Phase III GT

[55chevy]

Joe, could you post that article? Would love to read it. Thanks [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/beers.gif[/img]

[Pantera]

Joe that is the car that I have today. I have had it since '72 I am desperatly trying to find the pic of it at the auto show. or a different article. they ran the same pics two months later on the cover again. this was his personal car and you can see it didn't have the headlights but did have the rear window.

I sanded above the license plate today and the holes are there but they have been filled in when the car was repainted black. I will look for the GT holes on the sides. the hood has been closed in and all emblems removed.
Do you know what the dealer # 019 was? I have the tank sticker off it. My car has everything in the article that I can see in the pic's It also has a rear window defroster/Blower. It was not red though and it was a turbo 400.

[Pantera]

Here is a shot of the area above the tag that was not damaged too bad in the rearend wreck it suffered.
You can see where there was something there at one time. I can feel the bondo on the backside where it came through.
I have the paint stripped on this car but not final sanded yet or primed back.

[Pantera]

Just to update those that are interested. Met Joel and what a nice guy. He was answering my question about how many Phase III GT's were made when he said that a white car was sold to a rich guy in Dallas. I perked up when he said that and he added that it had been totaled and didn't exist anymore. He proceded to tell me that the guys son had called him and said he totaled the car. He said he remembered "Lawler" ordering the "FASTEST" thing that Motion could make. I about had a heartattack right there. I then told him that that was the name on the bill of sale that I had found in the glove box of the vette that I bought in Dallas back in '75. he was suprised to hear that it was not a total and did indead still exist.
I will post a pic of this car. Sure felt good to know he at least remembered one of my cars. I will be sending him pic's of my other car just as soon as I can find someone that can verify if it was a TH400 when it was at the NY Auto show.

[SS427]

Larry,
It was very nice meeting you and talking with you in length Friday night. Sorry that my eyes were getting heavy. We also very much enjoyed looking at all those 70's photos you had. Not one but two!!! Motion Vettes sitting together in some of the pictures! If we could only go back in time! I am sure once you have a chance to go over it with Joel, you will likely worry much less about your retirement. [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggthumpup.gif[/img] See you next year at SCR07 or at VetteFest.
Rick Nelson