need help on 1 st Motion Vette?

Pantera · #1 08-25-2003, 03:21 AM

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 · #2 08-25-2003, 04:46 AM

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** · #3 08-25-2003, 12:03 PM

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 · #4 08-25-2003, 02:08 PM

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 · #5 08-25-2003, 06:11 PM

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 · #6 08-25-2003, 11:33 PM

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

**sixtiesmuscle** · #7 08-26-2003, 01:45 AM

Does anybody have the dealer # info on this car??

**COPO** · #8 08-26-2003, 02:00 AM

Those are the correct zone and dealer codes for Baldwin Chevrolet.

**sixtiesmuscle** · #9 08-26-2003, 03:18 AM

Well Charlie, I guess "Pantera" owes you a big thanks, huh? Sounds like $1500 is a pretty good investment to verify a , oh I don't know, maybe a $250,000. car?

Pantera · #10 08-26-2003, 04:52 AM

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.

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