z/30 Green Meanie Motion Camaro

[70rs5114]

I'm looking for any info & pics on the second generation small block Camaro's built by Motion called the GREEN MEANNIE, Z30 . I've seen a few small articals but only w/ limited info & no pics. Any help would be great.
Thanks

[70rs5114]

there r a lot of lookers, do any of u have any help!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !1

[70 copo]

I have some pictures of one. Cowl hood and an X ram. Same pictures you have??

[Dog427435]

[b] Motion Z 30 small block Camaro

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[70 copo]

So that is what Joel was building in '71 up? I have a 70 road test from Hot Cars, and the car tested is a modified z-28 and spec's are 350 LT-1 with a cowl hood and X ram with various performance mods.

What is the story on your car? Looks unique.

[Dog427435]

In the early seventies Motion offered a Phase III Z/30 small block rated @ 400hp, 425hp
& a strip only version rated @ 475hp.
The 400hp was 11-1 with an 850 double pumper.
The 425hp had a bigger cam, deeper pan and 2 - 660's on a tunnel ram.
The 475 was blueprinted with head work and 12-1 compression. You had your choice of cam,
and tunnel or street ram depending on your application.
The price range started @ $1500, $1900 and $3000 the strip only version.
They were as expensive as the 427 & 454's!
A Phase III 427 - 450hp was $1500.
A Phase III 454 - 475hp was $1500.
This may account in part for the limited number sold.
I am unfamiliar with the Green Meanie reference.
The Z30 picture I posted is not my car, I believe pictures of this car were posted on this site
over the summer, but I can't locate the thread.

[Xplantdad]

Chuck Cochrane's Camaro...was a members rides feature

https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/showflat...true#Post150323

[Dog427435]

Motion Z/30


I had pulled that shot from the NastyZ28 site where the owner called it a restification in progress of a Baldwin Motion Phase III Z/30 sbc Camaro.
Looking at the thread Bruce posted and then checking postings dating back a couple of years 0n the Z28 site I found I had mistakenly called it a Z30.
It started life as an SS 350 with a 10 bolt rear which Chuck had future plans on turning into a Z30 clone.
Marty Schorr was kind enough to send me a e-mail advising the same and giving some further info on the Z/30's. Marty's e-mail is posted below-thanks again Marty.

Glenn




Glenn:
Saw the pix of red Camaro in your posting on Supercar website. I do not recall any Gen II Z/30 Baldwin-Motion Camaro having a tunnel ram like this one. There were some big-block Phase III models later in production.
The few small-block Gen II Z/30s and earlier Green Meanie Gen I Camaros that were built had cross-ram manifolds, probably Edelbrock, with a pair of Holley carbs. The hood would've been an L88/ZL1 design.
Hope this helps,
Marty


Martyn L. Schorr
PMPR, Inc.

[Dog427435]

[b] Project Z/30 The Green Meanie


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