Bumped by a Baldwin Motion car
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Bumped by a Baldwin Motion car
I've had my recently acquired '73 454 at Corvette Repair for the last couple of weeks to get a new front bumper cover as well as a laundry list of mechanical items. Because it's close to home and work, I stop by every day to check on the progress. In it's short stay, my lowly '73 has been in the presence of greatness. First, a C3 race car being prepped for Pebble Beach. Then the Corvette Rondine ($1.6M Barrett-Jackson car). And now, a Baldwin Motion corvette! These guys have less than a week left to get this car ready for Carlisle!
It's going to be displayed by Corvette Enthusiast magazine
I'd say the interior needs just a few finishing touches
And the engine compartment is as good as done
All this means my poor '73 will remain bumperless for a while
It's going to be displayed by Corvette Enthusiast magazine
I'd say the interior needs just a few finishing touches
And the engine compartment is as good as done
All this means my poor '73 will remain bumperless for a while
Last edited by C7GrandSport; Aug 14, 2008 at 10:49 PM.
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Kevin bought that car a few months ago here in Conn from a guy I know. He paid big money for it. I was told 200K. I know it did not have that slanted back window when he bought it. It had a stock rear glass opening. Alot of people did not think it was a real Motion car because of it. Funny thing is I was just talking about that car yesterday. I thought it was weird Kevin didn't have it in a magazine or something by now. I was told that Kevin owned that car when it was new or close to new. Bill the guy he bought it from, got it out of New York some years ago.
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I know where he got the slanted back window from 
They have restored some very nice cars in that place which is a lot smaller than I expected considering the reputation they have (good oen that is)
They have restored some very nice cars in that place which is a lot smaller than I expected considering the reputation they have (good oen that is)
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Kevin bought that car a few months ago here in Conn from a guy I know. He paid big money for it. I was told 200K. I know it did not have that slanted back window when he bought it. It had a stock rear glass opening. Alot of people did not think it was a real Motion car because of it. Funny thing is I was just talking about that car yesterday. I thought it was weird Kevin didn't have it in a magazine or something by now. I was told that Kevin owned that car when it was new or close to new. Bill the guy he bought it from, got it out of New York some years ago.
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That's got to be a bit on the bitter sweet side. The awe 
of the Motion car, but the reminder that your isn't done yet and that amazing car is the reason
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Be sure to get some more pics of it to remind you (and us) that yours isn't ready yet. LOL
of the Motion car, but the reminder that your isn't done yet and that amazing car is the reason.Be sure to get some more pics of it to remind you (and us) that yours isn't ready yet. LOL
There my dusty '73 sits ...
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Motion used a company called FastGlass in PA. for custom fiberglass parts built from Motion's design. I am not 100% sure if they did the back window kit also but they may have.
They also did the wild custom Maco shark body kit that was almost a copy of the Mako Shark II show car Chevy built
They also did the wild custom Maco shark body kit that was almost a copy of the Mako Shark II show car Chevy built
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Fastglass did the hood(s) single headlight nose, and maybe the rear tail light section. The Mako was a John Silva (RIP) body that was later molded again and reproduced by Fastglass. It is almost impossible to tell which Mako's are Motion and which are Silva's. There is one remaining company that does Mako's from back in the day (this excludes all the copies of copies, which were copies themselves) and that is Bohannon in Tenn. /:\