I know it’s a long shot but do any of you remember this car.

It was featured in a magazine in the early 70’s 70-73 maybe and during that time was a show winner.

I just bought the car and am hoping to gather some info on it.

Plate reads MY J490

Pretty unique car and kinda has my hopes up for the obvious reasons.

 

Well I wasn't alive in the 70's, but that bears some resemblence to the 1969 Baldwin Motion Phase III Corvette. What kinda shape is it in now?

 

I don't remember hearing about anyone but Motion doing
the back window like that!!

Rick

 

I'll look thru my stash of 70s vette magazines...How about some recent photos.

 

 

1969 Phase III GT

 

What did you pay for it, and do you have any pics, as it sits now?

 

This car looks like a 68. Were the Motion cars 69s?
If this is a Motion car it would be a wonderful find!!!!
Regards,
Alan

 

Looks like it could have a few motion mods to it but we need better pics to tell.Motor,front,rear,and side.It's not a phase III GT,but could have some Motion history.It resembles a motion car,but the paintjob is odd.(close but not the same)I can't tell from current pic's.There were also alot of copies.Cool car anyway!!

 

Its rumored that the fastback was an ecklers kit, I havent found any proof of that yet. I do agree though that, at the time atleast, Motion was the only one doing it. It is also the conversion, I will look for the speakers tomight when things get quiet around the house.

The car is "pull my butt over red" now and has been since about 74', standard cowl hood.

The wheels are true anson like the phase 3, you can make out the shelby scoop above the wheel (upper right photo). That was a motion thing as well. It looks like the gas cap is raised as well (lower photo) but it is a standard door now. And it is very hard to see much in the photos.

$7,500...I think I stole the car even if it turns out to be a plain jane no-pedigree 68'. It currently has a 327/4-spd/4.56 runs good. Body interior is decent. The guy claims 56,000 on the odometer is actual....please lord

Trim tag shows 414/978, international Blue w/Blue int., the only RPO code, K06, as a fan for the engine. I cant find the code for 1968 but its listed as a 69 option.

I get excited because to me the two shop photos look like build photos...no side pipes yet, getting suspenion work...maybe...another vette in the photo....anybody recognize that valvoline box

This is interesting, the guy assures me the car was an original 427 car. The tach is for a L-79 327 350hp...I'd like to think the car was bought and sent straight to motion for the 427 treatment. I plan on droping the tank in hopes of finding a build sheet.

What #'s do I need to look for or other clues to it being a motion car?

 

It is a 68'

Baldwin motion really got started around 67' I think, but most "motion" vettes are 69' or newer. Rosen was racing the KO-Motion, 63?, vette earlier and was setting records well before "baldwin Motion".

 

There are Alot of copies out there for sure. The paint scheme does throw me off, but I have seen enough variances in motion schemes to not rely on it being the "arrow" down the side that we all think of.

I've seen one verified motion camaro with the "negative" paint up the 1/4 and up the middle of the trunk.

It is identicle to the rear of this car. I think the camaro was a 70' model.

 

Nice photo.
I've seen a similar color scheme for the early Apollo Astronauts.
They were offered corvettes through Chevrolet and NASA.
The offer to buy was so ridiculously low, they couldn't afford not to buy them.
They were 427 cars, custom painted in a color very similar to the one above,
in Riversides Gold with a flat black detail. Unique for sure. I have these
photos but without permission I cannot legally post. Sorry.
I'm sure if you google Astronaut Corvette, you will see
the cars I'm describing.

 

Alot of the high end motion cars had badging and so on but,motion had hundreds of cars come through for different mods.Mostly new cars! (Motors,overdrives,and bodymods.)Vegas,Novas,Camaro's,and Vette's.So it's hard to prove or disprove of having something done by them.However there are a few out there that would recognize the work and mods.You might find something on it somewhere.It would be cool to see another rare one pop up from the woodwork!
(that would be cool!)

 

I remember seeing the car, but it seems to me like it was in a "corvette" or maybe a sports car book.

Also, I got gas today. The fill neck is at least 2.5" to 3" in dia. Is that normal?

 

Was it the guys that did yenkos or Baldwin that you can pay about two grand and they will tell you if the car was one of thiers?
I looked into it last year....just dont remember.

 

I think just about any "era" builder will charge a fee to varify it.

I've heard Joel Rosen, Motion perfomance, starts @ $1,500.

Thats could be $1,500 to find out its not.

At this point I can spend that money in a better way...given the # of clones out there.

Sooner or latter I will drop the gas tank and look for a build sheet/invoice. Best case scenerio is I find a Baldwin invoice on it. In that case I ante up to Rosen.

Paint is last on my list for this very reason.

 

How about posting some pictures of what it looks like now.