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Yesterday | 08:48 AM

MarkC

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Baldwin Motion 1968

My corvette club hosted a show last weekend and this car was there attracting lots of attention. The owner claimed it was a prototype. He got it from his brother in law who is in poor health. It has the L89 with a L88 cam. There was also a mid engine 63 that was built for the SEMA show in 2020.

Yesterday | 09:03 AM

BADBIRDCAGE

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That some interesting history there. Motion and Nic(backwards K)ey were the big guns back then.

Thanks for the pictures.

Yesterday | 09:08 AM

Radley

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Thanks for sharing.

Yesterday | 09:36 AM

TAlvarez

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Interesting cars. There are a lot of fabrication hours in that mid-engine C2.
Thanks for sharing.

Ted

Yesterday | 10:36 AM

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Originally Posted by TAlvarez

Interesting cars. There are a lot of fabrication hours in that mid-engine C2.
Thanks for sharing.

Ted

The C2 is interesting but not pratical. I don't want to jump over anything to get into
the drivers seat.

Yesterday | 10:44 AM

TAlvarez

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Quote:

Originally Posted by road pilot

The C2 is interesting but not pratical. I don't want to jump over anything to get into
the drivers seat.

Ya, I'm not crazy about a few of the ideas, but I can sure appreciate the skill and craftsmanship that it takes to build something like that.

Ted

Yesterday | 09:07 PM

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Consensus which I concur seems to be the mid engine SWC may be an engineering marvel but ergonomically and practicality not so much.
The Baldwin Motion '68 is a a pertinent part of the muscle car wars history.