Re: 71 Motion Nova?
Hello Members....just thought I'd respond to this post as I came across it several weeks ago while doing research on this car that was for sale on ebay back in August/September 2005.
I am the new owner of the car this thread was started for. Let me first start by saying I am a newbie to this site as well as the muscle car forum...being a Gen-X "kid" of 36 years old...I admittedly have come from a hobby of import sports cars...and am just getting my feet wet in your area of expertise. Don't get me wrong...I do know a small bit about these cars...and was actually pursuing the purchase of a '69 Yenko Camaro or Chevelle (tribute car admittedly) as lack of funds would not allow the purchase of a genuine Yenko car.
That is what led me to this car as I trolled Ebay and other sites like collectcartraderonline.com looking for the right car. For those of you on this board who have authentic Yenko's, Baldwin's etc...I am not intending any disrespect by joining your forum with what admittedly is likely not even a Motion "worked" car as was advertised initally by the seller.
As the seller stated, although the story did change here and there each time it was told to me, the "story" is that the car was a Nova that the owner either took to Motion for some "work" and parts installation, or more likely ordered Motion parts via their mail-order catalog to build a tribute car, conversion, clone...whatever your favorite term is for this type of car. As stated, there is no physical proof or paperwork to verify either story...so it could be a total fake Motion reference other than a few emblems and stickers. I bought the car in full knowledge this is likely just a tribute car with possibility of some Motion parts (or comparable parts) with no way to prove any lineage even if any ever existed.
As stated by some other posts earlier in the thread, I think it's a pretty cool looking car...the Vette sidepipes, Motion hood and 427 badges do turn heads and garner questions even though I've only had the car about 3 weeks and have driven the car about 50 miles total. I got the car for my wife and I to do some summer cruising in and maybe go to a few local car shows for fun.
This car is not in show condition as the paint on the hood, roof, and trunk has seen better days do to sitting outside for some period of time. But overall the car seems to run and drive pretty solid, non-numbers matching of course...
Anyway, if anyone is local to me and would like to check out the car and maybe tell me for sure what parts may or may not be Motion or similar COPO parts, so that I truly know what I have or don't have...I would appreciate that very much. While the car is for fun...I do like to be honest with people who will ask questions about it being a BM car...and want to know the truth myself so I know what I have. I'm not sure taking it to a local "speed shop" will help me answer any of those questions, and so I am here to get any help or additional information I can....again...so that I know what I have when speaking about it, and speaking in relation to real Motion cars as well.
I do have a '71 Motion Performance catalog to match part numbers. Any comments or assistance would be greatly appreciated.
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