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I think it is lunacy to think that a car is worth more because it was sold by a particular dealership. Who cares?? The magic was done after the fact.
[/ QUOTE ]Actually no, with a true Baldwin-Motion car the "magic" was done before it was sold to the first owner, which is part of what makes a lot of people seem to value or covet these cars more than say just a "Motion prepared" car. Lots of guys took their cars to Motion for work, or purchased parts from Motion to install themselves, but a genuine sold new in full Motion trim car is a horse of a different color IMO. Not too many folks had the means or cajones to walk in and buy one of the pre-built Baldwin-Motion beasts off the showroom floor and then try to drive it regularly on the street. It's that simple idea of being able to walk in a regular dealership as a regular nobody and go from "zero to hero" if you had the coin to make it happen. It's akin to being able to buy a competitive Pro-Stock car at your local Chevy dealer today.
I don't think it would matter much though if Joel had other "network" dealers selling his pre-prepared cars off their lots back then, they'd simply be Reedman-Motions, or Malcolm Konner Motions.
Consider yourself lucky...you've got both Motion and Baldwin Motion cars. Not too many can make that claim.
