Identifying 1969 Baldwin Motion Corvettes

[djunod]

The body certainly doesn't contain any of the usual markers of a Motion car. If you know of any other Motion vehicles that look like that, then please share the photos!

The only way to be absolutely sure is to pay the $1500 to Joel Rosen to lookup the VIN.

[copolocater]

I'm digging right now.What I'm concerned about is the slots,side exhaust,airbox in hood,ZL-1 fender flares,late 69 valve covers, L-88 type hood ,tufted seats and most of all northeast. I wouldn't discount it. If you look at his 78-79 catalog of everything corvette joel ever sold you'll see all these items I mentioned.Cover-headlights,page5-tufted interior,page8-headlights,page 17 hood,page 18-airbox,page 22-fender flares,page 35-side exhaustand page-36 slots.If anybody has this catalog and can post these items it would help.It has the van on the front.

[djunod]

Those are all standard items for the time, available from a lot of vendors, and used by a lot of customization shops.

If we want to go off location, then John Silva (Ipswich, Salem MA) is closer to that area and more prolific with customized Corvettes. From 1969 until 1979, he created 125 of the Maco body style alone (he did lots of other styles as well, but they were generally unique and not as common as the pictures here).

Motion only did 3 of the Maco body style (Silva is the original creator of the shape), and only did 1 of the "Manta Ray". I don't know number of Phase III 'Vettes, but it wasn't very large either. Motion's creations were rather unique as well, and not as common looking as the pictures here either.

There certainly are a lot of other shops in the area that did similar customizations in the '70's.