68-69 motion chevelle hood.

[JoeG]

rat tuned,
This was a PhaseIII L78 ,so it has the SS396 badges,--there is----- PHASE III----- in white letters on both side of the stingray hood---which I had to remove right after I got the car , because some car-guys knew of the awesome PHASEIII 427 camaro and the PHASEIII letters would make it tough to get a money-run--they figured I was trying to sting them with a 427 under the hood and 396 badges on the car---lot of mind games back then.
As far as I've noticed in hood catalogs there isn't a stock # for a stingray scooped fiberglass hood for a 68/69 Chevelle [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/dunno.gif[/img]??---But with the specs, a good fiberglass man could make a copy of almost anything-----you just have to see if the price fits into your budget on how much you want to spend.--------------------JoeG [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img]
Photos---I sent some photos to be posted---so you could see just another of the different flavors of MOTION cars in the 60's---American car companys were on a muscle-car roll mid-60's to early 70--it was hard to keep up and try to stay ahead of some heavy muscle,- with all the horse-power they were throwing at you----but like a lot of car-guys, I had a hell-of a lot of fun trying to!!!------- [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/burnout.gif[/img]--- [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/beers.gif[/img]

[azrapse]

Hey rat tuned,

Per your 2/24/03 post: "I was just looking through an old musclecars mag(1984) that has an article on a 1969 phase 3 chevelle. although it states that the car is a 69 it has all 68 trim. "

I wondered if you had any more photos from that article, or the article itself you can post or send my way.

Much appreciated. PS - seems from some of your posts you might be working on a '69 MOTION Chevelle clone/ conversion; just curious as to what your plans are for emblems, color, stripe/s?, wheels, hood, interior, [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/[/img]etc..

Edward.

[rat tuned]

hi edward,
at some point I thought that I would do a conversion. but I went another route. I just happen to be a big fan of all motion cars but chevelles in particular. I have several articles about motion chevelles and collect old magazines. my favorite are the "cars illustrated" and "street and strip". I am sorry i am not very good with the computer and have no way of showing any thing. good luck mike

[azrapse]

Thanks rat tuned; understandable.

More questions though...Can you describe some, if any, of the '69 Motion Chevelles you've seen - was the '69 BM Ertl Skunk Chevelle an actual car that you know of, or just a fabrication by thier modelers?

Any info is appreciated...

[JoeC]

The "Skunk" was a 63 Corvette that Joel had back in the early 60s. He won alot of races with this car (road and drag) and it began to make the Motion name known as a performance shop. Many of the Ertl Motion cars were real cars. I collect the ones that I have real pictures of.

[azrapse]

This one. This is the only diecast I know of, besides the Drags, that has Centerlines on it.

It'd be nice if it was a real car, either way it's an excellent diecast - one of my favorites.

[JoeC]

I have not seen a real Motion Chevelle like that. There may have been one with a stripe down the center but the centerline wheels came out about mid 70s.

[x Baldwin Motion]

Originally Posted by azrapse

This one. This is the only diecast I know of, besides the Drags, that has Centerlines on it.

It'd be nice if it was a real car, either way it's an excellent diecast - one of my favorites.

Now we know a similar 69 BM Chevelle did exist. It would probably look pretty good with SSTs or Centerlines