67 Baldwin/Motion chevelle 427

[MASON]

Thanks for the warm welcome, I will till you alittle about my self. I usually check out the forum on LS1.com. My brother and I both have GTO's, mine is a 04 Yellow 6MT, and my brothers ( Charlie Jr.) is a 06, 6MT. red. My both have raced at Englishtown ( low 13 ), I guess its just in the family, My father no longer races, he owns a tow and repair garage in Bridgeport Ct. called Mid-Town Auto Body. owned with my uncle Lou and Gus a High school friend, owned since 1983.
When I was around 9 years old, visiting the my grand parents house on Canaan Rd in Stratford Ct. I would beline to the garage to sit in the car, Back then the car was stored in the garage. The car was mint!!!! like it came out of the show room. The paint was back to a org. Navy blue, I think it had the white top at that time. I loved that car, I've been asking my uncle Eddie to buy it since I started to work, I will get into that later. I do have good news for him and bad, hopeing he knows about the bad (miner), not that it would change what the car is. I'm going to end this here for now, If one would like to know more of my the car let me know, and if the owner of the car would perfer to know more in private before I put it ont the forum. he could contact me. I know every thing there is to know about the chevelle since 1977. I do wish it had stayed in the family, but looking at the pics now, I wouldn't have the time or the resources to put the car back to what it should be. Will post again tonight if anyone would to know more. Ron

[x Baldwin Motion]

Welcome to the site and thanks for chiming in on any history of one of the most important MOTiON cars of all time!!

[JoeG]

[quote........ Will post again tonight if anyone would to know more. Ron

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I up for that and there might even be one or two others interested..........

[owners2]

Alway's interested in Cool car stories. Do tell?

[MASON]

Not a cool car story, just the truth, of what I know. The cool story is what the car was, back in 67. The cars racing story ended way before 1977. And to the odometer, not even close. Will post again around 11pm est, Have to go out. Ron

[Dog427435]

Welcome to the site Ron - Would love to hear all the stories you have to tell -
I've been following that car since I was a teen!

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[MASON]

Adding to post: I started to tell you about my uncle eddie, I don't know exacty when he purchased the car from my father, I think it was around 1980, If I remember correctly I think he payed 2k for the car. Some how the chevelle ended up sitting out side my grandfathers garage ( Seaside Garage ) on Henry Street in Bridgeport Ct. This is where the chevelle went down hill, It sat between junk cars and tow aways, for years. Every time I seen Eddie I would ask to sell to me,When if he was going to sell it, he would sell it to me, As you know that never happened, I found out he sold the chevelle to a friend named Tom from Trumbull Ct. I was very upset. I would of sold everything for this car, not because of it being what it is, because it was my fathers and if I did restore it, it would be priceless because I would not have sold it for any price.

[MASON]

When it was at Seaside Eddie did a few upgrades, like adding shaggy rug, blue and white, right out of a 70's show. but I never seen the car move. Now the badddd! While sitting out side Seaside, someone climbed under the car and stole the trany out of it, not the best area. This is want I was told way back, I believe it was the orginal trany not the clutch-flite, not sure. Other additions were side pipes, I didn't like then.and I believe he added roller rockers to the engine. for what, the car never when anywhere. Now the big OUCH. Eddie did take the car out and hit a parked car. took out the nose and the right side frame rail.