67 Baldwin/Motion chevelle 427

[MASON]

JOEC you are correct about the blue metal flake. Thinking back, in my grand parents house it had metal flake paint, I did forget about that, Thats one more question I will ask my father, when it was painted. You have to understand that my father worked at my grandfathers garage with his brothers. If he wanted he could have repainted the car daily. I did ask my brother about the color when it had lettering. Many of you didn't know the color because of the pic being to dark. The car was two tone. it had the org. color on top and a navy blue on the sides, thats what my father had told him, Its hard to get all the info out of my father because I don't see him all the time and to ask question after question about the car, it may get tiring to hair. So little by little I will find out your questions, Also I read the post from COPO that you purchased the car without the engine? Where's the 427? When Tom had the car I never seen it again. but when he got it from Eddie the engine was in it. Only the trany was missing. will be back alittle later. Ron

[MASON]

Just talked to my father got alittle info, First he never changed the emblems on the chevelle, when he picked the car up from Baldwin as he can remember they were on the car. The car also had the gears changed and the tranny worked at Baldwin. The car had 5.13 put in. He honestly doesn't remember what year the car was painted the metal flake. Maybe a few more questtins I will ask over the week end. I will be back on around 11 est. Where is the supercar show, sounds great. My brother and I are interested, but to get my father from his work would take alot, we have been trying to get him to Englishtown with us but hasn't gone yet, maybe this year. Ron

[Mr70]

August 29-30 2008 @Collinsville,Il.

[COPO]

Realistically, I seriously doubt the car will be ready to show until the 2009 SCR. The work has started on the restoration, but it is early in the process.

Once I got the car, I was really shocked to discover the original 12 bolt survived all of years of racing and still matched the POP. I'm not sure what gears are in it now, but from the factory it was a 4:56 rear per the POP, and then Motion installed 4.88's prior to the sale. Later it might have gotten some bigger gears as Ron mentions.

Imagine in 1967 driving 100 miles each way to NY National Speedway with this car having 4.88's and an M-20, setting the B/HR track record 11.50 @ 120+ and then driving home! That's a stout beast!

[mc25t190]

I am proud to say that i am the happy owner now and the car is going to be restored to the mint condition you referred earlier in this post. i will be trying to contact you soon. Can you private message your phone numbers to me. What a piece of history!

[JChlupsa]

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Imagine in 1967 driving 100 miles each way to NY National Speedway with this car having 4.88's and an M-20, setting the B/HR track record 11.50 @ 120+ and then driving home! That's a stout beast!

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even more fun with 1967 gas prices

[x Baldwin Motion]

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Imagine in 1967 driving 100 miles each way to NY National Speedway with this car having 4.88's and an M-20, setting the B/HR track record 11.50 @ 120+ and then driving home! That's a stout beast!

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even more fun with 1967 gas prices

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No hon-0-drive ?

[COPO]

I could be wrong, but don't think any Motion cars got the Hone Overdrive until the 69 model year. There were VERY few cars built in '67 as it was the first year of the new partnership between Motion and Baldwin Chev. and the program was started later in the year. Things really got rolling in '68 and onward.

[Born30YrsLate]

Does your dad know that he is a celebrity around here?...

[JoeG]

Hi Mason,
Your dad's car is one of the HOLY GRAILS of the Baldwin Motion combine............
How did your dad wind up at Motion Performance--thru the magazines or seeing Motion run at the track..
When your dad ordered his Chevelle did he initially plan to have Motion throw the whole HI-PO parts book at it.....JoeG