69 Motion Phase III GT Vette, found & restored

[ed427vette]

That is in fact the very same car. I also have the magazine. If you look at the article you will see that it has the dodge style fuel filler cap. Motion only made about a dozen phase III GT's and it is beleived only one with the dodge fuel cap.
The color is way off on the cover. That vette graced the cover of dozens of magazines in the early 70'S.

[YenkoYS100]

I wonder why they restored it incorrectly with that extra stripe around the hood scoop?
Rick

[ed427vette]

Joel Rosen decided to put it on the car. He thought the owner might like it.??? Also the rear stripe is not totally accurate. It should be wider going into the rear window and wider down the side of the car by the bumperette. It should have covered the side marker light.

[JoeC]

I always liked those Corvettes. There was another 69 Motion Phase III GT cover car. This one looks red, has a different "Lemans Style" gas cap, stock front glass, and a different rear stripe. I was told that a pro football player bought a gold and black Phase III GT to match his team colors. When the car was being restored they contacted him and asked what all the extra switches were for that had been installed in the console. The ball player told him it was for his stereo headphones. He said he needed them to hear his music during high speed long distance road trips.

[ed427vette]

The one pictured on that cover with the Lemans cap and stock front and rear glass was the first GT car built. The reason the front and rear were left factory is that the fiberglass components were not ready in time for the 69 International Auto show and Joel wanted to show off the car and GT program. Also the gills on the front fender were installed upside down as those on most of the other cars! Joel has been known to say sometimes they made that mistake!!! HA! Looks cool no matter how they did it.

[ed427vette]

By the way, I'm positive that car is Monaco Orange also and not Red. Both of the above cars were in Vette magazine in the April 1992 issue.