New member & chasing Motion info

[DarrylD]

These might still be available in back issue: "VETTE";April 92, Sept. 90, May 84, May 95(my car),; "CORVETTE FEVER";June 93, March 98, Sept. 99,; "CORVETTE Quarterly" sring 92.
If you have specific questions about the 69 Phase III GT, I can try to answer them for you. If your looking for production figure's you'll probably be disappointed. I don't think anyone know's for sure.
Darryl

[Chevy454]

Darryl:

Good to hear from you again! How is everything down south in LA? Maybe you can help shed some light on this Corvette for Sheridan!

I also have a question for you: how do you like the 3 barrel carb on your 'Vette? How does it compare (performance and driveablity wise) to a regular 4 barrel? It seems to me that it is generally not accepted as a "mainstream" carb, although I have heard they work really well, but you don't see that many of them...kind of like the 1 barrel(?) "Predator" carbs of today!

[DarrylD]

Things are going good down here in Cajun Country. Such a nice day, I just got back from taking the 64 vette conv. out for an afternoon drive.
My three bbl has given me alot of grief, but most of the problems are probably due to sitting to long. Remember, I'm a big chicken, and don't drive my car regularly like you guys! The problems I've had are a blown power valve, leaking rear transfer slot and front float sticking several times. When it's working, it seems to work pretty good though. I've heard they were only made a few years because the racers said the were tempermental and hard to tune. Truth is, I think they got a bad wrap because Motion installed most of them with the "gear drive" throttle kit, which was prone to binding and breaking.
Bye the way, I haven't registered yet, but I will be at the show this year. Still sorry I missed last year!

[Chevy454]

Darryl:

Glad to hear you are goin gto make it! I had forgotten about the gear drive linkage...man, I can't even IMAGINE what kind of trouble I could cause myself with something like that!

I am working on updating the page as we speak, and I will add your name and everyone else who has contacted me since the last update. Should be a GREAT time!

[AussieVette]

Thanks for the info Darryl, I take it those particular magazine issue had features or articles on the Motion Corvettes.

I'll contact the magazines as see if I can get my hand on those back issues.

Sheridan

[bbdon]

Click on the links below to see an old article about the 69 Motion Vette. This originally appeared in Speed and Supercar magazine, October 1969. The fourth file is the Baldwin /Motion ad from the same magazine.
http://www.sonic.net/bbdon/free/p3gt-1.jpg
http://www.sonic.net/bbdon/free/p3gt-2.jpg
http://www.sonic.net/bbdon/free/p3gt-3.jpg
http://www.sonic.net/bbdon/free/p3gt-4.jpg

[AussieVette]

Thanks for that article bbdon that was excellent!!!