JoeG's 1969 Baldwin Motion SS L78 Chevelle

[JoeG]

JoeC,
That modern side-view and hood view are the ones that were sudmitted to Ertl.

zgator,
That rake or slight rake look ----was on a lot of the Motion cars--I was always partial to a slight rake especially on the early camaro's.----JoeG--

Denis,
Thanks for cleaning that picture up --it's like looking thru a clean pair of glasses---I made myself a copy-- [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggthumpup.gif[/img]---

[mc25t190]

neat! good work hvychevy and joe g.

[DarrenX33]

wow!

[JoeC]

JoeG more q's if you don't mind.
Do you know the date you picked up the car? What is build date on car's trim tag? Did you pick up the car at Motion or Baldwin Chevy? Do you remember what valve covers came on the car? thanks

[hvychev]

Joe I have a couple more questions as well.

When you decided that you wanted a Motion car did you choose this unique color combo or did you just take whatever SS L78 396 that Baldwin Chevy had on the lot.

Do you remember Baldwin Chevy's layout? What other Hi-Po cars did they have on the ground. Did they have a Motion prepared car in the showroom on display?

Did you ever keep the paperwork on your ride?

[JoeG]

Frank,
Unique color combo----not a traditional chev color--nevertheless-I was already on the outs with my future other half for buying the car --so it was give and take--she didn't want stripes, no loud colors,no black-- she did like red with a black vinyl top---but there were a lot of red/black combos in brooklyn---I happened to see a 69 Chevelle convertable white top, burnished brown/parchment int--and it just caught my eye----so I said lets get a convertable---and she then proceeded to explain to me how gangs of roving thugs were going to hunt down our car and slash the convertable top into threads,-----scratch one convertable,-------- I just happen to like the white/ burnished brown combo----I asked the dealer if I could special-order a white vinyl top --he said yes--and my headache went away
I'd be blowing smoke if I told I remembered the inside of Baldwin Auto in detail-----Looked like any other car dealership that I had been in.----If there were any Motion cars on display at the time I was there--I would have remembered that---but they could have displayed a Motion car---then again Motion was only blocks away.---Joe--

[JoeG]

JoeC,
Not at all---gives me an excuse to go thru some old car-stuff.
I still have the Baldwin Auto Co.--car invoice---7/14/69.
P/P---5--May
Build-sheet---05-22
Car had to be ordered thru Baldwin Auto--because there was a trade-in involved.
Car was at Motion being given the once over--I had to sign out the car at Baldwin Auto[ few blocks away]
Now---My car had the factory-chrome v/c's from motion--in the 1969 motion car/sales brochure--ther are 3 photos------standard 427 engine--chr. v/c-----PhaseIII 427 engine--chr v/c----L88 competition 427-M/T-finned alum. v/c.
Eventually --I put on the Motion finned alum. v/c with Motion emblem.------Joe

[JoeG]

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[Chris396]

What a cool car!