Nice car---what does everyone think?

[Pantera]

I doubt that Joel would do that kind of bodywork on a car and not use his hood and would take the "Corvette" letters off the back of the car. I think this is just another wana-be Motion.

I agree with the others that to me it looks just like Ecklers body parts, especially the hood.

[AutoInsane]

What a beautiful Vette!! Great pictures as well....

[djunod]

That is an L-88 hood... Why do you call that an "Eckler's" hood? Some people prefer the L-88 hood to any other hood... looks great on all C3 Vettes and 2nd Gen Camaros.

I do agree that is a beautiful & very straight car.

[Salvatore]

I like it! BUY IT! At least it looks period correct. Probably runs good.

[Pantera]

A True L-88 hood that looks like that one, only came from Chevrolet on 68-69 vette's. They are a "short" hood. What you are looking at is the L-88 raised area on a 73-79 "long" hood. Note there is no wiper door like all '69's have.

Therefor it has to have been a aftermarket hood. Ecklers and others made them so that you could update the older 68-72 cars with a neat looking hood.

One thing is for sure is that it did not come from Chevrolet on a factory L-88.

[JoeG]

Here you go-------

[djunod]

I know that... neither did it ever come from the factory on a Camaro. I just wouldn't call it simply an "Eckler's" hood...

Here's a [famous] Motion car...

[JoeG]

OK--------I'll take them both to go -----------

[Pantera]

Well all I can say is that both of my cars have a short hood eith the wiper door on them. The pic you show is of a 73-79 era Vette that came from the factory with a longer hood and no wiper door.

Here is a pic of a "Documented" '70 Baldwin Motion "GT" and you can see the hoods are not even the same...????

[JoeG]

Pennington's '73 vette /Pantera's GT vette---both Motion cars/hoods----THE hood on the blue vette is different from any Motion hoods I've seen,which doesn't really mean anything, since it is a Nicely done Vette unless you are just trying identify the maker of the hood---This section is something I haven't seen on any Motion Vette--Anyone have any Photo's of an Eckler Hood?