"New" '69 Motion Camaro's

[55chevy]

Personally I wish Joel would go back into business as Motion Performance and start modifying cars like he did back in the day. ANY car a customer brought to him for the "treatment". I have a 74 Nova that would be right at the top of the list for something like that... And it would be a genuine MOTION car then, would it not? If something like that could be done at a reasonable cost I'd be right there. And not to make it some "instant collector item".. but make it the bad ass car that "I" want.. just like all the cars he built back in the day. And I tell you what. I'd drive the piss out of it on a daily basis.. Just like all the Motion cars of past had done to them.

that would be awesome.

[RichSchmidt]

ANd lets be honest about the pricingI believe I read somewhere that a phase 3 70 camaro cost over 10 grand at the time,and that was about the same as to cost of a new Ferrari at the time,and also about half the cost of a nice house in the suburbs of Jersey at the time.That would put th same car today at costing 200 grand.

[COPO]

Most of the BM cars were not quite that much, although a few did get into the five figures but were mainly corvettes. My '67 BM SS 427 Chevelle was $5,500. The '71 BM Phase III Camaro I had was around $7300. Your point is correct, however, that a loaded up Motion car was expensive at the time compared to a stock car. Performance costs money then and now.

[RichSchmidt]

Actually,I dont doubt you are right,particualrly about the earler cars.I know that in an article a few years back which featured the red with white stripes 70 phase 3 car which I belive was in the Robson collection at one time,it mentioned that the cost of the car new exceeded $10,000 back in 1970 which was more then a new Ferrari at the time.I have a copy of the invioce from a 72 Motion built Camaro that was converted in 1976,and that job cost $10,600.That car had 4.10 gears put in the stock 10 bolt,along with the suspention package,a shift kit and super holeshot convertor in the stock trans and an LS6 crate motor with a cam,intake and carb kit.The car did have a set of wild wheel flares and wide tires all around which I am sure contributed to the cost of the bodywork,but it was still a big chunk for a car that was already owned.

[COPO]

The red w/white striped car was actually a '71 Phase III Camaro that I owned a couple of years ago. It was in 7 or 8 magazines. Milt never owned it, and it is now in Idaho. The car was bought new by a dentist from PA and was about $7300. I might still have a copy of the invoice somewhere. Cool car and I wish that I had kept it, but sold it to buy my 69 BM Phase III Camaro. The bottom line though, you are correct, they were expensive then and will be now.

[Born30YrsLate]

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The bottom line though, you are correct, they were expensive then and will be now.

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With Joel and his cars - no matter what year...you get what you pay for!...

[Supergas990]

Just wondering how exactly they're going to make "Baldwin Motion " Camaros? I don't mean to split hairs, but the debate over BM -v- Motion Modified cars is always a dandy.

Where are these Baldwin cars going to come from?

Sorry if I sound like a downer, because I bet these cars will be cool as hell. They ought to build them using the repro bodies or using the clients cars, IMHO.

Blair

[RichSchmidt]

Thats the one,I remeber seeing an article about it back around 1990 in Muscle Car Review I think.It stated that the car was a low milage car bought from a dentist{I would have said doctor before you mentioned it}it also mentioned how it was either sold or almost sold for a screaming deal at an auction because most of the people there considred it to be some kind of gussied up hot rod and didnt know what it really was.I wish they were that stupid at the auctions these days.Back when I was still in high school I had a cutout picture of YOUR car tucked in the corner of my dresser mirror.I bet they still have that pic in a box somewhere.How cool is that?

[Canucklehead]

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