Motion Speed Boat

[Mr.L-88]

Maybe it is just a Corvette guy thing; but I agree with MosportGreen66 100% Even though mine is Rally Red I still don’t understand chat-room logic! Valve covers wasted on a boat? Running epay blatant fakes for fear of running the real thing? My real world logic is the fear of ruining a real set of Motion Valve covers would not be a factor if I were willing to run a 1 of 3, Big Block powered, Rosen documented boat on public waterways. To me it just screams fake for the whole piece regardless of documentation. I guess he could have Joel laminate the documentation letter and take it out with the boat; but at least to me it is on par with sticking on some Motion decals that you printed off of your computer and stuck on with clear shipping tape for fear of ruining the originals. But then again maybe he like the look of the font on the fakes and can explain that he prefers be blocky letters to that of the originals. Now that I think about it I should probably stop the kid that always tries to impress me every time he sees me outside of my home with the classic fear tactic of opening up the 4BBL. on his 12” burnt out glass pack, air shock equipped 80 Camaro. It is Purple and has Yenko emblazed on the door with in what appears to be hardware store mailbox letters. It might be a real Yenko! Just joking! In the end it doesn’t matter as long as he is happy and realizes what he has. If not maybe he should take MosportGreen66 up on his offer and I can sell him my Chrome set as back-ups in case the first set gets damaged out on the lake.

[x Baldwin Motion]

interesting comments. never was a fan of the embossed wrong font valve covers. but that damn boat is cool, and do what you must to use it in the water, not in a museum.
real free stickers from off the counter in 1971 on the outside of the boat or $5.00 peeBay fakes? does it matter?

gas it!!

[MosportGreen66]

Hey guys... I didnt mean to cause this sort of reaction... All I was saying is that the boat is down right authentic with Joel's documentation. If it were my boat I would take it that extra step. Koddos to the owner for bringing to this point.

[Mr.L-88]

I just re-read the caption from H.R. and noticed that it said Motion emblems on Hull and Valve covers! The emblems and V/C's could be out at the platers?

[SS427]

Regardless of whether he used original covers or repops (like that never happens on Super Cars) it is a beautiful restoration and a great piece of history and would be great to see the boat at the reunion. Would that even qualify....
Rick

[Mr.L-88]

I agree, this is an awesome piece that would be great to share at a reunion. If shop jackets and key fobs in glass showcases can be displayed I would not see a boat as being out of place at all. I would like to see some before pictures of the boat especially the emblems etc.

[427TJ]

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Hey guys... I didnt mean to cause this sort of reaction...

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Me neither! I was just joking! Can't we all just get along? Okay, I'm still joking here! Now I know how Imus feels! (That's a joke too!)

[x Baldwin Motion]

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Hey guys... I didnt mean to cause this sort of reaction...

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Me neither! I was just joking! Can't we all just get along? Okay, I'm still joking here! Now I know how Imus feels! (That's a joke too!)

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hey, it's all good. we love the boat. I would not be surprised how many people buy those VC from peebay and think they are real. I have seen them on very respectable cars and even a motion camaro on this site. that does not take away from the car. the real parts are like hens teeth and if Dan wants to part with his for only a grand someone should jump. Should I start scraping the old Motion stickers off my tool boxes?

NEWS FLASH; those ansen covers with fake emblems are going for only $50. http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/BALDWIN-M...117788509QQrdZ1

[Motion Camaro]

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...I have seen them on very respectable cars and even a motion camaro on this site. that does not take away from the car.

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<font color="blue"> HEY!!!
I like the re-pops on my car, even though real ones would be one more twist of the knife.
.... HMMMM ....
Anyone have a set of SBC 'real' covers they would like to donate to me?
I'll give you the new re-pops &amp; honorable mention at all the shows. </font>

[JRSully]

It's ironic. I had 4 sets of orig BB Motion valve covers, 2 with the smaller emblems and 2 with the cut emblems. I sold one of the smaller emblem sets on ebay to EEnelco or eSELCO or something like that, He is the current owner/ancestor of ANSEN foundry (valve covers, wheels etc) Guess what, he must have pry'd the original emblems off the covers and repoped them cause now HE is selling the fakes on ebay. I am restoring a set now for my consumption and using the CUT emblems because nobody is repo'ing those yet, you know they are real. I thought Joel was chasing these guys.? SULLY