****71 Baldwin Motion Camaro*****

[RichSchmidt]

Originally Posted by lwkitt427

I DO NOT KNOW WHAT WHICH ONE I LIKE BETTER THE 1970 GREEN ONE ON THE COVER OF MUSCLE CAR REVIEW OR THE RED ONE HERE, ANY DOES ANY ONE HOW MANY 2ND GEN WHERE MADE?

I think the MCR article on this car it said something about 71 of them being made in 1970. As far as I know only 70's and 71's could be true B/M cars,and maybe a handfull of early 72's since Baldwin Chevrolet closed I believe in the end of 71. The rarest Motion "new car" 2nd gen were the 73's of which I believe they made 3. I think one or two of those had a 400 smallblock for power. The 72 and later new car conversions were done with car's sold thru other dealerships,but nose were ever really associatewd as having a motion/dealership relation. Many other 2nd gens were done as used cars throught the 70's I almost bought a 72 that was done into a Phase 3 car in 1976 after having started life as a plain jane 307 powered car.

[rich p]

I actually have for sale a 73 Chevelle Baldwin Motion L88 Phase III, 4 speed with sidepipes that I have not put on this site yet!! Used to be owned by another member on this site quite a few years back. They say the last one built out of Baldwin Motion..
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[RichSchmidt]

I saw your car at the E-town swap meet/car show back in the early 90's. It was a nice piece,some ink on it too. If I remeber correctly the car either wasnt restored or had a light resto right? Silver with black stripes and interior. Are you saying it was the last Baldwin car? I know Motion was building cars well into the 80's,but I wasnt sure of when Baldwin closed. I had heard that one of the 73's was a Baldwin car,but I thought they sold out to be an Olds dealer by then. Maybe some cars were delivered as a &quot;make good&quot; for cars that didnt come thru during the strike.

[x Baldwin Motion]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: RichSchmidt</div><div class="ubbcode-body">........but I thought they sold out to be an Olds dealer by then. </div></div>

After Baldwin Chevrolet closed, the dealership remained and operated as Williams Chev for about a year and a half*, and then as Lion Chevrolet into the 80's. Never an Olds dealer.

*(Maybe as little as 10 mos)

[Xplantdad]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: rich p</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I actually have for sale a 73 Chevelle Baldwin Motion L88 Phase III, 4 speed with sidepipes that I have not put on this site yet!! Used to be owned by another member on this site quite a few years back. They say the last one built out of Baldwin Motion..
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Would this have been KS's car?

BTW, Hi Rich P!

[SS427]

I believe the current owner is RK.

[RichSchmidt]

Thanks for the info Rich P. When was your car built. Was it an early 73? I thought Baldwin closed too early to sell 73 model year cars,but I never really looked into it. I know of a Motion built 73 Camaro that has a 4th week of November 1972 based on the body stampings being done in weeks 42 and 43,but I always thought it was probably a Motion only car not a Baldwin car. I never looked into it since the car is pretty hacked up as a race car now,and no Baldwin cars get no where near the money of a new car conversion.

[rich p]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: RichSchmidt</div><div class="ubbcode-body"> no Baldwin cars get no where near the money of a new car conversion. </div></div>

Trying to figure out what you are trying to say here!!!

[rich p]

Hey Bruce!!! [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/beers.gif[/img]

Yes KS car back in the day!!

[kwhizz]

Rich.......Welcome back!!!