Motion Corvette ?

[Mark A.]

A friend brought me pictures of a corvette that is in a barn. The front fender has a MOTION decal on it. The hood has 2 hood locks by the rear of the hood. The key is gone for the hood locks, so there was no picture of the engine. The car is a 66 or 67. It does not have a hood scoop, or side pipes. How can one tell if the car was an original MOTION car? Thanks, Mark

[William C.]

Re: Motion Corvette ?

I believe Joel Rosen who ran MOTION performance has a list of the VIN's of actual motion cars. I'm not sure if he will check a number without a fee or not.

[Larry M.]

Re: Motion Corvette ?

Mark:

A lot of cars (Chevys and Corvettes) had MOTION parts installed on them back during the late 1960's and early 1970's. I think you need to find a way to open the hood and look at the engine, in addition to thoroughly looking at all driveline parts of the car. This should tell you whether it was a MOTION package, or simply a few "add-on" parts.

If you are REALLY SERIOUS about documentation, Joel Rosen is still available to authenticate his MOTION prepared cars. I think he still has the records with VINs. However, the fee is very high ($$$$) from what I have been told. I believe Joel now lives in Florida.

Larry

[Jack H.]

Re: Motion Corvette ?

Yep, a '69 L89 surfaced in Denver (raced/wrecked missing a lot of pieces) and had a Baldwin Motion hood with its misc companion parts. The owner contacted Motion because the prior owner trail went 'dead' after a few prior contacts.

The 'check it out' fee was something like $3500-5000 for a simple yes/no response based on VIN with no partial/full refund if the answer was 'no'. I believe the owner declined the 'generous' offer of authentication...

[Edward S.]

Re: Motion Corvette ?

Yep, a '69 L89 surfaced in Denver (raced/wrecked missing a lot of pieces) and had a Baldwin Motion hood with its misc companion parts. The owner contacted Motion because the prior owner trail went 'dead' after a few prior contacts.

The 'check it out' fee was something like $3500-5000 for a simple yes/no response based on VIN with no partial/full refund if the answer was 'no'. I believe the owner declined the 'generous' offer of authentication...

Over all the years I have been involved in the hobby, the $5000.00 figure is what I have always heard the fee is and there was no refund if not original.

[Mark A.]

Re: Motion Corvette ?

I,m inclined to believe it may have some parts on it, and not a MOTION car. Wouldn't it have a big block hood if it was a MOTION car? If the owner has any docs, I would think it would be mentioned there. As in a window sticker, or delivery sheet? Mark

[Steven B.]

Re: Motion Corvette ?

A friend brought me pictures of a corvette that is in a barn. The front fender has a MOTION decal on it. The hood has 2 hood locks by the rear of the hood. The key is gone for the hood locks, so there was no picture of the engine. The car is a 66 or 67. It does not have a hood scoop, or side pipes. How can one tell if the car was an original MOTION car? Thanks, Mark

I believe most Motion Performance Corvettes were '68-'69 although Astoria Chas. is a '67. I was in the the AF with a guy who had a real '68 Motion, red interior with a blue exterior (repaint I believe), 427, 4 speed, underdrive, etc. It had the full Motion body work, side exhaust, etc. His Dad bought it for him new along with a jet boat.

[Jim T.]

Re: Motion Corvette ?

I have a unused original Motion decal I have had since the early,early 70's. How much is it worth?

[Robert R.]

Re: Motion Corvette ?

Be careful, someone may want to charge you for that info...

I still have a 1972 Motion catalog, at the time I thought of making my '73 Coupe "better" , but the finances did not allow it to happen.
Bob

[Jay G.]

Re: Motion Corvette ?

I believe Joel Rosen who ran MOTION performance has a list of the VIN's of actual motion cars. I'm not sure if he will check a number without a fee or not.

A few years ago Early 2000's Rosen"s charge for full docs was 15K. The 69 Motion Camaro continuation was hoped to bring 600K at auction. It didnt. The 5k doc was a long time ago. Altho w/ economy tanked he may discount.