Phase III GT trivia

[hp2]

please tell me how many 1971 phase III gt vettes were made and were ordered and bought at baldwin cheverolet?

[ronebee]

I understand that there were two. BTW I love your car, and business is looking better, I'd love to scrap enough cheese together and buy that bad boy. I love that car.

[JoeC]

I don't think the 1969 Orange one at CT auction is a Phase III GT but is a Phase III.

In my opinion a Phase III GT needs to have both the Ferrari nose and rear window modificaton.

If you are counting all Motion modified Corvettes there is a bunch that have been found over the years.

I have about 20 Corvettes in my Motion notes.
some Phase III GTs, some Phase IIIs, some are just Corvettes with a Motion hood, 2 are Motion IMSA wide bodies.
Some built new by Motion, some shop built on used cars, some documented, some not, etc.

Each car has it’s own story

This is not counting the Motion Maco Sharks. There is maybe 20 Maco type Corvettes on http://www.makoshark2.com/index.php

I think only one is documented as MP built.
Some were Motion kits others may be from Silva

[Atuckman]

Thanks Joe. Good catch on the orange CT car. Looked at pics more closely and saw the rear window was stock. Just looking for info on the GTs built by Motion. Comments suggest 9 so far incl the white/blk and yellow pearl/blk. Still missing 3

[x Baldwin Motion]

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In my opinion a Phase III GT needs to have both the Ferrari nose and rear window modificaton.



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I believe the rear window makes the GT and Phase III is your top option under the hood. Hence the possibility of the small block GT. ( I think its red and black striped)



The first GT (Larry Clain's stolen car pictured above)did not have a "ferrari" style nose.

[JoeC]

The headlight modification may not have been available when the first prototype was built but here is a quote from Cars Magazine on the GT “the exterior comes stock with full fastback rear window functional hood and side scoops, special tail and blinkers, faired in headlights, quick fill gas cap, striping and flared wheel wells. And the list goes on.”

[Atuckman]

Heard from a good source that the early Phase III GTs did NOT have the nose and tail lights. They did have scooped hoods, side gills, fastback windows, LeMans fuel fillers and Phase III striping. Later cars got the nose and tail treatments. Some had headlight covers, some didnt. Tail treatments had two or three slits

He said the car at CT auction is a REAL GT with the fastback window. Car is being restored and owner has proof and history to car.

He also pointed out that each Baldwin-Motion car was slightly different and except for Joel Rosen's Demo cars, every car was built to the purchaser's order.

i think that brings the count to 10 so still looking for info on the missing two

[55chevy]

Joel himself said only 10 were built. Including the prototype and a yellow 70 that burned to the ground on the dealership lot.

Ed