Baldwin Corvette Canada

[midyr]

Originally Posted by midyr

If the Hugger Orange Vette was a conv it was a 67 435 originally black and delivered to Belmont (then possible dealer trade to Golden Mile). I understand it was on a used car lot near Jane and 401 a while after a short, rough early life

I was also told it was modified with fender flares and other tack ons and so quite possibly could be mistaken for a Baldwin Motion. I only knew of one real B-M Vette and that is the one pictured above and another pic here. Lance also had a chocolat brown one with "ZL1" on the hood that he drove for about a week when a Montreal customer left it with him for work and that has been widely assumed since to be a B-M. but it was a clone.

[midyr]

Originally Posted by midyr

I was also told it was modified with fender flares and other tack ons and so quite possibly could be mistaken for a Baldwin Motion. I only knew of one real B-M Vette and that is the one pictured above and another pic here. Lance also had a chocolat brown one with "ZL1" on the hood that he drove for about a week when a Montreal customer left it with him for work and that has been widely assumed since to be a B-M. but it was a clone.

Oh, and further, I spoke at length with Ronnie Locke, long time high perf salesman at Bob McDonald Chev in Halifax and they never got a B-M Vette. They did however get a BB Camaro from Nickey that Ronnie raced.

[L79novaSS]

Originally Posted by midyr

Oh, and further, I spoke at length with Ronnie Locke, long time high perf salesman at Bob McDonald Chev in Halifax and they never got a B-M Vette. They did however get a BB Camaro from Nickey that Ronnie raced.

Would this be the BB Camaro that Bob McDonald Chev got from Nickey?

[midyr]

Originally Posted by L79novaSS

Would this be the BB Camaro that Bob McDonald Chev got from Nickey?

No, that was a brand new 396-325 4-spd RS that McDonald loaned to Gil to race. Bob also loaned Gil a brand new blk/red 67 Corvette 435 and one night at the Irving station they swapped the motors. The 435 motor eventually found its way back to the Corvette many years after. Crazy times.

[Luvchevs]

Originally Posted by midyr

I was also told it was modified with fender flares and other tack ons and so quite possibly could be mistaken for a Baldwin Motion. I only knew of one real B-M Vette and that is the one pictured above and another pic here. Lance also had a chocolat brown one with "ZL1" on the hood that he drove for about a week when a Montreal customer left it with him for work and that has been widely assumed since to be a B-M. but it was a clone.

Midyr thanks for your reply. Bassed on the article in the magazine it appears there was another Motion modified Vette in the Toronto area in the 70’s.
What do you know about the one in the pic you posted? Looks like a sweet ride! What colour ws it? Do you know if it still exists?

[midyr]

Originally Posted by Luvchevs

Midyr thanks for your reply. Bassed on the article in the magazine it appears there was another Motion modified Vette in the Toronto area in the 70’s.
What do you know about the one in the pic you posted? Looks like a sweet ride! What colour ws it? Do you know if it still exists?

It was brand new in these pics. A customer bought it off of the floor at Baldwin after calling me and I advised him not to. Had it trailered from Long Island to my shop and we immediately took the motor out. Have pics of the motor somewhere. Pearl yellow. Over-the-counter L88 w/Turbo 400 & Hone overdrive. Was told yrs ago it is owned somewhere in the US

[Dave Rifkin]

Originally Posted by midyr

It was brand new in these pics. A customer bought it off of the floor at Baldwin after calling me and I advised him not to. Had it trailered from Long Island to my shop and we immediately took the motor out. Have pics of the motor somewhere. Pearl yellow. Over-the-counter L88 w/Turbo 400 & Hone overdrive. Was told yrs ago it is owned somewhere in the US

I saw that car on the Motion showroom floor as an 8 year old. My parents visited the shop to inquire about ordering a Phase III Camaro but, I was struck by the stunning Phase III GT Corvette. It was sitting next to a candy apple red VW Beetle that was all souped up.
In another section of their showroom were some VW based dune buggies.

I always wondered what happened to that Corvette.

[Luvchevs]

Originally Posted by Dave Rifkin

I saw that car on the Motion showroom floor as an 8 year old. My parents visited the shop to inquire about ordering a Phase III Camaro but, I was struck by the stunning Phase III GT Corvette. It was sitting next to a candy apple red VW Beetle that was all souped up.
In another section of their showroom were some VW based dune buggies.

I always wondered what happened to that Corvette.

Dave Rifkin, thanks for your response.
So cool you saw that car when new!
It amazes me the stories that come from the people on this site!
What did your parents end up buying, a station wagon with imitation wood paneling on the side?

[Dave Rifkin]

Originally Posted by Luvchevs

Dave Rifkin, thanks for your response.
So cool you saw that car when new!
It amazes me the stories that come from the people on this site!
What did your parents end up buying, a station wagon with imitation wood paneling on the side?

We might have visited there before they bought the left over grabber blue 1969 Shelby GT500. They only kept that car for something like 6-8 months. They complained that it rode too rough. The wound up trading it in on a 1970 Oldsmobile Delta 88 convertible. I was heart broken when we pulled away in that stupid convertible and watched the Shelby disappear from view.

[Luvchevs]

Originally Posted by midyr

It was brand new in these pics. A customer bought it off of the floor at Baldwin after calling me and I advised him not to. Had it trailered from Long Island to my shop and we immediately took the motor out. Have pics of the motor somewhere. Pearl yellow. Over-the-counter L88 w/Turbo 400 & Hone overdrive. Was told yrs ago it is owned somewhere in the US

Wow cool story!
Couple questions.
Why did you advise him NOT to buy it?
Why did you immediately pull the motor?
Are you still in the Toronto area?