Larry Clain B/Motion collector dies/cars STOLEN - Page 2

Postsedan · #1 06-20-2006, 03:54 AM

Wow! Just terrible...I`d like to catch those bastards and hang them by there b#**s!

Dan.

**Stefano** · #2 06-20-2006, 03:49 AM

Larry was a neat guy, to say the least. I remember him pushing his Motion GT into one of the SCRs, to share with all of us. It is a sad day on many levels.

**Mr70** · #3 06-20-2006, 03:41 AM

My God.

I have been waiting on a reply from Larry on some emails we exchanged last month.
I was wondering what happened.
I knew right away who he was when we first met him with you too Ed @ the Dragstrip @ SCR7,pulling that trailer,and later needing help rolling his Motion GT Corvette off the trailer & into the Convention hall.
We shared a brief drink together later on.
What a Nice Man and Genuine Character he was.
My prayers are with his Family.
Rick

DarrenX33 · #4 06-20-2006, 07:09 AM

Today has been a horrible day for me for many reasons. I was hoping that I might unwind for a bit before heading to bed only to hear this terrible news about my friend. Larry and I had just been chatting about 200-s wheels. He had offered to help me find a set around his area. What a cool guy he was. I vividly remember that day when Rick and I helped Larry push his Vette into the show. He even let me sit inside it. I am going to say a prayer before bed for Larry and another for serious justice to be served to the low lifes who took his property.

God bless you Larry. You will be missed.

GM-26 · #5 06-20-2006, 07:58 PM

I am very sad to hear that Larry passed and furious knowing that his cars and property were stolen. When I was a "newbie" to this website, Larry had reached out to me. Seeing that I live on Long Island and the same town as Joel Rosen, he was hoping that I had some information about his Baldwin Motion Corvettes or whether I knew the cars from years ago or even some past owners. We spoke on the phone and through e-mails. Everytime, I would go to a local swap meet or car show, I would browse through the Corvette section in an effort to find a particular magazine that Larry was looking for or anything that may have pertained to his cars. His dream of restoring the Corvettes to their former glory, were never fulfilled. May he rest in peace.

sixbrl440 · #6 06-20-2006, 08:39 PM

All the kind words are crtainly appreciated, in Larry's behalf. He was, indeed, a prince of a guy whose memory does not deserve to be desecrated as it was by the theft of his "crown jewels."

As I stated in my previous post, I spent quite a bit of time where the cars were kept while the police and detectives "dusted" the logical spots and items for fingerprints. An investigation locally will definately happen. Heck the detective on site was not even a car guy and he was livid after the descriptions of the cars were given to him!!

As Ed so perfectly stated, it was Larry, Ed and myself. Kinda like the Three Musketeers. I know this - I am not fully in comprehension about Larry being gone in the first place. Seeing the empty building - of cars, anyhow - was like losing him all over again. He will be terribly missed.

Where the long reaching affect of the internet will be a bonus, in this case, is the cars stolen I would now imagine are not disposable. Tell all you know about this despicable act and hopefully the cars will be found and retrieved.

Thanks for bearing with me. I hate thieves!!

Perry

**Charley Lillard** · #7 06-20-2006, 09:24 PM

How is it he died on May 18th and we didn't find out till a month later ?

**SS427** · #8 06-20-2006, 09:32 PM

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Thank you! Myself and several others have been asking this very same question. I am sure there are at least a few guys that would have wanted to attend his funeral at the very least.

Rick

**ANDY M** · #9 06-20-2006, 10:09 PM

JMO, but I think the Customs people should be alerted, unless it's already too late. There are many private collectors overseas that would pay big $$ for cars like these, and nobody would ever know or see the cars for years.
Much easier to get them out of the country with valid titles before they were reported stolen, and the theft would not likly make the news.
Larry will be deeply missed, may his memory always be a blessing.

**Late BrakeU2** · #10 06-20-2006, 11:21 PM

There is little doubt in my mind that whoever did this crime has perused this board-I mean how hard is it to look at a guys sig,see his cars,and in a relatively small town like he was from call 411 and get an addy.I am in no way saying it was a member,but this site does display quite a bit of personal info.These cars were worth a small fortune and with ethics coming in a distant second to greed it's just another level up from restamps and fake tags.Hopefully this same site through it's network of members will lead authorities to these plundering scumbags-jmo

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