Nice car---what does everyone think?

[djunod]

I know that... neither did it ever come from the factory on a Camaro. I just wouldn't call it simply an "Eckler's" hood...

Here's a [famous] Motion car...

[JoeG]

OK--------I'll take them both to go -----------

[Pantera]

Well all I can say is that both of my cars have a short hood eith the wiper door on them. The pic you show is of a 73-79 era Vette that came from the factory with a longer hood and no wiper door.

Here is a pic of a "Documented" '70 Baldwin Motion "GT" and you can see the hoods are not even the same...????

[JoeG]

Pennington's '73 vette /Pantera's GT vette---both Motion cars/hoods----THE hood on the blue vette is different from any Motion hoods I've seen,which doesn't really mean anything, since it is a Nicely done Vette unless you are just trying identify the maker of the hood---This section is something I haven't seen on any Motion Vette--Anyone have any Photo's of an Eckler Hood?

[Pantera]

Joe..! That is a good pic to show him why we feel this is not the correct hood.

You can see the gap at the top of the LF fender where the fender meets the windshield. In that pic of the blue car, it plainly shows it does not belong on the car originally. Originally there is a small SS/painted trim piece on 68-72 cars that the blue car is missing. You can clearly see the hood and the fender do not line up properly in the pic because it is missing.

On 73-79 vettes the fender is made taller in that area and it continues the curvature of the back edge of the hood in the area where the trim piece would normally go.

It should line up with the curve of the hood and end at the door.


Also Joel did not build any of his cars with the stock chrome side mirror. He used the sleek looking for the time period Mustang GT mirrors on both sides.

[JoeG]

Bill, I think you got it----

[55chevy]

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Here is a pic of a "Documented" '70 Baldwin Motion "GT" and you can see the hoods are not even the same...????

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Back when it had side pipes intact?

[Pantera]

Where is a sign that says "55 Chev sucks" when you need one???

[olredalert]

------Thanks JoeG, I havent bought anything from Ecklers in a coons age and they long ago gave up on sending me catalogs, but I remember a whole bunch of his pieces. They were used back when I lived in Ft.Liquerdale on the thousands of wrecked Vettes due to either too much booze or bad drugs during the "hazy" era (app.1963 to 1975). Back then it was rare to find a stock Vette. Ralph must have made an absolute fortune in south Florida alone...........Bill S