Baldwin was a Chevy dealer, but Motion Performance was a separate entity. Baldwin did little to nothing in terms of modifications; Joel Rosen at Motion simply used Baldwin as a conduit to gather customers in one convenient location. The cars were ordered through Baldwin and the delivered from there to Motion for the modifications, and from there to the customer. Aside from accepting the orders and assisting Rosen with selling the take-out engines, Baldwin had little to do with the process; in fact, Baldwin didn't even take the order for the mods. Once the order was placed for the base car, the customer was sent to Motion to place a separate order with Joel for the modifications. Even during the Baldwin/Motion relationship, Joel modified hundreds of cars of all makes post-sale, as well as pre-sale units from Chevy dealers other than Baldwin. He established a relationship similar to the Baldwin/Motion deal with a local Oldsmobile dealer, but the resulting Motion/Markowitz Olds deal was short lived, which is one of the reasons the Oldsmobiles are considerably less well known than their Chevrolet counterparts.
Anyway, the Baldwin/Motion association lasted from 67 through the mid-70’s, after which Joel continued modifying cars at Motion Performance well into the 80’s (Motion Monte Carlos, Grand Nationals, 3rd Gen Camaros, and Fox Mustangs were built, but very few survive today.) By the time this particular Camaro was built, Baldwin Chevrolet was long out of business, and the building was being used as a pharmacy.
I don’t care much for the body mods, either. By the mid-70’s, Motion’s body kits become a little too “ricer” for me.
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