Baldwin-Motion Corvette
If you were on East Coast in the early ’60s and needed the ultimate Chevrolet Camaro, Chevelle, Nova, Impala, or Corvette, there was only one place to go – the Baldwin Motion dealership in Long Island, New York. It was established in 1967 when Baldwin Chevrolet dealership teamed up with Joel Rosen’s Motion Performance. The dealership soon turned into the go-to place for all your performance needs (via Motor Trend).
In contrast to other performance dealerships and tuning houses, Baldwin-Motion did very precise tuning of their cars. They put out written guarantees that the car would perform in a certain way. Baldwin-Motion also produced bodywork kits, performance parts that were so sought after that they were exported to Europe and the Middle East. The best period for this performance outfit was in the early ’70s when Baldwin Motion produced limited numbers of highly customized big-block Corvettes, which were brutally fast and powerful.