Baldwin-Motion
Phase III Camaro

Why it matters

Phase III was the top performance level of the Baldwin-Motion programme, with 500 hp and up from big-block Chevrolets. Camaros were the first cars the programme offered, and high-option 1969 Phase III Camaros are among the most valuable Baldwin-Motion cars. Phase III 427 and 454 cars carried a written quarter-mile guarantee from Joel Rosen.

How rare is it?

Six separate kinds of rarity – never combined into one number.

Each kind of rarity is rated separately and never combined.

History

Baldwin-Motion paired Baldwin Chevrolet, a Long Island dealership, with Joel Rosen's Motion Performance speed shop. A customer ordered a new Chevrolet through Baldwin, Motion converted it and Baldwin financed and delivered it. The programme began after the 1967 Camaro appeared and ran until 1974, when an EPA cease-and-desist order ended the sale of cars with non-factory powertrains in their original form.

Motion built roughly 500 cars in all from 1967 to 1974. A 1973 Camaro built at Motion for an employee and sold off the Motion lot for $8,000 is believed to be the last Phase III Camaro; it carried an engine built to 475 hp Phase III specification.

Technical specifications

Engine

Transmission & drivetrain

Chassis, body & dimensions

Performance

“Not yet verified” means no source has been checked for that value yet. Nothing is estimated to fill a gap.