Restoring one of a kind 1969 Baldwin Motion Camaro LS7
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- Classic car restoration for a 1969 Baldwin Motion Camaro SS with LS-7 454 engine. Looking back at Dream Car Garage's first restoration car with Peter Klutt in 2000!
Real 1969 LS-7 454 Baldwin Motion Chevrolet Camaro SS
Few muscle cars will provide quite the cache amongst die hard gear heads like a Baldwin Motion creation so often invokes. Baldwin Motion Camaros have caught the attention of all collectors over the years and hold a special mystique, after all it has been said that "a Baldwin Motion 454 Camaro is all about trolling for trouble."
Invoice # 2783 from Baldwin Auto Company Inc. on June 29 1970 saw a new 1969 Camaro in Daytona Yellow sold to a very lucky Ray Dotterer of Lamar, Pa. Using a factory SS 396 Camaro as the starting point this Camaro was the recipient of many tasty Baldwin Motion upgrade options. This process began with shoehorning a LS-7 454 with correct block casting code of 3963512 under the hood. The LS-7 454 being fitted with desirable Winters Foundry aluminum heads and Winters Foundry dual plane aluminum intake manifold. The Motion performance options ordered from new go on from there including:
AM radio, Style trim group and Rally Wheels round out the options on the copy of the original Baldwin Auto Co. bill of sale. After the $3.00 NY state inspection fee and $10.00 transit fee Mr. Dotterer concluded the deal for this Yellow Motion Camaro with salesman "Mr. Bean" for $6193.00. Of interest is Baldwin Motion's very down to business warranty statement at the bottom of the invoice: "this is a race car - No warranty on powertrain."
Look no further than the subtle "454" badging and that famous ducted hood and what lurks in the engine compartment is pure aggression. Thanks to Motion performance you could gladly view and hear something GM did not want its customers partaking in. Owing to those oh so lovely tubular headers the noise the LS-7 454 distributes will have you constantly blipping the throttle just to get a further taste of the auditory thrashing again and again. The engine bay presents so well thanks to the exacting restoration this 'Motion Camaro has been treated to. Look down and the inner fenders look better than when they were brand new, the bright finned valve covers sparkle and that luminous trademark orange block states its intentions. Gaze lower into the front suspension to see every nut and bolt used looks better than the day it left the factory. Correct hoses, belts and lines with all the markings and codes, all topped by the imposing Holley 850 with its gorgeous mechanical linkage remind you that this engine is special. It's a race motor, legal for the road.
That same painstaking restoration put equal effort into the Chassis and body. The undercarriage of this Camaro is quite simply a time warp to when it was brand new. That beautiful code 76 Daytona Yellow is the perfect color for such a wild street terror machine. The depth and shine of this paintwork would be welcomed and fawned over at any show. The bright work, including door handles, mirrors and window surrounds all have a wonderful deep reflection. The black race stripe and correct Goodyear Polyglas tires complete a faithfully original look and rounds out an exterior effort that anybody could recognize as "expensive" . Moving inside, the all black Vinyl interior suits the aggressive feel of the car very well and shows fabulously. Sit down, grab that famous Hurst T bar shifter and with its short throw get ready to feel what Baldwin Motion means with its "performance money back guarantee" . The mostly standard Camaro Super Sports interior (not overly equipped, in order to keep weight to a minimum) has just a few welcome, from Motion Performance, additions. The Sun Super Tach II as well as mid dash mounted voltmeter, oil pressure and oil temperature gauges were part of the original Baldwin Motion specification. Their presence vital to operating a Camaro that is ultimately a device intended only to go down the road as fast as the driver dares. With this kind of unbridled performance available with the stab of the throttle, the willpower of the driver will often give up far before the car's limit has been tested.
With real Baldwin Motion Camaros being a rarity on the market, ownership change is seldom. They have a storied reputation and a diehard following. Collectors who have them just have to keep them. Motion performance was famous for gaudy hood scoops and chrome side exhaust, but when Ray Dotterer ordered this car in 1970 he wanted the biggest, baddest sleeper. Equipped with the never available in a production car LS7 and with more power than the famed ZL1, the ability to hook it up with the help of Rosen's suspension, great paperwork, low mileage, clear owner history since new, and a stunning, correct restoration, this is arguable the most desirable 69 Camaro on the planet.
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This is great info for anyone wanting to learn what is involved restoring cars!
I worked for Joel PART TIME with a friend of mine, Stan Noren. Stan had worked for Joel in 1967 full time until he became a NYPD where I met him and was asked to work with him. Great times back then for mid 20 year old gearheads. They had one of the few dyno's back then and used to spend a lot of time rejetting Holley 3 barrel carbs. on Offy manifolds to get the most out of those big blocks. One thing most don't know was that Joel was a SNAKE COLLECTOR and the basement of his home was FULL of them, especially the poisonous one! He also used to race that big block boat on the waters of Long Island sound, and if my almost 80 year old memory serves me, there was a whole UNDERGROUND boat racing group out there and Joel was the KING of the sound as well. Wish him well aa I still have a few of those MOTION Performance plaques we used to add to custom valve covers and the sides of a few Corvettes and Camaro's.
Peter, I remember watching this live at my Aunt and Uncles house in Virginia on early Speed Vision episodes.. When I got home In Pennsylvania, I wrote Suburban cable (became Comcast) to add Speed Vision to their Channel list so I could keep up with this build on Dream Car Garage! You have had an amazing life with cars! Thanks for sharing it with all of us! Gary, you listen to every story your Dad tells you intently! You have the honor to pass this on!
Oh, wow. Thank y’all for uploading this. My absolute favorite show on Speedvision.
It's good to see Broderick Crawford working again. TEN-FOAH!
wow this is great Pete , so glad you and your son brought all this great info back on the air ..
The Original LS7!!!
Absolutely fantastic to watch and re-live these, thank you so much for posting! Peter - we all looked younger. It seems like yesterday and yet so many years ago. It would be interesting to trace down what happened to featured cars, and who has them now. I’m sure it would take a lot of work but would be fascinating to see. Take care.
Can't imagine restoring that original car. Sure it was a racecar, but just clean it up and keep it as is.
I remember seeing only some of these episodes,so thanks for the opportunity to view the whole story
I used to watch this show all the time years ago, so glad its on youtube.
Lol I remember watching this when it first aired on Speed… which that alone should date it lol
. Miss you Tom! Great video- Pete and Gary!
This takes me back. 🙂
Still love watching the old episodes.
Very cool, i just watched the 1970 Hemi Challenger restoration vid and i'm happy to see youre still living the dream!! )
Great video
Dream car garage,good to see old Tom.I love to see the process by the best in the business. I can only imagine what that beauty sold for.Peter you lucky son of a gun you seem to have aged 4 yrs in a 20 yr span!
Dream Car Garage Tom and you always liked the show
I can remember when I was around 14 which would have been 1979 the Chevy dealership in my hometown had a 69 z28 in the showroom that had a parts counter ls 7 swapped into it with a turbo 400 trans. It was black with a silver starsky and hutch style stripes on it. Cragar ss wheels and air shocks on the rear. I believe the asking price was 10 k a princely sum at the time.
I had no idea, so much goes in to that kind of thing!! Thanks
The good old days 😪 that was a special time ⏲️ ❤️ 💙 💕
I love watching rebuilds on Camaros and love this low mileage Motion 69 Camaro, but I have some questions regarding such a low mileage rebuild and rare piece of history. 1) Did the block need to be bored out? 2) Replacing things like the original steering wheel, bumpers, grille and even some of the interior pieces which were perfect I don't understand why they couldn't be just clean up or re-chromed or re painted, only because those parts came on that low mileage Camaro. Keeping such a pristine and whole Camaro you don't find ever day. Maybe I am just more of a tradionalist and purest. But I love this episode and this restoration. Great job guys!
Things where very different when this car was restored 21 years ago.
Thanks
All of my 69,s have NPD parts on them i live by the MI store and have one of there first catalogs from Livona MI .Cool car i have a similar deal in a 396 /427 Berger Car
I just have to say I love your channel I think its thr best one on the tube I miss it on TV but the cars and the detail is in a class all its own JS thanks and keep it up wish I could afford to send my lowley ole c4 to you but I can keep the dream Thanks again for some great entertainment
#1 Camaro fan! 😎
Yes yes yes Peter yes I miss this show badly proudly Canadian 🇨🇦🍁🇨🇦 the detail is second to none BTW if your young lad does a burn out in the cobra R I had nothing to do with it just saying
Yeah its a beautiful car
Thanks guy's. I love your Sunday series, no matter what it is!
I'm posting this in the first minute, gonna be a great little while for me!
Motion cars were awesome! Whats it worth today?
I remember a used car lot in town when i was 11 or so about 1979. That had a 70 or 71 Motion Camaro for sale. It was red and had all the crazy stripes and pipes..
Very cool..................... 👍👍👍
“We like to use a base/clear coat product.” There goes your Concours restoration. 2 stage paint is an automatic mark down for any car that was manufactured with single stage paint like this Camaro was in 1969. Granted most states in the US no longer allow the use of single stage paints but there are places and painters who will still do a single stage paint job. I honestly was a little surprised to hear Peter say that.
I lived on Long Island, NY and went by Motion in Baldwin many times. Although I couldn't afford a Camaro from Motion, I did find and purchased a 1969 SS 396 Coupe 4 spd. M22 Rock Crusher Trans, 4:11 Gears, Glacier Blue w/ White Hocky Stick Stripes, White Vinyl Roof & White Interior. I purchased it in 1972 for $1,600...but, I had to sell it for the money we needed to get married. I did try to get my mom/dad to loan me $2k and put the car in their garage, but my mom put a stop to that idea.😪 So, I sadly had to say goodbye to my Dream Car. Today, I am looking to purchase a 69 Camaro RestoMod, but haven't found the right one yet ($50k-$60k)...but I will keep looking until I find it!🤩
Tom was a 100 thinner there. Sure miss him
I use to drive 🚗 by that place baldwin long island 🏝 ny
I think i remember this episode.. Also a younger 37 year old Klutt.
I take a grain of salt before i believe things on the internet .Iam 60 years old and i have never seen or heard of a Yenko or Motion Camaro 454 ,427 yes .P T Barnum said there is a sucker born ever minute
Being as the LS7 wasnt around in 69 musta brought it in after the original owner had it awhile .
The only thing missing is the ads from the Canadian Tire guy, and Body Break by Hal, and Joanna
“There’s tons of these sitting in wrecking yards in CA.” What a difference 20 years makes! Try finding a ‘69 Camaro in ANY wrecking yard in CA today!
Wasnt possible even 20 yrs ago. Those went to a lot next door and sold every piece for tooo much. THank goodness for repop stuff even though it isnt great
Great video, baldwin motion camaro is a bad ass car.
Is there a green 69 hangjng around, Wonder how many phase 3s are around
All Baldwin motion cars had hooked side pipes fact
Wow. You can tell how old this is by the RM labels.
and how is it? i didn't get cable 📺 as a kid at mom's house in the 1980-2010-ish
That's one mean Camaro.
My Camaro is an SS with an LT1.😁 17' SS 6 speed!😏👍
Could y'all find an do a video on the Green 69that the man out of Mexico had built, supposed to be the most expensive Baldwin Motion car built?thank you,great video
Good afternoon Peter, do you have a DVD available of this complete restoration and a cuda that you restored with Keith Simms doing the metal work also? Thanks and take care. Good luck.
He reminds me of Wally Cleaver.
This car was restored at a time before the term ‘survivor’ was recognized as having value. They’re only original once, and much of this car’s original sheetmetal was replaced seemingly only for the sake of expediency.
Like to know what it’s current worth is now.
LS-7 454s never came with Aluminum heads. The 427 L-88 came with Alloy heads or cast service replacements. Right on the invoice you can barely make out the order to install the 427 Open Chamber Aluminum heads.
At 17:51 theres Dave he put his hand on that rear quarter damn it oil from
your hands .
This is a 1969 car. Weren't LS7 454s not built until 1970?
How is that car estimated at 150 to 200k, it seems like they got 150 into the restoration alone.
Well they arent investments usually in them for more than they are worth
Value is in putting lots of miles on these. Bet its just mothballed in someones garage these days what a waste.
What is the yellow shade called for this car?
It's Daytona Yellow
Shouldn't Gary be seen running around in a diaper abd plastic wrenches
Lol
why only 1 or 2 ?
did they build a red and white striped Baldwin LS7 Camaro? ( did lots of illegal street races's and won big $$ money 💰, did like to eat clutch's ) my neighbour on my block i think had one in the 60's-90's sold now ( to aford kids ) out of town
I thought Baldwin guaranteed 11 seconds in the quarter mile or your money back. I believe there was a Baldwin Motion in New Jersey ?
Baldwin Long Island N.Y.
Wasn't their car, they were taking it easy!😳
A real Supercar has L88 427 if you want to go fast and win.
Why all the hate and crtic comments? Who gives chit how much its worth?
Fact is, car is all new and ready to put lots of miles on it. Sad thing is it will probably rot in someones collection til they croak then Jr or his wife sells it all off for peanuts
i think u guys need to talk to LS on this i think they would say BS on it since the LS came out in 1970 and chevy never built a LS engine in history they are a GM engine i use to drag race a LS in the 70's and it did not look nothing like a bbc but it did look like a LS engine and my LS 6 454 was a small block in 1975
You are trying to be funny right? Cause what you said is completely false.
I can not stand to see someone lean on the door like that. Take a tad more care with the car bro , just think about what you are leaning all your upper weight on ,gm doesnt make the best door hinges anyhow
I looked up the specs on this engine it's a lower horsepower than LS6 why is this
Please take a second to introduce Tom when you use footage like this. It shows a bit of class.
That would be difficult. Tom’s dead ☹️
Well well, Pops get tired of jr get'n all the fame huh??... LOL... nm, old episode. -_-
Your company does not restore vehicles. You over restore them which costs points at most real judging classes. These vehicles are only original once.
They do a good job but you can tell at the time originality was over looked. With just 1700 og miles and probably original paint people now a days kill to preserve factory pieces as such.
THink its better. Factory paint sucked lots of things just werent as good when they were new.
i dont beleive anything written about this car.
horrible resolution
This was taped (literally) before wide spread adoption of HD TVs.