Ultra Rare Baldwin Motion 1971 Phase III GT Corvette Found and Restored

By Brian Lohnes

BangShift.com

Simply hearing or seeing the words, “Baldwin-Motion” makes our little gearhead heart start to run faster, but when we were informed that the very last Phase III GT Corvette ever built by Motion was found, restored, and will be making a public debate soon, our ticker found another gear. There were only 12 GTs produced between 1969 and 1971, making them the most rare, raucous and revered cars ever to roll from the shop of Joel Rosen. These babies were certified man-eaters that had both the unique look that Rosen envisioned and a level of horsepower that did not exist in more than a handful of cars in the country at the time they were built.

The last Pase III GT was purchased by a doctor named Henry Rollings in 1971 who was a certified gearhead nut. He flew old war planes and was a noted road racer, and once he took a ride in a Phase III GT Corvette, he signed on to have one built. The day he picked up the car, he promptly drove it all the way to Georgia, 500 hp big block and A/C blowing the whole way! Current owner Adam Tuckman purchased it from the good doctor’s family in 2008. Continue reading at BangShift.com