The Apex Collection · Lot S109.1
1969 Chevrolet Camaro Baldwin Motion LS7
The Only Example Built with the Legendary 454/525 HP LS7 V-8
Highlights
- Ordered new from Baldwin Chevrolet
- The only example built with the legendary LS7 454/525 HP V-8 engine
- The rarest and one of the most desirable Camaros ever built
- Factory Daytona Yellow paint with Black standard interior
- M22 Rock Crusher 4-speed manual transmission
- The fastest, most powerful of the Camaro Supercars
- Documented with copy of original car invoice
- Documented with copy of original bill of sale
- This Ultimate Camaro came with a staggering price tag of $6,193 new
- Letter from Joel Rosen attesting to the fact that this is indeed his Baldwin Motion LS7
- Published in Marty Schorr’s book “Day One” as “454 Camaro: “Rarest Of The Rare”
- Rotisserie restoration with test miles since completion
- Open chamber aluminum heads
- Dual plane aluminum intake manifold
- 850 CFM Holley carburetor
- Long tube headers
- Fly-Eye air cleaner
- 4.88 12 bolt rear end
- Performance shocks and traction bars
Specification
- Year
- 1969
- Make
- Chevrolet
- Model
- Camaro
- Exterior
- Daytona Yellow
- Interior
- Black
- Transmission
- 4-Speed Manual
- Odometer
- 1,844 miles
- Lot
- S109.1
The Story
Few performance muscle cars provide quite the same impact amongst die-hard gearheads as a real Baldwin-Motion car. Baldwin-Motion was the successful partnership between Joel Rosen of Motion Performance and Ed Simonin of Baldwin Auto Company, a family-run Chevrolet dealer in Baldwin, New York. Upon entry to their partnership, Joel Rosen had no contacts at all with General Motors. Similarly, Baldwin Auto Company had no reputation or previous dealings in the performance car business. Once together, that would all change.
In late 1966, Rosen and Simonin formed a partnership that would allow any client to buy a built-to-order killer street car, limited only by the buyer's imagination and financial resources. With the help of one Marty Schorr and his marketing background and know-how, (Marty being the editor of Cars magazine), Motion Performance was soon building made-to-order Street terror Chevelles, Camaros and Corvettes that could even be financed with GMAC. They even came with a performance guarantee, stating that for certain models a Motion-approved driver would be able to deliver 120 MPH and 11.5 or better in the quarter-mile, or the customer got their money back. No cars reportedly ever came back for the refund. Baldwin-Motion Camaros have caught the attention of performance enthusiasts over the years and hold a special mystique in the collector car world.
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This Baldwin-Motion Camaro would remain in exceptional original condition with original paint for decades before undergoing a comprehensive rotisserie restoration. Restored to its as-delivered specification, it has seen only test miles since completion.
Documentation includes a copy of the original bill of sale and a copy of the original car invoice, pictures of the car pre-restoration in original paint and unrestored, and a letter directly from Mr. Motion himself, Joel Rosen, confirming and attesting it was truly indeed a Baldwin-Motion 454 LS7. It is also documented in person by Marty Shorr and featured in his hardcover book “Day One,” the feature article in his book written on this exact car titled “Rarest of the Rare.”
As Marty Schorr notes in his book “Ray Dotterer did buy the hottest Camaro available but, also got the rarest. It’s estimated that Baldwin-Motion built just two or three Gen 1 454 Camaros and this one is likely the only one powered by the infamous LS7.” That makes this car certainly rarer than iron-block COPO cars and even rarer than the extremely sought-after ZL1 Camaros. It’s very likely the only one ever built, making it a true unicorn and the ultimate supercar Camaro.
