Performance Tapestries
Description: Among the dealership-based supercar builders of the 1960s and ’70s — including Yenko, Nickey, Grand Spaulding Dodge, and Royal Pontiac, most of these dealerships of the muscle era offered what was known as a 'supercar' service, which essentially provided a brand new, stock-bodied vehicle with plenty of extra horses, using either a highly tuned factory power plant or a high-performance crate engine. Baldwin Chevrolet took a slightly different approach, taking new Chevys sold through is dealership in Baldwin, New York (Long Island), and then delivered them to Joel Rosen’s Motion Performance speed shop (also in Baldwin), where they became street-legal, turn-key drag cars. many of which had optional wild custom body kits
Description: This image features New Edition standing confidently as a unified group, projecting strength, maturity, and brotherhood. Their coordinated street inspired fashion and relaxed yet commanding posture reflect their evolution from youthful performers into seasoned R&B legends.
Description: Founded in 1964 in Columbus, Ohio, Nationwise was a chain of auto parts stores in the United States. In 1974, Nationwise partnered with Columbus-based engine builders, The Rod Shop, sponsoring a series of highly successful drag racecars. In stores, a Rod Shop section was created as kind of a speed shop inside of a parts store. In addition to go fast goodies from all the big names, Nationwise also sold Rod Shop branded performance parts. These parts were typically embossed with NRS (Nationwise Rod Shop), making them easy to identify by collectors, even decades later. The Rod Shop partnership ended in 1987, and less than a decade later, Nationwise became insolvent, and closed all stores on Sunday, October 15, 1995 at 3:00 PM.
Description: Weber Speed Equipment started out in 1945 as Weber Tool Company, making some of the first aluminum performance fly wheels. As the company continued to expand their speed parts catalog with cams, clutches, and heads, becoming increasingly popular with hot rodders and racers alike, they changed their name to Weber Speed Equipment. Aside from making high quality, extreme high-performance parts, one of their biggest claims to fame was their 'blow up proof' guarantee on their flywheels, something that was a big draw to those pushing higher horsepower and revs in the early days of drag racing.
Description: Discover how Baldwin Chevrolet, in collaboration with Joel Rosen’s Motion Performance, transformed 1960s–70s Chevys into street-legal drag cars with high-performance crate engines and wild custom body kits—outpacing rivals like Yenko, Nickey, and Royal Pontiac. ### **Baldwin Chevrolet & Motion Performance: Long Island’s Muscle Car Revolution** During the 1960s–70s muscle car era, dealerships like **Yenko**, **Nickey Chevrolet**, **Grand Spaulding Dodge**, and **Royal Pontiac** dominated the “supercar” scene by upgrading stock-bodied vehicles with **tuned factory engines** or **high-performance crate engines**. However, **Baldwin Chevrolet** of **Baldwin, New York (Long Island)** carved a unique legacy by partnering with *
