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Hey guys, Aussie Monte owner here. I got my 1st Gen Monte earlier this year, I have always been fascinated by american muscle cars and the Monte just ticked all the boxes for me. Big thanks to Andy's Auto for sending me to this site (his shop tag was on the car keys when I got the car). Andy worked on the car in America and told me about the cars history, it was great to hear she was cared for and that she was once someone else's pride and joy. Let me know what you think about this girl!

Ok here is the long story, It starts in 1978 when I was 16 and tired of driving Mom’s Station Wagon...after saving enough money to by my first car, a 1968 Nova I had my freedom. 8 months, 1 red light, 2 cars, a telephone pole, Later and I was again driving the Wagon with the fake wood stickers on the sides. Not cool... So, back to work, and parting out what was left of the Nova and a few months later I had enough to by a cheap beater and insurance and had been looking at what I could afford then I saw my first ss454 Monte in the want ads, I called and talked to the owner and made arrangement to see it the next Sunday even though he was going to be away he said feel free to look it over inside and out and left it unlocked. Once I saw it I knew I had to have it! Over the next couple days I kept calling but no answer, the third day he answered I told him who I was and that I wanted the car he said he remembered talking with me and he felt bad but had cash in hand and the car just drove away.... well it was more than I had saved and would have had to borrow from Dad to get it anyway so maybe for the best and I could get on to buying something I could get on the road right away, but it was Heartbreaking... the next week my Dad and I were going to probably buy one of the cars I had already looked at but before leaving my Mom kept saying here’s a Monte... here’s another bla bla bla . I said I wasn’t interested that I wanted the first one because it was a ss454 . anyway, as we left she had called and got an address for a Monte in the area we were heading and made us take that along we went to see the car I thought I was going to by and after a drive by my Dad said let’s go see what this one is... when we pulled up to the address there it was ss454 the lady that had it had no idea what it was but I did, we did not go back to that other car a 4 door 1968 malibu with a 307... Dad loaned me some money saying first to pay him then to buy tires (they were toast) then insurance, until then it stays in the garage... a month later I had his money and paid him back in cash, he handed it back to me and said buy your tires and insurance and put me on a payment plan for his share. good lessons for a kid that they just don’t teach anymore.

For everyone so info I am wanting to have all 3 first gets when done building a.shop just for the 3 of them the new 71 is a bucket seat console car triple black i think its a 350 have not got to pull the motor yet its locked up but ots not numbers matching as far as I can tell more pics to come

Baby steps. Shops been as busy as always but I did sneak this thing in last week.