Rob Peters

I agree with your brother and as I stated in my post: "Even though my tires still have about 1/2 to 3/4 of their "Tread Life" remaining I am thinking I am on borrowed time when it comes to the age of the tires". Yes, age is not a tires good friend. It is not just the elasticity that is lost, the tires will start to dry rot. In looking at my tires there is no visual evidence of dry rot but some of that could be due to applying the tire dressing on the tires hiding some of that possible cracking of the rubber. My fear is mostly based on the age of the rubber and the fact it could break away from the belts and destroying fenders, quarter panels etc. One of the things that got me thinking about making the change is my son had a tread separate on his 2001 Pontiac Bonneville. It did a lot of damage. It damaged the rocker panel, tore the rear bumper, disintegrated the inner fender panel, ripped the gas filler tube out of the car and a wiring harness. Luckily he was able to get it off the road without crashing because he was going at a fairly low speed. Now, all I need to do is save enough money and find the tires that will fit my desire of no more than a 3/4 inch white wall. rob

I agree with your brother and as I stated in my post: "Even though my tires still have about 1/2 to 3/4 of their "Tread Life" remaining I am thinking I am on borrowed time when it comes to the age of the tires". Yes, age is not a tires good friend. It is not just the elasticity that is lost, the tires will start to dry rot. In looking at my tires there is no visual evidence of dry rot but some of that could be due to applying the tire dressing on the tires hiding some of that possible cracking of the rubber. My fear is mostly based on the age of the rubber and the fact it could break away from the belts and destroying fenders, quarter panels etc. One of the things that got me thinking about making the change is my son had a tread separate on his 2001 Pontiac Bonneville. It did a lot of damage. It damaged the rocker panel, tore the rear bumper, disintegrated the inner fender panel, ripped the gas filler tube out of the car and a wiring harness. Luckily he was able to get it off the road without crashing because he was going at a fairly low speed. Now, all I need to do is save enough money and find the tires that will fit my desire of no more than a 3/4 inch white wall. rob

I have seen reproduction window stickers but not build sheets. There are other ways to verify if it is a true SS so having a fake build sheet would not do much for you. Not only that, anyone who really knows these cars or for that matter any car built at the Flint would know it is fake. In reality if I were buying a car built at the Flint plant and the seller presented me with a build sheet I would wonder what else they were being dishonest about and be more inclined to walk away from the deal. If you are only concerned with having something to display find a place that can reproduce one of the window stickers. rob

Darren, I know the Bias-Ply would be more original but I will go with the radials for the safety and ride comfort reasons. rob

Blue Tony, just not enough scratch to do both. Bill, unless I have wet or gravel covered pavement burn outs just don't think happen on my baby. The nice thing about the white stripe tires is they look nice with either the original rally wheels or any of the hub caps offered on the Monte. The nice thing about the rally wheels is they work with either the rings & derby or if you feel like running the hub caps you can pop off the rings and derbys a snap the hub caps on them for a whole new look. rob

I bought my first car when I was 15 years old, 51 years ago at age 15 and still have it. My first new car was a 70 Monte Carlo rob

Even though my tires still have about 1/2 to 3/4 of their "Tread Life" remaining I am thinking I am on borrowed time when it comes to the age of the tires. I bought them the year after I got the car because the old tires were just yucky black-walls and they were just plain old butt ugly. I put the BF Goodrich T/A Radials on her and I really liked the look of the raised white letters. My only complaint was that the raised white letter tires were really not put on Monte Carlo's. I am not sure but you may have been able to special order raised white letter tires like was available on Chevelle's but it was not common to see them on a Monte from the factory Those who know me are aware I am kind of a stickler when it comes to original things on my cars. To that end, since my tires are getting old I am thinking of of going to a thin whitewall, closer to what was on the Monte's from the factory. I could still run my rally caps and rings but the thin whitewalls would open up other possibilities. I also have a full set of the body color keyed caps and a full set of the classy looking standard caps. It would also allow me to install a set of fender skirts if I wanted. I already have a pair of fender skirts (they would need a bit of work but I have them and the brackets too. I like the Monte dressed in both the raised white letters and the whitewall's so I haven't fully decided which way I am going. Another reason I am considering the thin white wall is the number of times I am getting called by production companies for my car to be used in movies having the tires closer to original would be a better fit. So what are others thoughts on this..... Raised White Letters or Whitewalls? rob

Steve, click on the below link and read through the information regardine keyless entry, it may answer your questions on keyless entry: rob http://www.firstgenmc.com/forums/index.php?/topic/8758-group-buy-power-door-lockstrunk-release/

Here is a picture of Bill at the 2011 Eastern Meet in Carlisle. Unfortunately it is not a great picture. You will need to scan to Page 5 rob 114_Sep_2011.pdf

I am passing this message on from CK Collins because he is having issues getting onto the boards. Please keep Bill's family in your thoughts and prayers. rob Rob and Scott, I was notified late last week that Bill Pontecorvo had passed away. He had cancer and succumbed to it on Wednesday 11/31/16. His wake was on Sunday 12/03 and funeral and burial on Monday 12/04. Numerous NY Sopranos and FGMCC members attended his wake. He was 64 years old. He was a friend, neighbor of mine and a fellow FGMCC member who will be missed. He left behind a wife and 15 year old daughter. His wife did tell me that he was always in his "happy place" when he was driving, cleaning or attending car shows with his Monte. He did get to attend 2 Carlisle events with us. She thanked us for getting him to join and participate the FGMCC. It was something he always spoke about to other car enthusiasts and very highly regarded. Thank you, CK Thanks to CK for passing this along Sent from my iPhone

Stupid question....how will the exhaust be run? Interesting project. rob

As long as the appraiser is aware that Monte Carlo's do not sell at the premium prices that the Chevelle's do and base his appraisal on Chevelle prices. If he is a professional appraiser that should not be an issue. If there are no real issues with the car and he finds it is priced right then pull the trigger on it. After all, you feel the price is in your range and you like the car so if he looks it over and finds no rust issues and the under carriage is solid then again, pull the trigger. The way I have always looked at a deal is this, If the seller and buyer are satisfied with the deal then it is a good deal, no matter what other people say. Other people don't have to live with the results of the deal so if the buyer feels they got a good deal then it is a good deal. Good luck on this car, I hope it is representative of what the pictures and price show. rob

I agree with Doug. The pictures look pretty good. To me the trunk looks funny. The trunk has been repainted and if I was asking that kind of money I would have spent a few bucks and put in a new trunk mat. I would ask for pictures of the trunk with the mat removed and pictures of the undercarriage. It may be worth a road trip to view it in person. I also agree with Doug that you should bargain the price down some. rob

I got another call for my car again today. Since I am on crutches and not able to drive I won't be able to take it but they will accept our son as a driver.... after all, it isn't me they want but my Monte. Our younger son says he will do it. I have told him it could be a very long day but since he has no plans he is going to do it.... Hope they get it into some scenes. They also wanted it for two other shoot days but due to the distance and it now moving into the more possibility of snow I did not want to commit for those days. rob

As of right now I have no major plans. rob

Everything looks great Dan. rob

That is Great Rick. An easy fix is always better than an expensive time consuming one. rob