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    Monte carlo

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    33 minutes ago, Rob Peters said:

    My first new car was a 70 Monte (Desert Sand/Desert Sand).  It was early September, just before the 1971 model year was released, and I was just back from Southeast Asia and had Flight Pay, Hazardous Duty Pay and Combat Pay along with my regular pay and it was all TAX FREE burning a hole in my pocket.  I was home on leave in Jacksonville, FL upon my return and told my dad I wanted him to take me to his Chevy salesman so I could buy a Chevelle.  Being the end of the model year the dealer had no stock.  He checked with some other Chevy dealers for a Chevelle and none were found around Jacksonville.

    When we returned to my parents house I looked in the local newspaper and saw an ad for a 1970 Monte Carlo.  I asked my dad "What is a Monte Carlo" and he said it is the first year of the Monte Carlo and you should never buy a car the first year because they haven't gotten the kinks out.  (Little did my dad know the kinks were already worked out and the 1970 Monte was the best year of Monte Carlo but that is just my opinion).  My dad went on to say "besides they don't have them in stock, that is just an ad to get you in there to sell you one of the cars they haven't been able to sell.

    I called the dealership and they told me yes, they did have 5 Monte's in stock and I would have my choice of color as long as my choice was Desert Sand  because all 5 were identical.  We headed there and took the demo for a drive.  I asked my dad what he thought (My dad was a Chevy Caprice guy) and he said, "if you don't buy it I am going to because it rides every bit as nice as my Caprice"

    When we got back all the paperwork was completed and I thought I was leaving with my Monte right then but the salesman said "No, it has to go through the dealer prep" I said to him, but I have a date tonight.  My dad said, "You can take my Caprice" but the salesman said "No, he can take the Demo Monte you just drove and return it when the dealer prep is done on yours".  All of the insurance coverage paperwork for the dealership was completed and we were on our way home.  My date that night was with who turned out to be "Crazy Dianne" and it was also our last date but that is another story.

    After picking "Crazy Dianne" up and heading to a restaurant I came to a stop at a red light and we heard squealing tires of a car braking hard followed by the sound of the impact and the Dealers Demo Monte being forced forward.  Yep a Cadillac crashed into the back of that Demo (not demo derby) Monte.  Hard to believe but the owner of the dealership was sitting at the cross traffic light and witnessed his Monte get hit.... what better witness could I have had.

    I had my first Monte until around 1978 when I sold it.  In 1999 I started my search for another Monte and finally found, in 2000, my current Monte.  My current Monte is a factory Two Tone Classic White roof over an Astro Blue body.  It is a low optioned car but it is a rare factory two tone, with the fiber optic light monitor system, front and rear bumper guards, vanity mirror, map light in the rear view mirror, windshield wash monitor, deluxe seat belts, Air Conditioning and courtesy lighting.  It had 36,000 miles on it when I bought it and I am now pushing 59,000 miles with most of those additional miles clocked going to club functions.

    My dream Monte would be either a 70 or 71 402 4-speed.  

    On another note, I still own my First Car.  When I was 15 back in 1966 I purchased and restored my 1929 Model A Ford Tudor Sedan.  I have owned it 56 years.

    rob

    Nice story rob...Shame about the demo......

    Monte carlo

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    2 hours ago, rsorg said:

    june 1980 ,while looking out the bathroom window at my next door neighbor tom, he had the hood up on the 72 custom, (i am thinking all along that i wanted to buy the car}

    he had sears put on there muzzler mufflers ,no tail pipes ,car sounded like a tank coming down the road,a while later i paid 843 dollars for the car, he could of sold it for 1200 to another guy, but wanted me to have the car, he worked for electromotive in michigan as an engineer and ordered the car selling his 1970 lt1 corvette 350 350hp 4 speed to start a family ,roger

    Nice!!!!!

    Monte carlo

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    59 minutes ago, Scott S. said:

    When I was in my teens, my aunt had one..... Just a base burgandy '70, but there are lots of good memories there. :)

    When she decided to sell it in '81, (her "new" husband had a penny copper '75 Landau) I wanted it buy it like you wouldn't believe. But Dad said I was to young, couldn't afford the upkeep, and would spike his insurance rate. Wound up with a '71 Chevelle a few years later and drove that into the ground. But it was a good learning experience. Been driving G.M. "A" bodies ever since, but waited until after Dad passed to get Montelishi. :)

    Nice story

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    Monte carlo

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    44 minutes ago, stangeba said:

    Sorry, long story, part of the Monte History story I am writing:

    I was a senior in high school and report cards just came out for the second to last period. I did well enough that my dad “allowed me” to order a new car. It was my money that I had saved all my life delivering the Detroit News, cutting lawn, and washing windows. 

    I wanted a 1971 Camaro with both the SS and RS package because the Z-28 with RS package cost way too much and insurance was also much higher.

    Why a Monte Carlo?

    Around this same time, my brother in-law, who worked for Chevrolet Engineering at the GM Tech center in Warren Michigan, brought home a 1971 Monte Carlo. He needed to pick up some engine parts and took me along for a ride.  

    When the ride was over, I was convinced that this was the car for me. I was also happy that the cost was below the Camaro I wanted, and I could get AM/FM Stereo, the Camaro only came with AM/FM MONO!

    In 1971 this was a big deal to a seventeen-year-old. In 1971 a working AM radio with a rear seat speaker OK but having a four-speaker stereo was so much better. I didn’t like 8 track tape players.

    I went to order my Monte Carlo from Bill Fox Chevrolet, the dealer where my dad knew a salesman.

    I placed the order carefully weighing the options I wanted vs. the money I had saved in the bank.

    1- U79 AM/FM Stereo. $189.16

    2- L48 350 with a 4-barrel carb. $37.50

    3- ZJ7 Rally wheels $32.52

    4- P-90 G70x15 WSW tires. $39.01

    5- A90 the electric trunk opener $11.67

    6- NK4 4 spoke sport steering wheel $15.80

    7- M38 Automatic transmission $179.60

    8- N40 Power steering $91.70

    9- AK1 Deluxe seat belts & shoulder harness $15.30 

    Options like a vinyl top and A/C put the price over what I had saved, so who needed them.

    Picking the color was easy, “Tuxedo Black” RPO No.19-19, Acrylic Code: WA-848, DuPont Code: 926-96459 Lacquer.

    I ordered the car, and it was built in Oshawa, On. Canada 27 Apr 1971. I waited what seemed like forever and then it arrived, May 12,1971.

    I drove my dad’s 66 Oldsmobile 98 to Bill Fox Chevrolet and spotted my Monte Carlo in the side lot.

    Running over to check out my new ride, I noticed a dent in the front of the hood below the hood emblem and then two dents on the roof. I was devastated and left for home since they were already closed.

    I called my salesman the next day and discovered they couldn’t repair the car for two weeks and I couldn’t wait so I told him I would take it and bring it back for the repairs.

    I took delivery Friday May 14th, 1971, after paying a total of $3,734.00

    Nice story. That's what it's all about

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    Monte carlo

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    10 hours ago, jft69z said:

    I don't have a Chevelle Tom, never did. 😁.     Had a '76 Malibu Classic for a few years, but it was a 4 door winter car.

    My very first car was a '72 Monte. Got another '72 (Custom this time) when I was stationed in Mississippi while in the USAF. Stored it while I went overseas for a couple of years. Had a real nice '77 Monte as well when I got out, but sold them both eventually. Getting old and nostalgic led me back to another '72 Custom, which I'll never get rid of this time.

    Good deal.thanks for your service 

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    Monte carlo

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    13 hours ago, MC1of80 said:

    Mom had a 70 cranberry Red, black interior 350 2bbl and I like being different. Everyone has a belly button, a Camaro and Chevelle lolol. I always like having the uncommon cars. Now the Monte is not as uncommon as it 

    Yes indeed our cars are more popular now .and getting more noticed 

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    Monte carlo

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    14 hours ago, willie said:

    Always Loved them and really couldn't afford a Chevelle with 3 kids and a house. I made the right decision for sure!!!

    Absolutely 

    Together Again

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    On 4/14/2023 at 10:13 AM, Rob Peters said:

    It has been too long since my two sisters and I have been together for a picture.  Pat and I are in Florida.  One sister still lives in the Jacksonville, FL area, my younger sister lives near Raleigh and my wife, Patsy and I live in Pittsburgh, Pa.  This picture was yesterday evening and it seems we are all in the same place at the same time only for weddings and funerals, this time it is for a wedding.

     

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    rob

    Nice picture. 

    Hello ALL

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    4 hours ago, pendulumx said:

    Hello ,

    I’m so happy to be apart of this club, it means a lot to me! My pops had a 72 when I was a young buck, now I get to rebuild my 70 with him. Look forward to meeting new friends and asking a lot of questions! 

    Welcome to the club 

    Bumper jacks

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    My dad used have a ton of these when he worked on cars.piles of them.. I wish he would have saved one .lol. can remember the car swinging in the air on the jack.like is that really safe.lol

    Possible new member

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    Meant this guy through a friend  ....find out he only lives couple streets from me.he just got this car given to him. ... 2 different friends owned it. one passing away. Has alot of sentimental meaning to it.nice gift.... i mentioned our  club to him...looks like he will joining......

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    Holiday movie

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    4 minutes ago, DragCat said:

    I'll X3 Die Hard........

    My favorite scene of a Monte in a Movie is fast and furious Tokyo drift. Yea I know I wasn't asked but 😝🤣

    Lol 

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