Chris shipley
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12 hours ago, Dtret said:
Chris that’s not your car. Lol.
I know.lol. However it's for sale
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22 hours ago, 1970mcss said:
Your Monte is looking good 👍
Not mine .lol
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Good car show relay for life. Cancer ♋️. Good cause.....
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Salem ohio super cruise
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10 hours ago, JMacs72 said:
Hello all,
I just wanted to introduce myself as I am new to the group ! Happy to be a part of something special to build long lasting friendships and network with all you Monte enthusiasts. Had my first mini meet this past may long weekend in Summerland, BC with Fellow chief in command Aaron Dodsworth. Was a great weekend as we met 3 other Monte Carlo guys too and rolled into two car shows all together. Looking forward to more meets ! Stay safe everyone !
Welcome
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On 5/10/2023 at 10:58 PM, Joselk1 said:
Hello….
I have been lurking here for the past couple of weeks. I was in the process of looking for a 70SS and traveling to Florida from Michigan for a turn one a day trip to see a car. It turned out to be just what I was looking for. We made a deal that day and a week later the seller delivered the car to me in Michigan. Thanks to this group I knew what I was looking for and what to take pictures of for everyone’s assistance. I’m in the process of restoring my 1970 Z 28 that I’ve had since 1981 in high school. Because of that project I haven’t had a fun car to drive the last couple of summers, so I wanted a Monte Carlo I could drive and improve at the same time. I’m here everyday lately with my many questions.
Thanks
Gary
Congratulations. Sharp car you purchased
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On 5/21/2023 at 8:25 PM, Darlene Neumann said:
My father recently passed away and restored 3 Monte Carlos, all 3 are the same color burgundy and black. All numbers match, one car had a warranty replaced block. There is also a whole garage of 1970 Chevy first generation parts. If anyone is interested, please contact Darlene Neumann 610-656-5080
Sorry for your loss
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5 hours ago, kpcsgasp said:
Late start this year but expect to have a good amount of dates this year.
Looks sharp
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13 hours ago, Leghome said:
Only first Monte Carlo of any sort in attendance out of 115 entrants. The second two photos were inspired by Tony D,s reflection of my car on his green car at an Eastern Meet several years ago. This show is to raise money to help keep the old high school gym in operation that was used in the movie Hoosiers.
Congratulations
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On 5/10/2023 at 10:58 PM, Joselk1 said:
Hello….
I have been lurking here for the past couple of weeks. I was in the process of looking for a 70SS and traveling to Florida from Michigan for a turn one a day trip to see a car. It turned out to be just what I was looking for. We made a deal that day and a week later the seller delivered the car to me in Michigan. Thanks to this group I knew what I was looking for and what to take pictures of for everyone’s assistance. I’m in the process of restoring my 1970 Z 28 that I’ve had since 1981 in high school. Because of that project I haven’t had a fun car to drive the last couple of summers, so I wanted a Monte Carlo I could drive and improve at the same time. I’m here everyday lately with my many questions.
Thanks
Gary
Congratulations. Nice ride
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On 5/11/2022 at 10:34 AM, abcdefghii said:
About 9 years ago now my father in law bought this 71 Monte Carlo, running and driving, but in need of restoration. As time has passed and he gets closer to retirement, he's lost interest, wants to put his spare income towards retirement and so the car is now coming to me in order to finish it and get it back on the road. First though, I have a garage / workshop that needs to be built (it's about halfway done at the moment, stupid COVID + the insane cost of materials are slowing it down massively). I can't find pictures of the car when we first picked it up, although I know I have a bunch, as well as various pictures through the tear down of it. Here's where it sits currently, in need of blowing the dust off...
The bodywork and frame are all done, suspension and brakes done, transmission rebuilt, engine rebuilt (mostly). So looking at it I don't think it will take a huge amount to get it back on the road, I believe a bunch of the trim is in a barn nearby, but I need to determine what there is. I think to get it on the road I need:
Interior
Wiring
Exhaust
Drive shaft
Lights
Bumpers, trim, grill
Finish the engine - It's a 350, likely going to go with a fuel injected set up.
Maybe I am missing something, I think that is the bulk of it though. I'm torn on whether to add a vinyl top, I wanted to add one, but someone mentioned that they can be problematic with regards to rust, which I'd like to avoid. It'll likely be kept garaged and not driven in the rain, so maybe it's a moot point, but still something to think about. The goal is to simply have it finished as a nice car to cruise around in, not worried about originality or performance, just want it to be back on the road where it should be.
Once I get it here and start to work on it, I am sure I will have a ton of questions, likely beginning with what should I do first... I'm thinking either get the engine and transmission complete and in, or wiring harness. One of those, then get the exterior complete, before finally working on the interior.
So, hopefully, in the not too distant future this will be back on the road.
Looks great 👍
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38 minutes ago, Rob Peters said:
Wonder how we missed out on the sunshine and blue sky's you had. Chris, I am helping a local church here near our house with a car show/cruise on Sunday the 21st from 1:00 to 6:00PM. Let me know if you would be interested and I will get you the information. If you are familiar with Pittsburgh, this is about 5 minutes from downtown Pittsburgh.
rob
Send me a message .ty
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Its nice thst our monte carlos get noticed at the shows
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6 hours ago, Scott S. said:
NICE !!!
Welcome to the mayhem..... LOL
And just remember..... It ain't easy being green.
Sharp color
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3 hours ago, Tmac said:
Got paint on today! Weather finally straightened up.
Looks great 👍
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2 hours ago, Machboat said:
Hi all, Thank you for adding me as a member about a month ago. I joined the site looking for a First Generation Monte Carlo. I am happy to say I found a great car. It is not a show car but a great car for weekend drives, going for ice cream on a hot summer day or just a cruise through the park. I am attaching a photo of the 70 Monte I picked up last week.
Nice looking car
Welcome to the club
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2 hours ago, DragCat said:
Show off, I'm still waiting on nice weather 🙃
Lol.not here today.
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58 minutes ago, MC1of80 said:
Haven't seen the light of day, yet. 😭 Although both black Montes have. COVID is always out as I drove it 2 days ago and the pro street was on a trailer seeing sunlight. Pick it up tomorrow. And I think Barn Find is still where I left it. 🤔
Nice pics
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8 hours ago, MCfan said:
A '70 Monte Carlo was the first new car I bought in July of '70. I had just graduated from college in late January and started to work for IBM in Kansas City in early February. We were driving my wife's '67 VW fastback in college but then she went to work at a local hospital while I was out of town in training to be a computer salesman. When I returned, we needed two cars so I went down to Papas Chevrolet in Kansas City, Mo to get me a new Chevy as a second car. My dad was always a Chevy man and so was I.
The Sales Manager asked me to drive his demo vehicle, an Autumn Gold 1970 Monte Carlo with a white vinyl top, a 402, TH400, Positraction, AC and several power options. I wasn't looking for a muscle car, just a nice looking and nice riding coupe to tool around my sales territory. I was super impressed with the elegant styling, smooth, quiet ride and the peppy performance which seemed even better than my dad's '66 Impala 396 with automatic. Since we had no established credit, starting salaries and some college loans to repay, I had to get a high risk, high interest rate loan but I had to have that Monte. I absolutely loved the car and did some mild performance mods to it but needed a larger car when our second daughter came along in '74. Premium gas had just hit 41 cents a gallon so I sold the Monte and bought a new '74 Buick LeSabre - big mistake!
My crazy brother-in-law had owned several big block, 4-speed Chevy's in a row - a '62 Impala 409, a '66 Impala SS 396 and '69 El Camino SS 396 so I always dreamed of owning a big block, 4-speed muscle car. I had no idea that my dream would come true 40 years later with a '70 Monte Carlo but that was the best of both worlds! In 2010, I had a '70 Monte Carlo factory 402 4-speed shipped from Scranton, PA to my SW Florida winter home where it still resides. A year after that, I picked up a '70 Monte Carlo SS 454 to keep at my other seasonal home and enjoyed it for the next eight years. Both Montes certainly qualify as muscle cars, but my preference will always be the big block 4-speed!
Very nice 2 cars you have
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25 minutes ago, Searsman said:
Back in the day , we had a 76 burgundy Monty 350 about 100 horse power. But man was it smooth. I just love the coke body design and really hated to let the car go but had bought a 77 ford pick up as well. 👎🏻 unfortunately one had to go and I’ve regretted that decision ever since.
anyway, later on I started seeing all these 60s 70s muscle cars around. Got an itch to have one of those.. so I tried out a 69 Camaro at a local muscle car dealer. Yuk is all I could say. Liked tri chevys but everyone had those except the 56. Finally came across a 71 first generation Monte Carlo down in western Ky . Guy hated to part with it , we took a ride in the 71, wife says - if you don’t buy this car you don’t get one .’ Of course I agreed.. turned out it was was 454 SS . First time I drove it snapped our heads back. Couldn’t believe the
power compaired to the 76 we had once before. Bought it, brought it home , and will definitely keep it. A gentleman’s muscle car .. love the car, and the club .. Ron T…
Awesome!!!!
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Some of my favorite pictures
in General 70-72 Monte Carlo Forum
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Looks great 👍