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    Cars of my past

    in Non-Tech

    Posted

    Great list. Here’s mine

    1976 Cutlass S
    1995-1997 (was my Dad’s car 1976-1995)

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    1970 Monte Carlo 350 Turquoise
    1996-now

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    1980 Malibu 305 Tan/beige
    1997-2005

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    1972 Monte Carlo 350 Placer Gold
    2008-2013

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    1971 Monte Carlo SS454 Red
    2013-2016

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    1971 Monte Carlo SS454 Copper
    2016-now

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    1972 Monte Carlo 350 Gold
    2023-2023

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    Searching for 1970 Monte Carlo

    in General 70-72 Monte Carlo Forum

    Posted

    3 hours ago, Tracey said:

    I am searching for my brothers 1970 Monte Carlo.  It’s white body and black hard top .  It had an after market antenna installed on the driver side in back by the trunk.  Factory forced air.  VIN 138570F172461.  Title D22046342

    Sold around 1983 in Carlisle, PA to a dealership in Maryland.  

    I have a picture but cannot attach it

     

    Here you go 🙂

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    1971 350 4 speed

    in Cars and Parts For Sale Leads

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    8 hours ago, Marks71 said:

    Definitely seen that before. Was AC not available with the 4 speed?

    It was optional on all first gen Montes. Roughly 20% of the first gen Montes did not have AC. The AC option is less common the further North you go.

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    Oil change 350SB

    in General 70-72 Monte Carlo Forum

    Posted

    I have been using Castrol GTX 10W40 and the larger capacity AC Delco filters for 27 years and 80,000 miles (132,000 miles total on the car). I just had the engine rebuilt over the winter. The cam was heavily worn but the rest of the engine looked really good. He said to simply keep doing what I'm doing but he does prefer the Napa Gold filters.

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    vin tag

    in General 70-72 Monte Carlo Forum

    Posted

    43 minutes ago, Scott S. said:

    Hmmm..... Let 20 Monte fanatics tear Montelishi apart.......????

    Are you sure you don't work for border security ???? :k

    :D

    We've done it before. A member locked his keys in the trunk shortly after arriving to the hotel for the Western Meet. We had to pull the back seat out and work at popping that trunk lid. 

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    71 in Ky.

    in Cars and Parts For Sale Leads

    Posted

    I’m always impressed how much those dealers can get for classic cars. I guess they have a certain type of customer that is willing to pay good money for what they want. There’s nothing wrong with that. I also speculate that a majority of the people who buy from dealers maybe also prefer that experience over buying privately and will pay that premium price.

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    vin tag

    in General 70-72 Monte Carlo Forum

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    8 hours ago, Scott S. said:

    The doors have been repainted a couple times, so the blue tag is long gone, and I still haven't gotten around to pulling the back seat up yet.... It's only been 5 years since I got her. lha5.thumb.jpg.20abac33fa315470b48fbc7ee2abf6fc.jpg

    Bring it to the Western Meet. We can pull the interior apart there. 😁

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    vin tag

    in General 70-72 Monte Carlo Forum

    Posted

    15 hours ago, Scott S. said:

    But the plant numbers should match.... No ?

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    Yes, they should match. The VIN plate and the body tag are not from the same car. Do you still have the blue sticker on the inside edge of the drivers door? That has the VIN and the month it was built on it. Have you found a build sheet in the car?

    Non-black interiors

    in Interior Tech

    Posted

    I am a sucker for Sandalwood which both my Montes have. I grew up with white or black vinyl interiors but when I saw my 70 Monte the first time I really liked the Sandalwood. I always thought I wanted black but after owning my red 71 SS with black vinyl interior I didn’t like how hot it got in the sun. That’s one of the reasons I sold it to buy the 71 SS I have now. The Sandalwood is much cooler.

    I have also owned a couple 72 Montes with Covert interior which is similar to Sandalwood except it has dark brown carpet and dash. More like a 2-tone interior.

    As for colours like blue or green I think they look great when restored and looking new.

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    Interior Bucket seat trim

    in Interior Tech

    Posted

    From the factory the seats did not have the chrome on the lower part for a Monte. Just the upper part around the seat back. No end caps were used.

    I added the trim to the lower part on the 71 SS I used to have and it did the same thing yours is doing. It doesn’t want to bend around that corner and when it straightens out it pulls off. I eventually took it off and redid it. I tried to make sure the trim was installed straight down if that makes any sense. The first time I did it I think it was on a bit of an angle which made it easier for it to pup off. You could also try making a cut on the trim on the inside of that bend so it will make that bend easier. You won’t see the cut and it won’t have any force trying to pull off the front part of the seat.

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