Jared Richey Posted November 26, 2015 Share Posted November 26, 2015 Not fond of the cutlass supreme top of quarter panel they grafted with the conversion. For sale at the Daytona turkey run. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigtankjones Posted November 26, 2015 Share Posted November 26, 2015 I think it has Potential. I would take it if the price was right Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
footballubet Posted November 27, 2015 Share Posted November 27, 2015 Don't like that body line in the back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jared Richey Posted November 27, 2015 Author Share Posted November 27, 2015 I didn't either Scott. Needs painting too, $25k! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LS5 Posted November 27, 2015 Share Posted November 27, 2015 Yeah that back rear 1/4 line is just not right. The buick rear 1/4 is just the same and too high, I always thought that like on mine the 70 chevelle convertible had the right lines....... man at $25gs he is really wishing huge........I got mine for less than that. Darren. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LostnFound Posted November 27, 2015 Share Posted November 27, 2015 Yours looked factory done Darren. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mo's70MCs Posted November 27, 2015 Share Posted November 27, 2015 That's awful.. Just doesn't look quite right. More like an eyesore if you will. Yikes! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jared Richey Posted November 27, 2015 Author Share Posted November 27, 2015 The car needs restoring again now, paint was old old. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McCall72 Posted December 1, 2015 Share Posted December 1, 2015 25K eh? Yeah, no. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JerseyMonte Posted December 13, 2015 Share Posted December 13, 2015 Here's a nice one well done in S Jersey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jared Richey Posted December 16, 2015 Author Share Posted December 16, 2015 And quarter panels look right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
72Ragtop Posted December 16, 2015 Share Posted December 16, 2015 Let's not rip on this Convertible too much...1) The design and classic proportions of the 1st gen Monte lends itself extremely well to the understated (Gentleman's) Muscle car, Bad-A*s-tricked-out muscle car, and Luxo-Cruiser in the classic styles of, say, the 50's & 60s Caddys, especially with skirts! I dare say that this "high-quarter-panel-kick-up" has the flavor of the 1953 Motorama Buick Skylark or even the Jag XK-120/140 (when I blurr my eyes a bit). The "Quarter-panel-kick-up" may be back just a bit too far from the Monte's side scallop/bulge vertical-to-horizontal transition radius, in some eyes. but it is a rear-seat car and not a two-place car. 2) Based on the painting of a Monte ragtop in the 1970 Chevy accessories catalog, Darren's "Chevelle-based" convertible is probably what Chevrolet would have (should have!) produced. {Darren; Yours is sweet and I love the elegant colour!} 3) With the price of Chevelles, try finding a ragtop donor car at an acceptable price. Skylarks and Cutlasses are a cheaper alternative. 4) Based only on the two photos, the important "blending" of the original Monte "side-scallop-bulge" up to the pinch-weld chrome seems pretty good. I dare say a bit better than my Skylark based conversion. 5) The seemingly high asking price is debatable, considering the existing paint, but if the conversion work is done correctly under the skin it may not be that far off. Consider too, the cost of a decent Monte to start with, a "complete" donor car (Note: the convertible rear seat is narrower", too), Shop time, reworked top frame and new convertible top. I'll bet $17,000 CASH would take it. 6) I'll bet Darren would agree, but there is nothing like pulling into a car show in a stately Monte with the top down, Sanatra on the radio, and all eyes upon you in awe and wonderment...I'm ready for Summer!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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