Canuck Posted November 17, 2016 Share Posted November 17, 2016 I purchased my 70 Monte on Nov 17, 1996 when I was 19 years old. It had 47,500 miles on it and all original. A lot has changed in my life during the last 20 years but driving this car still transports me back in time. Here's a photo of me washing it for the first time in early 1997 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Peters Posted November 17, 2016 Share Posted November 17, 2016 I have always loved the color combination on your car Aaron. rob 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
502ci Posted November 17, 2016 Share Posted November 17, 2016 20 years is a long time to own a car, congrats. Every time I look at or take mine for a ride I relive my youth. Wish I would have taken more pictures of me and my Monte when I was younger but cameras back then were not like they are today. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canuck Posted November 17, 2016 Author Share Posted November 17, 2016 I've been reflecting on the journey this car has taken me on. All the road trips, honeymoon trip, FGMCC meets, getting to know so many great people in this club. A lot of great memories for sure. I have over 15,000 miles in this car just travelling for Monte meets. I rolled over the 100,000 mark on the odometer for the first time while driving through Northern California on my way home from the 2012 Western Meet. I was asked last summer what it was worth but told them it doesn't matter since it is worth a whole lot more than market value to me. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rsorg Posted November 18, 2016 Share Posted November 18, 2016 Aaron, I know the feeling ,I bought my 72 custom ,w, car on june 15th 1980 ,from my parents next door neighbor who ordered the car and I do not plan on getting rid of it any time soon, Roger 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
72 LS5 Posted November 21, 2016 Share Posted November 21, 2016 I know how you feel - Bought mine in 1988 at the age of 18! Almost sold it a couple times but glad I didn't as its part of the family and my life, just like you described! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrj52 Posted November 22, 2016 Share Posted November 22, 2016 Got mine in 88 as a basket case. As it has been said, It does indeed take me back in time 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donny vestal Posted November 22, 2016 Share Posted November 22, 2016 Answer this what did you pay for it when you bought it. I'll start I paid 500 dollars for my 70 in may of 99 and joined the fgmcc website in 05 and the club in may of 06 at BRI STOL motor speedway Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
420ponies Posted November 22, 2016 Share Posted November 22, 2016 I was wondering if you still had the Eldorado in the background. was that a '69? Love those Caddy's Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canuck Posted November 22, 2016 Author Share Posted November 22, 2016 I paid $4,200 CAD for it which was about $2,800 USD at the time. With the paint I did in 2000 and the new interior I'm installing, I will have roughly $15k CAD invested in it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canuck Posted November 22, 2016 Author Share Posted November 22, 2016 I was wondering if you still had the Eldorado in the background. was that a '69? Love those Caddy's Eldorado? That was my 76 Cutlass S. My Dad purchased it new in 76 and it became my first car. Black with white interior with white swivel bucket seat interior. The transmission broke only a couple months after I got the 70 Monte. I guess it was jealous, LOL. We parted it out in the spring of 97 as it had 265,000 miles and had quite a bit of rust. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Peters Posted November 22, 2016 Share Posted November 22, 2016 Eldorado? That was my 76 Cutlass S. My Dad purchased it new in 76 and it became my first car. Black with white interior with white swivel bucket seat interior. The transmission broke only a couple months after I got the 70 Monte. I guess it was jealous, LOL. We parted it out in the spring of 97 as it had 265,000 miles and had quite a bit of rust. My second company car was a Cutlass S. It had a 350 4Brl and posi-traction. That car could really move and it was great in snow. Later we purchased a 1976 Cutlass Supreme 2door. I put a trailer hitch on it and we used it to tow my Model A Ford from Jacksonville Florida to Pittsburgh, Pa. A few days later the transmission in the Cutlass Supreme gave out. rob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick Sheean Posted November 23, 2016 Share Posted November 23, 2016 Thanks for the post Aaron Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
420ponies Posted November 23, 2016 Share Posted November 23, 2016 Boy, was I off on that one .to little of a picture to tell just what it was. Still like that body style though. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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