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I'm curious what your opinion is.  I like the look of the spoiler wings from the late '60's and early '70's on muscle cars.  I'm thinking of putting an after market one on one of my Monte rebuilds  What do you think?  I'm leaning toward the shape of the Buick GSX style if that downturn is the same dimension as the body line in the car.  If not, I wonder if I could get one 3D printed.

I love the Monte's low slung look with the long front and short rear.  A wing would add just a little more pizzazz to the rear end IMO.

 

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Boy, I’m having a real hard time getting a visual of one on a Monte. Never seen one on a Monte, or even a Chevelle for that matter. They look great on the BOPs though. Would there be a way to photo shop one on a Monte? Being computer illiterate, I wouldn’t have clue on how to do that though. 

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The deck lid is the same for The Buick as The Monte. I think you're on to something. I have always wanted the 442 hood(ram air) ,with the turn in hood pins on the Monte hood. I think they would be long enough, length ways. The cowl hood scoop looks great on Monte Carlo's too !!

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We need Glen to do his Photoshop magic to show us what one would look like on our Monte's.   

Me being a purist I could not ever see me doing something like this.  Maybe I also feel this way because having owned a Monte new from a dealer in 1970 and them never a rear spoiler back then I just don't think I could get used to the look now, 54 years later.

So, for me it would be a NO!!

rob

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Aside from the cowl hood , it's difficult to imagine any other exterior body modifications  that I would find to be appealing. To me , it's in the same boat as the aftermarket sunroof or the Opera windows.

That being said, it's just not my cup of tea. However, it's not my car and one should do exactly what they want with their car of choice. 

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I have three of these first gen Monte's.  A 1970 I bought in high school for $300 and two 1971's I bought this spring.  All three are standard 350/350 bench seat cars.  The 71's are stock AC cars but that is about the only luxury option on them.  All three are in kinda rough to really rough shape with high to higher mileage on them.  My point is, none of them are really worth a lot of money (like an SS or a low-mileage survivor).


My 70 I wrecked a rear quarter in high school (back tire came off going down the high way) so when I had the car repainted I had them remove all the side chrome and side marker lights and filled in the holes (pictures below).  I like that really clean look and I will probably continue that theme on it if I decide to finish the rebuild/repaint for the third time.  This is the car I thought about adding the wing.  If I do it again, I will probably shave the door handles also and just keep chrome on the front and rear.

The 71's I'm going to keep stock, or at least stock colors.  One of the '71's (Pickle) is stock Cottonwood Green with green vinyl.  It was sitting under a tree since 1995 so the paint and top are shot.  I never liked that '70's green so I'm going back with the stock Lime Green and a black top.  Actually, I thought about a wing on that car as well - maybe gloss or flat black.

I've grown to really appreciate cars that are stock in recent years.  However, I have always viewed cars as automotive art.  I visual body styles in different colors, with ground effects, rear window louvers, hood scopes etc... that may or may not have been offered stock or even as an aftermarket.  I like flashy and I like unique.  My daily is a 2013 Ford F-150 by Tuscany.

If I was Chip Foose, I would sketch this out but alas, I don't have those talents.  However, if someone can photoshop something and post it, that would be really cool.

Tonka.jpg

70 Painted Side.jpg

70 Painted Rear Quarter.jpg

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6 hours ago, Rob Peters said:

We need Glen to do his Photoshop magic to show us what one would look like on our Monte's.   

Me being a purist I could not ever see me doing something like this.  Maybe I also feel this way because having owned a Monte new from a dealer in 1970 and them never a rear spoiler back then I just don't think I could get used to the look now, 54 years later.

So, for me it would be a NO!!

rob

I believe Andreas’ Monte had a 442 or GTO rear wing on it but can’t find any photos of it.

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Of all the tails wings G.M. created, I like the Buick GSX the best. Everything else always looked like an add on. 

That being said, I don't think Monte Carlos were meant to have wings...... Or even tail fins......... Makes her look trashy, IMHO.

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Yes, Andrea' s Monte is one cool looking First Gen Monte Carlo. I think he was ahead of his time with the mods he did to his car. I wonder if his son has the keys to it now. Would be great to see it again.😊

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33 minutes ago, Michael Boyte said:

It could work .. I believe it's one of those things that needs to be seen... You will never know, if you don't at least try !!!

There was a Mohave Gold 72 for sale about a year ago with that type spoiler on it. Real nice car, I think it finally sold. I'll see if I can find pics. 

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18 hours ago, jft69z said:

No.

 

16 hours ago, Rob Peters said:

We need Glen to do his Photoshop magic to show us what one would look like on our Monte's.   

Me being a purist I could not ever see me doing something like this.  Maybe I also feel this way because having owned a Monte new from a dealer in 1970 and them never a rear spoiler back then I just don't think I could get used to the look now, 54 years later.

So, for me it would be a NO!!

rob

Uuhhhhhh…

Hell

Effin’

NO

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It’s because it’s not centered????  Ya that’s the problem, lol. I don’t think so. Thanks Glen for putting your skills together for good, for once. 😝. Well done 

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I tried looking for the Mohave Gold one for sale, couldn't find any pics of it anywhere.

I was almost considered buying the car, to resto-mod the crap out of it, but they wanted a lot of money at the time. High on the list would have been welding up the holes in the trunk lid (or simply replacing it). 😁

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I think Glens car is missing the sun visor. Remember the pickups. And the bug shield, strait up too not the contoured ones. That would really make the wing stand out. 

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3 hours ago, Michael Boyte said:

LoL 😅, had GM done that originally, Everyone would go after that part like a true SS searching for the correct air compressor , Or an original heat riser.

You’re 100% right. 

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