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Very nice, I think we would all like our cars to go to our children or grandchildren and hopefully they will be interested. Me and my grandson at his first Syracuse nationals, he's been to several now 😁

Mine is a Kansas City car. Spent 52 years in Missouri until I got it. 59,464 miles and fortunately not used in the winter.

If he plays his cards right he might just get papa’s ‘72 some day. ❤️

Thanks Jason. Your dues ( and everyone else’s) are what keeps this great site afloat. Good luck with the project and keep us posted with progress pics. And please if you have questions don’t hesitate to reach out. That’s what we are here for.

Everything I’ve started is done except for the radio. Now on to the next batch of issues.

Sure is, I was lucky enough to get the same along with a build sheet and 2 owners manuals when I got mine from the original owner. The owners manuals were a first and second edition dated September 1970 and February 1971 (my car was a May 71 build). Inside one of the manuals was an order form for service and overhaul manuals at $4.50 each along with owners manuals for 50 cents each. I later found a second build sheet while doing some work on the car.

Nice. Enjoy those memories and the journey

Went to the Stray Cats car club car show today in Littleton NC. Seen another first gen there and told him about the club.

Amazing!!!! 🤩 wonderful story !

Where was yours built? Mine is a 20th May 1971 calf built car. Shipped to long beach and sold to a lady in long beach. Was there at least 8 years that I know of.

Looks like you’re going to need another hat. lol. That’s pretty awesome man.

Console base is the same , automatic or manual.

console_install.pdf

It’s got a nice rake to it.

Baltimore plant.

Good deal.!!!!!

That's awesome!!!!

There’s 9 of us now. I have a good cruise route planned for Friday. Looking forward to the weekend.

I’ve been wanting to do this for over three years now. Seven months after elbow reconstruction, three months post knee replacement, low to mid 70's in Monte Carlo Garage and three planets and a comet lined up so I got into it-alone. Upgrading to a Digital Dakota gauge system, Vintage Air AC system, a new EFI system and a ton of wiring clean-up can finally proceed. The dash is in pretty good shape but the plastic gauge housing is really 54 years old brittle, even lightly handling it some corners and tabs came off. Thank heavens the aftermarket offers these housings. I already added a direct ground wire to the wiper switch, I’ll be doing the same to the headlight switch. There's a few old gauge mount holes in the bottom of the dash, I'm gonna fill them and give it a good paint job.

Put on some bling that I’ve had for a while finally put it on before and after hope everyone had a good weekend!!!

Beautiful ride. We all know here you will do it right for them. Looks like there isn't much to do. Are those headlight eyebrows? They chose wisely. rob

Welcome to FGMCC Jason. Find any "momentos" from high school under the seats ??

Jason, Did your Monte come from the factory with a vinyl top? If so, are you going to install one on it? What color of interior are you going with, and what color are you painting the car?

Welcome aboard... nice find....nice looking monte carlo as well.

Only one or two cars I wish I had back and that was my 1966 Cadillac DeVille Convertable. Powder blue with a black top and interior and maybe my 1961 Impala bubble top 283 power pack heads adn 3 speed on the column I had converted to a floor shift

Welcome Jason! That’s amazing you were able to find your Monte after all those years. That must have been a happy moment when you realized you found it. I purchased mine in 1996 when I was 19 and hung onto it. If you don’t mind a little road trip it is not too late to join us in Logan, UT for the Western Meet in a couple weeks. Even if the Monte can’t make the trip it’s still a great time with a fun group.

I wish I had my 66 Pontiac GTO hardtop, my 77 Chevy Cheyenne SWB 4x4, and my 78 Chevy Cheyenne SWB 4x4. They were great rigs that I should have kept.

Other than my original Monte Carlo the only two cars I really liked that we owned were a 1980 Chevy Citation Hatchback. It was such a versatile car. It was a 6 cylinder and was way over powered. It had factory rally wheels and trim rings and had fading stripes on the side sort of like the Citation X-11. That thing was fast. The other on was a 1982 Oldsmobile Cutlass Ciera 6 Cylinder Diesel. Unlike the GM 350 gas engines they used to set up as diesels without building them properly as diesel, these 6 cyl diesels were designed and built to be diesels. It was heavier than a regular Cutlass Ciera. With the added weight it really rode smooth. The only real issue with that diesel was in the middle of the winter when the engine block heater quit working in the middle of the coldest week of winter. It was out of warranty and they wanted over $1,000 to replace that $10 engine block heater. I ended up doing it and then understood why it cost so much. The block heater was installed on the back side of the engine up high with just enough room between the back of the block the firewall. I could get a 12point box end wrench on it (not enough room for a socket and ratchet) and only turn the nut about 1/8 of an inch at a time. It took almost 3 hours to loosen the nut enough that the heater would come out of the block and when it did it poured anti-freeze all over me and the ground. I was soaked in anti-freeze laying under the car on the coldest day of the year. I had to take my thermal lined coveralls and wash and dry them before I could go back out and install the new one. The temps that day were near zero. Even with that, I loved that car. rob

Congratulations!!! Wish I could get some of my old cars back,sounds like she’s going to be awesome!! Welcome to the club

Great story Jason!! Congrats to the best First Gen Club out there!!! She looks beautiful!!!

Congratulations on finding your Monte. Good luck on your restoration keep us informed.we love pictures

Great story

Nice when it all comes together like that. Welcome to the site, look like the car was pretty well preserved.

Welcome !!! Congratulations on getting your Monte back

Jason, Welcome aboard the boards. We hope you like what you see here and decide to become a full fledged dues paying member of the club. I think we have one or two other members in the Phoenix area. One that comes to mind has multiple Monte's and lives in Surprise, just west of Phoenix. Congrats on finding your High School Monte, it must have been a thrill to track it down and even more to find it in such nice condition, she looks beautiful. rob

I have originals. 864 940 2146 I have black and blue currently. I think one red one. The 3 spoke.. I have 1 4 spoke too I believe

never liked the 4 spoke wheel. it reminds me too much of the Vega🤢

Was watching some racing and saw that he died August 23. He was the founder of Lucas oil products and built quite an empire for himself. He was 83 years old. Hopefully the company will live on much longer I use some of there products.