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Looks solid. Very nicely optioned. I'm curious about the "charged to" Research Labs - Warren, MI? Like...GM R&D? -Bill

Sure. The non-functioning UM1 and lenses were ~$250. Barry's 8-track dinged me ~$900 for all of his work.

Just my $0.02, but I think the decision you need to make first is if you want the 8-track or not. There are some "new" radios out there that look pretty stock (Antique Automobile Radio brand is one example) - these will have Bluetooth, aux, etc., but none of the manufacturers are producing new radios with 8-tracks to my knowledge. My build sheet shows UM2 which is AM/8-track and FM, and I really wanted to stick with that set-up, so I went with the rebuilt OEM option. Problem is, in my experience, there are a lot more original UM1's out there vs UM2's, and the respective costs track with the rarity. So I ended up buying a much cheaper UM1 off of eBay as well as the main and 8-track door lenses (to show the "FM" and frequencies) and sent all that stuff to Barry's 8-track repair in AZ. He also added Bluetooth, aux, etc. Before and after photos below. -Bill

"Sold". -Bill

Yeah, that dealer had it listed a month or two ago at $69,900, looks like they dropped it $5K. It was sold at Mecum Indy in May for $49,500 inclusive of auction fees. Sweet car. -Bill

That stinks Wayne. Very unlucky. My TH350 has had what I would call a small leak at the pan gasket for a couple months. I have been keeping an eye on it until a friend who helps me out and I can get into it. I've been topping off with small amounts of Dexron synthetic when necessary. Probably put a couple hundred miles maximum on it this summer. It has been shifting perfectly. Couple mentions above to not mix standard and synthetic. I do not know what was in it when I got it, but probably safe to say it wasn't synthetic. "No big deal", or "Stop doing that immediately but otherwise OK", or "Drain that sucker right now!"? Thanks guys. -Bill

My '72 (small block; A/C) build sheet has the Z14 option but not the ZK1. Arlington, TX build. -Bill

I’m sure I’m not the only Hagerty customer here, so apologies if this is a rehash for some of you, but I hadn’t seen it posted previously (the article is only from a few days ago): https://www.hagerty.com/media/great-reads/did-facebook-kill-the-car-forum/?utm_source=SFMC&utm_medium=email&utm_content=MED_UN_NA_EML_UN_UN_WeekendRoadTrip&hashed_email=7b8ee430d5ebbb680c2e2c3fd6e1e834e48825e23f83451b285d469187578b71&dtm_em=7b8ee430d5ebbb680c2e2c3fd6e1e834e48825e23f83451b285d469187578b71 It’s a long read, but I found it interesting and worth the time. Why post this? For one, it definitely helped me further appreciate our forum, as well as all the time and hard work that goes into it. There is a lot about how forums work that I was totally ignorant of. I’m 47 years old and never joined any social media. Not at all judging anyone who does (literally every person close to me in my life), and I can certainly see/understand some of the pros, but it’s stories like this that continue to hold me back. -Bill

Correct me if I am wrong, but I do not think BJ allows reserves. Unless it’s a multiple six figures car. Gorgeous car man. Good luck. -Bill

Personally witnessed and started up this car at Mecum the last time they came to Chicago in October 2022. https://www.mecum.com/lots/522873/1970-chevrolet-monte-carlo-ss/?aa_id=315774-0 It looked really nice in my totally-non-expert opinion. Still missing the load leveler tank though, correct? Hammered at $56,000, out the door with fees for $61,600. -Bill

Something to like about all of them I think: https://www.gaaclassiccars.com/vehicles/39261/1971-chevrolet-monte-carlo https://www.gaaclassiccars.com/vehicles/39129/1972-chevrolet-monte-carlo https://www.gaaclassiccars.com/vehicles/39018/1972-chevrolet-monte-carlo https://www.gaaclassiccars.com/vehicles/38913/1972-chevrolet-monte-carlo -Bill

Not to sound like a know-it-all, but the $62,700 for the red 1970 SS already includes the 10% buyer premium. So, hammer price was $57,000. The real reason I wanted to bring it up is that, as Jared mentions above, it's same one that sold a few years ago: Mecum Kissimmee January 2022 - $67,100 all-in, so $61,000 hammer price. That's about ~7% decrease over two years from probably the peak of craziness in January 2022. Frankly, I'm kind of encouraged by it, i.e. it didn't get dumped for a 30% loss or something similar. Will be a very interesting data point to see what it goes for at Kissimmee 2026 LOL. -Bill

Here she was at GAA last month. $32K. https://www.gaaclassiccars.com/vehicles/38461/1972-chevrolet-monte-carlo -Bill

Hey John, I got one of those too! 🤜🤛

Congrats Glen! Car looks awesome! -Bill