Tonka Man Posted June 7, 2024 Posted June 7, 2024 Hello All! I'm excited to partner with fellow and fellowettes (thanks Derek from Vice Grip Garage) of first generation MC's. I have owned my '70 triple blue option car since 1987 when I was just 17 years old myself. I pulled it from the grave and had it repainted while still in high school. I learned all about brakes, engines, wheels and tires, shocks and interiors working on that car. When I met my wife in college, that was our courting car as well as the only car for the first several years of our marriage. When the kids started arriving, we set it aside to get bigger but not better family haulers. Now our youngest is 17 and so I have the time and means to start the long process of restoring my original '70 as well as two '71 cars I recently picked up. I can't wait to get them all on the road! 15 Quote
stangeba Posted June 7, 2024 Posted June 7, 2024 Welcome! I bet you are as happy that you didn't sell your Monte as I am, that I didn't sell my Monte. 2 Quote
MC1of80 Posted June 7, 2024 Posted June 7, 2024 Welcome Nathan! Nice montes you have. Love the story. As you know we love pics! 3 Quote
Marks71 Posted June 7, 2024 Posted June 7, 2024 Welcome to the club Nathan, you came to the right place. 1 Quote
jft69z Posted June 7, 2024 Posted June 7, 2024 Welcome! Glad you decided to keep the car. We're here if you need any help or guidance getting those cars back in shape. 2 Quote
cny first gen 71 Posted June 7, 2024 Posted June 7, 2024 great story, glad you kept it all this while. Now make more and new memories with it and the new ones. 1 Quote
420ponies Posted June 7, 2024 Posted June 7, 2024 Nathan, Welcome to the Club !! Classic ..... Keystone Classics that is !! those were the days. Looks like do did a fine job at keeping the Monte on the road. Plus, We like Blue Monte's. 4 Quote
Dtret Posted June 7, 2024 Posted June 7, 2024 Welcome Nathan. Great group here and we will try to help any way we can. 1 Quote
Scott S. Posted June 8, 2024 Posted June 8, 2024 20 hours ago, Tonka Man said: Hello All! I'm excited to partner with fellow and fellowettes (thanks Derek from Vice Grip Garage) of first generation MC's. I have owned my '70 triple blue option car since 1987 when I was just 17 years old myself. I pulled it from the grave and had it repainted while still in high school. I learned all about brakes, engines, wheels and tires, shocks and interiors working on that car. When I met my wife in college, that was our courting car as well as the only car for the first several years of our marriage. When the kids started arriving, we set it aside to get bigger but not better family haulers. Now our youngest is 17 and so I have the time and means to start the long process of restoring my original '70 as well as two '71 cars I recently picked up. I can't wait to get them all on the road! Love the "Hot Wheels" mags in the first two photos. Quote
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