jeswanfour Posted April 5 Posted April 5 Hello! I am a new member and have just received the long-time "club famous" Copper 1971 SS454. I had long been looking for a 1970 Monte Carlo similar to one I had while I was in college back in 1981. It was Fathom Blue with a bench seat, chrome hubcaps with double white stripe tires and a 350. My dad had bought it new, and when he passed in 2019, he was probably still a little upset with me for having sold it. In any case, when I saw that Aaron Dodsworth was selling this one, I just had to ask him about it, even though it was a LOT more car than what I had been shopping for! With my bride's blessing and prodding, I bought it, and it successfully arrived this week. Here are some pictures of it coming off the truck, then at home in Chapin and later at the Lake Murray dam. I also included one of the car while "doing work" - posting a sign for my wife in Columbia. All these are before washing off the dust of the trip, yet the car is truly beautiful. I've already run a tank of gas through it - smiling at all the thumbs ups and the yells from others in traffic. I've also read through the documents and receipts highlighting the other members' prior work and care for the car. I will do my best to be a good steward. Not sure I'll be able to capture the quality of the professional level photos and Canadian backgrounds that Aaron has posted in the past, but South Carolina does have some of its own nice backdrops - so we'll see. I look forward to meeting other members of the club and I much appreciate the resources I've already used! Jim 17 Quote
jft69z Posted April 5 Posted April 5 Congratulations on your new toy, Jim. Glad you're the one to take ownership, and we know you'll take good care of it. Your new Club license plate is on the way, so you will be able to put that on pretty soon too. Thanks again for sharing your story, and also for becoming a Club member! 9 Quote
Scott S. Posted April 5 Posted April 5 Good to see she found a good home. Welcome to the group, Jim. 6 Quote
Chris shipley Posted April 5 Posted April 5 Very nice car. Glad to see you enjoying it. And Went to a good home. And welcome to the club. 5 Quote
DragCat Posted April 5 Posted April 5 Welcome to the madness 🤣 Lots of good people here to answer all your questions 5 Quote
cny first gen 71 Posted April 5 Posted April 5 Beautiful car for sure, congratulations on your purchase and welcome to the best place for first gens. Enjoy your new car! 5 Quote
Canuck Posted April 6 Posted April 6 Welcome to the forum! That smile says it all Jim. From what I gathered from our conversations, you will be another great caretaker for this car. Enjoy! 🙂 This really is a great group here. Hopefully you will be able to make the drive out to one of the FGMCC meets. They are a fun time with great people. 7 Quote
Glen Posted April 6 Posted April 6 Welcome Jim! That is truly a beautiful car, well taken care of and prized by Aaron, so you shouldn’t have even a fleeting concern that your new baby isn’t everything as advertised. And South Carolina is now back in Monte Carlo balance!!… I plucked my 71 SS from there a few years ago. 8 Quote
Dtret Posted April 6 Posted April 6 That’s totally awesome that the car went to a ( now) club member. So we can still see and drool over it. Congratulations on your purchase, it’s a lot of car but if you’re going to pull the trigger on one there’s not a better one to have. 8 Quote
willie Posted April 6 Posted April 6 Welcome to the madness Jim!!!! Congrats on the car, as i have said before She is beautiful!!! Yes it is now up to you, to hunt down the inspiring areas to take pics, just like Aaron did. (JK) Please don't tell me your selling your house because of her???? LOL ENJOY your new toy!!! 7 Quote
Marks71 Posted April 6 Posted April 6 Congratulations Jim on purchasing one of the nicest Monte’s out there. Welcome to the club. 5 Quote
Jared Richey Posted April 6 Posted April 6 Nice. I'm in Anderson. Hope you can make it to Kentucky for the meet this year. I'm building it's twin for another member here. 7 Quote
714024SPEED Posted April 6 Posted April 6 Welcome!! Best of luck with your new Monte. I have drooled over pictures of it for years . 5 Quote
willie Posted April 6 Posted April 6 14 minutes ago, 714024SPEED said: Welcome!! Best of luck with your new Monte. I have drooled over pictures of it for years . You and me Kevin and i am sure others!!! 4 Quote
jeswanfour Posted April 6 Author Posted April 6 Thanks all for the welcome notes - and no, Willie, I'm not having to sell the house just yet. That sign was at one of my wife's listings. In my retirement, I am her "reluctant assistant." 4 Quote
mon-tss Posted April 6 Posted April 6 Great car<< Welcome. Sure you will enjoy it . Love driving mine. 2 Quote
RON T Posted April 6 Posted April 6 Welcome to the club, !.. would love to see that car in somerset this year!. I’ve heard so much about it. I have a picture of it on an opgi sales catalog!… 3 Quote
Scott S. Posted April 6 Posted April 6 Did Aaron add the same conditions in the sales contract that Clint did in the reading of the will in "Gran Torino" ???? 1 Quote
Rob Peters Posted April 6 Posted April 6 Jim, Congratulations on buying that beautiful Monte. Like others have said here we have loved that car for some time now. Ever since I saw Ian's Classic Copper Monte at my first Eastern Meet down in Commerce Georgia, many years ago, it has been my favorite 71 Monte color. We feel since Aaron has had it on the west coast area and so many members got to see it out there you should bring it at least to our Eastern Meet in Somerset, KY in May AND our Mini-Meet in Carlisle, PA in June. We are on track to have maybe more than 40 members at the mee in Carlisle and near that in Somerset. Some of us feel you should bring it to both of these meets so we can all see it here in the East. Welcome to the club as one of our newest dues paying members. rob 5 Quote
1970mcss Posted April 7 Posted April 7 Congratulations and welcome to the club. That is one of the best looking Montes I've seen. I considered adding it to my garage but my wife said I have one why get another. 🙃 3 Quote
Dtret Posted April 7 Posted April 7 Just now, 1970mcss said: Congratulations and welcome to the club. That is one of the best looking Montes I've seen. I considered addeding it to my garage but my wife said I have one why get another. 🙃 My typical response is “cuz”. lol. And I usually get it but what I get isn’t that nice. Then I get the typical head shake. lol. 4 2 Quote
MCfan Posted April 7 Posted April 7 Welcome to the club and forums, Jim! Dang, some guys start at the top! There's not much left to do on that beauty except enjoy it! Nice photos, too! Excuse me while I wipe some drool off my screen ... 7 Quote
Montemedic Posted April 7 Posted April 7 Congratulations on the purchase of your beautiful Monte SS and welcome and thank you for becoming a full dues paying member. It would be great to meet you at our upcoming Club Meets. 5 Quote
Canuck Posted April 8 Posted April 8 Geez, nobody gushed over that car this much when I owned it... If I had known I would have kept it. 😆 2 7 1 1 Quote
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