hetman
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Post by hetman on Dec 24, 2008 7:36:59 GMT -5
Hi Folks! First off, let me tell y'all about my first Monte, and how my love affair got started. Way back in early 1989 I needed a safe, reliable car to commute back and forth to college in Michigan, so I looked in a local north Chicago suburb newspaper and found a small ad for a 73 Monte, so my mom and I went to take a look. I didn't even know what a 73 Monte looked like! But this was a super nice original Monte with 104,000 miles on it and everything factory and original, down to the perfect midnight green paint and interior with swivel buckets and sport guages and suspension, and an electric sunroof!! The price was right so I drove it home. It served as my daily driver for 6 years, till the day it was stolen from my driveway in Huntsville, Alabama in July 1994. That was a major bummer, and I'm still the owner of it and still looking for it (or rather, dreaming of finding it). It was the coolest looking car I've ever owned, but more importantly, the most reliable and comfortable one as well. Here's one of the very few pics I have of it:   If you have ever seen this car, please call the police and notify me; it is stolen and I still have title and ownership (albeit, only 10% due to the old rule that possession is 9/10s...  ). |
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Post by x on Dec 24, 2008 10:00:54 GMT -5
That is a gorgeous '73, Mike! And ... it has the same hubcaps that my parents' former '76 MC had ... which I still have, the hubcaps that is . he he he Cort | 35swm | "Mr Monte Carlo"."Mr Road Trip" | pig valve.pacemaker ...RT 66 drive = Sept '09WRMNshowcase.legos.HO.models.MCs.RTs.CHD = www.chevyasylum.com/cort"My world is changing" ... Faith Hill ... 'Where Are You Christmas?' |
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Post by 87 Monte LS on Dec 24, 2008 18:13:13 GMT -5
That car is nice, when was it stolen ?
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Post by hetman on Dec 24, 2008 19:21:58 GMT -5
Thanks; this is the car that introduced me to Montes, and was the best car I've ever had. It only broke down on me twice; once when the timing chain broke and I had to rebuild the engine, and once when the starter died and I replaced it in the very parking lot where it broke down. In other words, an extremely reliable car, in temperatures ranging from 30 below zero to over 100. I took this car on many cross-country voyages, and at very high speeds. It was extremely comfortable, nice-handling, and safe. It was stolen from my driveway while I was at work in Huntsville, Alabama on July 27, 1994.
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Post by twomanymontes on Dec 26, 2008 20:52:50 GMT -5
Sorry to hear about this one, That looked like a sweet Monte.
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Post by hetman on Dec 27, 2008 15:36:51 GMT -5
If you cut off one head of a hydra, many more grow back, huh?! LOL
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Post by twomanymontes on Dec 27, 2008 15:44:20 GMT -5
very true!
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Post by hetman on Dec 1, 2010 18:30:13 GMT -5
I found a picture I took back in December, 1989 somewhere in the Upper Peninsula in Michigan where my brother and I were taking a ski vacation. It was -30 F the whole trip and the Monte started up every time and never gave us any trouble. It was great driving on those snow-packed roads too because they didn't use a bit of salt, just sand thrown down. It was fun sliding around corners and stuff.  |
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Post by twomanymontes on Dec 2, 2010 22:23:18 GMT -5
Ok, thats looking a bit too cold for me! LOL!
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Post by hetman on Dec 9, 2010 4:25:55 GMT -5
It was cold, alright, even for a Niew Yawkuh, huh? LOL Minus 30 is cold but that Monte never let me down, ever. That's one of the reasons I think these cars are the best in the world.
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Post by x on Dec 10, 2010 22:55:45 GMT -5
*shivers* I'm cold just LOOKING at that pic ... can't imagine -30.....ughola. lol 1989, eh? I'm thinking about obtaining a 1989 Caprice Classic.... Cort | 37.m.IL.pigValve.pacemaker | 5 Monte Carlos + 1 Caprice Classic | * Chicagoland Meets, 2011?MCs.CC + CHD.models.HO.legos.RadioShows + RoadTrips.us66 = www.chevyasylum.com/cort"I shiver when I see the falling snow" ... Merle Haggard ... 'If We Make It Through December' |
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Post by twomanymontes on Dec 11, 2010 15:31:02 GMT -5
Coldest I ever remember was -12 and the Monte was nice and warm in the garage! But My Truck fired right up and plowed through it all! LOL!
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Post by hetman on Jan 21, 2011 15:41:53 GMT -5
My mom found another shot I didn't even know about - when we were visiting my younger brother at West Point in 1990. It was such a special occasion (or I was feeling sorry for him) that I even let him drive:  |
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Post by twomanymontes on Jan 23, 2011 12:02:26 GMT -5
Awesome!! Is he still serving?
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Post by x on Feb 20, 2011 23:50:36 GMT -5
Oh wow ... that's cool, Mike. I sometimes will let my sister, parents and bro-in-law drive my cars...sometimes....  Cort | 37.m.IL.pigValve.pacemaker | 5 Monte Carlos + 1 Caprice Classic | * meet_04.16.11_Dwight.IL *MCs.CC + CHD.models.HO.legos.RadioShows + RoadTrips.us66 = www.chevyasylum.com/cort"I've had enough" __ REO Speedwagon __ 'Time For Me To Fly' |
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