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Twins of Monte Carlo
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- Опубликовано: 6 янв 2023
- Did Chevy ever offer a Monte Carlo convertible? What was the Monte Carlo “Efficiency System”? And why did the Monte Carlo 120 mph speedometer drop to 100 mph in 1975? Watch as Steve answers these questions - plus a lot more - in this two-for-one video!
You know how many cats died in that long shroud
lol, We had one in a V6 Chevy truck from the 90s at work. Guy started it, heard a yelp. Backed up, heard another yelp, turned off the engine. Saw a cat limp away from the truck! Not sure if he survived.
It's crazy how my childhood cars are now classics!!!!!!
Mr. B Here ! Work for Oldsmobile dealer ! We are OLD ! LOL !
I believe 1973 and older are antiqued
@missingremote lol that's me a antique!!!😄😄😄
Guys that is what we need today making fun of ourselves. Love it !
@@debbiebermudez5890 I don't use the word "old" with out a er at the end Lol it just sounds better lol
Man I like this guy! Especially when he talks about my favorite brand - Chevys… Do you guys realize he did all of that in one take?! I had to rewind it several times just to grasp some of the information. What a talent and likely a genius. Thanks so much, Steve, keep them coming! Pretty sure I learn something on every one of your videos.
Yes that is one of his talents !
I've been watching for years! The man has a great talent!! Look up junkyard gold videos!
Chevy 4 the win!
I've found myself saying the same thing and don't worry; I have to rewind for it on a kit of the videos too. He's a smart dude.
Always liked the Monte Carlo, Thanks Steve!
Thanks Steve, This is a timely reminder of those 1970s days when long-hooded, mid-priced, personal luxury coupes like the Monte Carlo, Grand Prix, Cougar and Cordoba ruled the roadways. There were so many styles of car at that time. This class sent a slightly different message than an ordinary two door sedan or coupe. Gosh, I miss cars😉
When popular music lost its sense of style and individuality so did the cars. 70s were about it before cars became jelly beans- all the same, just different colors
@@patdesrosiers6423 You are lucky if you can get more than 4 colors these days.
Mr. B. Here ! Morning Steve & Mags fans ! So very sad that both vehicles are there . That is first time I hear that a convertible might have gone on sale . Looked very cool .
When I was four years old in 1972, my family took a trip to Florida. We saw the Apollo 17 night launch and went to DisneyWorld. I have no memories of those, but I do recall that our rental car was a beige Monte Carlo.
I'm two years older. We went in '69 and again in '70 or '71, and our rental in '69 was a white four door Nova, and the next time it was a blue four door Nova. After that, we always drove our own car to Florida.
I took my brothers ‘75 Monte Carlo to the Junior Prom in ‘78. Broke the fan belt up the reservoir; did manage to get it fixed I returned the car later that night.
Back in the day a guy in my neighborhood had a 1970 Monte SS big block triple black and it was loaded! The car was absolutely beautiful! I'm talking 1977-ish so the car wasn't that old. He bought it from the original owner who took great care of it!
I'll take the 1970! Gorgeous. Thanks, Steve
I’m a classic now too, satisfying to know my taste in cars was on point
Thanks Steve - I managed to restore/replace abused items on my '70 Chevelle from MC's, the trunklid, dash (fill in the little slots where the burlwood aluminum insert tabs go) the rear window defogger, and even got my 12 bolt from one at a Pick n' Pull for like $100.
I had 1971 & 1973 both 350. Totaled 71 & sold 73 during divorce. Both cars triple black w/vinyl. Both with beauty rings. Sharp cars. Great vid Steve.
Interesting fact;
1970 Monte Carlo and 70 ElCamino share the same front bumper.
Lots of Car guys know,but pretty cool.
I know someone who had a 71 Monte SS with a 454. It was gold. Heck of a sleeper. Even with 4 people it could beat most any thing around here.
Love this video, I have had a 70, a '71, and a '72. Still have my 71, I love these cars too much. Thanks Steve!
I remember when my Dad came by to see me in his brand new 1970 Monte Carlo it was gold with a black vinyl top with black interior! It also had the paint matching hub caps! He paid 3200.00 for it right off the dealership floor!
I remember it like it was yesterday! I sure miss him!
My cousin had a '74 with swivel bucket seats, Thrush show tubes, narrow and wide Cragars, and Hi Jacker air shocks. It was dark green and loud as hell with those Show tubes. It was cool in 1980, now it would probably be ridiculous.
Damn …
Back in ‘85 or so I worked part time at a jiffy Lube in Pennsylvania..
I was a teenager but the older Managers both had Montes like You described..
They were pretty cool back then 🤙🏽
I am of the same vintage of Steve. Just last Saturday, I was feeling a little sore and stiff as I was trying to get out of our 18 Taurus. I turned to my wife and said, I sure wish this had swivel buckets like a Monte Carlo. Love the Museum Crawls.
I had a 77 Monte Carlo bought new for 18 years. Mine was buckskin with landau roof, swivel buckets, rally wheels, console auto, power windows, power locks, ac, rear window defogger, factory front and rear floor mats, light under the hood and inside the trunk, cruise control, tilt steering wheel, power steering, and power brakes. Mine had the 305 2 barrel with very small carburetor jets which were a little too lean. Beautiful car. Thank you Steve for another wonderful Junkyard Crawl on a car that I had and loved.
You know, of all the Gen 2 Monte’s I’ve personally been involved with over the years, I have never come across one with a center console! Every single one has been a bench seat car, so they must have sold a TON of the benches even though it’s a vehicle that pretty much cries out for a center console and shifter!
@@ddellwo I've seen plenty with a floor shift and I went to college with a guy that had one, a 1977 with a 350 V8 and swivel buckets. He bragged about getting a NAPA distributor cap with brass terminals for "better spark". Too bad that those were available everywhere else. He'd put that "top quality" distributor cap on there, but the car had aluminum pool sides for floor boards. He was witty though. When asked what he wanted to do for work when we graduated, he said, "I want to be a mon back" When the counselor asked, "What's that?" He said, "Ya know the guy behind the truck waving the driver back saying 'Mon back.....keep comin', "Mon back". LOL.
@@ddellwo My Monte had storage in the center with a lid like a glove box that you could put things in. I bought it in Oct 77 when the 78s came out it had been a dealer demo with literally every option available. It was my first new car and had about 3,400 miles on it. There was a light gold demo with a cloth bench seat and a 350 4 barrel I wanted but it literally sold when I was test driving it. I liked the swivel buckets but I would have preferred the 350 4 barrel over the 305 2 barrel (the 350 was the fleet truck manager's demo). I had called all the surrounding dealers and only 1 dealer had 77 Montes. I liked the Pontiac Grand Prix and called the Pontiac dealers and none had any 77 Grand Prix left. I wanted the last of the big GM PLCs. I eventually got use to the downsized intermediates.
I have a 70 Monte. Junkyard save from 25 years ago. It has a Pontiac 400 engine and transmission. The fans on a Chevy engine are a couple inches smaller diameter than Pontiac. I used a fan shroud from a 70 Grand Prix. Everything bolted in place with mods at all. GM was very good about interchangeability back in those days.
Great Channel, as always, Steve! Continue to produce excellent content! I'm glad to see the plastic dog or the deer trophy didn't show their faces (that was getting old).
A friend of mine had a 71 black with white interior Monte Carlo with bucket seats and a console that he modified using back seat area and top pieces from a Chevelle convertible to make an absolutely beautiful MC convertible black with white interior and top. It all worked and the car was stunning. Thanks for the video!
One of my older brothers had a 70 Monte Carlo. I always liked the styling.
OK, when Steve opened the trunk who else thought the dog was going to be in there?
I love these videos. There’s times I’ll see a vehicle in the background and think : I hope he does something on that. And, sure enough, Steve does one. This has happened more than once. Thank you Steve…
I actually bought a original owner 74 monte Carlo for 24 hundred dollars . They are great driving cars.
I owned a 1970 454 SS and it had the bench seat with the shift on the column.
I have one now, but it has the bucket seats and a console.
My Dad had a 1970 Monte Carlo that was dark green with green interior with the bench front seat. When I was looking for my first car I looked at a 2nd gen Monte Carlo that had swivel bucket seats and a console with a floor mounted shifter. Someone had put a Hurst shifter in it that had the velour T handle, not sure but I think it did have the 454 in it. It had some fat tires on the back, it was somewhat of a hot rod.
Love the first year Monte.
As a young fire and rescue first responder I learned that 75 and later Monte Carlo's had an extra reinforced B pillar due to General Motors anticipating that the government was going to mandate rollover Crash standards so you couldn't cut the top off of a Monte Carlo to extract passengers because it took too long so you would cut the bottom of the A pillars and then cut into the roof just before the B pillar and tilt most of the roof back. Just some more odd Automotive History!
I had a 76 in 2002. It was my first daily driver... LOVED IT! It had weird electrical problems, but it was a fun drive, (until I blew the engine)
Love all Monty's. Looking forward to your return at Barrett Jackson
Speaking of the Monte Carlo Knights Crest, Through all generations of Monte Carlo the crest was cast into the front parking lights for only 3 years. 1972, 1978 and 1980. Great installment today!
When I work for Chevrolet I was under the impression and that's what everybody said was that Monte Carlo frames were the same as a Chevelle station wagon frame
The reason they said that is only because of the wheelbase being the same. The frames were definitely not the same, though. Can you imagine a Chevelle wagon with the front bumper mounted way out ahead of the grille?
1st gen Monte was a real stunner. GM gradually disimproved it
Sorry about your finger Steve! They wasted no time putting both of these gens on the NASCAR tracks when it was a good sport to watch. Later 70s the Monte was the short track car the Olds 442 was the super speedway weapon. Loved those days!
Thanks Steve! There was a first gen big block (454, I think) Monte Carlo at my local drag strip that I used to watch as a kid. I just loved the sort of subdued muscular look of that car. The 2nd gens were ok, but those giant fan shrouds’ clips were easy to break when they aged, and just generally hard to work with.
Thank you Steve Get well soon
Back in 1979 my dad had the chance to buy a 1970 Monte Carlo 350 , 12 bolt posi with a four-speed! It was dark green with green bucket seat interior! It was in great shape!. It was the guy's daily , it actually had snow tires on it . The guy wanted 1750 for it! My dad wouldn't buy it because I was getting my license in 2 years and he knew I would take ownership of it!😂 till this day I have yet to see another Monte Carlo with a factory 4-speed.
Back in the late '80s or early '90s, I saw a news expose show on one of the major networks where they hired an older couple to drive a large RV around the country, while stopping for service on the RV at several shops located near major highways. The network also had their own team of mechanics, who verified the mechanical condition, and also set up small malfunctions to test the mechanics. Some shops fixed only the 'manufactured' malfunction, while others went beyond, doing work which was unnecessary in order to increase the bill. (Or even claiming to have done extra work which wasn't actually performed.) At the end, reporters confronted the dishonest shop owners. One of those shop owners was driving a '69 or '70 Grand Prix, and when he made his escape, I saw him reach down to put it in gear, and as he drove off I could hear that the GP had a manual transmission.
All of us have stories about The One That Got Away, '70 1/2 Z28s, R/T Challengers, etc. As much as these tales are heartbreaking, I still love hearing that I'm not alone!
Standard Monte's are rare but they are out there.
Loved the 1975 Monte Carlo- one of my classmates had one in our senior year (1979) and I was SO envious! That's ok- 3 years later I got my 1969 Corvette and I still have it!
Many people don’t realize that extension on the should isn’t for Chevelle to Monte Carlo. That extension is the add on for the small block , pull the clips and take it off and you have a big block shroud.
It's not quite that simple. Yes, the small blocks used a longer shroud than the big blocks, but the 2 shrouds are only 2¼" different. The small block depth is 12½", and the big block is 10¼". I have both to measure.
@@danjanes8689 good to know. Then I can just say popping the extension off for the big block works, even though it may not be correct GM
Awesome junkyard content, Thank you Steve!
When you said what's in the trunk, I was expecting a dog statue or a deer head lol!
I like the "chia pet" option on the top of the green 1970.
Love those first gen Monte’s!
Man two beauty’s rotting away to the elements! My brother owned one of those in 1973. I always loved the styling of them Monte Carlo’s! By he way! He’s had those swivel bucket seats!
The trunk deck lid on the 70 Monte Carlo interchange is 68-72 Chevelle, 70-72 Buick Skylark , 70-72 Monte Carlo.
My first car was a 75 Monte with the 350 2 barrel, 2nd was a 77 with the 305, I loved them both!
Both were a lot of heft to move with that wheezy small block. The 1977 Pontiac Grand Prix could be had with a 301 Pontiac V8 two barrel and the acceleration was awful. A person on a bicycle pedaling aggressively could probably outpace you. LOL.
@@googleusergp LOL, yeah, they were a little cumbersome!
Bud was a good man. Did business with them for 30 years.
Get well soon, Steve!
Similar point here on the radiator fan shroud- when the Cadillac Eldorado was restyled for '67, initially there was the possibility of a return to a 12 engine(at the design level); so if one looks at the fan shrouds for those, there's almost literally a short tunnel there, as they ended up scrapping the V12 idea & stayed with a V8. The fix for cooling was the add on fan shroud extension.
Steve I,m waiting for you To say what motor was in the 70, My Brother Dennis had a Beautiful 70 402 car light Green Nice Car
The VIN doesn't tell you that, you have to look for other clues. By 1972, the VIN did tell you which engine was installed.
@@googleusergp Vin does tell you Engine that's what I wanted to know
@@brianbloom1799 Not in 1970 it doesn't. From 1972 onward for GM passenger cars it will. So, the 1975's VIN will tell us if it had a 350 two barrel originally or not. That cannot be found in the VIN for 1970 on GM cars.
I love a Monte Carlo. Always have.
Morning Steve, you talked about the energy adsorbent bumpers, in the early 2000's, I worked at the Milford Proving Grounds in the Crash Testing Lab, we did alot of pedestrian impact testing!! Another great video!! Be safe, God Bless!!
I’m surprised this man doesn’t have more subscribers.
I love his enthusiasm for these cars and his videos are great learning tools.
I can’t get enough of this!
Love the Monte Carlo. I have owned 5 of them through the years (currently have an 85 SS and 72 models). Always loved the styling and comfort.
My friends mom had a 76 (?) I think, we all loved it. It had the turning captains chair ....
Good job Steve get well soon
My dad's 1965 impala ss 396 had a vacuum Guage in the cluster. Cool car.
No more 120mph speedometer. Who remembers the 85 mph speedometers with the orange or red larger emphasized 55 mph on the gauge?
maaaaaaaaaan!!!!!!!!! 70 Monte is my date for last 23 years....never got to that...still on the menu :D great vid!
I did not know the 1st gen Monte was longer than Chevelle. Thanks and get well soon
Great video. Grew up with a 70 the same color. I remember those wheel covers.
Excellent as always, learned a lot, thanks Steve.
Bought a 76 Monte Carlo in 79. Burgundy vinyl top over white body with white vinyl interior. When I bought it, I wasn't that wowed by the look, but it was okay. That changed once I found what a chick magnet that thing was! Seemed like all the girls thought it was the most beautiful car they had ever seen. Got a lot of miles and smiles out of that car!😉
Hi Steve, another great video on the 1st and 2nd gen Monte Carlos. 1st was no question, a beautiful car. The 2nd gen took a while for me to embrace, but I've come to my senses. 😆 Around here, 30yr ago, it was common to see a 2nd gen set up with a "gangster lean" or jacked way up in the air all around. It's not like today's customized cars with the 30in rims, etc. These were set up on the biggest tires on 15in Chevy ralleys with about a ft or more of clearance added with blocks, etc. If you were riding behind one of them, the rear axle assembly and sway bar were definitely on display, and if it didn't have a factory sway bar well thats what JC Whitney catalog was for. I installed a ton of them on 'these rides' back in the day. Some had them so tight that they would bounce going down the rd. I'm sure they lost all that personal luxury ride. A fellow came to me with one, one day and asked if I could install a new fuel tank on his car, and what he brought to me was a chromed tank. I asked why? "You're not gonna be able to see it." His reply was "...if you get it high enough, you can!". So if anyone ever sees a 2nd gen Monte with a chrome fuel tank. Rest assured, it was installed correctly. LOL Namaste 🙏🏼
Those bumper shocks were for pushing a car down the road at sixty miles an hour.
What an awesome video Steve! I have a friend who converted one into a drop top w/ Chevelle bones. Since the trunks are the same. Thanks for sharing 😃👍👍🤙
At 9.30 you mentioned cold air induction.My wifes 77 dodge aspen had air induction via the front fender.It ingested a quantity of snow.That was a bit too cold
at 1:52 those wonderful Energy absorbing bumpers were a brilliant idea. I like the damage protection they offer and I do like the look of the extended bumpers on some cars. It WAS a great idea that did actually work very well.
Steve..new video category.."Strange But True"..can bet it will be instant fan favorite..
Got my license in 72 with Dads brand new one. I've had a dozen, still have one.
My Aunt had a brand new Monte Carlo 1970 SS 454 black on black I was 17 years old, I had a 73 Monte Carlo 350 4 bbl rode like a dream for an old car this was around 1979 or so.
Nice velvet C pillar finish.
I owned a 1970 Chevrolet Monte Carlo from 1991-2010. Mine was early build (September 1969) from the Flint Michigan plant. Mid year, they eliminated the trim piece on the front of the vinyl top and ran the top to the windshield moulding. Mine was “desert sand”(gold) with a black vinyl top and “sandlewood” interior. It was a 350 4 barrel and had A/C. I spent several years restoring the car. I got to enjoy it for several years before I sold it in 2010. I’ve owned 3 others over the years, 1978, 1979 and 1983 models.
I didn’t know that about the vinyl top trim. Mine was built the 3rd week of December 1969 in Van Nuys, California. It has the full halo. I’ve had it for 40 years now.
Once had a 70 street freak!! Man I miss that car!
Great Monte Carlo video! The '70 is a an early '70 build from what I've heard/read from the Halo top trim. Same with the body color hubcaps. Sea mist green. You can see the trunk lid was replaced with the dark green one, the hinges are light green still. Man I sure would like that steering wheel for my '70.
I noticed that top also. I had a early build 1970 with the same top.
Things I didn't know. Thank you, again. 😊
In the 80’s I was driving my Dad’s 1973 LeSabre with the shock absorber bumpers. A drunk in an 80’s Monte Carlo SS rear ended me and destroyed the front end of his car while h the Buick was unscathed. Even though I was not at fault, I was so happy I didn’t have to answer for being out late and getting the car damaged. I wish they would bring those bumpers back!
Thank you so much Steve for this video! I had a 75 MC in the same blue metallic with the white Landau roof as the one in the video except I had a white interior with the swivel bucket seats. I had the 454 4 barrel which I believe was called the "Towing Package" because "SS" wasn't politically correct for those gas crunch times. I also had 15x8 Corvette steel wheels which looked like the factory 15x7 wheels but much better looking! Of course, I broke many spindles too because they were so much heavier! I'm 62 years old. I've owned several GTO's, Mustangs, a 2006 Charger SRT, a 98 Trans Am WS6 (which I still own) and hands down my MC was my favorite car of all time. Thank you again!!!
@MrRamayr98 The 454 in a '75 Monte had to be exceedingly rare. The last year a 454 was available in a Chevelle (Malibu) or even Corvette was 1974. I remember reading about that long before the internet existed.
I even thought Steve was mistaken when he said '75 was that "last year of the 454" at the beginning of the video.
there was enough room between the firewall & radiator to drop in the 702 gmc v12. in those mid 70s monte's.the fan shroud was 12 inches deep.
The videos of 5mph bumpers in action are fascinating. If that tech could be integrated today, my car maybe wouldn't need front and rear bumper covers. I've been hit twice in parking lots.
Nice video, my first car in 1987 was a 72 monte with headers.
I’ve got a ‘72 Grand Prix. If you stumble across one I’d really like to see a Steve Mags video on it!
I think back to late 90s early 2000, my brother and I both ran circle track dirt stock cars, he used Monte Carlos and I used buick body's, boy I realized we tore up many nice cars, my last one was a buick gn with 48000 miles on it from north Carolina, I wish we had the cars we gutted to make stock cars, most of them where daily drivers until we got a hold of them
X gens all have a Monte -C tale. My parents this and that......Thanks Steve. Keep them coming
Enjoyed!!! 👍👍
Glad you enjoyed
@@SteveMagnante 🙂
I really injoy the body style of these cars.
I restored a 1971 from a purchase in 1998. All done a few years ago. There are body parts for gen 1 Montes they just don't make anymore
Lots of Monte Carlos ended up being stock cars
Yup, there's an AMT model kit of it!
Thanks Steve for the education, My first car was the 75 Monte Carlo 350 4bbl smog dog but it was comfortable, ironically exactly like the one in your literature. Good memories
Awesome video! I need that halo vinyl top trim for my 70 Monte haha
Great vid Steve. Thank you.
Very Nice incredible in-depth video guys!! Never a fan of the Monte Carlo but you guys kept my interest all the way thru! KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK!
You the man ..Steve..!!
Love these old , Monte Carlos !!
I remember those colored matched wheel covers on Chevy Impalas too
I appreciate your knowledge Steve .
How about that yellow Dodge intrepid next too them ?
Back in my high school days a friend and I were screwing around in his dad's Monte Carlo. The speedometer needle somehow got stuck when it was maxed out at 120mph! We were doing everything a couple of stupid teens could think of to remedy the situation. In the end when his dad asked how it happened we responded truthfully, "I dunno".
That reminded me of Poe's short story "the Telltale Heart".
@@kenttalsma7906 Thank you for the kind comparison. I was truthful. How did the needle get stuck when it was pinned at it's maximum and why smacking it like the Fonz didn't fix the issue?
My first car that I bought for $800.00 was a 70 Monte . it had the big block in it , but the person I bought it from put a 283 in it . I called it my red rocket ! it was an automatic with the center console.
I checked that 75 out in search of a tilt column a while back. It had a funny narrow path to get down to it. A "crawl" indeed. Crawled deeper on the other end near the sand pit to check out a Grand prix same vintage. Struck out on both, but fun to see all the stuff along the way. Keep up the good work Steve!