Monte Carlo

[IHCubCadet147]

I saw this today. It looked pretty nice other than the rattle can “touch ups” all over it.

 

[MFDAC]

Looks like it would be a pretty easy project to restore if there's no bad cancer! Nice car, Nick.

DAC

 

[Toomanytoys84]

We cut apart so many of those building dirt track cars….I feel bad about now! We would pick them up off the classifieds for 500-1000 bucks, buddy was a certified welder and we had access to a bender. We could get a car ready for novice class for under 2,000 bucks.

A lot of those around here had bad rot right in front of the rear tires!

 

[MFDAC]

We cut apart so many of those building dirt track cars….I feel bad about now! We would pick them up off the classifieds for 500-1000 bucks, buddy was a certified welder and we had access to a bender. We could get a car ready for novice class for under 2,000 bucks.

A lot of those around here had bad rot right in front of the rear tires!

Me too Aaron, along with first and second gen Monte Carlo's, Buick GN's and even '55-57 Chevy's! One of the first gen Monte's I cut up was a big block Super Sport! I still have the fender badges from that one.

DAC

 

[4getgto]

Stick one of your business cards under his wiper Nick....
They are a desirable body style along with the Olds and Buick.

 

[TAHOE]

I would like an 80's SS monte, loved that body style of those years.

 

[IHCubCadet147]

We cut apart so many of those building dirt track cars….I feel bad about now! We would pick them up off the classifieds for 500-1000 bucks, buddy was a certified welder and we had access to a bender. We could get a car ready for novice class for under 2,000 bucks.

A lot of those around here had bad rot right in front of the rear tires!

I was at a race Friday, and I was thinking about that while watching the Road Runners. They are pretty much all Monte Carlo’s and Novas. How many of them probably started out as nice cars. They are fun to watch, and I’m sure they are fun to race, but it’s sad seeing old cars get cut up.

 

[MFDAC]

A lot of the sanctioning bodies like WISSOTA and IMCA are allowing steel aftermarket body panels now since the cars are getting so hard to find. Performance Bodies that has been around a million years is one of them making steel panels.

DAC

 

[IHCubCadet147]

Me too Aaron, along with first and second gen Monte Carlo's, Buick GN's and even '55-57 Chevy's! One of the first gen Monte's I cut up was a big block Super Sport! I still have the fender badges from that one.

DAC

Talking about making dirt track cars out of 57 Chevys, I saw this the other day…

 

[Toomanytoys84]

I was at a race Friday, and I was thinking about that while watching the Road Runners. They are pretty much all Monte Carlo’s and Novas. How many of them probably started out as nice cars. They are fun to watch, and I’m sure they are fun to race, but it’s sad seeing old cars get cut up.

they called it novice class at our track. Stock Body, Stock Engine, Stripped and a Roll cage. Some guys didn't even run a fuel cell. We always cut the trunk floor out and built a rack to hold a good fuel cell.

It was a fun class, and cheap to get into. But still an expensive hobby..

 

[MFDAC]

Talking about making dirt track cars out of 57 Chevys, I saw this the other day…
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Pretty cool '57 Nick! Nice pics!

they called it novice class at our track. Stock Body, Stock Engine, Stripped and a Roll cage. Some guys didn't even run a fuel cell. We always cut the trunk floor out and built a rack to hold a good fuel cell.

It was a fun class, and cheap to get into. But still an expensive hobby..

The way to make a small fortune in racing, is to start with a large fortune!

DAC

 

[JDJake]

Pretty cool '57 Nick! Nice pics!


The way to make a small fortune in racing, is to start with a large fortune!

DAC

Like being a farmer, start out a millionaire and work yourself broke.