A Monza... in Monza: Chevrolet Monza IMSA w/ Nascar Sounding V8 Engine + OnBoard!

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3 жыл бұрын

The first time my friend Italiansupercarvideo and I saw and recorded this beast was during a rainy qualifying session at Imola Circuit back in 2018. After that, we managed to record it at two editions of the Dix Mille Tours at Circuit Paul Ricard but last weekend, our 4th time, we decided to try to ask to get some on board footage. The coincidence is that this time the Chevy Monza was in Monza, for the 2020 edition of the Monza Historic weekend by Peter Auto.
The car in this video, built and driven by Gilles Ceron of Vintage Garage, is a recreation of the Chevrolet Monza DeKon IMSA (chassis 1006) that took part at the 1976 Le Mans 24h driven by Michael Keyser and Eddie Wachs. Starting from the chassis of a rusty 1975 Chevrolet Monza, Gilles and the guys of his company modify it in order to be suitable to house all the necessary components and be approved to obtain the FIA and FFSA passport.
For the engine they went for a Chevrolet 5.7-litre V8 engine linked to a 5-speed transmission. In the past this engine had Hendrick Motorsport valve covers so it could be a Nascar Chevrolet SB2 engine, able to produce almost 800hp, but I'm not 100% sure about this. What I'm definitely sure is that it really sounds like a Nascar race car!
#ChevroletMonzaIMSA #MonzaIMSA #DeKonMonza
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Event: Monza Historic 2020
Where: Monza Circuit, Italy
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@Jimmy_Broadbent 3 жыл бұрын

Sounds rad, tho I admit to winching a bit everytime he downshifted and put like 9k on the motor haha. Thing must be built well.

@michaelobrien6781 3 жыл бұрын

No kidding!

@TariroNgorosha 3 жыл бұрын

Jimmeeeer!

@vetteman06 3 жыл бұрын

Definitely downshifting too early at times, that motor is begging for patience

@obamagaming6642 3 жыл бұрын

@@pnpracing4688 I swear miata guys would LSX swap if they wanted to, is there any engine you haven't considered swapping?

@natebutontheinternet 3 жыл бұрын

Me too. But hey it ain't my car. Maybe the brakes for a Chevy monza are super rare and expensive. He probably only uses them for important things like stop lights and drive-throughs

@TariroNgorosha 3 жыл бұрын

One of the most insanely loud and quick proper cars.

@MegaRogerj 3 жыл бұрын

I watched GM unload three of these Monzas at Road Atlanta in 1976 for the IMSA race. They were body-in-white versions with just the numbers 1-2-3 on their respective doors. Porsche was the brand to beat at that event and the Monzas beat them like dogs and sounded fantastic doing it. I still get chills thinking about it. Thanks for the flashback.

@Stance1988 Жыл бұрын

Porsche is always the brand to beat cause they beat everyone. Everyone celebrates like kids who got a lollipop when they beat Porsche cause it's a rare day.

@dan1906 Жыл бұрын

@@Stance1988 Not necessarily. F1 is an example that comes to mind, WRC is another, also Indy...you know, some of the most prestigious racing series' in the history of motorsports. Beside the fact that you're ill-informed, you misspelled "because". Sort of telling, isn't it.

@dan1906 Жыл бұрын

I feel like I would enjoy a conversation with you

@zachdebuhr6347 7 ай бұрын

@Stance1988 common misconception. Porsche is only the "brand to beat" because usually there are 10x more of them on the field than every other car.. go look at all Porsche le man's wins and a decent percent come from when other manufacturers weren't even competing. Yes Porsche makes great competitive cars but they aren't "the brand to beat"

@williamboucher6719 5 ай бұрын

My former boss won road Atlanta in either 81 or 82 I forget which it was.

@johnz4860 3 жыл бұрын

It might be less effective and slower, but this 1976 IMSA monster has a million times more character than present-day Formula 1 cars.

@cabbage4372 3 жыл бұрын

So does a Trabat.

@atomic.universe 3 жыл бұрын

Since character often comes with age, it's no wonder the Monza has more character.

@johnz4860 3 жыл бұрын

@@atomic.universe Some will never have an iota of character even if they live to be 120, while others have loads of it . You either have it or you don't. Character, rareness, desirebility, beauty all determine whether a car will be a future classic. I seriously doubt a Citroen C3 Cactus, for instance will ever be a sought-after classic, while a Bugatti 57 Atlante has been a timeless classic even before rolling out of the assembly line.

@ethansmith9065 3 жыл бұрын

More than Nascars too

@warren9148 3 жыл бұрын

Amen brother

@Hapkido82AUS 3 жыл бұрын

You think he's been revving it hard, then 4:52... and he actually revs it hard 😍😍

@sjokomelk 3 жыл бұрын

Best part is at 5:15 when he comes around the corner and floors it. "Move! Over! I have a V8 and all the power in the world and places to be.." 😁

@possibly8180 2 жыл бұрын

Almost sounds like a 4 banger at some points lmao. Neat engine

@mgtowrules1649 3 жыл бұрын

American muscle at Monza. NOICE

@Payayaso 3 жыл бұрын

@Branko Fink except we be crashing into the walls and ramming people lol

@weofnjieofing 3 жыл бұрын

A lot of people bang on about small 4 and cylinder engines from Japan and Europe revving to 9k rpm when you can easily get an american V8 to do so as well.....with push rod OHV and 2 valves per cylinders! Impressive performance and that sound!!

@gordocarbo 3 ай бұрын

Too young to know better. They have no clue that a little engine HAS to wind up to make any power. Rpm means little to me.

@a.revolution961 3 жыл бұрын

When NASCAR engines have to use the entire RPM range...could make love to this playing in the background.

@justinhiggins2210 3 жыл бұрын

Fuckin A.

@LeMansVidz 3 жыл бұрын

That thing is a monster, it destroys everything in the Mulsanne straight during le Mans Classic, even the 935s cannot keep up ! Superb video mate , love it !

@mortenfrosthansen84 3 жыл бұрын

In Le Mans classics yeah.. 935 k3 got the best of even the prototypes

@LeMansVidz 3 жыл бұрын

@@mortenfrosthansen84 Yeah definitely, they are monsters too and more competitive than that Chevy Monza

@MiguelGarcia-vj7oo 3 жыл бұрын

Yea but of period, the monza couldnt keep up with the 935s..... The 935s and k3s were close to similar power, but with better aero, lighter, and superior chassis.....

@mortenfrosthansen84 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah they had Singer put his hands on it, but there are many factors in triumph at Le Mans.. Chevrolet has always been a force to be reckoned with in GT racing tho. Even if it didn't win, it still is wicked fast for a car its size. Probably a lot smoother easier ride than the Porsche

@37nezy 3 жыл бұрын

@@mortenfrosthansen84 id imagine power delivery is more linear for starters.

@kirstenspencer3630 3 жыл бұрын

I used to have the factory version but an olds Starfire SX with chevy 305. Probably the best car I ever owned. A true street sleeper. The aerodynamics were so good you could drive with a window down at 70 mph with no wind buffeting. Normal maintenance, no issues, sold the car at 320,000 miles. Miss it.

@THESLlCK 3 жыл бұрын

When the exhaust moves the tent, you know it's good

@easy2120 3 жыл бұрын

Was my dream car in the late 70s as a teenager. Loved watching the Monza's race.

@williamheideman1081 3 жыл бұрын

Saw Al Holbert race one at Riverside in the mid 1970’s...breaking the tires loose after every shift down the looong back straight. Ominous sight and sound!

@diegobert4033 3 жыл бұрын

This has to be one of my favorites you’ve ever filmed. These IMSA/endurance cars from the 70s-80s were insane.

@Hobbyauto15 3 жыл бұрын

That’s what we call “torque” 👍🏻

@TastyChevelle 3 жыл бұрын

First car by GM to be designed with CAD... And it looks like it.

@markusantonio4866 3 жыл бұрын

There were some nice designs sedan to hatch. Similar to Holden Torana Mystere

@brianspenst1374 3 жыл бұрын

Compared to others cars of this era the Monza is fairly aerodynamic. This is the time when Detroit was selling steel billboards with wheels.

@DM0407 3 жыл бұрын

Cats and dogs

@Zvertnie 3 жыл бұрын

Wow, truly excellent audio and views from inside race car are brilliant, bravo!!! A Monza at Monza, a perfect combo, with a 4-speed manual shifting, high-revving American V8 engine, analog gauges...it just doesn’t get much better. Thanks Bozzy! 🤘

@roadrunner4404 3 жыл бұрын

Loved this. Headphones on and lots of volume. Yes those downshifts were brutal but not to much. It really sounded like he only ran it full headed into the tunnel area. To bad it didnt have full telemetry. Wonderful, wonderful

@MichaelMyers5678 Ай бұрын

Saw this at the Le Mans Classic in 2018. Easily one of, if not the loudest car I’ve ever heard. You could hear it coming down toward the beginning of the pit straight, and it was deafening as it drove past. An incredible machine.

@PNW_Car_Mods 3 жыл бұрын

The whole thing looks like an afterthought. I love it!

@allandriver2066 3 жыл бұрын

I can't believe how it revs. I kept expecting the driver to grab another gear. Awesome !😎

@1986kikoolol 3 жыл бұрын

American car. French team. Italian track. N O I C E

@identiticrisis 3 жыл бұрын

This is one hell of an engine, wow

@kondor99999 3 жыл бұрын

This is so much better than modern GT3. We have really gone backwards.

@mikehunt9894 3 жыл бұрын

"Sounds like a nascar..." No, this is just how small blocks sound...

@Cygnus307 3 жыл бұрын

I know what you mean but most small blocks aren't built to rev 8k+ RPMs like nascars and this car... sucker is singing!

@JonasRosenven 3 жыл бұрын

@@Cygnus307 I don't like how small block or even silly small block engines are remembered today. Cars used to sound pretty awesome back in the day. Now most of them sound pretty lame. Just listen to this shit! Coolest car I ever saw - 3 cylinders: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/mctoicdkvZ6uloE.html v8 kzfaq.info/get/bejne/oduAq7ansK3Hd40.html

@installshieldwizard3017 3 жыл бұрын

5.7l is SMALL??? omg

@mikehunt9894 3 жыл бұрын

@@installshieldwizard3017 yes. You must not anything about American small blocks and big blocks.

@installshieldwizard3017 3 жыл бұрын

@@mikehunt9894 It just sounds funny. Small block, hehe.

@vainxler 3 жыл бұрын

Damn man.... keep making content like this,it's so appreciable (for my ears first).

@DrDiff952 3 жыл бұрын

Wish we could smell the smells! The sounds are MAGICAL!

@vainxler 3 жыл бұрын

@@DrDiff952 Like gasoline and tires burned ^^

@mpetersen6 3 жыл бұрын

I didnt know there were any Monzas left. I thought they had all returned to the Earth in the form of Iron Oxide long ago.

@speedbuggy16v 3 жыл бұрын

sadly most of them have, they were an unloved and ignored car, the mullet mass's lived for camaro's and TA's or worse, Mustangs......

@mpetersen6 3 жыл бұрын

@@speedbuggy16v Well considering what they were based upon small wonder. The 70s were not the best era for Generally Miserable.

@speedbuggy16v 3 жыл бұрын

@@mpetersen6 the seventies were not kind to any of the manufacturers, and the 80s were only marginally better. It was a dark time in the automotive world. Until you placed an order with PAW !!

@chriscatarcio2983 Жыл бұрын

Bought 40 at my drag strip every week end.

@disgrass9077 2 ай бұрын

Chevrolet made a lot of them in Brazil, but there it was a inline four FWD. Chevrolet just call them monza, even knewing that it is a vaux cavalier.

@crockettslate Ай бұрын

Reminds me of growing up in Colonial Heights Va. Overbaugh Motor Racing,was in my neighborhood. Terry Friztlee,Hoyt Overbaugh,and Dave. They taught me all kinds of car type stuff. Great bunch of people.😊

@yipe222 3 жыл бұрын

I remember seeing the Monza race really well. Very nice to see it run again.

@RacerX-124 3 жыл бұрын

This, a 512 BBLM, and Montecarlo Beta Turbo all pulling out of the corner @ 9:30. Sounds that should make any gearhead smile.

@OKOK-fd6fz 3 жыл бұрын

What a monster !!! I saw it at le mans classic 2018... one of the best memories thank you bozzy for this vid

@johnhaithcock3170 3 жыл бұрын

Nothing like a high revving chevy v8!!! Love it.

@slantfish65sd 6 ай бұрын

I'm not a Chevy guy hardcore Mopar guy here, but I always love the lines on the monsters and when they're got those really wide IMSA fenders on them and they sound like this. Pretty freaking awesome

@richheckelmann 3 жыл бұрын

Front engine. 4 speed. Solid rear perhaps all old American tech.and yet didn’t see any Porsche’s or Ferrari pos pass him. The pull out of the slow parts is nuts. Long live the NASCAR small block. And the sound. Eargasmic.

@carlcappuccio5640 3 жыл бұрын

So cool back when you shifted with a shifter no flashing lights just analog gauges and that American muscle ! Man what a sound !

@chiptmcc8656 3 жыл бұрын

Even God loves the in-car camera! I love the smell of exhaust in the morning!

@bobkanorange1847 3 жыл бұрын

Just a video with the most perfect sounding v8 occasional 935 and lancia monte Carlo gt sighting thrown in. I can die happy now.

@beyond_the_infinite2098 3 жыл бұрын

Great video. I watched Al Holbart race his Dekon Monza at Laguna Seca. It had a 355 chevy engine by Ryan Falconer. Powerful and reliable as I remember.

@ronaldrussell5481 4 ай бұрын

I just watched an '88 Mustang at Lemans for 15 min. and it looked and sounded as good as this, these two put today's GT3 's to shame, they have some character!

@TheNKO173 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks bro !!! Terrific old Chevrolet Monza ! Fantastic old beast ! Hard to drive .... and such a faster momie . wonderful

@xr500t 3 жыл бұрын

Somebody in my neighborhood had one...widebody and all. I was 15 and thought it was the coolest thing! Thanks for the throwback!

@THE_Michael_Westen 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks to the driver for letting you put in the cam. You can see this is not easy to driver. Every corner becomes a lot of tiny straights.

@JaredR1996 3 жыл бұрын

Gawd damn I love this car. Thanks Bozzy 👍👍👍

@Frank-rh7vh 3 жыл бұрын

Big Respect to the builders/Driver of this impressing Vehicle - and TOP Video !!! Thank You, and LIKE !

@ButchNackley 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the ride! I enjoyed every second of it.

@lucaradaelli79 3 жыл бұрын

Non la conoscevo, che mezzo!!! Che girare!!! W l aspirato!! Come sempre video 🔝

@Gentlemen_london_ 3 жыл бұрын

Absolutely superb footage as always from you 🙌 As for the car.... My kind of music 👌

@mikef-gi2dg Жыл бұрын

For someone who owns 2 Monza's a 75 and 79 2+2 this video really hits home. My all time favorite car. Someone told me I was stuck in time. My reply....I don't care!

@installshieldwizard3017 3 жыл бұрын

Just love the way that carbureted monster resonates in the cockpit

@bruces3613 6 ай бұрын

In the 80's I had a Mustang II with a built 302 and road race suspension for a daily driver. Every commute was a IMSA event and won numerous speeding tickets. I'll never forget that guy in the 944 Turbo who was embarrassed in front of his girl by a primered Mustang II

@EssexCountyPhoto 3 жыл бұрын

Absolutely beautiful sound. THANK YOU.

@jerrycoon3369 3 жыл бұрын

Love the monza with the flared fenders. That looks so cool. My first car was a monza.

@PerryPalumbo 3 ай бұрын

Proud owner 1977 2+2 V8 yellow for 33 years 😊

@nightdriver7216 3 жыл бұрын

The IMSA series was bonkers back then. Because today's GT cars are mandated to run production-based engines to be sustainable, we don't really have anything like this anymore. Maybe Super GT.

@tome1903 2 жыл бұрын

This thing still had a 406 cubic inch small block chevy, same block and architecture as any other small block chevy, road going or race spec

@yommish 8 ай бұрын

The new GT3 Corvette for IMSA next year has a 5.5L NA V8 making 600hp (capped by regulations) with 70% production parts. Apparently these Monzas made about 600-650 so not far off. I don’t think stock parts are for sustainability, it’s to keep the cars relatively similar to their road-going versions, and limit costs.

@AM-yy5tp 3 жыл бұрын

Wow that sound! Amazing! One of the nicest v8s I've ever heard - well at least an American one 👍

@josagen Жыл бұрын

This, the C5-R, 2019 RSR, 190E, and 155 TI are just some of the most wonderful-sounding race cars I've witnessed in KZfaq.

@gordocarbo 3 ай бұрын

Had that model back in the day coolest Monza ever! Love it man.

@Labergemusic 3 жыл бұрын

That engine sounds MAJESTIC

@RenanBorges96 3 жыл бұрын

If someone had a Ferrari Monza... Would be Monza vs Monza in Monza.

@Vazin 3 жыл бұрын

What about the Opel Monza? D:

@RenanBorges96 3 жыл бұрын

@@Vazin Monza vs Monza vs Monza in Monza

@Vazin 3 жыл бұрын

@@RenanBorges96 Yes.

@snapcountersteer 3 жыл бұрын

Don't forget the corvair monza!

@nagmashot 3 жыл бұрын

@@Vazin and at the Holden Monza.... to make the confusing completely

@markbuterbuagh4971 3 жыл бұрын

This is one the reason's I love this country..... more power baby!!!

@christopher-ace-azevedo5509 Жыл бұрын

One of my favorite cars underappreciated in my opinion; that thing sounds nuts!

@EarlEdwards-je4sr 2 ай бұрын

The 1977 Chevy monza mirage was my first car in high school. Man I miss that car.

@gtracer6629 3 жыл бұрын

I encountered one of these cars at Daytona in 1975 Camel GT race. Very quick car. The first ones had some reliability problems but then so do many new race cars. Great video!

@Bandit77TA 3 жыл бұрын

Absolutely kick ass!

@justgrayyy105 3 жыл бұрын

it must be a dream come true to see all of these vintage GT cars all from different eras of racing!

@justinhiggins2210 3 жыл бұрын

Fuckin awesome. This might be the greatest sound mankind has ever made.

@merlin6565 3 жыл бұрын

Absolutely stunning amazing gorgeous lovely sound

@gregmahone1815 3 жыл бұрын

This Monza sounds like a beast and its like the best I've heard from bozzy I keep enjoying your videos keep it up you are the man

@edalder2000 3 жыл бұрын

My parents had both had Monzas in the late 70's. Neither were as bad ass as this monster. That Detroit V8 burble makes me so happy! As an American, it sounds *just right*

@nasos5 3 жыл бұрын

Amazing content, as always. Thank you!

@Paul-kdat23 2 жыл бұрын

This driver, the Best in the World. Thank you for sharing

@dgretlein 3 жыл бұрын

I had one of these (sans aero pieces). Had to remove left side motor mount, lower the chassis lifting the engine rotating to the right, just to remove the spark plugs on the left bank. I fibbed my own N2O injection system (way before NOS kits). A little brass tube (one for N2O, another for extra fuel), 8 x 0.030in holes in a 1in carb plate spacer, Holley 650 CFM carb. I hid the 16lb tank in the spare tire location. Cutout the bottom of the stock 2bbl carb air filter ..... ahhhh, my sleeper car! Loved it.

@BuckingHorse-Bull 3 жыл бұрын

the sound is unparalleled

@Liplip40 3 жыл бұрын

Simple, light, reliable, and powerful.

@jeffduncan8878 10 ай бұрын

Spine chilling...❤️

@73split Жыл бұрын

Damn, that car was in full beast mode tune. That car isn’t a Monza, it’s a straight up Monster.

@alexandroblitzo 3 жыл бұрын

What a sound!

@scottmckee8783 3 жыл бұрын

AWSOME!!!!!!

@ILoveItLoud96 3 жыл бұрын

THAT.... is an absolute monster!

@dragraceman21 4 ай бұрын

Thanks that was amazing.

@r35killa 3 жыл бұрын

This thing sounds so rowdy! I love it! NASCAR V8 swap more things haha. Great footage as always!

@clementm6620 3 жыл бұрын

Quality onboard camera. Great colors.

@ChrisJohnson-rn2ls 3 жыл бұрын

OMG! I just had a 17 minute eargasm! I love this clip. Some of those downshifts I was worried about the motor though.

@SGTJDerek 3 жыл бұрын

Never crossed my mind. I know how those beasts were built. I grew up in the heart of NASCAR Country. They either blow sky high or ran forever. Most of the time they ran forever because they weren't rolling in the $$$$ like today. They MIGHT have one extra Engine at the track if they were lucky.

@enricocelani8292 3 жыл бұрын

Che bestia questo "small block"! 👍 Tenuta di strada quasi zero. Che stomaco che ci vuole per guidare questa bestia indomabile! 😲

@frankirvine316 3 жыл бұрын

Quite the beast Handling looks to be on the limit✅

@ljgarrison6910 3 жыл бұрын

What an angry beast, I love it! Nice shifting mate

@tokyosmash 3 жыл бұрын

The sound of an SB2 🥰

@briandunphy5244 3 жыл бұрын

LMFAOOO, unfortunately it’s a big block Chevy.

@tokyosmash 3 жыл бұрын

Brian Dunphy except it isn’t.

@bravoA-su8xm 3 жыл бұрын

@@briandunphy5244 that is a SB2 small block read the description

@ricvis44 3 жыл бұрын

Man, this guy driving this Monza is brutal! To finish first one must first finish!

@MrSpeedSix 3 жыл бұрын

Excellent, as usual!

@Jezza819 3 жыл бұрын

I never knew there was a Chevy Monza race car. Thanks for the video.

@Smittyschannel Жыл бұрын

That looks like a lot of fun to drive

@jademccrea3798 3 жыл бұрын

This car sounds awesome

@TheInkPitOx 3 жыл бұрын

Love these at the Historics

@briangriffith3985 3 жыл бұрын

Sounds epic!!!

@TriggerArizona 3 жыл бұрын

Cool. "Almost" sounds like a de-tuned 400-500 horse nascar engine. The 800+ horse nascar engines are beasts. You know when you hear one.

@brianspenst1374 3 жыл бұрын

Anyone else just have this on in the background to listen while working? Just 17 minutes of engine noise to soothe the soul.

@Katana2040 3 жыл бұрын

I'm pretty sure one of my friend's mom had one of these, when we were kids. I never knew they raced them. Wow!

@TheMNrailfan227 Жыл бұрын

Those downshifts sound so cool

@MartlRS 3 жыл бұрын

What a machine 🥰

@carmonajr18 3 жыл бұрын

What a beast that car is.