Dad,bought a 1970 Monte Carlo, off the lot from, browns Chevrolet, gold with a black vinyl top, black interior, 350 , 350-TH transmission, for 3200 cash. Powered disc brakes, bench seat,crank windows, nothing too fancy! My step Mother, bless her loving heart, was going to teach me to drive it one day. However, up to that point, the only vehicle I had ever driven was a, 1945 or 46 Dodge power wagon pick up truck,my cousin Susan’s boyfriend, at the time owned ,I was just a little kid ,mind you, so stopping that old Behemoth of a truck took both feet pumping the brakes,and damn near standing on them to make it stop! So, here we go, driving down the street in this 1970 power disc brake car, rolling up to a T in the road of our neighborhood street,and she says, ok start to slow down, well, my body went into, non powered, hydraulic drum brake stopping mode, which sent my poor stepmother slamming into the dashboard thank goodness she already had her right hand on the dash , seatbelts? Who used seatbelts back then? 😂The only thing she said was, oh no baby, not like that!❤ Then she ,calmly, and lovingly preceded to explain the concept, and safe operation of a powered disc braking system to me! She didn’t curse at me or anything! I miss that kind soul! The Monte Carlo was a nice car ! It seemed weird at the time, with the elongated hood, and short trunk! Dad said it was Chevys answer to the recently redesigned Pontiac Grand Prix. My Dad, My Stepmother, and the car are long gone now, I miss them all!🥹

1971 was my first new car ever. Triple black with rally wheels. Gorgeous car.

Had a ‘71. Totaled it. One of my favorite cars. A lot of memories that are still in my head. 😎

another rerun :( i hope things are going well

I worked at a Chevrolet parts department in the 70's. I can still remember the parts numbers for the front end of a Monte Carlo. Those hoods wete heavy

I have a 1970 Monte Carlo that I've owned since 1987. It was originally a 400 sb car. It currently has a 396 big block in it now.

I think the Monte would have been a good seller in convertible.

Wishing you get well soon Steve!🙏❤️‍🩹we’re all pulling for you!

I always liked the early Monte's.. sporty, luxury and enhanced standard options, nice! Thanks Steve!

I had a 79 and loved that car. Could have bought the neighbors 72 in about 1985 for 1200. Kicking myself to this day. 😅

Get well soon, Steve. We need you!

Get better soon ❤ Love Katie ❤

Lots of these, due to the engine placement, ended up as favorite "Streetstock" dirt-track racers! The engine placement helped power delivery and handling LOTS!

Hope you're doing well Steve. Take care!

Hope all is getting better buddy. Praying for you.

thank you for again sharing your car knowledge. always enjoy every vehicle you find and give us a new look at these old classics. this is from an old junkyard crawler whose days are viewing rather than junking, as are the junk yards themselves. ah, the good old days.

Thanks for the Alabama Gang plug. Allisons, Bonnet, Red Farmer

My brother's first car was a '70 Monte. Black vinyl roof on red. Was a decent car, I guess - even though he was a little hard on it. I moved out of town and lost touch, but one weekend when I came home, he didn't have the red Monte. I asked him what happened to it, and he just gave me a mean look and said "Don't worry about it". I never did find out the answer. But the next time I came home to visit, he had an '81 Oldsmobile Omega.

I remember the giant fan shroud on these with the small block!

I just put a Vintage Air kit in a white‘72. 10 foot heater hoses!! Original owner car In beautiful shape. Thanks Steve. 🤘🏼🔧👍🏼💯 more Mopar!

Get well soon Steve!

I was watching Dennis Collins yesterday, and he showed a Monte Carlo convertible prototype which is going to auction soon, owned by one of his friends.

Great info , Steve , get well soon!

The convertable Mote Carlo reminds me of a slightly shrunken '76 Eldorado convertable.

Uncle had a gold 454 Monte Carlo in the mid 70s it had Air Conditioning was the only other thing i could remember. He collected Chevy Muscle cars i have his 327 M20 powered 64 El Camino he picked up in January of 1969.

I loved the rwd Monte Carlo’s

I did not know DeLoreon was working at GM at that time. That's cool.

Good stuff man! Learned some new things about the Monte Carlo that I didn’t know 🙌

Here's a fun fact... GM NVH Noise Vibration Harshness Techs found the 114" wheelbase had a nasty harmonic, thus the 112 or 116" wb. I had a friend buy an "SS454" in 1970, too bad it was a 402 with SS badges... I stumbled across a 1 owner 402 4 speed in Montreal in winter 1978-79. Too bad it was a (typical) rust bucket after 8 winters...

The '70 Monte Carlo would have been GREAT as a convertible!

Pro tip . Always knock on the front of the hood as you pass it to get in the car in the morning . My buddy got his engine sprayed with the guts of the cat that was sleeping in the long tunnel between the radiator and water pump fan . UGH !!

Get well soon!!

I had a 1972 Monte Carlo with a 350 for a couple years. Mine also didn't have a vinyl roof, and was the ugly Brown color. 😅 bench seat automatic column shifter. The person I bought it from put Pontiac sport wheels on her..😂 It was a great driving experience! Thanks for this video on the MC! Enjoy your weekend Steve, Allan

Another awesome video 👍

Hi Steve Hope all is well. My Brother Dennis own a Real nice 71 Monte Carlo 454 Green black vinyl top. He changed from auto to 4 speed, 12 bolt 373,

Absolutely correct about the disc brakes. I harvested the front braking system outof a 71 monte and installed on my 66 Malibu. The 12 bolt from the monte also worked on the Malibu. It was an inch wider on each side though. Had the rear wheels widened I inch to the inboard side. Fit real nice.

In 1988 while living in the Bay Area I could have purchased a Monte SS for $2000… the best part was it was a 402 bench seat 4 speed with fender skirts !! What a fool for letting it go.(I knew it was going to need a new clutch soon after driving it) Not sure how many were made so equipped but it sure couldn’t have been many.

I remember seeing the SS Monte Carlo in the first gen.

I love Your videos brother get better soon

Please get well Steve!

Steve ! These are raced a lot at the local track. In the bomber class. Ok yep I knew he was at somewhere olds or Pontiac.

Dennis Collins shared a prototype convertible Monte Carlo that is going up for sale at auction. Definitely an interesting looking car, I've never seen one. I wonder how many prototypes are made like that, probably only one or two, maybe?

Would make a nice duramax swap car lots of room for everything including the intercooler

get well soon steve

Could have bought a killer 70 ss one time, regret not making that happen

Many of them bashed to ruins in local SaturdayNite dust bowls

Why do so many people have to say. "I used to have one of these in 1970?" Good for you!😅

ACTUALLY STEVE.....the front disc brakes on a 1970 to 1972 Monte Carlo, is a direct, bolt on to all 1970 to 1972 Olds Cutlass, Buick Skylark, Chevy Chevelle, AND Pontiac LeMans/ Tempest/ GTO.......BUT it doesn't end there!! The complete front spindles directly bolt on 1973 and 1974 Chevy Nova, Oldsmobile Omega, Buick Apollo/ Skylark, Pontiac Ventura and GTO (with the Nova body style) as well!! I ONLY KNOW THIS, because a few years back I owned a 1974 Oldsmobile Omega, and I still have the interchange information to what cars interchange with the Omega front end to convert drum front brakes to a disc set up!! BUT you have to keep in mind, in order to do the swap to disc brakes YOU NEED THE COMPLETE SPINDLES, brake caliper mounts and the calipers (unless you are replacing the calipers)!! Basically everything between the two ball joints is a direct replacement though!! Also the drum spindles ARE a larger diameter.....so that is why you need the spindles!!

These were front steer cars. I harvested the steering arms from one to put on my 67 camaro drag car along with a pinto rack and pinion to save weight.

Not bad for back in the day disc brakes and sway bars, handled great 😃

Hi Steve, good car, good video! Starting in 1969, John DeLorean took the full-size Pontiac Grand Prix and put it on the mid-size GM A-body and called it the G-body. In 1970, John DeLorean put the new Chevrolet Monte Carlo on the GM G-body also. Please reply. Dave...

It's getting very concerning that we're not hearing word of how Mr. Magnante is doing. As was said last time: I dated a girl in college whose parents had a 1971 Monte Carlo with low original mileage, well under 30,000 miles. It was silver outside with a black interior and vinyl top. I believe that they bought it new. It was a regular 350 V8. They junked it after an accident, which was a shame as it was repairable. No VIN, can't win, but easy to figure out: 1 for Chevrolet, 38 for Monte Carlo, 57 for two door coupe, 1 for 1971 model year, maybe B for Baltimore, MD assembly (among other choices) and the rest is the production sequence. Other choices might have been Flint, MI (Code "F", still operating today), Oshawa, Ontario Canada (Code "1", still operating today), Kansas City, MO (Leeds, code "K", closed in 1988), or Atlanta, GA (Lakewood Heights, code "A", closed in 1990) or Van Nuys, CA (Code "L", closed in 1992). The Baltimore, MD plant operated from 1935 to 2005 and the Astro and Safari vans were the last products to be made there. No tag, can't brag, but easy to figure out, no doubt: ST71 for 1971 model year, 13857 for Monte Carlo, B for Baltimore, MD assembly (or the other choices noted), 729 or 733 for Jade interior trim with bucket seats, 11 11 for Antique White lower and upper exterior paint, and AA if it did have a White vinyl top (which as stated it does not appear that it did) among other codes.

Originally the Monty was designed to be the 1st Chevrolet FWD but the GM Analysis Dept. wussed out in the end. So they just went with a conventional powertrain and threw a yardstick-long shroud in to compensate...

Morning Steve......

Good stuff! I'm currently in the middle of a frame off restoration of a 71 Monte Carlo SS454.

I didn't know that the 2 speed power glide transmission was available in the 1970s

Had no idea DeLorean did this design.

They could have had the same V8 driving the rear wheels and an inline six driving the front with that engine space😂

Would love to have one of these cars.

Good morning 🇨🇦👍👍

JD Pass the cowboy has / had? 1 of 6 convertibles ever produced.

funny thing,on Denis Collins latest video..the last 4 min he's showing a upcoming aution.thers a convertable Monty.1 of 6 produced by GM COOL

I had a 1983 Monte Carlo unfortunately I was lyed to from the dealer and said everything was fine and they wouldn’t let me take it to our mechanic and have it checked out and year and half later I had to get ridded of her because the engine blew up because so many miles on her. I miss that car.

my folks had a 75 monte with a 400 small block

Vinyl top are notorious for rust, specially around window channels.

Shout out to the video editor for the sleigh bells 😂😂😂…get well soon Steve

GoodMorning 🇺🇸

A kid in H.S. bought a SS 454 for under 1,500 in 81...😢

Thank you Steve

I hope you are doing okay Steve. Did something go wrong with your surgery?

Working the algorithm

Does it snow in August in Massachusettes?

right on, lots of room for a bigger motor

Great video thumbs 👍, at least some parts were harvested to improve other car's

to whom it concerns we kind of appreciate you reuploading old vids that anyone can watch from his channel playlist but we would appreciate a update we all concerned and as his fans and supporters we deserve an update

Does anyone know how Steve is doing?

Vinyl roofs are just roof rotters anyway

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Is the transmission cross member the same for all GM A bodies? I need a pre 1974 cross member with the dual exhaust cutouts for my catalyst equipped 1976 Monte Carlo.

Reindeer Driven... morning Steve

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Nascarlo parts.

they can take a Viper, no problem. just keep the wheels down

So it's snowing in Aug? :D

They made like 5 or 6 convertible Monte Carlo prototypes

Are you a fan of the boat tail Rivieras Steve?

Snow?! Already?! I thought we had "global warming"?

Hoovie.

chevy version of grand prix.

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I have never once thought of the Monte Carlo as a Chevelle or Malibu. Are there really people who think that ?

I would never get a vinyl top. Not because they rust underneath, not because the vinyl fades and cracks, but because why the hell is it there in the first place? I've always thought they look like pretend convertibles.

A classic illustration of the 70s car style... the decade style took a Holiday!! (from 1970 onwards they only got bigger and uglier until the fuel shortage let smaller, uglier imports take over)

Most 1st gen Montes were strippers...

Hope your camera guy is ok . I'm sure he was exposed to the same thing you were.

Too bad about the rust.

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Let's smoke some Rehash to start my day

1st early fall view