Who else’s vocabulary has been changed drastically by watching VGG? I need to know I’m not alone.

Derek we absolutely love watching you do anything with cars or anything. Don't ever apologize for your videos, we are blessed to be able to go along with you guys for your journey. Also I wanted to thank you for thinking about the future and doing it the right way so you or someone else could put it back to stock because those cars are hard to find and even though I like some other shows you are the only one I see that actually cares about the history of your cars.

For an old guy like me, thank you for your videos cause we can't afford cable. And Wow how we car lovers ( Older Cars ) really enjoy seeing these grave gems come alive. Just proves that they were once built to last and not built out of plastic.

You are one in a million Derek. Many car shop channels out there but you put yours together from simple beginnings in your home garage (with blessings from the family of course). Others are obviously just kids with lots of dad's money to play games with. Anyone can just replace parts with Chinese flea-bay knockoffs to get an engine running, but it takes experience and mechanical know-how to do it the way you do with explanation to boot.. A real American.

HELP ME UNDERSTAND how a guy finds the time with a build and a timeline like this to not only film, but edit and upload the content. We love ya Derek, and of course the rest of the family because we know you couldn't do it without their support too. Can't wait to see it done!

Best way to start a Friday night….With a fresh VGG episode!

"Room for activities" best line ever! can't wait to see this project finished . BIG hello from Queensland Australia.

Because of you I took on salvaging a 1991 k1500 that was headed to the junkyard and I have rebuilt the motor and went through everything mechanically and I am starting on the interior and exterior now. Thank you for the inspiration and introducing me to something that I now love to do and will continue to do after I finish this truck I will be moving on to something else! Thank you for the videos and all the knowledge. You and your family are more to people than just a show you are role models and inspire people with what you do!

Finally, he's back with greatness lol.... freaking love this channel.

Guess a guy can go ahead and like this IMMEDIATELY….👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻

Derek, you don’t need any accolades from a complete stranger but you represent what is great about real America. Hard-working and down to earth. Thanks for the entertainment and education. God bless.

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again… this is the best automotive entertainment in the history of the Earth, and it keeps getting better!

Derek, you amaze me every time I watch one of your videos. I am an old car guy having started working for a Chevrolet dealer in 1964. All of the cars you are working on are ones I grew up working on as new cars and I am so glad you are doing your best to bring these cars back to life. THANK YOU !!!!

I cannot get enough of VGG, keep these videos coming Derek! Hello from Canada

I’ve been putting off doing exactly what your doing with the rust repair on my truck. But now I think it’s time to get after it. Thanks for the motivation and confidence do it.

TN cracks me up with snow. I moved here from PA and snow wasn't a big deal. We move here and they call for snow and close down schools lol. I have my battery set up the same way in my truck. All the aftermarket stuff is hooked to side posts. It does make it a lot nicer

This is a super exciting build. 70's and 80's era stock cars are my favorites. Can't wait for part 2! Thanks Derek!

When I was 14 my oldest cousin turned 16, and our grandpa gave him his 1977 Monte Carlo as a birthday present. It didn’t run obviously and had mushrooms growing in the trunk (northwest Washington) but we were over the moon and had it running in a few days. It was baby blue with a white vynal top. White interior of the finest pleather with swivel bucket seats!!! Man we had a time in that car! I can’t even hear the name without smiling.

I'd change that chargerwhirler out right now. Easier to do in your shop instead of at the track. Moving to this new shop was absolutely the right move! Go where God leads you.

I am a new viewer that has absolutely fallen in love with a dang youtube channel.. came over when Cleetus put Derek in a Crown Vic months ago and cannot get enough of this channel.

I love this and I do NOT want to wait for part II. Someone, PLEASE help me. A feller would watch this any day of the week but this Friday night drop is hittin' this guy strong. Keep it up!!

I was having a downer of a day. Thank you for dropping this! Needed something good

Thanks for the tips on installing patch panels! I’ve got a parts truck in my yard that I think I’m going to cut up and repair for some practice before starting on the car I actually care about

I had a 73. Same color. Only had a 350 but was fun. One wheel peel half way down the block. I’m going to enjoy this! Memories! I traded a 77 impala for it. Rear end was going out on the impala. The Monty was running terrible. All it needed was points replaced. A guy at the carry out I hung out at fixed it for me for a case of Bush beer. I was 19.

It's always amazing to watch these cars become something other then a tree row ornament. This one's gonna be killer.

Best friend had one of these complete with New York State rust. Tommy loved it . Handicap controls for gas and brake, it would move good . It had a 350 in it. The hood was like 50 feet long .Rest in peace Tommy. Gone but never forgotten.

Keep another radiator handy. My cold case radiator lasted 3 weeks before a massive failure at the core and tank. Love the build!

One of two channels in my world, where you like the video first and then get a cold snack and start watching, knowing it will be good.

So happy when a new video drops give this man a tv show

Looking good!! Can't wait to see "The Full Monte" complete!!! Thanks for taking us with you!!!

Chad was a lifesaver. It's good to be king, but even better to have good friends. It's also great to see the steel body work done right. Anyone cans slop body filler in rust holes, but doing it right is an art.

Cannot WAIT to see the rest of this project and the races that are coming!

What a nice surprise. You've got me wrenching with a basic hobo freight toolkit yet again, thank you my man. Much love from my family to yours.

This awesome. I sure do miss my 76 montie. I am so excited you chose this car. Thank you for all your hard work

Derek’s handwriting is the most under appreciated part of the channel. A guy moves his hand and script comes out.

Fantastic job. I recently lost a son and I can't tell you how wise you are for including your family and friends on your various projects. Love your channel!

One of my all-time favorite generation of Chevy Monte Carlo, thank you, enjoy watching.

I love the reaction on friends face and casual laugh at when you guys finish the build talk in beginning. Nothing better than fellas getting together to turn wrenches.

Derek you are definitely one of my fav You Tube channels. I had a body shop for 20 years. Started out with rustorations, and then it became the largest shop in Western Delco with 11 full time. The point I wanted to get to was that I started doing 55-57 TBird restorations. I did the body end of thngs, and the company out of Exton did the rest. They were frame up. Couldn't tell it wasn't a brand new car when done. Okay, okay let me get to the simple point. In order to remove paint from a car the secret which equals very little work, and great results is to buy about 4 gallons of a good paint stripper. Mask off all of the seams around door, trunk, hood edges and don't purposely put stripper on the tape. Bury the car in stripper. Make it soaking wet. Walk away and let the stripper do all of the work. You can even use a plastic squeegee to remove the paint. Don't do any scraping; that's work. Put on another super wet coat. Let it sit. You'll know when it is time to remove it. You'll find the end result is totally bare metal. Clean it all off and then remove the tape from the door etc. seams, and use a DA with 80 grit and take that little rim of paint that was under the tape off. Bingo. Don't worry about using 80 grit because this is metal which resists the sand paper from digging in. Next up you want to use metal etch liquid on the paint. All car manufaturer "pickle" the metal with acid so it will accept the paint, and also it dissolves the little tiny seeds of rust that are now all over the metal since those metal sandng dust particles are so sensitive to moisture that even the humidity in the air will turn them into seeds of rust. Cover it with primer and skip the acid treatment, and with a year or two you will have peeling paint, with a skim of rust on the metal. Use the acid and you can leave the metal hanging on a wall without any primer or paint and it won't rust. This comment is getting kind of long, and I have something else to share with you about all of this, so I will start a new comment.

My Momma had a 1973 Monte Carlo . beautiful and was a tough car too.

You got to make some covers for the headlights so when you're sitting at a track you can cover them and make it look more NASCAR authentic. This is going to be a cool project !!!

When removing stubborn paint, never forget about the the option of aircraft paint stripper, saves a ton of time and easy to use! Keep up the hilarious videos!

I’d forgotten about this car. Had to go rewatch the original episode. What a great rig.

My friend had this exact ‘74 Monte…I remember helping him cut some of those same rusted panel sections off. Can’t wait to see this one brought around and wrapped!

God Bless your friend Chad for being such a team player and helper. Got the toughest job to do but did it great. Thank you again Derek, your videos are the best.

A fella is mighty excited for this one!

I love this era Monte Carlo. There are a father and son who both race these on Saturday nights in the Pure Stock Division at my local dirt track! This is great!

Yes Derek, The South cannot deal with much snow at all. We have too many hills, no salt trucks, or snow plows. We also have an abundance of drivers with no snow / ice driving experience. That's why our schools close when we get flurries. I worked in Minnesota one spring. The snow was only 3 to 4 feet deep, and the Mississippi River was frozen solid. I was driving 55 mph on icy roads, in a 2wd Suburban, and the locals were passing me honking their horns calling me a southern driver with my Ohio plates. Too funny!

I’m not sure I could start my weekend without an episode from y’all. From a feller to a guy your doing great. Looking forward to more.

Sweet a new episode of VGG.

The race has begun before the race has begun! What a challenge, fantastic

My first car was a '74 Monte! Brings back some great memories!

Shifter? If it's a NASCAR tribute, it's gotta have a 4-speed!

I'm as excited as dracula going to a slumber party to see this done, I'm a huge Nascar fan and love the 70s and 80s era of the sport.

Thanks for your efforts Derek it’s really coming along.

What!!!! That is sick!! I’ve always wanted a tribute stock car to Richard petty. This will be a great video

OH GOODNESS! The boys are growing so fast!

This car reminds me of a combination of my dad's old 1975 Black Monte Carlo with a 350, and his 1976 Brown Monte Carlo with a 400. These cars were tanks.

Cool, I'm looking forward to 2022 with VGG.

I wonder how many thousands & thousands of those old Montes have been made into stock cars & raced on the local speedways in the 80s???? They made great figure 8 cars. I've built & raced several years ago. Great old cars great old memories.

A guy has already pressed the like button before he even watches the video, just like every Friday.

Love this quick fly-on-the walk shoot and edit style, Derek mate. Less is more! Love what you're doing 👍

That is the EXACT same car I had back in 1979 - including the Landau vinyl roof. Even the color was the same. Mine came with the 350 2 barrel. I called it my lead sled. It could not get out of its own way. That thing guzzled gas. I could almost use the fuel gage as a tachometer. On the positive side, it rode and drove very well.

Quickly becoming my favourite YT channel, spent almost 15hours straight last weekend watching video after video, really enjoy what you do and how you explain things. Looking forward to see how this build turns out.

You're my hero sir! You're also a neighbor with your new relocation! Thank you for the great content as always!

I wish KZfaq had a love button. Like just isn't a strong enough word

Still have a 77 Monte Carlo that was my mom's car. Spent it's entire life in Michigan. Had to replace both doors and do some other body work, but 90% of the car is original. Mom was very careful to spray the wheel wells at the quarter car wash in the winter. Really saved the sheet metal. Tried to replace some of the trim on the sides but the prices were out of reach. Just had the pins ground off and the side marker lights filled in. New black paint and replaced the landau top. Swivel bucket seats always draw a second look.

Been looking forward to this! Leaving a comment and a like and I'll come back later to watch.

Ok sir, you have my attention. Worked in Cup Series for 8 years. I'm excited!

Might want to build an outdoor attached enclosure for the air compressor. Insulate with batts to absorb as much sound as possible. Or even those fancy grey recording studio pyramid panels.

I was waiting for this one ! You pulled threw lol.

super excited for this build!

Derek, I even get glued to your commercial. Thanks for the entertainment.

Love this 70’s NASCAR tribute build. Looking forward to seeing the next video.

I think I speak for everyone here. We would watch a guy rebuild a unicycle if he recorded it.

LOVE the Monte carlo

You're finally somebody that cares about old cars and cares about things to do with him it's really cool that you bring your boys along and your family. Keep up the good work might teach a little more safety around the kids and tell him safety First thumbs up every time I watch you

Snow day here in Tennessee today so binge watching old VGG videos. Thanks for keeping me entertained.

Can’t wait to see how this rig turns out! The wheels gotta be nascar style with Goodyear tires to be a tribute car.

Beautiful car Derrick thanks for sharing

I’m grateful for whatever you post.

Spent the last couple of days in Coon Rapids for a funeral. Great place and great people, but damn glad to be home in Nebraska.

Always a good day when we get a new video

Reminds me a lot of the first car I had. 1975 Chevelle Malibu Classic. Nice cars, run forever.

My favorite monty carlo is the 76.. Mine had swivel seats center shift gauges instead of dummy lights. I had mine for 10 years.. Two motors and a tranny done all my self. The first motor was a 350. The next one was a 396.. I loved that car! It was my cruiser.

Green flywheel cover is an aftermarket item from The Connection now owned by Dorman. I used to sell a bunch of them years ago in my new and used auto parts business.

Just what i need VGG vid thanx 😎Always The best builds !!!

Been waiting on this car to be built

Really enjoyed the style of this video, as much as the normal longer ones. Felt like I was along for the ride. Looking forward to part 2.

Your buddy is a sanding machine! God bless a man with patience.

We had a '77 Monte Carlo growing up. Maroon with white interior. It was a sweet land yacht. I've had a few Monte Carlos as an adult. Too bad they stopped making them.

Putting those pieces in random orders is a great idea. I wish my beanie and "one in a million" shirt came with one. I would tack it to my toy box. Great video as always!

Back in the 80s when I was a 16 year old puppy I learned how to drive a 4-speed in a 1973 Monte with a 396, Holley 850, Muncie M-22 rock crusher, and 4.11:1 gears. Dude told me every time I grind a gear he was gonna punch me in the head. I learned quick. The Monte had Pontiac Phantom Green metalflake paint and green crushed velour swivel seats with five point belts. It wore L60/15 polyglass on Cragar SS mags. Dude sold it in 1983 and that's all she wrote.

This is the perfect car to do this to. Like everyone else that has said, you don't need to apologize, this takes a lot of time and effort. Add in the fact you only have 6 days, editing, shooting, plus the all important family time, it's a huge undertaking. But we will all be here to watch. You make THE best videos on KZfaq! Thank you Derek, part two will be epic no matter what!

I can’t wait to see it wrapped! Very cool project, I’m really enjoying it! Thank you sir,

I'm so excited The other KZfaqrs should join the build challenge too

Now l'm the guy all the way over in England, talking to my buddies about sparkolators, fuel make-it-happeners and lightnin whirlers! Thank you Derek for your Zen-like approach to old car problems. Whenever l face a challenge, l say to myself "now what would Derek do?" Perfect! 😍

I can see it already. Open faced helmets, greasy face, smoke hanging off the lip total NASCAR good ole days fun. It’s gonna be awesome. Love it.

Looks good. For those butt welds on the patch panels Fitzee has a very good technique that ensures a quick, tight fit.

Great as always Derek! This video really inspires me to learn more paint and body repair skills. Now I just need a garage...