"It's like a unicorn without the corn...it's pretty good." God bless this guy.

I think once a fan shroud gets that long, it's technically called a wind tunnel.

“It absolutely gets down and …eats the onions” this guy is too much. Great talent, great entertainment.

Everything considered: pedal wear, interior condition etc…my money says that’s a 60-70,000 mile car. You scored big time….nice!

He finally added a sound effect to bleep bloop, that’s awesome😂

You know, a guy is inclined to like anything that makes wind go faster

First time watching your video and I feel like you’re the bob ross of hot rods

This is one of my all time favorite cars. Would love to see a complete restore! Classic fast boat 🤣

A fella loves hearing an engine scream down the street as opposed to a loud exhaust system. I CAN'T BE THE ONLY ONE

"Don't want to get the hands dirty", cause it's taco night" A guys got to appreciate that.

My favorite part of all these restoration videos is when you describe the smell! Burnt pop tarts and sunflower seeds 😅😅. I can image the smell every time!

We need more content with this car, I've only watched 3 times already

The new *bleep bloop* sound effect really catches a guy off guard

Derek, I love everything you do but cmon man. You can't keep dropping videos like this late Friday. The grass is not getting mowed, the exhaust leak is not getting fixed, and the wife's yelling why have you been in the bathroom for an hour.

When these Monte Carlo's were new, the handling was incredible. (For that time.) And they were pretty quick. I had one and loved dogging on it.

2 years later and watching it again. Love this episode.

The smoke....slowly wafting into the back window................priceless!!

That supercharger has been mounted more times than Hugh Hefner

I LOVE YOUR WORDING ON THE NARRATION ALONG WITH THE NOISES..I REALLY ENJOY THE CHANNEL,NEVER BORING...IM A BACKYARD MECHANICAND I OWN 1991 FIREBIRD,1977 CHARGER,1978 OLDS OMEGA,1974 MAVERICK,AND A 1979 CHRYSLER 300. ALL THE CARS YOU DO ARE RIGHT UP MY ALLEY. KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK, HAPPY VIEWER HERE...THANK YOU

The 400 small block Chevy was externally balanced, it has an 8" harmonic balancer with a section of it missing so it's pretty much all you need to look at.

There's nothing I DON'T love about this guy and his channel. Perfection 👌

My guess is that it went something like this. “Well junior, good news and bad news. Bad news is that your grandma keeled over. Good news is that you get to have that super clean Monte Carlo of hers. Now don’t you go doin nothing stupid to it."

I love this car too. I owned a 1973 with a 350, had it back in the 80s. They are much fun to drive and float on the highway. Looking at that dash and steering wheel brought back memories. The one I drove was blue with the black top and had swivel bucket seats, power windows and locks, rally rims.

My mom bought a new 74 Monte because she fell in love when she saw it. Steel gray, black landau top with black interior and buckets. She never asked about the motor. Yea, it was a 400 and it would rip. Not as well as the one she got rid of though. She said that one was hard to drive and had too much power. That one was a 71 Monte with a 454. Loved that cal. Thanks for the memories

Hey Derek, I just wanted to give you a compliment. I ve always enjoyed your channel , I look forward to seeing evey episode as soon as you post them . When I finish giggling at your humor I can't help but notice how well you narrate . The editing is so well done. Thank you for bringing such a enjoyable episode every week .👍💯🇺🇲

She’s a keeper fer sure!! Add her to the collection cause she’s got the curves a guy likes!👌🏻👀

Absolutely my favorite Monte Carlo! Never seen one with a supercharger. Sweet!! Love that sound!

74 Monte Carlo was my first car! Awesome memories, thanks Derek!

This gentleman has always been my therapy I have a super stressful job as a mechanic for a construction company that is commercial. I get home and I’m always excited to watch his videos because it works like therapy he’s so calm in every situation and it helps me to be calm in my situation. Don’t even know him but look at him like a mentor

Never seen a guy do a calmer burnout. Only reaction is "it's makin boost", classic.

Watching you smile while testing the car and talking about having to upgrade the suspension for safety purposes was the best part. :)

The high fidelity noises at 30:00 are so hysterically right. Derek is the Victor Borge of the automotive world.

That black-hole-sized fan shroud … !!! Yes!

Omg I'm laughing my ass off watching that smoke creeping through the back seat that was awesome...

You got my heart on this one. I had a 74 as my first car. Mine was floor shift with bucket seats. I wanted to do this exact thing to it.. I would love to have another Monte. You are lucky..

Thanks Derek, at around 28.00 thats a neat way described to roughly get the timing set. As long as everything else is ok, ( fuel, compression etc.) the engine will fire (start) Brisbane Australia 🇦🇺

Started the video with a whine. My goodness. That’s why your my favorite KZfaqr.

One of the best episodes so far had me dying on the drive. Awesome content. "We just laid patch till 70 APPROVED"

i wish i had half the knowledge you have as a mechanic. its amazing to me. love your videos

One of my all time favorite car styles! Had a 77, then a 76 in the late 80s to the mid 90s. Damn but I wish I still had the 76.

Hell yesss I'm so stoked Junkyard digs Dylan Mccool and VGG In 1 day 😲 is this heaven?!?!?

Yes, I've been waiting for this. Just the inspiration I need to get back to work on my 74

47:34 The smoke rollin' out of the right rear passengers headliner! 😜 😂 😀

I have a deep love of the old MC's. Also had an old Grand Am with a small block 400. Sure brought back some fond memories for me on this one.

Derek is the “Car Whisperer”. Never seen a guy so good with cars! Amazing how he can take any old POS that’s sat in a field for 20 years and get it running again! Fascinating guy and funny as hell!

Brings back fond memories of my youth. In the 80s when I was in my 20s I had a green '75 Landau with a white top and interior. Blew my 6x9s and installed house speakers and always had a bottle of Jim Beam under the seat. Went to hell and back in that beast and she never let me down.

Love this episode. I had a 79 Monte.Carlo Landau. Black with red interior, bucket seats with the shifter in the console. 305 with a 4 barrel Quadrajet. I believe it had a 200 turbo hydramatic. After adjusting the timing and the carburetor the car could move pretty good.. The most reliable car that I've ever had. I miss that car.

My sister had a 73. Brings back memories. Thanks vice grip

Please don’t stop making these videos. You are unique and funny. Not sold out and fake. Thank you for being a man of “actual” class and respect.

I love the engineering that went into the headrests in those old cars. They provide zero insurance and comfort!.

Visualize in your mind , a 78 trans am shaker scoop poking though the hood of a 74 Monte Carlo ! That’s what I did to mine. I attached it to the inside of the hood directly over the carb and made fully functional. Every body thought it was a factory setup ! It looked sooo good.

Love this video My buddy had a 76 Monte and I had a 76 Fury. Although my 318 would really go. I sure wish I never got rid of that car. Had to keep a supply of regulators, starters, and Alternators for all my Dodges and Plymouths. Probably why I went to Olds then to Chevy.

"It modulates" Love it! The smoke creeping in the back seat is great.

I almost lost my tuna sandwich when a feller started to sing the "bra, bra, bra, "gasolina" song at 43:49 , on his way to get some "gasolina". Happy he included some jerky body movements to complete the sale!!! lol!!

I had a 75 when I was a kid back in 97 that had the captain seats that swiveled and a center console. The seats were awesome though they turned sideways so you can get in and out easier I loved it.

Just saw your O'Reilly's add Derrick. Just awesome.. I'm happy for you with all your success. Couldn't happen to a more deserving guy.

First time I've had my house to myself in over 3 years for a weekend while the wife and kid are on a trip and what am I doing on a Friday night? Yup, watching vice grip garage

“Moses sandals this thing is fast”, “did I just swallow a tooth?”. Love the first and second gen. Monte Carlos, I had a ‘77 Landau 350 4bbl, swivel buckets, console car. Now I want it back.

Brings back some old memories, as I once had a lite cream/yellow colored, 1973 Monte Carlo with a hopped up 350, and swivel bucket seats, and a white vinyl top. It also had some of the widest doors i’ve ever seen on a car.

My aunt loved Monte Carlos. Her favorite was a 78 Monte that had a 6.6L 400ci small block with a Edelbrock 4barell carb on day one. Her boyfriend on day two dug into the parts leftover from his smashed 78 Vette. He transplanted a Weiand 177 series long nose single carb blower, Weiand intake manifold,New Weiand high temp/high pressure metal gaskets and mounting hard ware H2O high temp therm, Holley 1250cfm duel pump electronic 4port 16 jet fuel injection carb replacement unit in fire blue, MSD HEI Coil, distributor, plug wires, Iridium tip Y split plugs, Weiand chrome tall valve covers with T handle bolts, MSD programmable ECU. The car already had ported and polished Alum Ram Air IV Hydraulic Flat Heads w/hardened 4130 TRP hardware, COMP Cams Hydraulic Flat Tappet Cam, Alloy Roller Rocker Arms, COMP double roller stainless timing chain, Ceramic Hugger Headers.

I wonder if you could remove the outer layer of paint and get the original paint to shine?

while hes drivin her u can see how happy he is it made me smile

I loved mine. Mine was equiped with the swivel bucket seats, and cônsole shift. Put a posi in it. And the trunk had room for a body.

Wholly smoked onions!!! So much fun watching you bring these cars grew up with come back to life with a ferocity. Thank you Derek!!!

Dang. A guy is really giving this unit some loving with the parts. I can’t wait to see more of this ole girl.

Someone should start a car club that consists of large 70s era cars like this and call it “The Yacht Club”. You know that Monte Carlo rides like a cloud!

My grandparents drove an 87 monte carlo forever (bought it brand new when I was born), the absolute slickest car there ever was. All original and my grandpa babied on it. That was their going to town rig forever til they sold it when I was in high school

My cousin had a Monte Carlo with the swinging captain's chairs in front. I thought it was the coolest car ever when I was a kid. Have always loved them since. That one is a keeper, how fun! Get some paint and tires and that will be a fun around town vehicle. Enjoy!

Name for that rig? "Full Monte".

ugh and to add to the sadness this video also reminds me of a friend of mine for 20yrs or more we lost to diabetus at the end of last yr, he had one of these when we were growing up.. love all the hard work you share with us.. we all appreciatecha

I LOVE the sound of that super charger. I love that car too 😍

It looks like it's original. The pedals , arm rest etc is exactly what I look at. My 1970 MC was awesome! Love your ride.

New favorite channel. I grow up riding in 74 monte my brother closed my foot in the door though I would never walk again . I think she's a true 60 . Love it.

I had a '74 Monte Carlo. Looked just like that one. Mine was a brown metallic with a 350 in it. The only real problem I had with it was the transmission went out. I got one from a junk yard for $150, a guy put it in for $150 and it ran like new then. Great car. I drove it to Denver, then went over the continental divide but not through the Eisenhower tunnel, instead I drove the old hwy 6 that goes over the top of the mountains. I passed a sign that said 13,000 feet and kept going up some before it started back down. That Chevy 350 seemed to have as much power up there as it did at sea level. Great engine. It was a little harder to start at high altitude but once running very little difference.

The guy has expertise man. He just manages to make it happen! What looks like impossible situation he figures out a way. Guy is unreal. Keep them coming guy.

Boy this definitely the best car guy and gal channel. I put your shows on in the morning and how can a guy not smile while watching and learn a thing or 2 or 3 or 4

"Moses SANDALS" was my favorite for the longest time, but that has now been replaced. "Mary's bo staff!" is the hip new thing all the kids are saying it seems.

You’re the Bob Ross of mechanical engineers. Such a good channel.

I'd love to see more of the ole landau edition,one of my favorite episode and what a unit, definitely going to town level stuff.

In the early 90s I acquired a 1973 caprice classic with same engine, I removed it put an a performer intake, comp 260 cam, headers and quadrajet dropped it in an 82 Swb Chevy truck, it ran 15.5s at the strip with 3.08 gears ! Great motor! I really enjoy your channel!

I had both a 1st and 2nd gen Monte Carlo's, have always had a passion for them. Underrated muscle cars from the 70's that didn't and still don't get the respect they deserve.

Birria tacos, cerveza and Derek with VGG beating on a second gen Monte what a beautiful Friday evening it is!

I can just smell the cooked interior in that thing. I have always been a Trans Am/Camaro guy, and not so much the Monte Carlo/LeMans/GN type, but that thing gets it! It looks like a fun ride!

A super charger has always been my choice. I don't know why people bother with turbo's. Nice work Derek.

To find a 70s chevy with that lil rust is amazing.

I'd really like to see a guy put some shine on this old girl.

This is one of the best episodes on this channel. Please find more cars that are abandoned for decades and do the right thing by supercharging them and doing sick Burnouts!

I had a 454 in my 86 Monte light baby blue exterior dark interior..hood scoop...had to redo all the suspension to ss and had flows 350 holly double pumper ..it was set up for nitros buti loved that car..now that I'm older I love the 70s monte

Yeah would definitely like to see more of the monte , she sounds like a ripper

Don't know why, but when you found the "problem" with the wipers, I laughed so hard!

Parents had one growing.. bout 7 years old, almost died in that car.. yeah know the headers and the straight pipes were just a bit much, caught the floor carpet on fire and she just went up fast.. lol.. then several years later. 73 Cuda were plopping down the road, my door flies open, whilst making a turn.. glad I was a little kid and decided to wear a shirt that day.. dad grabbed my the shirt and yanked me back in.. God I miss the good old days. Riding truck beds. Going for crop checks at 10 driving the old chevy down miles of back roads, while the drinkers side was being used.. be great to go back to them times.

Great show. Really enjoyed it. Keeps me motivated.

"Could this be 61,000 actual miles??" Considering the wear item you've shown us we think that likely it is for real a 61K actual miles Landau!.

Love the shortened plastic culvert to cover the fan! Damn that’s long!

great track while you were pulling down the engine ..... i really enjoy watching your vids love your sense of humour haha thanks for all your effort editing and shooting these .

I have a first generation ‘72 with an early 400 cid. It’s low end torque really fits being able to get those heavy cars moving well. Next best thing to the 454cid. I am being inspired to do this project. I wanted to do something to give it more pep and keep the old school carburetor. This might be perfect.

Glad you found the SD card for this one, was looking forward to seeing it

i just wondered when a guy will post a video again. Road to a million, well deserved. most enjoyable, wholesome and educational car content on the tube.

that would make one heck of a coast to coast car. looks sharp comfy and fast. nice ride man.

Really enjoyed the video!! My second car growing up was a 74 monte with bucket swivel seats!!