Well luckily, actually he is along with Red, his wife, Welcome Dave and Red!!
Dave is a fellow member of the FGMCC and he and his wife, whom I only know as “Red” are the proud owners of this stunning 1972 Monte . It just returned from the body shop where it was treated to a new coat of sexy black paint.
Dave, and I chat back and forth on occasion and I’ve (along with all the other Monte Nutz over at FGMCC) been anxiously awaiting the results of his Monte’s newest make over. I have to say the car gives me great inspiration, I’ve wrestled with the paint scheme for my Monte for months now, but seeing this example, maybe the Triple black motif is going to stay. Thanks Dave, thanks a whole bunch bud, thanks for sowing yet more seeds of uncertainty into my already addled mind…
This is a true “W” code Monte originally equipped from GM with a 454 cubic inch engine, which makes it a fairly rare beast, only 1268 454 Big Block equipped cars were produced for the 1972 Model year.
As my own project plods on at a glacial pace, as Dave and I chatted over the last few days, an idea struck me that I could profile his car here on 454Monte, and also, let him answer some questions about the car as well.
I’ve highlighted other Owners Monte’s in the past, but only my impressions of them, Pictures are great but to get a feel for what this or any car’s history is, what sort of efforts it took to bring it to it’s current condition and why it is being done, takes a little bit more effort. So I sat down and I composed a list of questions and then I Emailed them to Dave. He graciously took time to reply, and here’s the results…..
As you can probably see; I’ve switched back to the old theme for 454Monte.com. I’ll be working on some stuff around here cleaning up the side bars some more and installing different tools.
Also, I’ve got a few things in the works right now, I once again have to hang my head in shame for the lack of postings, but it’s been a lot of headache to do anyhting meaningful due to ongoing delays with the project. BUT…..a new post is ready to come out VERY SOON that I am real excited about and I might have a lot more expertise from a new author here soon!
And if everything works out…with just a little luck after almost 9 months maybe..just maybe there will be some pictures of the Monte to follow in the next week…