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*nods* Yep! A buddy of mine has a '73 MC with the 454 big block and swivel front seats . 1975 was the last year for the 454 in the MC..... Heh...I still want a '75 Caprice Classic convertible...... *sighs*

Holy crap ... only $1700? That seems like a low ball to me, but then again, maybe not ... I don't know. Hope your Dad is able to convince them to go a bit higher...good luck!

Hmm...but see. If we're talking in terms of performance as being the key factor of being a Monte Carlo or not, then we'd have to include discussions on Chevettes (RWD, btw) and Corvettes (RWD), etc. I'm not into performance on a car ... I'm more characteristic/detail oriented, in terms of body style, body lines, monickers (emblems), etc. And, contrary to popular belief, I do like the styling of the '95-'99s and '00-presents (even owned a 2000 for 4 long years) ... but, for me, they (especially the '95-'99s, of which my parents have a '97 LS) do not have enough of the characteristics for me to own another. And, frankly, I want RWD.... *shrugs* But, nobody listens to me . He he he And, Camino, thanks for posting that additional info. Hmm ... crap ... I wonder how much other information they have wrong then. Something tells me that I don't want to know. Tho, they didn't exactly mention that the SS454 _stopped_ production.... I know it did for the MC, however.... Interesting stuff, at any rate, I'd say....

Actually, more like ironic ... not funny. *shrugs* I, too, am single. It doesn't always bother me ... except for the fact that 99% of my friends are _not_ single. I don't let that stop me from getting together with them, of course, but, it does get old when I go home at the end of the evening to checking out my forums ... while all of my friends go home to that special someone. Ah, well ... it'll happen one day for me, if it's meant to be. If not, ah, well, too.... Course, on the other hand, sure would be nice to be with someone..... Cort, "Mr MC" / "Mr Road Trip", 32swm/pig valve/pacemaker MC:family.IL.guide.future = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/ CD Showcase, 8p-11p central, April 21 & 28, wrmn1410.com Models.HO = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/trainroom.html "Fire me up" ... Def Leopard ... 'Pour Some Sugar On Me'

Exactly. And I told the manager that ... if they had just been HONEST about it from the get go, I wouldn't have been (as) pissed. Yeah, it's another ding on my car ... but goodness, it has dings on it already ... 1 more isn't going to hurt. BUT...to add a ding and not own up to it. Um, no.

Ah, Decka ... I'm sorry . Do keep us posted on the outcome....

*chuckles* Yeah, I feel your pain. My "shining" example, tho, is related to the body of the car, instead of the engine work. I had taken my '79 MC in to have an oil change. When I got into it the next afternoon to pick it up, I noticed something was "off" on the hood ... a small/minor dent. I know my cars backwards and forwards ... and always notice a new dent or scratch. So, instead of leaving, I parked the car and went back in to approach the servicer. He told me that nothing had happened ... and that, if I wanted, I could call them tomorrow to speak with a manager. Which I did. After telling the guy NUMEROUS times that I know my cars VERY well ... and KNOW that the dent was NOT there when I dropped the car off, he finally admitted that a mallet hammer had fallen on my car. I was just relieved they finally admitted what happened. Cort, "Mr MC" / "Mr Road Trip", 32swm/pig valve/pacemaker MC:family.IL.guide.future = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/ CD Showcase, 8p-11p central, April 21 & 28, wrmn1410.com "I should ask, but I won't" ... Rebecca Lynn Howard ... 'Forgive'

Oh, Decka ... very sorry your car got, well, Rammed. Sure hope things work out for you...keep us posted. Cort, "Mr MC" / "Mr Road Trip", 32swm/pig valve/pacemaker MC:family.IL.guide.future = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/ CD Showcase, 8p-11p central, April 21 & 28, wrmn1410.com "I should ask, but I won't" ... Rebecca Lynn Howard ... 'Forgive'

Camino, Not sure how this relates/confirms what you stated, but here is what the book indicates (page 80): "In 1967, El Camino owners finally had the option of ordering a big block engine. It was the only Chevelle model in which a big block could be specified without ordering an SS396 coupe or convertible. Conversly, it was the only big block Chevelle without Super Sport trim. In 1968, that changed; a 396 Super Sport version of the El Camino could be ordered. It had all the bells and whistles of the regular SS396 and, in addition, it had a pickup bed. In 1970, an SS396 and SS454 version of the El Camino were offered. ... ...unlike the death of the SS coupes and convertibles, the El Camino SS continued well into the 1980s, but only as a trim package without a high-performance engine." Ssooo...if I read/interpret this correctly, the statement doesn't hold true for 1966 ... but I'm not sure.... It does seem to correlate, tho, with your statement about the El Camino SS being the longest running SS offered.... Wildman, Thanks for posting that pic . 04, I'm the wrong one to respond about if numbers make it not a disgrace or not. I'm not into racing or that type of performance...so those numbers don't matter to me ... sorry .

HAPPY EASTER! I went to church this morning and played my cello, then came home to an Easter feast with family members.... Then, some of us played the game "Catch Phrase". Cort, "Mr MC" / "Mr Road Trip", 32swm/pig valve/pacemaker MC:family.IL.guide.future = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/ CD Showcase, 8p-11p central, April 21 & 28, wrmn1410.com "It's time to take a leap of faith" ... Steven Curtis Chapman ... 'Dive'

HAPPY (belated) BIRTHDAY, WALT! Hope you had a wonderful day!!! Cort, "Mr MC" / "Mr Road Trip", 32swm/pig valve/pacemaker MC:family.IL.guide.future = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/ CD Showcase, 8p-11p central, April 21 & 28, wrmn1410.com "It goes so fast" ... Jodee Messina ... 'Was That My Life?'

To those who listened &/or Emailed ([email protected]) during the 2nd of 4 shows, Friday, April 14, thank you! When you listen, Email me so I know you are "out there" ... and I may mention you on the air! Only 2 shows left ... April 21 & 28 ... so, if you're interested, please mark your calendars! Remember, CD Showcase [which runs commercial free & is NOT-for-profit; I pay the station per hour to broadcast, which isn't cheap ... the goal is to educate] is LIVE 8p-11p Central time (9p-midnight Eastern, 7p-10p Mountain & 6p-9p Pacific). If you can't get WRMN 1410 AM, fire up the web ... http://www.wrmn1410.com ... click on "Warp Radio" in the left-hand-side menu. SPECIAL THANK YOUs TO... ...ChevyTalk.org's DeeDee, who created an ad for CD Showcase & "stickied" it at the top of her "Drive In" forum on ChevyTalk (I moderate the Monte Carlo forum). ...Automobileforum, which "stickied" my post ...Stephen M (Carnuts.ws & Tripleplate), who captured the first (& 2nd) shows ... & sent me the 1st show on CD, which I listened to via a media player on my computer! APRIL 14 PLAYLIST 8p-9p central JUICE NEWTON ... angel of the morning [debuted March 1981, 11 weeks on the charts, #22; #4 on the pop charts] VINCE GILL ... cinderella [Vince's 1st Top 5 hit, debuted March 1987, 21 wks, #5] MARIE OSMOND ... i only wanted you [When at the Kane County (IL) Fair in the mid 1980s, Marie planned to have the video of this song playing while she sang, but due to technical difficulties, could not.] VONDA SHEPARD ... searching my soul [theme from FOX's hit TV series "Ally McBeal"] PAM TILLIS ... cleopatra, queen of denial [debuted May 1993] GLEN CAMPBELL ... still within the sound of my voice [debuted October 1987, 23 wks, #5] LACY J DALTON ... black coffee JERRY REED ... she got the goldmine (i got the shaft) [debuted July 1982, 17 wks, #1 (2 wks)] JEANNIE C RILEY ... harper valley pta [debuted August 1968, 14 wks, #1 (3 wks); CMA's "Single Of The Year"] DAVID FRIZZELL ... i'm gonna hire a wino to decorate our home [debuted May 1982, 23 wks, #1] SHELLY WEST ... flight 309 [debuted July 1983, 18 wks, #4; earlier in the year had #1 hit with "Jose Cuervo"] WYNONNA ... come some rainy day [Many people have mentioned to me about how cool it is I'm "following a dream" by hosting CD Showcase. But, too often, we tend to put dreams away for a "rainy day" ... and that's what this song is about.] IRENE CARA ... fame [theme from movie & TV show] 9p-10p central CW MCCALL ... convoy [debuted November 1975, 15 wks, #1 (6 wks)] JODEE MESSINA ... you're not in kansas anymore [debuted July 1996] RASCALL FLATTS ... i'm movin' on [for my parents, especially Dad] HOLLY DUNN & MICHAEL MARTIN MURPHY ... a face in the crowd SYLVIA ... nobody [debuted June 1982, 24 wks, #1] BONNIE RAITT ... something to talk about DAVID ALLAN COE ... the ride [Coe never had a #1 hit; best hit was from 1984, "Mona Lisa Lost Her Smile", topping at #2; "The Ride" debuted March 1983, 19 wks, #4] GEORGE STRAIT ... baby's gotten good at goodbye [debuted January 1989, 18 wks, #1] KATHY MATTEA ... 455 rocket [requested by Stephen from carnuts.ws] STEVEN CURTIS CHAPMAN ... dive LARRY GATLIN & THE GATLIN BROS ... she used to be somebody's baby [this is one of my favorites, a song they didn't sing when they appeared at Elgin's Hemmens Auditorium a couple of years ago; debuted August 1986, 22 wks, #2] SUZY BOGGUSS ... hey cinderella [debuted December 1993, 20 wks, #5] TG SHEPPARD ... somewhere down the line [TG had string of #1 hits in the early 1980s, including "I'll Be Coming Back For More", "Do You Want To Go To Heaven", "I Loved 'Em Every One", "Party Time", "Only 1 You", "Finally"; this song debuted in June 1984, the same month of the "Sandberg Game", in which Ryne Sandberg of the Chicago Cubs blasted 2 home runs off St Louis Cardinals ace closer Bruce Sutter on a Saturday "Game Of The Week" to help the Cubs beat the Cardinals and go on to take the 1984 NL East Division title ... 21 wks, #3] 10p-11p central GEORGE JONES ... the one i loved back then (better known as "the corvette song") [praline from valvereplacement.com requested George Jones; this song is for the car enthusiasts out there ... and spring and "car season" are just around the corner!] MICHAEL W SMITH ... place in this world BARBARA MANDRELL ... angel in your arms [debuted August 1985, 18 wks, #8; also was #6 pop hit for Hot, 1977] RONNIE MCDOWELL ... you're gonna ruin my bad reputation [debuted June 1983, 22 wks, #1] MICKEY GILLEY ... don't the girls all get prettier at closing time [debuted February 1976, 16 wks, #1] SKIP EWING ... the coast of colorado [Craig, "monte7852" from the Monte Carlo boards, listening in from Colorado!] FORRESTER SISTERS ... lonely alone [debuted July 1986, 24 wks, #2 (2 wks)] CHARLEY PRIDE ... i don't think she's in love anymore [debuted April 1982, 18 wks, #2 (2 wks)] DOTTIE WEST & KENNY ROGERS ... anyone who isn't me tonight [debuted September 1978, 14 wks, #2] MICHAEL BOLTON ... how am i supposed to live without you? CRYSTAL GAYLE ... it's like we never said goodbye WAYLON JENNINGS & WILLIE NELSON ... just to satisfy you [debuted March 1983, 18 wks, #1 (2 wks)] JOHN BERRY ... change my mind [debuted July 1996, 20 wks, #10] ROXETTE ... things will never be the same Cort, "Mr MC" / "Mr Road Trip", 32swm/pig valve/pacemaker MC:family.IL.guide.future = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/ "We missed a page or 2 somehow" ... Suzy Boggus ... ' Hey Cinderella'

I recently finished reading the book _Chevrolet SS_ by Robert Genat. I discovered some very interesting tidbits about Chevrolet and the SSs... ...Chevrolet GM Bunkie Knudgen's personal 1963 car supplied the pattern for the 1964 Chevrolet Impala SS special interior. ...The only Chevrolet Chevelle model in 1967 that featured a Big Block engine, without SS trim, was the Chevrolet El Camino. ...The March 1984 issue of Hot Rod magazine named the 1984 Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS as "Sleeper Of The Year". ...General Motors refused to sell the tooling for the 1996 Chevrolet Caprice to Michigan-based RCI Inc., which outfits police cars, that wanted to continue producing the popular car at a Canadian factory. ...In 1970, Motor Trend magazine tested a 1970 Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS454, along with a 1970 Ford Thunderbird and a 1970 Pontiac Grand Prix. The MC bested the other 2 vehicles in terms of performance, running 0-60 in 7.0 seconds and the quarter mile in 14.9 seconds at 92 miles per hour. ...The model selection for the 1961 Chevrolet Impala included a 2-door sedan, which was a 1-time offering, not previously available nor ever again produced. ...The name for the Chevrolet Caprice was coined by Bob Lund (Chevrolet's General Sales Manager) after a classy restaurant he frequented in New York City. ...The 1962 Chevy II was awarded Car Life magazine's Engineering Excellence Award. ...The inspiration of the shape of the 1967 Chevrolet Camaro came from a show car named "Super Nova" that had been on display at the 1964 New York Auto Show. Cort, "Mr MC" / "Mr Road Trip", 32swm/pig valve/pacemaker MC:family.IL.guide.future = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/ CD Showcase, 8p-11p central, April 21 & 28, wrmn1410.com "What I really need is an open road" ... Montgomery Gentry ... 'Speed'

You are welcome . But, somehow, that's hard to believe that that's the best wheel pic you could find ... I'm sure there has to be something out there you could've used. Then again, perhaps not ... I don't know ... I don't do a lot of searching for pics myself ... he he heh.

*chuckles* Ya know ... I couldn't believe Bush said that when I HEARD him say it ... and I can still hardly believe it even in print. *shakes head* Frankly, if GM's products aren't relevant, I'm not sure what automaker's products ARE relevant..... Cort, "Mr MC" / "Mr Road Trip", 32swm/pig valve/pacemaker MC:family.IL.guide.future = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/ CD Showcase, 8p-11p central, April 21 & 28, wrmn1410.com "Are we having fun yet?" ... Nickelback ... 'This Is How You Remind Me'

*raises eyebrow* Hmmm...that sounds about perfect for me ... gotta figure out how to check that out .

That is awesome, dodgefan! But, um, either a GM logo'd wheel ... or even (being that you're a dodgefan), the dodge emblem would be better, considering the type of establishment this is. Somehow, I don't quite see people driving Lincolns doing burnouts . He he he he Cort, "Mr MC" / "Mr Road Trip", 32swm/pig valve/pacemaker MC:family.IL.guide.future = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/ radio show, 8p-11p central, April 14-21-28, wrmn1410.com Models.HO = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/trainroom.html "Wouldn't that be something?" ... Finger 11 ... '1 Thing'

Holy cow, BV! Quite an episode of an accident, eh? Glad to know your Mom is OK ... can hardly believe she came out of that unscathed. But, stranger things have happened . Cort, "Mr MC" / "Mr Road Trip", 32swm/pig valve/pacemaker MC:family.IL.guide.future = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/ radio show, 8p-11p central, April 14-21-28, wrmn1410.com Models.HO = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/trainroom.html "I ain't ready for the junkyard yet" ... George Jones ... 'I Don't Need Your Rocking Chair'

*shakes head* Heh...did they forgot some of the highest paid jobs ... professional sports players...? That's fine if they did ... don't really want to see their salaries anyway...he he he. *sighs* I need a new job/career...heh. Cort, "Mr MC" / "Mr Road Trip", 32swm/pig valve/pacemaker MC:family.IL.guide.future = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/ radio show, 8p-11p central, April 14-21-28, wrmn1410.com "You better not try to stand in my way" ... J Paycheck ... 'Take This Job & Shove It'

HAPPY (belated) BIRTHDAY! Hope you had a wonderful day, bud! Cort, "Mr MC" / "Mr Road Trip", 32swm/pig valve/pacemaker MC:family.IL.guide.future = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/ Models.HO = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/trainroom.html "It goes so fast" ... Jodee Messina ... 'Was That My Life?'

Hmmm... Love some of the ones already posted. how about... Monte Carlo Grill Knight Diner Cort, "Mr MC" / "Mr Road Trip", 32swm/pig valve/pacemaker MC:family.IL.guide.future = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/ Models.HO = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/trainroom.html "I didn't mean to take away your dreams" ... Hootie & The Blowfish ... 'Only Lonely'

HAPPY (belated) BIRTHDAY!!!!! Cort, "Mr MC" / "Mr Road Trip", 32swm/pig valve/pacemaker MC:family.IL.guide.future = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/ Models.HO = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/trainroom.html "It goes so fast" ... Jodee Messina ... 'Was That My Life?'

1979 Chevrolet Blazer (my uncle let me drive it while I was staying with him and my aunt the summer of 1988) Age: 14 at the time Cort, "Mr MC" / "Mr Road Trip", 32swm/pig valve/pacemaker MC:family.IL.guide.future = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/ Models.HO = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/trainroom.html "I wanna drive" ... Trace Adkins ... '(Her Favorite Color Is) Chrome'

Eeegads. Interesting. But, disturbing at the same time. Cort, "Mr MC" / "Mr Road Trip", 32swm/pig valve/pacemaker MC:family.IL.guide.future = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/ Models.HO = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/trainroom.html "Waiting to be mended like a potter would mend a broken vase" ... Larry Gatlin & The Gatlin Brothers ... 'Broken Lady'

BV, Very sorry about your dog. Thoughts/prayers coming your way. Course, I'm a bit disturbed at how your parents treated your dog.... Aye...I cannot imagine treating a dog or cat or any type of pet in that manner...arg. Cort, "Mr MC" / "Mr Road Trip", 32swm/pig valve/pacemaker MC:family.IL.guide.future = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/ Models.HO = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/trainroom.html "Who's gonna hold me tonight?" ... Trace Adkins ... 'Help Me Understand'