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*grins* Thanks, Dave! *sighs* Yes, I know.... But, they're in storage for the winter now..... I know the Intrepid has models of it ... I've seen 'em. Not sure about your others, though.... LOL! Hope you find that model Vette! Cort | 37.m.IL.pigValve.pacemaker | 5 Monte Carlos + 1 Caprice Classic | ** RadioShow.CDshowcase.HOLIDAY | Friday | 12.24.2010 | noon-4p.CENTRAL = www.WRMN1410.com ** ..."Another year comes to a close" ... Sylvia ... 'Reflections'

unanimous Cort | 37.m.IL.pigValve.pacemaker | 5 Monte Carlos + 1 Caprice Classic | ** RadioShow.CDshowcase.HOLIDAY | Friday | 12.24.2010 | noon-4p.CENTRAL = www.WRMN1410.com ** "He came to town on a cold dark night" ... Collin Raye ... 'What If Jesus Came Back Like That?'

I get this. I had a car like that ... sadly, it was my former "Silver Bullet" 1988 Monte Carlo LS ... the one that acted as if it was a 1995 Lumina Coupe. In some ways, I wish I had it back ... but I was so glad to see it go ... nickeling and diming me every which way ... and it would suddenly decide to stop working when I needed it the most. *shrugs* I get this, too. Lately, I've been wondering myself why I bought the '79 CC. I enjoy driving it ... especially the fact that people GET OUT OF MY WAY and do NOT fight me for lanes during the work commute. BUT, it would be nice to have a slightly newer car for daily ... which is why i almost bought an '89 CC, but the asking price was WAY too much, imho. Cort | 37.m.IL.pigValve.pacemaker | 5 Monte Carlos + 1 Caprice Classic | ** RadioShow.CDshowcase.HOLIDAY | Friday | 12.24.2010 | noon-4p.CENTRAL = www.WRMN1410.com ** "May your days be merry and bright" ... Irving Berlin/Bing Crosby ... 'White Christmas'

Oh, really? Hmmm....if my winter beater gets hit, particularly by a FWD car, someone is going to be very sorry they met me that way. Doesn't fit all of your criteria, but I'd go with another '79 CC or an '89 CC. Cort | 37.m.IL.pigValve.pacemaker | 5 Monte Carlos + 1 Caprice Classic | ** RadioShow.CDshowcase.HOLIDAY | Friday | 12.24.2010 | noon-4p.CENTRAL = www.WRMN1410.com ** "Yuletide carols being sung by a choir" ... Nat King Cole ... 'The Christmas Song'

Irony rocks. That ... and ignoring people completely..... But ... it's OK for certain companies to regurgitate arguments and misleading statements. ...or simply ignored. Cort | 37.m.IL.pigValve.pacemaker | 5 Monte Carlos + 1 Caprice Classic | ** RadioShow.CDshowcase.HOLIDAY | Friday | 12.24.2010 | noon-4p.CENTRAL = www.WRMN1410.com ** "Maybe I'll drive so far they'll all lose track" ... Dolly Parton ... 'Hard Candy Christmas'

Oh my goodness yes. In some ways, that was painful to watch.... Cort | 37.m.IL.pigValve.pacemaker | 5 Monte Carlos + 1 Caprice Classic | ** RadioShow.CDshowcase.HOLIDAY | Friday | 12.24.2010 | noon-4p.CENTRAL = www.WRMN1410.com ** "It's the right time to rock the night away" ... Bobby Helms ... 'Jingle Bell Rock'

*grins* Me, too! Some friends of ours used to have a gold-colored one of those. Took me a day to clean it...lol. They don't have that car anymore, but now they live in TN and have a '79 Caddy and a couple Packards. Cort | 37.m.IL.pigValve.pacemaker | 5 Monte Carlos + 1 Caprice Classic | ** RadioShow.CDshowcase.HOLIDAY | Friday | 12.24.2010 | noon-4p.CENTRAL = www.WRMN1410.com ** "No store bought gifts to open, but there'll be Christmas just the same" ... Kenny Rogers ... 'Kentucky Homemade Christmas'

Yep ... I'm well aware. Still ... just the feeling I have. Plus ... I'm noticing more and more that I can't keep up with my 2-year-old nephew. The nights he was here for dinner this past week ... I was so exhausted when they left that I didn't do much of anything and went to bed early. The nights he wasn't here at dinner time ... I tended to have more energy later. Very frustrating for me ... because I love "nephew time" ... and I've wanted kids of my own ... but kinda learning that maybe I wouldn't be such a great Dad after all.... *shrugs* Cort | 37.m.IL.pigValve.pacemaker | 5 Monte Carlos + 1 Caprice Classic | ** RadioShow.CDshowcase.HOLIDAY | Friday | 12.24.2010 | noon-4p.CENTRAL = www.WRMN1410.com ** "The children want to know why we hung the mistletoe" ... Ronnie Milsap ... 'It's Christmas'

I took the following pictures 11/20/2010 and 11/28/2010.... my 1979 CAPRICE CLASSIC, w/1980s CC model: my 1st GEN 1972 MONTE CARLO, w/1970 MC model, HotWheels: my 2nd GEN 1976 MONTE CARLO, w/1975 MC model, HotWheels: my 3rd GEN 1979 MONTE CARLO, w/1980 MC model, HotWheels: my 4th GEN 1981 MONTE CARLO SC, w/1986 MC SS model, HotWheels: my 4th GEN 1987 MONTE CARLO LS, w/1987 MC SS Aerocoupe model, JohnnyLightning: Cort | 37.m.IL.pigValve.pacemaker | 5 Monte Carlos + 1 Caprice Classic | *** 3rd GEN MC (1978,1979,1980) FORUM RE-LAUNCH > http://thirdgenmontes.proboards.com/index.cgi *** "It's a pudding made of figs...and bacon" ... Gonzo to Miss Piggy/John Denver and Muppets ... 'We Wish You A Merry Christmas'

*grins* Absolutely! Love that song...! ...I took these 3 pictures during my 6-month cardiology checkup at Chicago's (IL) Northwestern Memorial Hospital, 11/11/2010. Overall, the news is good, but the echocardiogram showed a change in the gradient, which isn't immediately alarming. However, this necessitates another echo at my next 6-month checkup. Cort | 37.m.IL.pigValve.pacemaker | 5 Monte Carlos + 1 Caprice Classic |* Chicagoland Meets, 2011? MCs.CC + CHD.models.HO.legos.RadioShows + RoadTrips.us66 = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "It's snowing in the pines" ... Alabama ... 'Christmas In Dixie'

...The models in this pic are, from front to back, left to right [reverse order in bottom pic]: 2000 mc Concept, bright red (HW) 2000 mc LS, maroon (JL) 1973 Buick Riviera, yellow/tan (JL) 2006 SSR, blue (HW) 1970 El Camino, brown (HW) 1970 Chevelle, blue (HW) 1980s Citation, white (HW) 2000 mc SS, white (JL) 1980s Caprice Classic, yellow (JL) 1978 Cheyenne, brown 1980s El Camino, blue (Majorette) 1980s Buick Grand National, black (JL) 1986 MC SS, black (HW) 1975 MC, yellow (HW) 1972 MC, tan/silver (JL) 1971 MC, red/black (JL) 1970 MC, green/dark green (JL) 1987 MC SS Aerocoupe, maroon (JL) 1980 MC, yellow (HW) 1977 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme, maroon/white (JL) 1972 Pontiac Grand Prix, white (JL) 1970 MC, maroon (HW) Cort | 37.m.IL.pigValve.pacemaker | 5 Monte Carlos + 1 Caprice Classic |* 06/2011.RT=us66+NW USA* MCs.CC + CHD.models.HO.legos.RadioShows + RoadTrips.us66 = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "Does it really matter?" ... Pirates of the Mississippi ... 'Feed Jake'

It's also a bit ironic how cars you hated ... you kinda wish you had back. That '82 Chevette is one of 'em for me. I HATED it because it replaced "my" 1976 Monte Carlo ... but, wouldn't mind having that Chevette back, either...lol. Cort | 37.m.IL.pigValve.pacemaker | 5 Monte Carlos + 1 Caprice Classic |* Chicagoland Meets, 2011? MCs.CC + CHD.models.HO.legos.RadioShows + RoadTrips.us66 = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "Remember that fat boy, bring that kid, if you want to see New Year's Eve" ... Mona Abboud, native/resident of Sleepy Hollow IL ... 'The Pretty Little Dolly'

criminal Cort | 37.m.IL.pigValve.pacemaker | 5 Monte Carlos + 1 Caprice Classic | MCs.CC + CHD.models.HO.legos.RadioShows + RoadTrips.us66 = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "You have all the tender sweetness of a seasick crocodile" ... Thurl Ravenscroft ... 'You're A Mean One, Mr. Grinch'

Hmmm...but, wait. WHY were you driving that FWD Taurus????? Cort | 37.m.IL.pigValve.pacemaker | 5 Monte Carlos + 1 Caprice Classic |* Chicagoland Meets, 2011? MCs.CC + CHD.models.HO.legos.RadioShows + RoadTrips.us66 = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "Decorations of red on a green Christmas tree" ... Elvis Presley ... 'Blue Christmas'

Wow.....that's ... cool and saddening/maddening at the same time...LOL! Cort | 37.m.IL.pigValve.pacemaker | 5 Monte Carlos + 1 Caprice Classic |* 06/2011.RT=us66+NW USA* MCs.CC + CHD.models.HO.legos.RadioShows + RoadTrips.us66 = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "I shiver when I see the falling snow" ... Merle Haggard ... 'If We Make It Through December'

You are welcome! I'm thrilled for you that you bought this ... and I sure look forward to watching the progress. Cort | 37.m.IL.pigValve.pacemaker | 5 Monte Carlos + 1 Caprice Classic |* Chicagoland Meets, 2011? MCs.CC + CHD.models.HO.legos.RadioShows + RoadTrips.us66 = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "Have a happy holiday" ... Brenda Lee ... 'Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree'

Yeah, shortening the Monte Carlo name to "Monte" has never really worked for me ... even though it is common place among MC owners. It is almost always, "I worked on my Monte today" ... or ... "I got my Monte back from the paint shop today" ... or ... "I drove my Monte to work today." Always sounded like they're talking about a dog to me...lol. *shrugs* I've never been fond of "Elky" for El Camino or "Eldo" for Eldorado. "Riv" for "Riviera" isn't too bad.... Cort | 37.m.IL.pigValve.pacemaker | 5 Monte Carlos + 1 Caprice Classic |* 06/2011.RT=us66+NW USA* MCs.CC + CHD.models.HO.legos.RadioShows + RoadTrips.us66 = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "Somebody snitched on me" ... Barry Gordon ... 'Nuttin' For Christmas'

Right there with you.... Cort | 37.m.IL.pigValve.pacemaker | 5 Monte Carlos + 1 Caprice Classic |* Chicagoland Meets, 2011? MCs.CC + CHD.models.HO.legos.RadioShows + RoadTrips.us66 = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "Will I be merry or will I be blue?" ... Deborah Allen ... 'Rockin' Little Christmas'

*grins* I love traveling. I "fear" the day when I can no longer travel....lol. Course ... I wish I had a significant other to share life with, but that ain't gonna happen ... way too late for that. Cort | 37.m.IL.pigValve.pacemaker | 5 Monte Carlos + 1 Caprice Classic |* 06/2011.RT=us66+NW USA* MCs.CC + CHD.models.HO.legos.RadioShows + RoadTrips.us66 = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "My world is changing" ... Faith Hill ... 'Where Are You Christmas?'

FUN STUFF My nephew, celebrating his 2nd birthday, 11/13/2010, eating, in his words, "Happy Cake": "Late Blue Crew", Final MidSummer Chitown Gathering, 07/24/2010: View of downtown Chicago along the beach, LEGOLAND Discovery Center, Schaumburg IL, gathering, 04/04/2009: Burnout contest in Chicago, LEGOLAND Discovery Center, Schaumburg IL, gathering, 04/04/2009: Front grills of 1970 and 1976 Monte Carlos, notice the similarities.... Back row is Johnny Lightning models; front row is Hot Wheels models: Same models in same rows, models turned around: Side view of same models...from back to front rows... ...Johnny Lightning = 6th gen mc SS (white), 6th gen mc LS (maroon) ...Johnny Lightning = 1970 MC (light/dark green), 1971 MC (red/black), 1972 MC (grayish/tannish) ...Johnny Lightning = 1972 Pontiac Grand Prix (white), 1977 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme (maroon/white), 1987 MC SS Aerocoupe (maroon), 1980s Buick Grand National (black) ...Hot Wheels = 1970 Chevelle (blue), 2000 mc Concept (red) ...Hot Wheels = 1980 MC (yellow), 1986 MC SS (black) ...Hot Wheels = 1970 MC (maroon), 1975 MC (yellow).... More models: More models ... can you name 'em? SEASONAL Along Nesler Rd, near Bowes Rd, Elgin IL: Schaumburg IL: Schaumburg IL: Plato Center IL: Chicago IL, from walkway between parking garage and Northwestern Memorial Hospital: Winter storm, 2008: Winter storm, 2009: Christmas, 2009: Schaumburg IL, 2008: Schaumburg IL, 2008: Cort | 37.m.IL.pigValve.pacemaker | 5 Monte Carlos + 1 Caprice Classic |* Chicagoland Meets, 2011? ** RE-LAUNCHED 3rd gen MC (1978-80) FORUM! ** > http://thirdgenmontes.proboards.com/index.cgi "Maybe next year I'll give it to someone...special" ... WHAM! ... 'Last Christmas'

It's sometimes ironic what will trigger a memory. On Halloween, I went with my sister, nephew and friends to watch the kids trick or treat. One of the houses we visited was the one in which my grandparents lived during their "retirement years". Standing in front of it, I "flashed back" to scenes from Halloweens long ago of my sister, our cousins and me as kids eager to show Gram and Gramps our costumes ... and, of course, to get candy. As we walked away from the house and walked past the driveway and the telephone poll that damaged my 1981 Monte Carlo Sport Coupe, I caught a glimpse of the garage behind the house ... and almost immediately flashed back to a few "uncool" cars ... that sparked different types of memories. I have plenty of memories of/with "cool" cars, including... ...Dad's 1968 Impala... ...my parents' 1976 MC... ...our neighbor's 1972 Impala coupe and 1976 Buick Regal sedan... ...my aunt/uncle's 1970s LTD... ...my grandparents' 1972 Impala sedan... ...(and) my MCs and Caprice Classic... ...BUT here are a few with some "uncool" cars.... 1978 PLYMOUTH HORIZON hatchback sedan, FWD, orangish = Grandparents purchased new, right before they retired and moved to Elgin = replaced their "blue Chevy" (Gram's nickname for it), a 1972 Impala sedan = Somewhere, I have a pic of this car with my parents' ("my") 1976 MC that Gram took while we were all in Wichita KS one summer. 1982 CHEVETTE hatchback sedan, RWD, tan = Parents purchased used, September 1984 = replaced "my" 1976 MC...and thus, I hated this Chevette. = When I got my permit to drive, I had to drive this car [not the 1981 MC SC that I wanted to drive], if I wanted to drive at all. I soon grew to like it.... = I was a bit disappointed when they traded it in for a 1990 Corsica. 1987 CELEBRITY Eurosport sedan, FWD, silver = next door neighbor purchased used, early 1990s = replaced a light green 1976 Buick Regal sedan = I washed/waxed this car every summer. A 1998 Lumina sedan replaced it in the early 2000s. = The FWD Celebrity sedan and coupe (which replaced the RWD Malibu, ~1983) were replaced by the new FWD Wbody Lumina sedan and coupe. The Lumina sedan had 2 generations (1990-1994, 1995-1999) before the "impala" name took over, 2000-today. The Lumina coupe had one generation (1990-1994) before the "monte carlo" name landed on the FWD Wbody platform, 1995-2007. ...HONORABLE MENTION: "Blue Bandit" 1988 CELEBRITY WAGON owned by college friends. 1988 TOYOTA NOVA / Ch#$r%*et COROLLA sedan, FWD, light blue = Grandparents purchased new = replaced their 1978 Plymouth Horizon = Just about every car my grandparents had purchased were ones that my grandfather wanted. This time, Gram got to choose...and she wanted her Nova. I couldn't persuade her to buy a MC.... = I cleaned this car every year. Once, the day after I cleaned it, they were hit in a local grocer store parking lot. = We took this car to Pine-Apple Orchard in Maple Park IL a few years in a row and to Milwaukee WI one summer. = My parents bought this and kept it for a few years before it died completely. 1990 CORSICA LT hatchback sedan, FWD, malachite metallic (green/grayish) = Parents purchased new = replaced their 1982 Chevette = During our 1991 road trip to California, Oregon and Washington, we traveled through, among others, Yellowstone National Park and Glacier National Park, and I did MOST of the driving. At the top of the drive through Glacier National Park, it was quite foggy. Someone behind us was right on my tail the entire drive up, so I pulled over at the top to let that car by ... and then we traveled SLOWER with them leading than we had with me leading...! 1997 Corsica/malibu sedan, FWD, "old man tan" = I purchased new, late 1996, so my 1979 MC could be stored during the winters = Perhaps my fondest memory of this car was a road trip my sister and I took, headed to PA for the family reunion. Through Chicagoland, the car got an orange "dust" on it. In PA, we were stuck on the Turnpike for over an hour due to an "overhead erection"..... 3 of the cars mentioned above are in this pic: http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/collection/DSC07708r8_jpg.html ...1 is in this pic: http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/collection/DSC07705r8_jpg.html What memories do you have with "uncool" cars? Cort | 37.m.IL.pigValve.pacemaker | 5 Monte Carlos + 1 Caprice Classic |* 06/2011.RT=us66+NW USA* ** RE-LAUNCHED 3rd gen MC (1978-80) FORUM! ** > http://thirdgenmontes.proboards.com/index.cgi "A dead end street is just a place to turn around" ... Wynonna ... 'Rock Bottom'

EARTH Abandoned house, near US ROUTE 20 at Allen's Corner Restaurant, northwest of Starks IL: Barn along Plato Rd, Plato Center IL: Along Ellithorpe Rd, Plato Center IL: N of Hampshire IL: RR tracks, Burlington Rd crossing, Burlington IL, looking E: From US ROUTE 20 bypass bridge, Elgin IL, overlooking Fox River and RR tracks, looking N: OH House Hotel, Chicago IL: View across the street from the 19th floor of Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago IL: View of Lake Michigan from the 19th floor of NMH, Chicago IL: Reflection in the Del Webb building, Roselle Rd and I-90, Schaumburg IL: SKY Sunshine! Looming clouds.... Sunset view along Burlington Rd, southeast of Burlington IL: Sunset view along Burlington Rd, near Plato Rd intersection, Burlington/Plato Center IL: Sunset view along IL ROUTE 47, Plato Center/Lily Lake IL: Sunset view along Spring St/Hopps Rd near Randall Rd, S Elgin IL: I see the moon: Moon shot, along IL ROUTE 58, Schaumburg IL: Moon shot, with flash, 5:55p, 11/12/2010, Elgin IL: Moon shot, without flash, 5:55p, 11/12/2010, Elgin IL: Cort | 37.m.IL.pigValve.pacemaker | 5 Monte Carlos + 1 Caprice Classic |* 06/2011.RT=us66+NW USA* ** RE-LAUNCHED 3rd gen MC (1978-80) FORUM! ** > http://thirdgenmontes.proboards.com/index.cgi "Let me get behind the wheel before I lose control" ... Barbara Mandrell ... 'Fast Lanes & Country Roads'

*grins* Me, too ... but I'm not biased . Thank you!!! Cort | 37.m.IL.pigValve.pacemaker | 5 Monte Carlos + 1 Caprice Classic |* 06/2011.RT=us66+NW USA* MCs.CC + CHD.models.HO.legos.RadioShows + RoadTrips.us66 = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "I guess I'm feeling just a little tired of this" ... Keith Urban ... 'You'll Think Of Me'

Jealous? Why? And, thank you ... have a couple more threads to add this time around . VERY! That is kinda cool! lol Cort | 37.m.IL.pigValve.pacemaker | 5 Monte Carlos + 1 Caprice Classic |* Chicagoland Meets, 2011? MCs.CC + CHD.models.HO.legos.RadioShows + RoadTrips.us66 = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "Can you believe what a year it's been?" ... Savage Garden ... 'I Don't Know You Anymore'

I noticed the new ones you've posted, Olds Guy ... I like that '71 Vista Cruiser. Course, I love what you sent me: Thank you again!!! *grins* Cort | 37.m.IL.pigValve.pacemaker | 5 Monte Carlos + 1 Caprice Classic |* Chicagoland Meets, 2011? MCs.CC + CHD.models.HO.legos.RadioShows + RoadTrips.us66 = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "Love is a stranger avoiding me" ... Richard Marx ... 'Chains Around My Heart'