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CONGRATS! Lessee....recent ones... '72 MC ... 145K '76 MC ... 60K '79 MC ... 143K '81 MC ... 191.5K '87 MC ... 165K Cort | 35swm | "Mr Monte Carlo"."Mr Road Trip" | pig valve.pacemaker ...Chitown #2 = 07/25/09 WRMNshowcase.legos.HO.models.MCs.RTs.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "Let freedom ring" ... Martina McBride ... 'Independence Day'

Hey GMT! Congrats on the job news! And, sorry about your Dad ... thoughts/prayers coming to him and you, of course. Hope he is doing better now..... Cort | 35swm | "Mr Monte Carlo"."Mr Road Trip" | pig valve.pacemaker ...Chitown #2 = 07/25/09 WRMNshowcase.legos.HO.models.MCs.RTs.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "Enough is enough, I can't take anymore" ... Alabama ... 'Can't Keep A Good Man Down'

Couldn't have said it more politically correct than this! Definitely the dashed hopes ... more pointedly, perhaps, the disappointments. *shrugs* I've noticed this a bit, too. However, I'm on enough forums/in enough groups (some all-GM like this, others Chevy specific, and mostly Monte Carlo-specific) that I don't see a complete lack of a social network. But, I understand what you mean. Cort | 35swm | "Mr Monte Carlo"."Mr Road Trip" | pig valve.pacemaker ...Chitown #2 = 07/25/09 WRMNshowcase.legos.HO.models.MCs.RTs.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "Don't you knock on my door, I won't be home anymore" ... Jennifer Warnes ... 'I Know A Heartache When I See One'

Yikes, Chris ... that sounds painful. Hope you are doing much better by now! Cort | 35swm | "Mr Monte Carlo"."Mr Road Trip" | pig valve.pacemaker ...Chitown #2 = 07/25/09 WRMNshowcase.legos.HO.models.MCs.RTs.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "Nothing lasts forever" ... Guns N Roses ... 'November Rain'

Nice! I think I know the guy who owns this one . I want one of these!!!!!!!!!!!! I love those Caprice Classic convertibles; I want a '75. Looks like a great time with a bunch of sweet vehicles. Cort | 35swm | "Mr Monte Carlo"."Mr Road Trip" | pig valve.pacemaker ...Chitown #2 = 07/25/09 WRMNshowcase.legos.HO.models.MCs.RTs.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "I need to get away from this place" ... Smashmouth ... 'All Star'

That is an AWESOME picture ... holy cow. Cort | 35swm | "Mr Monte Carlo"."Mr Road Trip" | pig valve.pacemaker ...Chitown #2 = 07/25/09 WRMNshowcase.legos.HO.models.MCs.RTs.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "I'm doing better than I thought I would" ... Wallflowers ... 'When You're On Top'

NICE! Very cool CS. Cort | 35swm | "Mr Monte Carlo"."Mr Road Trip" | pig valve.pacemaker ...Chitown #2 = 07/25/09 WRMNshowcase.legos.HO.models.MCs.RTs.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "I'll always be around" ... Willie Nelson ... 'Highwayman'

Sweet! And, hey, I'm not around much anymore myself ... I try..... Yeah, a regular color issue would be nice. I still have not found ANY of those MCs ... I keep finding the ones with the "big" engine coming out of the hood ... lol. *sighs* I suppose I'll have to go to some online retailers . Unless.... Hmmm...well, you know which ones I want, doncha? If you find 'em ... let me know. I think you still have my cell ph#, right? Not sure I'll get up to MI this year yet or not, but well, ya never know! Cort | 35swm | "Mr Monte Carlo"."Mr Road Trip" | pig valve.pacemaker ...Chitown #2 = 07/25/09 WRMNshowcase.legos.HO.models.MCs.RTs.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "Let's make sure we don't give up" ... Tim McGraw ... 'Maybe We Should Just Sleep On It'

Hey bud ... I'd go with the Camaro, but the G8 isn't bad either . Cort | 35swm | "Mr Monte Carlo"."Mr Road Trip" | pig valve.pacemaker ...Chitown #2 = 07/25/09 WRMNshowcase.legos.HO.models.MCs.RTs.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "Someday you will find me" ... Oasis ... 'Champaign Supernova'

Definitely like your chop on this one, mustang. Too bad that isn't how it was actually done, though. Still ... SHARP Lincoln. I really like it, especially in that color ... kinda accentuates the lines, etc. CONGRATULATIONS! And, if you want an excuse for a road trip ... if you're free in a couple weekends, you could join us: http://www.cheersandgears.com/index.php?showtopic=26485 Cort | 35swm | "Mr Monte Carlo"."Mr Road Trip" | pig valve.pacemaker ...Chitown #2 = 07/25/09 WRMNshowcase.legos.HO.models.MCs.RTs.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "Wake me up inside" ... Evanescence ... 'Bring Me To Life'

So ... how has the last month or so gone for everyone? My older 4 Monte Carlos (1972, 1976, 1979, 1981) FINALLY made their 2009 debut, Sunday, June 14, after my hernia-repair-forced "rest" the last weekend of May (a GORGEOUS weekend, btw) and a rainy first weekend of June. All 4 of them started with NO problems, and that day, I drove each of them ~30 miles. And, with drives, Monday, June 29 (an extra day off due to the MC Nationals), Friday, July 3 (July 4 Holiday weekend), and Sunday, July 5, of ~30, ~50, and ~45 miles respectively, I've now driven each of them OVER 150 miles already this year ... with a LOT more driving to be done! Unfortunately, none of them were driven to Collinsville IL (near St Louis MO) for the MC Nationals ... the older 4 MCs had not been safety checked yet [they all had their "annual checkup" early the week of July 6] and my daily driver '87 MC LS/CL needs new tires before another longer trip on the highways. BUT ... I WAS there ... and had a WONDERFUL time with great people and, of course, awesome Monte Carlos ... 104 of them in the show field. I posted pics to the newly-created NMCOA group on Facebook.... The UNOFFICIAL "breakdown": 1970-1972, Generation #1 = 13 1973-1975, Generation #2 = 4 1976-1977, Generation #2.5 = 6 1978-1980, Generation #3 = 5 1981-1986, Generation #4 SCs = 5 1983-1988, Generation #4 SSs = 48 1986-1988, Generation #4 LSs = 2 1995-1999, Generation #5 = 1 2000-2005, Generation #6 = 16 2006-2007, Generation #6.5 = 3 Looking ahead.... I can't believe this is ALMOST here ... MidSummer Chitown Gathering #2: http://www.cheersandgears.com/index.php?showtopic=26485 And, I'm trying to narrow down plans for the Route 66 Drive in September: http://www.cheersandgears.com/index.php?showtopic=26482 [updates on both of those coming yet tonight.] I'll be washing the older 4 MCs this coming Saturday (waxed the '87 MC LS/CL for the 2nd time this year this past Saturday). Then, Sunday, I'll be driving each of the older 4 a bit. Cort | 35swm | "Mr Monte Carlo"."Mr Road Trip" | pig valve.pacemaker ...Chitown #2 = 07/25/09 WRMNshowcase.legos.HO.models.MCs.RTs.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "Push the pedal down watch the world around fly by us" ... Mat Kearney ... 'Nothing Left To Lose'

That's what I was going to type, too ... and I see Camino agrees as well. Course, the "new car features" aspect of it ... just wow ... some features just make you wonder what they'll think of next..... Cort | 35swm | "Mr Monte Carlo"."Mr Road Trip" | pig valve.pacemaker ...Chitown #2 = 07/25/09 WRMNshowcase.legos.HO.models.MCs.RTs.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "I see our time has gotten stale" ... Eve 6 ... 'Inside Out'

*grins devilishly* I bet you wouldn't if one of those generations were FWD . he he he Me, too! I almost bought an '87 El Camino as a daily driver ... but didn't because I thought the guy was asking a bit too much for a vehicle that needed new tires and a few other things, including a new heater core. *shrugs* Cort | 35swm | "Mr Monte Carlo"."Mr Road Trip" | pig valve.pacemaker ...Chitown #2 = 07/25/09 WRMNshowcase.legos.HO.models.MCs.RTs.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "The curves around midnight aren't easy to see" ... Rosanne Cash ... 'Runaway Train'

I posted back in March about a possible surgery to repair an incisional hernia (above my belly button) that developed from my 2003 open heart surgery and made itself known in September 2008 at the NMCOA Mini Meet in Stillman Valley IL and then even more so in mid-February 2009. In March, I had decided to NOT get it repaired, since it was, according to the surgeon, small. However ... as some of you know ... that hernia had started to act up a bit more regularly the last few months (once, while I was visiting friends in Freeport IL in April) ... and with "car" and "road trip" season here, I decided enough was enough. So, Thursday, May 28, 2009, the incisional hernia was repaired. I wasn't able to drive until the following Monday, which meant I missed out on a GORGEOUS weekend of driving my older 4 Monte Carlos. The following weekend (first weekend of June) was rainy, of course, so didn't get them out for the first time that weekend either.... Ah, well ... plenty of time left in the year...right? My 6-month cardiology checkup 2 weeks later (Thursday, June 11) went well. Everything looks good; though, the pacemaker lifespan is now at ~5 years. The appointments were quick with the pacemaker clinic and my cardiologist, and I was back home by about 3:30p, after leaving home about 9:30a. BUT, my next appointment won't be so quick. Tuesday, December 15, I will have a stress echo (ugh), along with the pacemaker check and visit with my cardiologist.... Until then ... lots to do in the next few months! Cort | 35swm | "Mr Monte Carlo"."Mr Road Trip" | pig valve.pacemaker ...Chitown #2 = 07/25/09 WRMNshowcase.legos.HO.models.MCs.RTs.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "Can we stop this time or must we go again?" ... TG Sheppard ... 'Finally'

**** EVENT RECAP **** The MidSummer Chitown Gathering #2 ... a FAMILY EVENT ... is about a MONTH away! Are you planning to JOIN US? Contact me via... ...Email: faithcubsmc2691 @ aol.com ...or call: my __CELL PH#__ is in my signature below.... **** DATE & TIME **** SATURDAY, JULY 25, 2009 ... 11a-9p If interested, Sycamore IL car show, RT 64: Sunday, JULY 26, 2009 ... 9a-3p RAIN OR SHINE **** SATURDAY LOCATION **** STEAK'n'SHAKE 290 S RANDALL RD ELGIN IL 60123 http://www.mapquest.com/maps/290+S+Randall...Elgin+IL+60123/ This is... ...N of I-88, IL RT 64 ...S of IL RT 20 (~a block), I-90, IL RT 72 ...E of I-39, IL RT 47 ...W of IL RT 31, IL RT 25 ...~20-minute drive, S from the I-90/Randall Rd interchange **** COSTS **** 100% GUARANTEED NO REGISTRATION OR ENTRY FEES for Saturday's gathering GAS LODGING (if needed, see next section) FOOD ...KUDOS to Steak'n'Shake. Like last year, I spoke with the manager, who will provide $1 OFF COUPONS! We are also encouraged to try the "4 under $4" meals, or these options: http://www.steaknshake.com/menu/dinners.asp **** LODGING **** PLEASE NOTE: I have NOT blocked any rooms with any hotel. IF people are interested in an overnight stay (to attend the Sunday car show, Sycamore IL), I will see about blocking rooms...but PLEASE TELL ME NOW! CAMPING: Paul Wolff area of the Burnidge-Paul Wolff Forest Preserve... http://www.kaneforest.com/fp/burnidge_paulwolff.asp ...which features a dump station, electric service, pad, water. For more info, please call 630-444-1200. HOTELS/MOTELS: Best location, in terms of proximity to the gathering location, is Country Inn & Suites, N of I-90 along Randall Rd: http://reservations.hotel-guides.us/hotel/...-11282403M.html To Steak'n'Shake: South on Randall Rd Cross over IL RT 20 Turn right (west) into shopping center area where Steak'n'Shake is These 3 are N of I-90, along IL RT 31... Super 8, E side of IL RT 31: http://reservations.hotel-guides.us/hotel/...-10211930M.html (NOTE ... map is off, this hotel is visible from IL RT 31) Hampton Inn, E side of IL RT 31: http://reservations.hotel-guides.us/hotel/...-10203685M.html Quality Inn, W side of IL RT 31: http://reservations.hotel-guides.us/hotel/...-10230565M.html To Steak'n'Shake, avoiding I-90 tolls: South on IL RT 31 Turn right (west) onto Big Timber Rd Turn left (south) onto Randall Rd Cross over IL RT 20 Turn right (west) into shopping center where Steak'n'Shake is **** FUNDRAISERS **** If you wish to donate, contributions will be split between 2 non-profit organizations... ...The Lincoln Highway Association: http://www.lincolnhighwayassoc.org/about/ ...US Route 20: http://www.usroute20.com/ **** THE ROADIES! **** In the late afternoon, starting between ~3p and 5:30p, those who wish will take a drive around the area. The route, a "ruralesque" drive along some roads I drive my older 4 Monte Carlos regularly, is subject to change should road "construction" (term used loosely, of course) necessitate a change. The current configuration (below) is ~50 miles and is about 1.5 hours in length. From the Steak'n'Shake parking lot, turn RIGHT (south) onto RANDALL RD Turn RIGHT (west) onto HOPPS RD Turn LEFT (south) onto STEVENS RD Turn RIGHT (west) onto SILVER GLEN RD Turn RIGHT (northwest) onto BURLINGTON RD Turn LEFT (west/southwest) onto PLANK RD Turn RIGHT (north) onto MOOSE RANGE RD Turn RIGHT (east) onto BASE LINE RD Turn LEFT (north) onto WALKER RD Turn RIGHT (east) onto ALLEN RD Turn LEFT (north) onto HARMONY RD Turn RIGHT (east) onto BIG TIMBER RD Turn RIGHT (southeast) onto US ROUTE 20: http://www.usroute20.com ...Traveling along US RT 20 includes a BRIEF stretch of road that is 3 routes combined ... US Route 20 / IL Route 72 / IL Route 47 Exit RIGHT (south) onto RANDALL RD Return to Steak'n'Shake **** THE PEOPLE **** This gathering is more about the people than what you drive. And, it IS a FAMILY event ... so please treat it and act accordingly. As far as I know, those listed below will join us ... how about YOU??!! Bill and Mary (Illinois Monte Carlo Owners Yahoo Group, IL MCs) Ed and family (IL MCs) Grant (IL MCs) Jason/Brenda (IL MCs) woa_its_s00ls (The Chicago Garage, CHCG) Supra eX-Driver (CHCG) KOR3AN (CHCG) Bahama Dan (ChevyTalk.org, CT) Chad (CT) Andreas (First Gen Monte Carlo Club, FGMCC) Larry (FGMCC) pearl83SS (4th gen Monte Carlo SS, MCSS) carlss (NMCOA, MCSS) hoseman285 (MCSS) BADD T (MCSS) 86LT1SS (MCSS) Chevyman540 (MCSS) 217ss (MCSS) Matt/Euro (MCSS, MM, CHCG) Chris (National Monte Carlo Owners Association, NMCOA) Jake (NMCOA) tunerlover3 (MyMonte, 5th gen, MM) blackstone (MM) Monte Z34 (MM) Dante (MM) Rich17 (MM) Cully77 (MM, 2KMC, MCF) Brian (2000montecarlo, 2KMC) Chitown Chevy (2KMC) Paul1965 (2KMC) silverbullet (2KMC) RocknSS04 (MM, 2KMC, MCF) AwsomeSS (Monte Carlo Forum, MCF) Adam (MCF) red03ssmonte (MCF) 04 Bullit (MCF) 69nova (GM Inside News, GMI) turbov6camaro (Full Throttle V6, FTV6) Ret.CFD (FTV6) Vundabar (FTV6) jrg87 (FTV6) Other boards/groups invited, but no attendees (thus far, to my knowledge) include: 2nd Gen MC Yahoo Group Monte Millennium Generations WickedMontes MI MC Group MC Mailing List El Camino ML Cheers & Gears TriplePlate CarNuts.us RaceFansGarage **** PREVIOUS CHITOWN GATHERINGS **** 07/26/08 ... 65 people gathered at Steak'n'Shake! Can we break that record in 2009? Pictures... ...taken by ProjectMonte's Ed G: http://pics.projectmonte.com/album/12498 ...taken by MMG's Andrea: http://www.kodakgallery.com/I.jsp?c=102h6l...;localeid=en_US ...taken by RocknSS04: http://s243.photobucket.com/albums/ff261/r...lgin%207-26-08/ ...taken by 2000montecarlo.net's Chitown Chevy: http://s59.photobucket.com/albums/g285/Lga...20meet/?start=0 10/18/08 ... 11 gathered at Nick's! Pictures... ...taken by MCF's Adam: http://s298.photobucket.com/albums/mm262/m.../fall/?start=20 ...taken by me, FGMCC's Andreas put them online: http://www.fgmcc.com/tinc?key=1UEMppaG&amp...p;only_object=1 __847___Cort | 35swm | "Mr Monte Carlo"."Mr Road Trip" | pig valve.pacemaker ...RT 66 = Sept 5-16, '09 __337___WRMNshowcase.legos.HO.models.MCs.RTs.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort __9897__"It's the simple things in life" ... Kid Rock ... 'All Summer Long'

*** ITINERARY/DETAILS UPDATE *** Changes to the CURRENT ITINERARY (posted in early March) are taking place. In the NEXT UPDATE (a month or so from now), I will post a REVISED ITINERARY which will incorporate the links and list of places to visit I have noted in the last update and below in this update. I also hope to have a few more details ironed out/in process. In the meantime, more notes.... 1 ... Even if you are just THINKING about joining us for any part of this, PLEASE ADVISE ME...NOW! I am hoping to secure more sponsors and, perhaps, some blocks of rooms and restaurant reservations along the way. 2 ... I've continued to contact Route 66 businesses and associations to discuss possibilities/details and have received welcoming replies thus far. I look forward to more feedback and plans being made as I continue to make contacts in the next month or so.... 3 ... To continue the list of visits to places, etc., that I started in the last update, "highlights" for additional contacts I've made thus far since that last update include: http://www.lincolnhighwayassoc.org/info/il...in_grove-RF.jpg http://www.ariston-cafe.com/ http://www.americascave.com/lodging.php http://www.pinecountryrestaurant.com/ http://www.sandiapeak.com/index.php?page=tramway http://www.johnnyrebs.com/victorville_map.htm ...Lincolnway Cafe (IL) ...Route 66 Museum (Elk City OK) ...Sand Hills Curiosity Shop (OK) ...Hualapai Lodge/Diamond Creek Restaurant (AZ) 4 ... I still have many plans to finalize. This includes the Saturday, September 5, stop in Springfield IL; COZY DOG will NOT be open that evening. I am currently attempting to find a new location to meet, perhaps Homestyle Cafe.... Other parts of the trip and visits to be reviewed/scheduled/finalized include.... ...Ted Drewes (MO) ...Guthrie/Beacon Drive-In Theater (OK) ...Route 66 Museum (Santa Rosa NM) http://www.route66automuseum.com/ ...Snow Cap (Seligman AZ) ...BREAKFAST places along the way: Sun, Sep 6/Springfield IL; Mon, Sep 7/Stanton MO; Wed, Sep 9/Oklahoma City OK; Thu, Sep 10/Amarillo TX; Fri, Sep 11/Moriarty NM; Sat, Sep 12/Gallup NM; Sun, Sep 13/Holbrook AZ; Tue, Sep 15/Kingman AZ; Wed, Sep 16/Barstow CA ...LUNCH places along the way: Mon, Sep 7; Tue, Sep 8; Wed, Sep 9/Elk City OK; Thu, Sep 10; Fri, Sep 11/Albuquerque NM; Sat, Sep 12; Tue, Sep 15/Topock AZ; Wed, Sep 16/Barstow CA ...DINNER places along the way: Sun, Sep 6/St Louis MO; Mon, Sep 7/Springfield MO; Fri, Sep 11/Gallup NM; Sat, Sep 12/Holbrook AZ; Sun, Sep 13/Flagstaff AZ; Tue, Sep 15 ...LODGING along the way: Sat, Sep 5/Springfield IL; Mon, Sep 7/Joplin MO; Tue, Sep 8/Oklahoma City OK; Wed, Sep 9/Amarillo TX; Thu, Sep 10/Moriarty NM; Fri, Sep 11/Gallup NM; Sun, Sep 13/Flagstaff AZ; Mon, Sep 14/Kingman AZ; Tue, Sep 15/Barstow CA; Wed, Sep 16/Victorville CA

Yeah, that doesn't make any sense. Those old style plates are generally acceptable on OLDER cars.....as collector plates/time period plates..... Cort | 35swm | "Mr Monte Carlo"."Mr Road Trip" | pig valve.pacemaker ...Chitown #2 = 07/25/09 WRMNshowcase.legos.HO.models.MCs.RTs.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "Life has a funny way of helping you out" ... Alanis Morisette ... 'Ironic'

See ... this example touches on a REAL NERVE with me. It's NO secret how much I like (OK, love) the Monte Carlo...and how that (well, the 1970-1988 originals, anyway) are the ONLY car on the road for me. BUT ... this does NOT mean that I do not appreciate other cars. I do. I have a few favorites that I'd bet would stun a few people...and a few favorites that everyone could pretty much guess...lol. So, this type of behavior between car owners is just ... ridiculous and I do NOT get it at all. Don't get me wrong ... I like rivalries between nameplates...heck, even within one nameplate ... but the type of behavior the guy you know encountered ... is just NOT cool ... and, imho, no excuse could POSSIBLY justify it ... PERIOD. *shrugs* *nods* I remember this story, Cletus! Cort | 35swm | "Mr Monte Carlo"."Mr Road Trip" | pig valve.pacemaker ...RT 66 = Sept 5-16, '09 WRMNshowcase.legos.HO.models.MCs.RTs.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "Maybe it's best you leave me alone" ... All-American Rejects ... 'It Ends Tonight'

*grins* I WILL take ALL THREE!!!!!! he he. Ah, thank you, Camino and balthazar for thinking of me! I'm always checking the CLs in this area (IL, IN, WI, MI, IA) for MCs ... "just in case".......... . Cort | 35swm | "Mr Monte Carlo"."Mr Road Trip" | pig valve.pacemaker ...Chitown #2 = 07/25/09 WRMNshowcase.legos.HO.models.MCs.RTs.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "Ever wonder if it's all for you?" ... Red Hot Chili Peppers ... 'Can't Stop'

Sadly, not as much as you ... but ... 1 ... If the weather cooperates later today (Saturday, June 13), get the older 4 Monte Carlos out for the first time this year. Last weekend was rainy and the weekend before that I couldn't drive because of the post-surgery restrictions...ugh. 2 ... Travel to Collinsville IL (near STL) June 26-28 for the Monte Carlo Nationals. 3 ... Get set for this event in July: http://www.cheersandgears.com/index.php?showtopic=26485 4 ... Continue working out plans for this road trip along Route 66: http://www.cheersandgears.com/index.php?showtopic=26482 5 ... Clean the older 4 MCs (I've already washed and waxed the daily driven '87 MC LS/CL once this year) 6 ... Hopefully buy another car ... either a winter beater (i.e. '77-'79 Caprice or another MC LS) or a winter/road trip/daily driver car (like a Dodge Charger or an '06/'07 Lumina LT or LTZ coupe (if I go this direction, it MUST have the standup spoiler and a sunroof). Cort | 35swm | "Mr Monte Carlo"."Mr Road Trip" | pig valve.pacemaker ...Chitown #2 = 07/25/09 WRMNshowcase.legos.HO.models.MCs.RTs.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "Out in no-man's land on an old 2-lane" ... Bucky Covington ... 'It's Good To Be Us'

crave Cort | 35swm | "Mr Monte Carlo"."Mr Road Trip" | pig valve.pacemaker ...Chitown #2 = 07/25/09 WRMNshowcase.legos.HO.models.MCs.RTs.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "I've got this feeling that won't subside" ... Eric Carmen ... 'Hungry Eyes'

LOL! That's what we had as well. In fact, the year I had driver's ed (want to say 1991), the school had just received a few of these brand new from a local dealership! Nice. My parents had one of those; they bought a 1990 model to replace the '82 Chevette I had been driving... he he. Cort | 35swm | "Mr Monte Carlo"."Mr Road Trip" | pig valve.pacemaker ...Chitown #2 = 07/25/09 WRMNshowcase.legos.HO.models.MCs.RTs.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "Do you know what it feels like being alone?" ... All-American Rejects ... 'Swing Swing Swing'

Same here ... I've been nodding my head in agreement with many of the "plans". So, the only thing I'd add ... is what most people would expect from me. The Lumina coupe would've remained the Lumina coupe ... or got branded a brand NEW name entirely. None of this heritage-names-on-cars-that-have-NOTHING-in-common-with-the-originals "crap" ... especially the Lumina heritage of replacing the Celebrity.... *sighs* And, frankly, reading all of the ideas people have posted here ... kinda makes you wonder how things would be today if we were running GM, don't it? Cort | 35swm | "Mr Monte Carlo"."Mr Road Trip" | pig valve.pacemaker ...Chitown #2 = 07/25/09 WRMNshowcase.legos.HO.models.MCs.RTs.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "I will not make the same mistakes" ... Kelly Clarkson ... 'Because Of You'

As much as we seem to be alike in our "set" ways about what we want in and out of a car, I'm slightly surprised it took you this long. However, as much as I can't seem to "get over" and forgive GM, Ch#$r%*et in particular, I can't seem to see myself buying anything else but ... and have come VERY close lately to buying an '06 Lumina LT coupe, maroon with black cloth interior, sunroof and the standup spoiler. *shrugs* I know it's "just a car" and "just a nameplate", but imho, Ch#$r%*et did a number on its enthusiasts, starting with the Toyota Nova/Ch#$r%*et Corolla in the 1980s, followed by the 1995-2007 Celebrity/Lumina "monte carlo" coupe, followed by the 1997 Corsica-replacing "malibu", followed by the 2000-current Celebrity/Lumina "impala" sedan. And the current climate, along with the dismantling of Oldsmobile and now Pontiac ... is just a bit too much. Cort | 35swm | "Mr Monte Carlo"."Mr Road Trip" | pig valve.pacemaker ...RT 66 = Sept 5-16, '09 WRMNshowcase.legos.HO.models.MCs.RTs.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "It's lonely out in space on such a timeless flight" ... Elton John ... 'Rocket Man'

mustang, That is AWESOME ... congratulations on the new-to-you LS! Sharp . Cort | 35swm | "Mr Monte Carlo"."Mr Road Trip" | pig valve.pacemaker ...Chitown #2 = 07/25/09 WRMNshowcase.legos.HO.models.MCs.RTs.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "See the light come over now" ... Moby ... 'South Side'