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Thanks, YJ for the info . And, yeah, I know white cars are hard to keep clean, too....heh. Cort:34swm."Mr Monte Carlo.Mr Road Trip".pig valve&pacemaker WRMNshowcase.legos.HO.models.MCs.RTs.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "I should've drove all night" ... BonJovi ... 'Misunderstood'

Such a cool article! Thanks for sharing that with us . Cort:34swm."Mr Monte Carlo.Mr Road Trip".pig valve&pacemaker WRMNshowcase.legos.HO.models.MCs.RTs.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "Can you make folks feel what you feel inside?" ... David Allen Coe ... 'The Ride'

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YJ ... you have a PM. gm4life ... the one "negative" for me for the '87 SS I have/had my eye on ... is that it is black. I already have a black car ... and really do not want another one. Way too hard to keep clean, imho....

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*nods* That certainly would be nice, Dave . ***UPDATE ... OVERNIGHT OPTIONS*** If you are planning to stay Friday or Saturday nights, these are SOME options.... **CAMPING** This is available where the gathering is...Paul Wolff area of the Burnidge-Paul Wolff Forest Preserve. The campground features a dump station, electric service, pad and water. For more information about campsite availability and condition, please call (630) 444-1200. **LODGING** BEST location, given the proximity to the gathering location, is Country Inn & Suites, just N of I-90 along Randall Rd: http://reservations.hotel-guides.us/hotel/...-11282403M.html To get to the gathering location from the above place: South on Randall Rd to West on Big Timber Rd (turn right) These 3 places are just 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, as I recall) 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 get to the gathering location from any of the above 3 places, and AVOID I-90 tolls: South on IL RT 31 to West on Big Timer Rd (turn right) ANYONE ELSE planning to JOIN US? Cort:34swm."Mr Monte Carlo.Mr Road Trip".pig valve&pacemaker WRMNshowcase.legos.HO.models.MCs.RTs.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "This heart is gonna mend just fine" ... Sawyer Brown ... 'This Night Won't Last Forever'

2005 ... I'm glad you didn't sell your Dad's Caprice . And, no, they're not that bad ... they just aren't what they claim to be . he he *grins* *raises eyebrow* Details, bud, details. Please and thank you .

LOL! Nothin' to be jealous of ... he he. I still haven't gotten to many of the places I want to go, including your neck of the woods.... . *grins* But, yes, I AM a mad man . I love meeting people ... heh. Cort:34swm."Mr Monte Carlo.Mr Road Trip".pig valve&pacemaker WRMNshowcase.legos.HO.models.MCs.RTs.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "I've got bruises on my memory" ... Dwight Yoakam ... 'Thousand Miles From Nowhere'

*raises eyebrow sharply* I am offline for one night ... and someone has the NERVE to STEAL Sixty8's ID here? *shakes head* Cort:34swm."Mr Monte Carlo.Mr Road Trip".pig valve&pacemaker WRMNshowcase.legos.HO.models.MCs.RTs.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "You better not try to stand in my way" ... J Paycheck ... 'Take This Job & Shove It'

cottontail

No, zhawk, doesn't sound like whining to me.... Course, been there, done that, myself, though because of heart issues, not the pains you are having. Thoughts/prayers coming your way.... Cort:34swm."Mr Monte Carlo.Mr Road Trip".pig valve&pacemaker WRMNshowcase.legos.HO.models.MCs.RTs.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "Life has been patiently waiting for me" ... Rascal Flatts ... 'I'm Moving On'

...and it's not in your driveway yet??? Dangumit....buy it!!!! Cort:34swm."Mr Monte Carlo.Mr Road Trip".pig valve&pacemaker WRMNshowcase.legos.HO.models.MCs.RTs.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "Hood slidin' like Bo Duke"...Dierks Bently...'What Was I Thinking?'

See....you've nailed _exactly_ why I am hesitating, slightly, anyway. I don't really want something I already have. And, considering my current only '79 MC Landau is my FIRST car, it isn't going to be leaving the family. I know several people who WISH they had their first cars back ... and I'm not so sure I want to be one of them. BUT ... the history with this brown one ... oh my ... I know Ruby had told me over and over again how much she wanted ME to have it ... so, it'd be like I'm letting her down, and in turn, Gram. *pauses* Yeah yeah yeah ... I know ... they are both dead and probably don't care ... but, aye. I have some time to decide, thankfully. *raises eyebrow* And, Camino and Sixty8 ... AGREE ... with me about those hot dang Celebrity/Lumina/"monte carlo"s. Damn ... you two boys better not let that word get out . he he he he *grins devilishly* Cort:34swm."Mr Monte Carlo.Mr Road Trip".pig valve&pacemaker WRMNshowcase.legos.HO.models.MCs.RTs.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "Come along and share the good times while we can" ... Lynn Anderson ... 'Rose Garden'

LOL! Yes, that would put you in Yankee land ... but, you don't have to stay here for long, if ya don't want to ... he he. Have fun on your trip . And, Olds Guy ... you still going to be in the Detroit area? Cort:34swm."Mr Monte Carlo.Mr Road Trip".pig valve&pacemaker WRMNshowcase.legos.HO.models.MCs.RTs.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "We'll feel so alive" ... Boys Like Girls ... 'The Great Escape'

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Some, if not most, of you know I've wanted the following for a while: * a bonafide "winter beater" in the form of a newer car OR (my preference) another '86-'88 MC LS that is in not-so-good shape OR a 1977-1979 Caprice Classic OR a 1989-1990 Caprice 9C1 * a 1987 MC SS Aerocoupe (or even just an SS, for that matter) * my own home with a over-sized garage.... * a 1975 Caprice Classic convertible Slowly, but surely, I've been saving money (kinda hard with more then average medical bills) and, as of now, I have the money for the winter beater (have had that money for over a year now), and almost enough for an SS I have my eye on.... But now, I have a decision to make ... about another 1979 Monte Carlo. Story: Back in 2001 (when Gram was still alive), I discovered that one of her best friends from high school, Ruby, had a '79 MC. Long story short ... Gram told me to tell Ruby about my collection and that I'd be interested in her '79 if she ever decided to sell it. I did. When the time came for her to sell it about 4 years ago now, I didn't have the money ... and her grandson and great grandson "wanted" it anyway, to keep it in the family.... Ruby didn't want her great grandson to have it; she wanted ME to have it. Anyway, right before she died (about 3 years ago) I saw her, and she reiterated that she wished her grandson and great grandson had not wanted it because, as far as she knew, they weren't using it or driving it much...hmmm.... Fast forward to a couple months ago ... Doug, Ruby's grandson, calls me to say that his son, Ruby's great grandson, does not want the car anymore. A few days ago, they sent me pics. They want me to have it. I want it, and I have the money ... except that money was earmarked for a winter beater and the MCSS I have my eye on...etc. *sighs* What would you do? [And, yes, I know ... ultimately it is my decision, and my decision only....] Factors...for better or worse: ...I do not want to see this car on eBay or CraigsList or AutoTrader, given its history. ...It's history is why I want it. ...I've always liked that brown color (yeah, I know...). ...I don't really want to give up the winter beater or the possibility of FINALLY obtaining an SS for my MC family.... *sighs* Decisions decisions decisions. Some pics for your viewing pleasure: http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/mc1979b/mc1979b.html Cort:34swm."Mr Monte Carlo.Mr Road Trip".pig valve&pacemaker WRMNshowcase.legos.HO.models.MCs.RTs.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "I argue with my conscience" ... Charlie Pride ... 'Shouldn't It Be Easier Than This?'

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*nods* Indeedy they are . PCS ... your cross country tour ... you coming through Chicagoland? As for my plans: http://www.cheersandgears.com/forums/index...showtopic=23540 THURSDAY-MONDAY, JUNE 26-30 ... near PITTSBURGH PA = NMCOA Monte Carlo Nationals: http://www.montecarloclub.com/Monte_Nationals_Page.htm ...itinerary (route, times, stops) TBD SATURDAY, JULY 26 ... ELGIN IL AREA = multi-group car gathering, Paul Wolff Shelter at the Paul Wolff/Burnidge Forest Preserve off Big Timber Rd: http://www.cheersandgears.com/forums/index...showtopic=23106 FRIDAY-TUESDAY, AUGUST 8-12 ... MI, OH, PA, NJ, MD, northern VA, WV = Family reunion in PA (Saturday, August 9) = Family gathering in northern VA (Sunday, August 10 or Monday, August 11) = mini road trip (itinerary including stops, dates, times, route TBD) through Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Maryland, northern Virginia and West Virginia SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 6 ... ST CHARLES/GENEVA IL = ACHA/VR joint Mini Reunion SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 27 ... STILLMAN VALLEY IL = Car show, along IL RT 72 FRIDAY-SUNDAY, OCTOBER 3-5 ... ST LOUIS MO = Midwest MC Meet: http://montecarloclub.com/discuss/viewtopic.php?t=1428 I hope also to get to Nashville/Jackson TN sometime. AND ... I hope to get the older 4 MCs out a LOT earlier than I did last year (they didn't make their 2007 debut until July). *shrugs* Guess we'll see what else happens . Cort:34swm."Mr Monte Carlo.Mr Road Trip".pig valve&pacemaker WRMNshowcase.legos.HO.models.MCs.RTs.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "The more things change the more they stay the same" ... Kenny Chesney ... 'Summertime'

*nods* You are welcome! And, as usual, you better keep us posted!!!

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OH hey, HarleyEarl ... that is an awesome pic of the Buick with the snow!!! SWEET!!! As for me and 2008, so far so good....I think. Cort:34swm."Mr Monte Carlo.Mr Road Trip".pig valve&pacemaker WRMNshowcase.legos.HO.models.MCs.RTs.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "I'm walking down the lonely street of dreams, going down the only road I've ever known" ... Whitesnake ... 'Here I Go Again On My Own'

We are 3+ months AWAY from THIS GATHERING! Will YOU join us? *DATE* Saturday, July 26, 2008 *TIME* Start ... ~noon End ... ~dusk, when Forest Preserve closes [OR] later, if we attend a cruise night Come for as short or as long a time as you are able. *LOCATION* PAUL WOLFF SHELTER: http://www.kaneforest.com/fp/map/BurnidgePaulWolff.pdf This shelter is EASY access, direct from Big Timber Rd. BURNIDGE-PAUL WOLFF FOREST PRESERVE, Big Timber and Coombs Rds is... ...NORTH of I-88, IL RT 64, IL RT 20 ...SOUTH of I-90, IL RT 72 ...EAST of I-39, IL RT 47 ...WEST of Randall Rd, IL RT 31, IL RT 25 ...ABOUT A 10-15-minute drive, SW from the I-90/Randall Rd interchange. ...ABOUT A 5-10-minute drive, N from IL RT 20 Elgin is about an hour (depending on traffic) NW of Chicago, along I-90 and IL RT 20. *CRUISE NIGHT* The greater Chicagoland area offers MANY cruise nights we could attend. The closest, perhaps, is held here: BEEF VILLA 1225 W SPRING ST S ELGIN IL 60177 From the Forest Preserve, this is south along Randall Rd, then slightly east of Randall Rd along Hopps Rd/Spring St. *COSTS* ABSOLUTELY, 100% _NO_ REGISTRATION, ENTRY OR PARTICIPANT FEES!!! Food (we have to eat anyway) ... NO alcoholic beverages. Gas Lodging (if needed...SEE BELOW) *OVERNIGHT LODGING* Are you planning to stay overnight Friday or Saturday nights? If so, PLEASE ADVISE ME. I will investigate local hotels/motels/camping areas.... *ATTENDEES* ALL ARE WELCOME!!! This IS a RAIN or SHINE gathering. If it rains, we will have a shelter, or we can go to a nearby restaurant.... I've listed people even if they are just THINKING about coming and/or have to see how their schedule is shaping up closer to the event. Will YOU JOIN US???!!! CHEERS & GEARS (4) = daves87rs = gm4life = Northstar = Chris/66Stang ...OTHERS? ...mustang84? ...wildcat? ...2005 EquinoxLS? IL MONTE CARLO OWNERS GROUP (7) = Grant = Bill/Mary = Larry/Carol = Alex = Jeff H ...OTHERS? ...Bill? ...Roger? MC MAILING LIST (1) = Andy ...OTHERS? ...MarkT? EL CAMINO ML (1) = John (evening) ...OTHERS? ...Jim? ...Brian? FIRST GEN MC CLUB (7) = Phil = Andreas/Leo = Larry = George/son = Alex ...OTHERS? ...overdrive? ...Zanie? 73-77 2ND GEN YAHOO GROUP (1) = Steve ...OTHERS? ...Tim? ...Scott L?? ...Nick? ...Cliff? ...Darrell? THIRD GEN MONTES (1) = nightmare388 ...OTHERS? MONTE CARLO SS, 4TH GEN (4) = Chevyman 3-8-29 = Glenn T = Aeroscream/Bernie = Euro/Matt ...OTHERS? ...JimL? ...pickupman? ...Lead_Sled? ...84montecarloss? ...IowanSS? ...Duster? NATIONAL MC OWNERS ASSOCIATION (5) = jcaffeldt + gf = montecl86 = Scott W = 73monte ...OTHERS? MONTE MILLENNIUM GENERATIONS (1) = Andrea ...OTHERS? MCFORUM (5) = kweef = tommypro = AwsomeSS = vita = RocknSS04 ...OTHERS? MYMONTE, 5th GEN (5) = chevy81888 = mrclean = dante = Cully77 = blackbeauty89 ...OTHERS? ...georgew84? 2000MONTECARLO (6) = 2002 Monte SS = 7801MonteMan = Chitown Chevy = Paul1965 = silverbullet = erics95se ...OTHERS? ...shaveradam? CHEVYTALK (6) = ChrisS = Anthony/Maligoon = BuffDaddy = 75 Chevelle = Eight90 = Impalaman1966 ...OTHERS? ...JohnPSW? ...reborn55? ...MrRottnDog? ...nauta? ...DeLong? ...Joe/toomany? MIDWEST V6 (2) = Vegas = tease ...OTHERS? GM INSIDE NEWS (4) = The Cruck = darndot = New_Mexico_Sunset_on_RT66 = DuSpinnst ...OTHERS? ...Orbit Orange? ...DuraMax Hammer? ...377Z? ...firebird1324? ...SirRaven? ...dauntlessVsix? RACE DAY NEWS (0) ...lovin7? ...OTHERS? TRIPLEPLATE (0) ...Ernie? ...Austin? ...OTHERS? CARNUTS.US (0) ...jagman? ...appletonrc? ...the_koof? ...OTHERS? FULLTHROTTLEV6 (2) = Z28_DAD = mofo123 ANYONE ELSE??? Cort:34swm."Mr Monte Carlo.Mr Road Trip".pig valve&pacemaker WRMNshowcase.legos.HO.models.MCs.RTs.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "We all do the best we can" ... Blaine Larson ... 'How Do You Get That Lonely?