John348

Don't forget about the great people in one place as well!

We met a few times over the years, im the guy with the "Dead" sweatshirt

Had this taken just before left on Saturday at 2pm made it to Ocala FL at midnight.

I love your license plate!

I am a point in my life where I need to begin to downsize my collection. I toyed with this on and off but I made the decision to move forward. This is a unique opportunity to purchase a truly unrestored original paint, original interior car, with all of the mechanical components replaced with new CORRECT original equipment. The car been certified to unrestored by both The Antique Automobile Club of America and The Vintage Chevrolet Club of America in 4 out of all 4 areas. This car was in long term storage from 1985 to 2013 until I took ownership. The car sat dormant all of those years. Cars like do not come up for sale that often, and certain people have an affection for unrestored cars like myself. Car is located in Ocala Florida it is a turn key driver. This is a 305 V-8 4 speed car a pretty rare and desirable combination. I am asking $22,500. I placed the car for sale on Hemmings this morning and there are plenty of detailed photos on the ad https://www.hemmings.com/auction/1977-chevrolet-monza-ocala-fl-628706 Cooling system: re-core radiator, new hoses, new heater core Brake System, Entire system is NEW! lines are from factory fit, hoses were replaced wheel cylinders, shoes, hardware, rotors N.O.R.S,. booster master, emergency brake hardware, and system was filled with DOT 5 Exhaust System, replaced with stock system with correct muffler, catalytic was removed and goes with car Fuel System, Carb was rebuilt, all lines were replaced with correct exact replacement as well as evap vent lines, fuel tank was boiled out and new fuel pump was installed. Electrical, original Alternator and starter were rebuilt. I MUST AD IT MIGHT ONLY BE A 305, BUT THIS 2500 LB CAR IS PRETTY FAST! ANYBODY CAN BUY A CAMARO, BUT NOBODY HAS ONE OF THESE!!!!! The tire have less the 100 miles on them and set of factory 10 slot rims were installed. Thanks for looking Have a great day

Sorry I dd not have time to give any thorough description of the cars in my photos, I had to do it on the fly.

Here are a few more photos.

Another forgotten cost is shipping, which had to be about 15-20% of the final cost of my projects, and mine were DIY's, except for the paint and chrome. Shops on either coast can have a higher cost factor built in then those in center of the country. All we can hope for is long after the price of the restoration is forgotten the quality remains, and it always brings a smile when you look at finished product for years to come. Good luck with your search.

I agree.

Maybe you should change the tittle of the thread to be more specific.

Speaking of make and model, why not share that information with us? We still don't know exactly what you need.

I am sure Harmon's is a fine rebuilder, I have used both of these vendors in the past: Booster Dewey in Oregon Booster Dewey and Karps in Chino California, they also did silver cad plating which I needed for both the booster and master cylinder cap. Karps Power Brake Service and Sleeving

That was the same thought that crossed my mind.

John, everything was making sense, but I never met anyone who admired pouring concrete! Just joking!

Did you contact the person who contacted you and mention how you feel? It could be something as simple as an oversight, or the person who started the project might not have finished it. It can't hurt to ask. Danbury Mint built a model of a car that I happened to own a good example for them to use. They used my car for the template and came from Connecticut to my home on Long Island for three weekends straight. It was interesting for the first 45 minutes to an hour, and after that it was pretty boring. When they were done sent me two models of the car they produced. As luck goes everything was identical except they decided to change the color to suntan copper.

One is half Green

Thats pretty cool, learn something new everyday. Thanks for sharing if this was in the photo forum I would have never saw it, I am glad it is here!

Great find good luck

By any chance was that car on SW 31st street? I recall seeing a similar one there last year.

Could it have been for MPH to KPH? The ratio gear just swaps out in the transmission, it is just a nylon gear. GM uses a different color for each ratio rear end

Watching the Stooges this past weekend and saw them destroy this 36? Ford Coupe

They used to show that information in Chiltons or Motors manuals. Or if you can find a copy of a 1978 Cadillac Shop Manual the information will be in there

Glenn, GM tried that with the Cosworth Vega, limited production, EFI, a few hundred less then Corvette and grand more than a Camaro. Expensive drivetrain with finicky electronics in on a bad platform, it was a pig with lipstick. The one I had was fun to drive and fast when it when it ran. Great observation!

I recall reading somewhere many years ago there were laws against exiting and entering onto the traffic side or the drivers side the vehicle in some of the major cities. It was to be viewed as a selling feature at the time. Safe egress to the passenger side of the car away from traffic. Again, I am going off something I recall reading over 30 years ago.

Seems like the water could be adding a to of weight to the vehicle. It was an idea that was evolving.