The sounds! The starter sound cranking, the whoosh when it started, the whine of that 350 tranny, even the push of air when you hit the brakes. Wow, every one teleported me back to 1972 in my Grandma’s new 1972 Impala.
Hey Adam, your low mileage Monte Carlo is stunning!! One of the classiest Chevrolets ever made. Thanks for sharing this gorgeous Monte Carlo with us!! 👍👍🙂
I saw the Eldorado in it also! In the lines of the rear quarter sheet metal. And the fender skirts! I also saw a bit of Grand Prix. And from the rear, Oldsmobile. This is a really special car. The styling elements are so subtle, yet the overall look is quite substantial. A less is more kind of thing.
I had the pleasure of growing up with my Dad's 76 Monte, absolutely stunning and a dream to drive. Like your 72, even the ignition and directional sounds bring me right back! You have a BEAUTIFUL piece of history right there, shame they can't make 'em more like this! Miss my Dad, miss that car, and miss the old days. Thanks for dusting off those memories for me.
Frank had one of these - Chevy went beyond themselves with this one. Check out the taillights, very stylish. His had the 454 and it sailed down the highway …
Awesome Monte Carlo, Adam. I had to laugh when you mentioned being nervous of other drivers in such a low mileage and irreplaceable classic. Having driven around Detroit, I’d be much more worried about the road conditions… particularly the heaving concrete at the expansion joints. Shops that replace struts and do alignments there must be busy! 😉 Cheers, John 👍👍👍
Our roads are pretty nasty. I wouldn't even try and do a restomod with huge wheels and rubber bands for tires up here. But then I'm 62 and love these for as they were.
And the different eras of Ford starters: The old 1960s sounding starters lasted until maybe the early to mid 1980s, and then they changed to a similar looking starter which sounded a little different - the cranking 'tone' was a little lower on the later ones. Then in the early 1990s, they went with the smaller gear reduction starters, which sound like a Toyota or Honda.
Absolutely gorgeous original car. Reminds me of my blue on blue '85 Monte bench seat base coupe. Not every car was a beefed up hot rod like they're represented now.
Watching you start that Monte immediately teleported me back to sitting on the couch with my Mom, watching my all time favorite mid-70s game show “Split Second” hosted by Tom Kennedy. The bonus round had the contestant pick one of five mid-range GM vehicles, and if it started they’d win it. The cool part? They didn’t use sound effects; either the contestant got it to start, or if they didn’t pick the right car, a stage manager would start the winning car (to ensure the prize was for real). My personal fave? Any time they featured a Chevy Chevelle Laguna (wagon or coupe - loved them both)
@@MNBluestater You’re right! That show was perfect for the ADD in all of us lol. And oh man I was such a huge fanboy of Tom Kennedy. To me he epitomized 70s charm without the ick factor.
Adam, I love all your cars but I have to say this Monte is my favorite especially since I had my own buckskin colored 77 Monte with swivel buckets and rally wheels. Bought that Monte new and had for 18 years. Wish I had never sold it. Really smooth driving and riding and as you said effortless steering.
Very nice car! I have been a Ford fan my entire life, but the '72 Monte Carlo was the first Chevrolet that I ever really liked, aside from the Corvette. The styling was just superb on that car. And to have one with such low mileage is truly amazing!
Great to see this Monte, Adam. My very first new car was a ‘72 Monte Carlo (350 V8) in Sequoia green with white vinyl top and rally wheel rings/hub. I wanted an 8-track, but would have made payments too much!! It will be fifty years ago in July since I bought it for about $3,600 (Memphis, TN) and I still think it was a beautifully designed car. Thanks for your interesting and unique channel.
I had a 1973 model with 350 4 barrel and A/C but otherwise it was a base model because it was an ugly color of pea-ish green. I inherited it from my grandmother who knew the salesman and the dealership couldn't move it before the end of the month. So my Grandma got a great deal on a great car. I have to be honest and say I liked the gorgeous exaggerated fender design in 1973. I believe I read somewhere that the fenders were a John DeLorean design? The doors seemed to weigh 500+ pounds each. While putting on chains for the second time that day in Northern CA. I noticed that the door blocked the freezing wind so I left it open. While bent over with my head down below the door latch panel securing the left rear chain. The wind blew that heavy door and smashed my head. Hard. I'm lucky I didn't get knocked out and frozen to death. If you find a low milage 1973, that you don't want, let me know. LOL. I put a lot of freeway miles, mostly I-5 and I-10, on it as my folks lived in Medford, Oregon and I went to med school in LA and then to San Antonio for residency. I nervously took my best friends gorgeous sister on a date in ~ 1982. Not great judgement but I still remember driving a mile or two in the car and she blurted out. Wow, this car rides great. And it did. It broke a valve spring that I fixed myself. And a thermostat went out. It's amazing that fixing the thermostat was removing two easily accessible bolts after walking a couple of miles to K-Mart for a new t-stat and gasket. Try that on any modern car...like a BMW. Thanks for showing us the beautiful 1972 Monte Carlo. The Blue is nice.
K Mart? You probably could've picked up some yellow Accel spark plug wires and a chrome air filter and maybe some chrome valve covers while you were there. I never did see Cragar wheels for sale in K Mart though, at least not where I grew up.
@@DanEBoyd It was the closest store so we took a shot. It goes to show you how ubiquitous the Chevy Small Block was back then that, in 1983, K-Mart carried T-stats for them. I was in school and broke so no chrome or Cragars for me. A friend of mine had an early BMW, 1970 2002(?), and asked me if I could help him change his thermostat. It was this bizarre contraption that took us all day. I guess that since it gets cold in Germany, this thing would open up to the inside heater very early before anything went to the radiator. Complex hose routing, etc. This was just after I did my Monte Carlo that was so cheap, simple and easy to change.
1st Gen M/Cs were beautiful, 2nd gens looked good too. You could get these in a Super Sport model with a 4 speed manual trans. at least in 1970 and 71.✊😏
Essentially you are doing the new car test drive of a 1972 new car buyer. What a treat. Hope you enjoy it for many more miles. Drive ‘em if you’ve got ‘em. I rewatched the 1969 Eldorado feature video and would love to see a road test of some of the early channel feature such as it and the black Riviera.
The Grand Prix was the best of the bunch, though, but you have an outstanding specimen there, Adam. When you put the camera up to the exhaust pipe, I swear I could smell those fumes!
I remember growing up as a kid in the 70's seeing these all over the neighborhoods. The owners generally really liked them too and were happy with the combination of style and power the tried and true Small block 350 gave. My favorite years are the 81 to 88 Montes with the 305 4 BBL V8 and 200 R4 transmission that gave decent power and mid to high twenties gas mileage on a highway trip!
Geez Adam, that garage is a little small for your great cars! This Monte is one of my all time favorites, cant beat that running gear for sure. Classic lines that will always look great. The fool in the Toyota was probably admiring your Monte and his foot slipped off the brake!
Very beautiful Monte Carlo. Love the color and condition is just unbelievable. I think this is my second favorite after the 1972 Marquis Brougham coupe.
This Car is sporty & elegant 70 threw 72 the best of all the years period safety is responsibility of the driver safety features on a vehicle are just an aid or tool to assist the driver it’s up to the driver to develope skills & obey traffic laws
Beautiful. I love the narrow strip of painted roof adjacent the edges of the vinyl top. Cadillac did that too, through 1973, on hardtops. To me, at first glance, the rear taillights etc. scream Oldsmobile. Lovely car. Thank you!
I love that generation. My late brother in law drove a silver one with a black top. He always had cool cars. Thanks for reminding me of him and his car!
Beautiful car. Really like that color blue that Chevy had back then. Cars today are so bland. I see the fasten seat belt indicator on the dash. I think that came as required about midway through he 72 production run. Do you have the build sheet?
What the hell!?!? Did people just buy cars like this and keep them for conversation pieces!?!? 50 year old car with 1800 miles!?!? Nice car. My first car was a '70 Monte with same 350 2 bbl
I think what I like the most about Adam’s channel is that his house and garage look like mine. There’s a modesty that’s missing from a lot of car channels.
When GM made the best cars in the world, the late seventies GM began a rapid decline and Cadillac led the way into the Abyss with the garbage they called luxury cars that were a joke!
Your enthusiasm for classic cars really shows. Not only do I get to hear wonderful cars like this. I also get to see them go down the road as their designers intended. Epic.
70 threw 72 I would want one truly fully equipped then you know you have arrived your at the high end of the Chevy Spectrum Monte Carlo is a personal luxury coupe your a cut above Caprice.
This drive along was a blast! I love the sights/sounds and smells of these older cars. The gauge cluster bears a lot of styling resemblance to that of my 67 Impala. I love the "whine" of the transmission through 1st gear (I have the TH400) on these older transmissions as well.
Great memories of my first car a 1971 monte carlo with console and bucket seats. Both my newborn daughters came home in that car. I drove it for 20 years. It always look very classy.
Great car! My friend and I rented a large garage back in 1999 whose previous owner had passed away, for storage as well as some light work to be done on our project cars. We were told that the garage/metal storage unit was a 'mess' and had cars and equipment still in it. In the corner was a 71 MC, dark gold or greenish gold on blk. The keys were in the door. There was a note inside. "Title missing, does not run". Well, we played with it and got it running. Seemed to be a bare bones car. P/S, Pdiscs, AM radio, bench seat, column shift A/T, F78 tires..But upon further inspection, this thing had the 350 4bbl ( i forget the code) with dual exhaust ( long rotted off) and 3.42 posi rear as factory equipment. Odometer said 5k, but we didn't know for sure, yet the engine looked untouched. There were 2 of those special fan shrouds in the trunk and apparently they go for big $. The car got sold to a collector in 01.
I know in one YT video by either Adam or another expert they mentioned the clocks were easy to fix, but I recall never seeing a dashboard clock of the analog era that functioned after a few years of age. Being it was considered "something else to break" my parents never owned a car with a built-in clock until the digital radio became standard issue in the '80s!
@@70sleftover I read somewhere that the typical '60s-'70s car clock's main problem is usually something really simple like dirty electrical contacts. I've also heard that a lot of refrigerators, with mechanical timers for defrost, get thrown out when the only problem is gunk and crap miring up the timer...
You sure have some collection. I have to wonder who buys a new car to park it and never drive it? The cars I have driven with a 350 in them have all been powerful. Those engines were stout but they do use a lot of gas.
I got my driver’s license in 1972. My father bought a new Skylark that year which was a very nice car too. The local Chevrolet dealership had a Monte Carlo on the lot and I tried to talk my father into buying that instead but it was several hundred dollars more. Several hundred doesn’t sound like much today, but in 1972 it was the difference between affordability and more than my parents could handle. The 1972 Monte Carlo has always been my favorite.
That car and it's condition is a showstopper. I've always had a soft spot for the Monte Carlo or a Cutlass too, all the way into the mid 80's. We've had quite a few Montees in the family, mostly later 70's and a few early 80's models way back when. This takes me back. Before I came along my parents in the mid 70's had a burgundy 74 Landau and I always liked seeing it in pictures. I more than enjoyed this one as I've been waiting, thanks Adam.
I wish I still had my Monte. I bought used in 77. I graduated HS 78. My buddy’s dad had an auto parts store. He laughed when I said it will be a classic one day😏
Wow, what a beautiful car! I have always loved the first gen Montes and seeing one that is in this original of condition and not modified is very rare. Love the side skirts. 1800 miles only (!!!!)
I miss my 1970 Monte. Took out the 350 and put in a 406ci motor with around 400hp. Also, of the 24 cars I've owned in my lifetime, the Monte had THE LOUDEST horn.
These early 1970's Monte Carlos were beautifully styled personal luxury vehicles. I worked part time in a local service station in 1973. A regular customer owned a black-on-black 1971 SS 454 that he brought to the station for routine maintenance service. It was simply gorgeous. I loved just driving that Monte in and out of the service bay. At the time, I knew it was a very special car. It was many years later when I discovered that it was only 1 of 1,919 SS 454 Monte Carlos manufactured by Chevrolet that model year.
That is one gorgeous car. You always have some real nice lookers here. I’ve always loved the first generation Monte Carlos. Keep up the great videos 👍👍
In almost every video, you speak about 2 and 4 barrel carbs which you give an excellent review of. I was wondering if you do a more in depth explanation of the positives and negatives of each. Also, if it is not too much trouble. Could you also include 3 barrel carbs? I don't know much about them if they are stock or after market performance. But, if you have info on 3 barrels, I would really enjoy hearing you educated and knowledge filled opinion and review of all 3 types of carbs such as design, intended use of each as well as the positives and negatives of each. Thank you for reading the ramblings of a fan.
My first car...LT1 corvette motor.driving underage without a license...finally impounded and lost..been looking 40 years for another one... 138571K130578 MEMORIES!
Now here's a car that brings back memories. My parents had a 1977 Monte Carlo when I was little--the next model, but very similar on the inside, with the same engine (and that same eight-track player with the mirrored tape door). It was metallic chocolate brown with a tan vinyl landau roof. My father custom-ordered it--the first, and I believe last, time he ever did that--and he regretted telling four-year-old me about it, because I reportedly asked him if it was ready just about every day until it arrived. :)
Love these Montes. Prefer them over the Camaros. The hoop style shifter that came with the bucket seats was great. This was the era where high trim Chevys and cheapened Cadillacs began to converge.
Our Commonwealths Attorney had a 72 that I used to work on for him. I had a 72 grand Prix at the same time he had that. Beautiful car and has so much more class than ANY of the new ones.
Ah yes the TH350 transmissions are no comparison to the somewhat disappointing 4L60 and 4L60e replacement. Not knocking on the 4L's, but they are no comparison to the almighty TH350.
takes me back to '71 when a neighbor was the first in town to own a Monte - very similar tours same color in and out with 350 2b. It was a mover that was known as the "poor man's Eldo", but I thought of it as more of a wise guy's Chevelle.
A very upscale car for the money, check out the classic commercial from the 1970 debut featuring an eatery owner being visited by the taxmen who think the Monte Carlo is a pricey import... 'It's a Chevrolet! It's a CHEVROLET!'
Nice ride. Small constructive criticism maybe, perhaps you could point the camera away from the steering wheel so that it could focus on the road ahead a little more and avoid the distracting constant auto-focus hunting? Thanks for sharing.
Well, Adam.. I see I'm late to the party with this video.. "Better late than never"... What an absolute GM.. GEM. Gosh. I miss riding in those cars.. they were "real" cars. I can't think of a better person to have your collection than you. "KUDOS".
The sounds! The starter sound cranking, the whoosh when it started, the whine of that 350 tranny, even the push of air when you hit the brakes. Wow, every one teleported me back to 1972 in my Grandma’s new 1972 Impala.
Reminds me of my ‘73 Cemtury.
Hey Adam, your low mileage Monte Carlo is stunning!! One of the classiest Chevrolets ever made. Thanks for sharing this gorgeous Monte Carlo with us!! 👍👍🙂
Love the sound of a small block V8 - especially when pulling out from a corner.
It looks like a baby Eldorado, which is exactly what GM was going for.
I saw the Eldorado in it also! In the lines of the rear quarter sheet metal. And the fender skirts!
I also saw a bit of Grand Prix.
And from the rear, Oldsmobile.
This is a really special car. The styling elements are so subtle, yet the overall look is quite substantial. A less is more kind of thing.
I had the pleasure of growing up with my Dad's 76 Monte, absolutely stunning and a dream to drive. Like your 72, even the ignition and directional sounds bring me right back! You have a BEAUTIFUL piece of history right there, shame they can't make 'em more like this!
Miss my Dad, miss that car, and miss the old days. Thanks for dusting off those memories for me.
Frank had one of these - Chevy went beyond themselves with this one. Check out the taillights, very stylish.
His had the 454 and it sailed down the highway …
I just noticed that the Monte Carlo's taillights are very similar to the 1971-72 Oldsmobile 98 taillights.
Beauty of a machine! I would be paranoid driving a car that nice in traffic. And those kamikaze deer you have encountered before...
Great car, I own his cousin Pontiac Luxury Lemans 1972 with same engine/trans since 1995, still a pleasure to drive!
Cool rides, I really enjoyed the peaceful drive video of the Monte you just published. Take care!
Always liked that body style of the Monte! 👍🙂
Had a 1970 350/300 hp in my monte back in 79 when I got out of high school. That thing could run for being factory stock
Beautiful car! So many memories of riding around in my dad's Monte Carlo in the '70's...WOW! Thanks Adam!! :)
Awesome Monte Carlo, Adam. I had to laugh when you mentioned being nervous of other drivers in such a low mileage and irreplaceable classic. Having driven around Detroit, I’d be much more worried about the road conditions… particularly the heaving concrete at the expansion joints. Shops that replace struts and do alignments there must be busy! 😉 Cheers, John 👍👍👍
Our roads are pretty nasty. I wouldn't even try and do a restomod with huge wheels and rubber bands for tires up here. But then I'm 62 and love these for as they were.
Wow, what a time capsule! Beautiful car Adam.
Even as a small child I could identify the distinct sounds of starters on the big three.
Same here- the big three plus Toyota and Honda all had distinct sounds. It was fun to call them out.
And the different eras of Ford starters: The old 1960s sounding starters lasted until maybe the early to mid 1980s, and then they changed to a similar looking starter which sounded a little different - the cranking 'tone' was a little lower on the later ones. Then in the early 1990s, they went with the smaller gear reduction starters, which sound like a Toyota or Honda.
It let's you know it's ready to go!!
*Chrysler starters sound the best.*
@@joeskeptical4762 lmao no they don't. The GM starters sounded the best!! A nice crisp start on a great car like the Monte Carlos
I’d take an unrestored low mileage car any day over a restored one. Gorgeous car.
Now that's a classy car-
Absolutely gorgeous original car. Reminds me of my blue on blue '85 Monte bench seat base coupe. Not every car was a beefed up hot rod like they're represented now.
Watching you start that Monte immediately teleported me back to sitting on the couch with my Mom, watching my all time favorite mid-70s game show “Split Second” hosted by Tom Kennedy. The bonus round had the contestant pick one of five mid-range GM vehicles, and if it started they’d win it. The cool part? They didn’t use sound effects; either the contestant got it to start, or if they didn’t pick the right car, a stage manager would start the winning car (to ensure the prize was for real). My personal fave? Any time they featured a Chevy Chevelle Laguna (wagon or coupe - loved them both)
Loved that show too-it was basically Jeopardy on speed. Tom Kennedy was phenomenal.
@@MNBluestater You’re right! That show was perfect for the ADD in all of us lol. And oh man I was such a huge fanboy of Tom Kennedy. To me he epitomized 70s charm without the ick factor.
There are a handful of 70's episodes of "Split Second" on You Tube. Among them are a few episodes in black and white from earlier in the run.
do you have any idea why it was hardly driven? so nice, thanks for sharing! i wouldn't otherwise get to experience these childhood cars.
Thats what I was going to ask. Clearly it was purchased then purposely stored.
@@giggiddy Maybe the owner passed away back in the day and the spouse refused to sell it. I have heard a few stories like that.
@@jeffrobodine8579 Definitely makes sense. It just always intrigues me when something is preserved so well after many decades. Cheers!
What a nice Monte! Thanks for sharing!
This is my favorite car so far! Thank you for sharing!
Adam, I love all your cars but I have to say this Monte is my favorite especially since I had my own buckskin colored 77 Monte with swivel buckets and rally wheels. Bought that Monte new and had for 18 years. Wish I had never sold it. Really smooth driving and riding and as you said effortless steering.
Very nice car! I have been a Ford fan my entire life, but the '72 Monte Carlo was the first Chevrolet that I ever really liked, aside from the Corvette. The styling was just superb on that car. And to have one with such low mileage is truly amazing!
My '70 Bel Air had the 350. What a sweet running engine. Smooth, quiet and torquey
Great to see this Monte, Adam. My very first new car was a ‘72 Monte Carlo (350 V8) in Sequoia green with white vinyl top and rally wheel rings/hub. I wanted an 8-track, but would have made payments too much!! It will be fifty years ago in July since I bought it for about $3,600 (Memphis, TN) and I still think it was a beautifully designed car.
Thanks for your interesting and unique channel.
Man, I wish you could still get a decent brand new car sub $20K nowadays. I guess with inflation that would cost $33K today lol
I had a 1973 model with 350 4 barrel and A/C but otherwise it was a base model because it was an ugly color of pea-ish green. I inherited it from my grandmother who knew the salesman and the dealership couldn't move it before the end of the month. So my Grandma got a great deal on a great car. I have to be honest and say I liked the gorgeous exaggerated fender design in 1973. I believe I read somewhere that the fenders were a John DeLorean design?
The doors seemed to weigh 500+ pounds each. While putting on chains for the second time that day in Northern CA. I noticed that the door blocked the freezing wind so I left it open. While bent over with my head down below the door latch panel securing the left rear chain. The wind blew that heavy door and smashed my head. Hard. I'm lucky I didn't get knocked out and frozen to death. If you find a low milage 1973, that you don't want, let me know. LOL.
I put a lot of freeway miles, mostly I-5 and I-10, on it as my folks lived in Medford, Oregon and I went to med school in LA and then to San Antonio for residency. I nervously took my best friends gorgeous sister on a date in ~ 1982. Not great judgement but I still remember driving a mile or two in the car and she blurted out. Wow, this car rides great. And it did.
It broke a valve spring that I fixed myself. And a thermostat went out. It's amazing that fixing the thermostat was removing two easily accessible bolts after walking a couple of miles to K-Mart for a new t-stat and gasket. Try that on any modern car...like a BMW. Thanks for showing us the beautiful 1972 Monte Carlo. The Blue is nice.
K Mart? You probably could've picked up some yellow Accel spark plug wires and a chrome air filter and maybe some chrome valve covers while you were there. I never did see Cragar wheels for sale in K Mart though, at least not where I grew up.
@@DanEBoyd It was the closest store so we took a shot. It goes to show you how ubiquitous the Chevy Small Block was back then that, in 1983, K-Mart carried T-stats for them.
I was in school and broke so no chrome or Cragars for me.
A friend of mine had an early BMW, 1970 2002(?), and asked me if I could help him change his thermostat. It was this bizarre contraption that took us all day. I guess that since it gets cold in Germany, this thing would open up to the inside heater very early before anything went to the radiator. Complex hose routing, etc. This was just after I did my Monte Carlo that was so cheap, simple and easy to change.
Class Act Sir ! Thanks for sharing
1st Gen M/Cs were beautiful, 2nd gens looked good too. You could get these in a Super Sport model with a 4 speed manual trans. at least in 1970 and 71.✊😏
Essentially you are doing the new car test drive of a 1972 new car buyer. What a treat.
Hope you enjoy it for many more miles. Drive ‘em if you’ve got ‘em.
I rewatched the 1969 Eldorado feature video and would love to see a road test of some of the early channel feature such as it and the black Riviera.
The Grand Prix was the best of the bunch, though, but you have an outstanding specimen there, Adam. When you put the camera up to the exhaust pipe, I swear I could smell those fumes!
You're right about that!! I had a 72 GP model J I sure miss it!!
@@philipancell516 I had a '77 GP. It looked really nice. One of the best GM designs.
@@paulparoma I had a GF that had a 77. It was green with the white landau top and white interior. Very nice.
@@philipancell516 My friend had one like that. Really pretty. Mine was black/silver, with a black interior. Very dramatic.
I remember growing up as a kid in the 70's seeing these all over the neighborhoods. The owners generally really liked them too and were happy with the combination of style and power the tried and true Small block 350 gave. My favorite years are the 81 to 88 Montes with the 305 4 BBL V8 and 200 R4 transmission that gave decent power and mid to high twenties gas mileage on a highway trip!
Off topic but were the 200 R4's pretty bad like the 700 R4's? Or nah?
Geez Adam, that garage is a little small for your great cars! This Monte is one of my all time favorites, cant beat that running gear for sure. Classic lines that will always look great. The fool in the Toyota was probably admiring your Monte and his foot slipped off the brake!
Loved that exhaust note for sure! Great color combination also
Very beautiful Monte Carlo. Love the color and condition is just unbelievable. I think this is my second favorite after the 1972 Marquis Brougham coupe.
This Car is sporty & elegant 70 threw 72 the best of all the years period safety is responsibility of the driver safety features on a vehicle are just an aid or tool to assist the driver it’s up to the driver to develope skills & obey traffic laws
One of the more popular body styles of the Monte Carlo.
I loved the Colonnade cars of the 70s
Thanks!
Thank you!
Beautiful. I love the narrow strip of painted roof adjacent the edges of the vinyl top. Cadillac did that too, through 1973, on hardtops.
To me, at first glance, the rear taillights etc. scream Oldsmobile.
Lovely car. Thank you!
@CH67guy1
True about the taillamps, indeed they do look like they are from the Olds 98 of similar vintage.
They are called "halo vinyl tops" and they are super cool!
Effing was about to pull out right in front of you in his POS POD.
I love that generation. My late brother in law drove a silver one with a black top. He always had cool cars. Thanks for reminding me of him and his car!
What a treat...
Beautiful Monte Carlo! Makes me wish I still had my '72 Chevelle Malibu 2 dr hardtop
After 1975 GM in general started their slow downward death spiral.
For me it was after 1972, with each year getting progressively worse. Especially when those 5 mph bumpers started becoming more and more hideous
Beautiful car. Really like that color blue that Chevy had back then. Cars today are so bland. I see the fasten seat belt indicator on the dash. I think that came as required about midway through he 72 production run. Do you have the build sheet?
What the hell!?!? Did people just buy cars like this and keep them for conversation pieces!?!? 50 year old car with 1800 miles!?!? Nice car. My first car was a '70 Monte with same 350 2 bbl
holy fan shroud Batman!
I think what I like the most about Adam’s channel is that his house and garage look like mine. There’s a modesty that’s missing from a lot of car channels.
Nice car. It is always a worry when you drive your classic amongst people who got their licence from Kelloggs.
The start-up reminded me of how there is an “art” to awakening a “non-fuel-injected” car……!!!
Push the gas pedal to the floor and release. This presets the automatic choke.
Is that your STS on the street?
When GM made the best cars in the world, the late seventies GM began a rapid decline and Cadillac led the way into the Abyss with the garbage they called luxury cars that were a joke!
Made back when a Chevrolet didn't feel cheap, GM at that time could actually produce a decent machine then...
Your enthusiasm for classic cars really shows. Not only do I get to hear wonderful cars like this. I also get to see them go down the road as their designers intended. Epic.
What a marvelous time machine!
70 threw 72 I would want one truly fully equipped then you know you have arrived your at the high end of the Chevy Spectrum Monte Carlo is a personal luxury coupe your a cut above Caprice.
One of my favorite cars.. yours is amazing!
Just a perfect ride.
Watching that gas hand swing when you hit the pedal, and turn corners is classic.
It shows how superior the interior of the 72 Monte Carlo is to the 73 Monte Carlo, especially the door panels.
This drive along was a blast! I love the sights/sounds and smells of these older cars. The gauge cluster bears a lot of styling resemblance to that of my 67 Impala. I love the "whine" of the transmission through 1st gear (I have the TH400) on these older transmissions as well.
Great memories of my first car a 1971 monte carlo with console and bucket seats. Both my newborn daughters came home in that car. I drove it for 20 years. It always look very classy.
I just put 8000 miles in 3 weeks, that car has 1800 in 50 years!
Great car! My friend and I rented a large garage back in 1999 whose previous owner had passed away, for storage as well as some light work to be done on our project cars. We were told that the garage/metal storage unit was a 'mess' and had cars and equipment still in it. In the corner was a 71 MC, dark gold or greenish gold on blk. The keys were in the door. There was a note inside. "Title missing, does not run". Well, we played with it and got it running. Seemed to be a bare bones car. P/S, Pdiscs, AM radio, bench seat, column shift A/T, F78 tires..But upon further inspection, this thing had the 350 4bbl ( i forget the code) with dual exhaust ( long rotted off) and 3.42 posi rear as factory equipment. Odometer said 5k, but we didn't know for sure, yet the engine looked untouched. There were 2 of those special fan shrouds in the trunk and apparently they go for big $. The car got sold to a collector in 01.
Nice ride Adam!!! 350/350 combo sounds great! Fan shroud the deepest on record!
I had one of these, bought it brand new. I notice your clock wasn't working, which is normal. If it was working something would be wrong.
I know in one YT video by either Adam or another expert they mentioned the clocks were easy to fix, but I recall never seeing a dashboard clock of the analog era that functioned after a few years of age. Being it was considered "something else to break" my parents never owned a car with a built-in clock until the digital radio became standard issue in the '80s!
@@70sleftover I read somewhere that the typical '60s-'70s car clock's main problem is usually something really simple like dirty electrical contacts.
I've also heard that a lot of refrigerators, with mechanical timers for defrost, get thrown out when the only problem is gunk and crap miring up the timer...
Your cars are amazing. I really have been enjoying watching all your videos the last 8 months.
This may sound weird but I can still recall how those cars smelled when new!
Smell is very strong memory
I still have a memory of the smell of my new 77 Monte. A truly beautiful car.
That's all I ask for in a car, it starts from the seat and pulls out of it's tracks.
Its beautiful )))
You sure have some collection. I have to wonder who buys a new car to park it and never drive it? The cars I have driven with a 350 in them have all been powerful. Those engines were stout but they do use a lot of gas.
I owed a 74 350 . You have a very nice car.
I got my driver’s license in 1972. My father bought a new Skylark that year which was a very nice car too. The local Chevrolet dealership had a Monte Carlo on the lot and I tried to talk my father into buying that instead but it was several hundred dollars more. Several hundred doesn’t sound like much today, but in 1972 it was the difference between affordability and more than my parents could handle. The 1972 Monte Carlo has always been my favorite.
My favorite car, of all the cars I've owned, was my 1974 Monte Carlo. Thanks for the memories!
I can smell that exhaust from here
Hi Adam, awesome '72 Monte Carlo. I love the fact that it has the fender skirts. Beautiful and luxurious. Thanks for sharing!
Thank you Adam. This is such a treat. Wow wow wow.
That car and it's condition is a showstopper. I've always had a soft spot for the Monte Carlo or a Cutlass too, all the way into the mid 80's.
We've had quite a few Montees in the family, mostly later 70's and a few early 80's models way back when. This takes me back. Before I came along my parents in the mid 70's had a burgundy 74 Landau and I always liked seeing it in pictures.
I more than enjoyed this one as I've been waiting, thanks Adam.
I wish I still had my Monte. I bought used in 77. I graduated HS 78. My buddy’s dad had an auto parts store. He laughed when I said it will be a classic one day😏
Here's the beautiful Monte Carlo firing up. Gotta love the sound of the Small Block Chevy 350.
Had two cars with that powertrain. Had a 72' Impala same color blue. Nice!
Great looking car, 72 Impala.
Glad I went along on this ride
I really miss my 1st Gen Monte's
OMG I am in love! Beautiful car and one of my all time favorite models from GM. Thanks for sharing.
Wow, what a beautiful car! I have always loved the first gen Montes and seeing one that is in this original of condition and not modified is very rare. Love the side skirts. 1800 miles only (!!!!)
I see the clock doesn't work. I wonder if any clocks ever worked more than six months back in the seventies.
Me, too.
I wanna get a 72 monte carlo 1 day
Beautiful Chevy!
I miss my 1970 Monte. Took out the 350 and put in a 406ci motor with around 400hp. Also, of the 24 cars I've owned in my lifetime, the Monte had THE LOUDEST horn.
These early 1970's Monte Carlos were beautifully styled personal luxury vehicles. I worked part time in a local service station in 1973. A regular customer owned a black-on-black 1971 SS 454 that he brought to the station for routine maintenance service. It was simply gorgeous. I loved just driving that Monte in and out of the service bay. At the time, I knew it was a very special car. It was many years later when I discovered that it was only 1 of 1,919 SS 454 Monte Carlos manufactured by Chevrolet that model year.
That is one gorgeous car. You always have some real nice lookers here. I’ve always loved the first generation Monte Carlos. Keep up the great videos 👍👍
In almost every video, you speak about 2 and 4 barrel carbs which you give an excellent review of. I was wondering if you do a more in depth explanation of the positives and negatives of each. Also, if it is not too much trouble. Could you also include 3 barrel carbs? I don't know much about them if they are stock or after market performance. But, if you have info on 3 barrels, I would really enjoy hearing you educated and knowledge filled opinion and review of all 3 types of carbs such as design, intended use of each as well as the positives and negatives of each. Thank you for reading the ramblings of a fan.
My first car...LT1 corvette motor.driving underage without a license...finally impounded and lost..been looking 40 years for another one...
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MEMORIES!
Now here's a car that brings back memories. My parents had a 1977 Monte Carlo when I was little--the next model, but very similar on the inside, with the same engine (and that same eight-track player with the mirrored tape door). It was metallic chocolate brown with a tan vinyl landau roof. My father custom-ordered it--the first, and I believe last, time he ever did that--and he regretted telling four-year-old me about it, because I reportedly asked him if it was ready just about every day until it arrived. :)
Holy Rose Food! A brand new 72 Monte Carlo, beautiful!
Love these Montes. Prefer them over the Camaros.
The hoop style shifter that came with the bucket seats was great. This was the era where high trim Chevys and cheapened Cadillacs began to converge.
Our Commonwealths Attorney had a 72 that I used to work on for him. I had a 72 grand Prix at the same time he had that. Beautiful car and has so much more class than ANY of the new ones.
Ah yes the TH350 transmissions are no comparison to the somewhat disappointing 4L60 and 4L60e replacement. Not knocking on the 4L's, but they are no comparison to the almighty TH350.
takes me back to '71 when a neighbor was the first in town to own a Monte - very similar tours same color in and out with 350 2b. It was a mover that was known as the "poor man's Eldo", but I thought of it as more of a wise guy's Chevelle.
A very upscale car for the money, check out the classic commercial from the 1970 debut featuring an eatery owner being visited by the taxmen who think the Monte Carlo is a pricey import... 'It's a Chevrolet! It's a CHEVROLET!'
Nice ride. Small constructive criticism maybe, perhaps you could point the camera away from the steering wheel so that it could focus on the road ahead a little more and avoid the distracting constant auto-focus hunting? Thanks for sharing.
Well, Adam.. I see I'm late to the party with this video.. "Better late than never"... What an absolute GM.. GEM. Gosh. I miss riding in those cars.. they were "real" cars. I can't think of a better person to have your collection than you. "KUDOS".