The Monte Carlo with the Nascar wheels and tires looked perfect for a country boy into fast cars! That was a great choice for FF and gave it a real feel. Unfinished look is what made it AWESOME!
Nascar tires on big block muscle car that doesn't look pretty but "does it job" is probably my favorite car of the series it made so much sense and added so much to the character
If I saw a SRT-10 Viper next to a Monte Carlo with slick tyres and a stripped interior in High School I would definely pay way more attention to the Carlo.
I would too especially for the fact that in the movie it proved that despite it looks mostly stock and looks like it's at best a literal daily driver, it's a monster on the street.
High school kids in real life: can barely afford a used Honda civic. High school kid in tokyo drift: check out my nascar monte carlo with a 500 cubic big block
Different times i guess Taku King. Good friend of mine was driving a '75 Camaro with a built 427/TH400 set-up in HS (circa '89/'90). And it also looked similar to the Monte Carlo shown here, lol!
Jason Schimonsky I agree, it's my fav car out of any movie and it just looks realistic, like something someone with no fucks to give about anything but speed would build
My first car I purchased in high school. In 2005 other kids had Honda’s and eclipses. I bought a 72 Monte Carlo with horseshoe shifter bucket seats and a 253 single legged in the back with a 402 big block. Loved it
Mine was a gun metal gray 88 Camaro rs. Nothing special but it was to me I bought it for 300 bucks non running I replaced the fuel pump and a few minor things like plugs and wires and rallied the hell out of it for 3 or 4 years. Then sold it for a cool 1600. I wish I had never sold it but my parents needed help with rent.
This was one of, if not the best F&F cars because there was no BS about this car. The car could actually do what the Movie said the car could do. None of the import tuner cars could actually do what the movies said they could do. Great Video !!!
I'm someone who absolutely loves Monte Carlo's. This one is no different. I loved the ratty look of it and the interior reminds me of a NASCAR stockcar from the 80s. And I love just about anything that has Goodyear Eagles on it.
I feel like that first moment where Sean fires up the Monte Carlo after saying "Wow, you can read the brochure" should have been an "oh shit" moment for Clay, if he had known anything about cars that is. Grandma's Buick doesn't sound like that ;)
It is a true shame that the 1970 (1969-1972) Monte Carlo's never gained the recognition it so deserves. I love those cars , I was born in the '70 and Monte's are my favorite. Would love to see Sean's character back in the series since Paul Walker is gone . Bring his character back & his 70 Monte
You are absolutely correct. I did not give the Monte Carlo a second thought when I was younger. I can certainly appreciate it now and think it was a great choice for the movie.
I find it funny that people would complain it doesn’t look finished. Like, that’s the point lol. He’s a teenager with very little money trying to build something fast for cheap, it’s probably his first car, of course it’s ugly. It has every reason to be. That just makes it that much cooler as an underdog!
I had a 72 Monte Carlo. The engine bay is huge! Mine had a 350 and there was another 3 feet of space between the front of the engine block and radiator. An ideal choice for putting in a massive motor. The hood alone was 6 feet long.
I did have not one, but two vintage muscle cars in high school. A 1965 Pontiac GTO that I built frpm the ground up with a 600hp blown 389, and a 1970 Plymouth `Cuda with a 426 hemi. After high school, I owned a 1974 Monte Carlo with a 454 and swivel buckets, and my best friend had a 1970 Monte Carlo SS454. Yes it was the right choice!!!!
I loved the interior of the Monte Carlo, obviously someone that is not a car person would think it was thrown together and not finished lol. Thank you for always going indept over these builds.
The monte Carlo intro scene in Tokyo drift is one of those rare scene I can watch a'd re-watch again and again. The car looks amazing and the scenes are just perfect. Definitely one of my dream car, it's seems to be that car you can take out without really caring for it, all you have to do it put your feet to the floor and eat those dirty roads! I love it
cant agree more, the car was sooo underrated, sucks because i had been obsessed since i first saw the movie, by far my favorite car from the franchise because it seemed the most real and attainable in my eyes
Thankfully, montes are actually still affordable if you're willing to get one that needs work, but is drivable. Theres a few near me that need paint, body work and a restoration. But they drive and they are asking 12-16k for them.
I liked it - because it was believable. The franchise is fun and over the top, but this car felt real. A fast car that a kid/guy builds up is car culture.
the first time i ever watched this film i said that it was a perfect car for the character. represents so much when it comes to young lads who love muscle cars but cant afford a new one. an old rust bucket with a huge engine. point and shoot car. probably the most perfectly picked car for any of the characters in any of the films.
In the mid 80''s my brother bought one of these with some rust and faded paint for $200 from a family that lived across the street from my Grandma. It was owned by an old lady who passed away and it sat in the garage for years until they decided to sell it just to get rid of it because the family needed to use the garage for storage. It had all kinds of weird electrical issues but when that thing ran right it pinned you back on the seat and just destroyed the Mustangs, Monte Carlo's, corvettes, Trans AMs, Camaros of the 80's. So much fun just going right by brand new muscle cars like they were standing still in that rust bucket. I still remember going by a brand new mustang GT with the wheels just smoking as I'm going past him with 4 people in the car. When this movie came out it brought back all those great memories. Thing was a legend with all our friends and still comes up when we talk cars.
When I watched Tokyo drift the Monte Carlo quickly became my number 1 pick for best car ever. After watching now all F&F movies the Monte Carlo driven by Sean has remained the #1 best car in the series
It was refreshing to finally see a sleeper represented in the franchise. These are the kinds of cars me and my friends had in school. The only thing spent on the exterior would be a few love taps to pop out dents, and a few coats of primer.
I have to be honest here, I can't just pick one car I love in the franchise. Most of them are amazing machines and then Craig makes these knowledge filled videos on them and make them even more enticing to own! Love the channel Craig!
"How many times have you seen a car get smashed up and in the next shot there is no damage?" 2fast, 2furious evo crashing through that gate clearly destroying the front end, looks mint in the next shot
Tokyo drift is the best of the series... highly underrated. It goes back to the essence that made the series what it was. Kids who like cars getting into too much trouble for their own bridges. Also that flip of the monte carlo is one of the best car scenes ive ever seen.
the unlonely loner the thing is, jdm fan boys were already there at the first one. I love all cars american, japanese, italian etc and tokyo drift offers a good mix at least of american and japanese. Hell it even ends with the mustang with the rb26 motor. Cant get more mixed than that haha
I highly disagree. I love the movie don't get me wrong. But it's not underrated and while having Keiichi Tsuchiya on set the CGI drifting with the Evo is INEXCUSABLE.
One reason that I really loved this car over many others in the F/F series is that at the time, this was a somewhat believable build and played its part so well.
This is still in my opinion the best car in the whole series, it's the only thing that was realistic. Stripped down muscle car with a huge motor and I don't care what anyone says Sean was a good character.
Robert Jenkins oh yeah definitely, I’m just saying not really realistic for a high schooler, the engine alone costs more than most teenagers make a year today, who knows in 03. By far one of my favorite cars in the franchise for sure though
It was the perfect choice for a car. At the time the Monte Carlo was dirt cheap so it’s a very believable car for a 17/18 year old to be driving. Also I loved the fact that it didn’t have a fancy interior because it made it even more believable that it’s a running project car. All in all great job.
`i can honestly say. from being 16-19 back when. with a 70 chevelle, and a 69 judge...minus the paint... having the roll cage, and aluminum style interior he had in his car. cost way more than having a standard finished out interior.
Why not? The car is sexy, the whole look is the most badass. For me it tops all the others too, except for the Gran Torino from part4, but I'm a Ford guy anyway😅
Your comment makes absolute sense. Middle class to poor single mom with an out of control son, this car more than makes sense. I'm not American, but your explanation made it crystal clear. In real life this would probably be no different.
The reason I recently purchased a 1970 Monte project, it will be loosely based on this car. I fell in love with it after seeing this movie. Can’t quite afford a 572 but I am building a pretty bad 454.
The warmed up 454 with long tube headers in the #2 stunt car I have from TD is plenty. It has tubular front control arms and no inner fender wells, plus electric fans, so can stand within the frame space to work on the engine with that long front end (think how long your fan shroud is).
The Monte in TD is part of the reason I currently own two '71s, awesome underappreciated muscle cars. Shares a lot of parts with chevelle's for a fraction of the cost. Body panels/trim can be tricky to find sometimes though.
That was definitely the right car for Lucas' character! Total sleeper b/c it wasn't all flashy, and he was building it a bit at a time! Also thought it was totally fitting that they had to stuff a Japanese engine into his Dad's Stang and build it to work!
@@brianburkhard5209 ohhhh man... matching numbers ss... im officially jealous... thats awesome dude! mine looks like a beater now after a couple decades of being my daily driver, but i just finished doing everything drivetrain wise, & im finishing mg new garage so hopefully ill have a place to start doin the body work... (dang those vinyl tops! haha) ...have a good one dude
Easily one of my favorite cars in the franchise. It looks realistic in the sense of who’s driving it. It gives the car a sort of charm. Also I love the stock car NASCAR look. One hell of a car🤘
So a lot of you might be a bit jealous, just be happy for me! I have the #2 Stunt Car (non jumping version) from Tokyo Drift. Got it a few years back from the guy who originally bought it from Universal's Picture Car lot (I read they are not selling cars anymore). It came to me with dirt race tires on it - got another set of Soft 8 wheels and put street tires on - still 8" front and 10" rear of course. My first car was a 74 Monte, I later grew to like the original body style and someday wanted a 454 with 4 speed. Well I got one - a 70 with no side windows, wipers or turn signals, but I got no complaints! Happened to be surfing the web and bam - I could have the actual car that I had a 1:18 die cast model of...(the deal with the wife involved a couple other cars going away as I recall). Universal replaced the 509 it had during most or all filming with a 454 (has 632 valve covers). I have yet to get it on a dyno, but I am guessing around 500 hp anyway (backed by 4 speed Richmond T10 and 3.73 gears in a spool (yes - easy to Drift!). I try and always have a bottle of Tabasco sitting on the dash at car shows... took second in a loud exhaust contest, beat by side pipe Shelby Cobra.
My father had an 84 SS Monte Carlo. White with blue interior. I loved that car. He sold it in 1991 because apparently after bringing back from Germany it started rusting really bad. He traded it in for a Geo Storm and my mother almost divorced him because of that.
It possibly was the most hyped I'd ever been for a FAF race. I was in auto shop when this came out so of course it was our hero. Of course, in true movie fashion, the badass muscle car gets totalled. One of the best movie cars!
I miss my 1970 Monte Carlo. It had a 350 in it but I swapped it for a 400. (bored out to 406ci) Bought all internal engine components from Summit Racing Equipment. It had a little over 400hp. I used the old school 5 slot mag wheels my brother had on his '69 Chevelle. A ratchet shifter by B&M, Grant steering wheel, a Sun tach and a few AutoMeter gauges. I had it painted a shade of blue that was a close match to the 80s IROC Camaros. Man I miss that car.
It is a shame how the franchise shifted from being about to cars to semi-super heroes. There have been some memorable cars in the last few but nothing compared to the earlier movies at all.
That because before the Cars were the Stars and Actors were filler lol now its the other way around just to still call it FnF and not somthing like BaldmanBeatdown for some dumb shit like that lol
Tokyo Drift really had the best stunts and cars of the entire franchise. This film could have been a standalone and would have been perfectly fine. I have to say, I haven’t seen a car/street racing movie since Tokyo Drift that has just nailed all that stuff the same way. Baby Driver had the stunts and the great filmmaking techniques, but it just didn’t have the cars. Others come to mind but Tokyo Drift is just a gem. That first scene with the Monte and the scene where they build and test the Mustang with the Skyline engine are just fantastic. Perfect car guy movie but somehow it’s still slept on.
When I was young I dreamed of some day owning a black Charger like Dom's that would do wheelies. In reality I ended up with a rough lime green 68 Plymouth Roadrunner clone with some similarities to Sean's Monte Carlo. Wide black steel wheels, big black hood scoop, mostly stripped out interior, racing fuel cell in the trunk, T handle shifter and loads of other old school speed parts. I only have about 2 grand in my current engine and it's making about 400 HP and 450 TQ. It's a 5.9 Magnum my friends and I pulled out of a big delivery van and upgraded with a Holley 4 barrel carb, big cam by Hughes Engines and Hooker headers. I put 3.55 gears in the rear axle and this dropped my top speed by about 20 MPH but greatly increased torque and acceleration. It has so much torque I can almost make the front wheels come off the ground when I tap the gas but my current tires just don't get enough traction. I already have a NOS sniper kit and I'm going to run a 100 shot soon after I get an AFR gauge to make sure I'm not killing the motor. Despite being rough and rusty it's one of the most respected cars at my local meets because people know I built it myself and they have seen it outrun cars that cost over $100 grand.
I had a ‘75 Monte, bought her for $500 in ‘89. Dropped a 454 GM Goodwrench crate motor in it with a 400 trans and a posi rearend. Gave her a black spray bomb paint job then swapped the front bench seat with GM factory swivel buckets and a console shifter. Slapped a set of factory deep set corvette rally wheels with center caps and beauty rings wrapped in BF Goodrich radial TA’s. She was an awesome boulevard cruiser!😎👍
I have a 1970 Monte Carlo. 100% stock. I am the 3rd owner. Grew up houses down from the second owners. Was at a car show and met the original owner, first time he had seen the car in 44 years. According to the VIN, mine was the 178th car produced by Fisher Body for GM.. It is Turquoise with a black top.
I owned my yellow monte carlo in high school. I got another car so this one turned into a project. Being a broke high school student and living in the LA area, when someone came to offer to buy my monte carlo from the filming industry, I happily said yes. About 6 months later I heard that f&f 3 was being filmed and the monte carlo was a car used in it. I cried when it finally came out and I saw that crash
Yea, it makes perfect sense for a highschooler to drive a not fully restored classic. I drive my 72 Plymouth Satellite (4 door variant) to high school & back. It hardly has any rust since it was garage kept for most of its life. But of course, it does need some TLC work done to it.
You never race a guy in a primer gray muscle car because he put all his money under the hood and doesn't care how it looks on the outside.
Damn right
sorry sir show yourself are you real racer ❤️🙏 👍
In other words a sleeper??
Yep, All Motor, No Show Just Go.
Nailed it
The Tabasco bottle was a very underrated character
That bottle made the scene perfect! They should've thrown in some fast food bags from sponsors too!
Frls
The Monte Carlo in Tokyo Drift is what made me want to get a 1970 Monte Carlo
Same
Same here (well got a '72), that and Ace Ventura!
Better have a bottle of tobasco in the back seat. Haha
I'd definitely like one too for that matter...but mine would have to be a 4 speed manual like the original.
Jesse Budelman I completely forgot about that flyin through the car during the roll scene
The critics bitching about the interior have never been broke ass teens putting a car together...
Exactly! We didn’t need door panels headliners or even proper seats 🤣
They could be Australian. They put a nice interior in everything lol
@@masjuggalo like all those full interior nocage nats cars?
@@lagigtesketit4379 ive seen then with cages they tend to be covered in wait or something nice. I betting it's the super strict automotive laws
@@Iamthathillbilly fuck I used a milk crate for a while when I was getting my seat reupholstered
Lol movie critics said it looked unfinished while Hot Rod Magazine praised it for looking like a real race car rather than a show car.
Only damn one of the series lol
I love how clay's character says "this beast got 500 HP And can do 0-60 in 4.3 seconds"
And that Monte Carlo has a 632 v8 making well over 700 HP
Which is why Shawn laughed when he said it and followed it up with “Wow, you can read the brochure”.
@@TheBoyBK585
Precisely. Sean knew that Clay only knew the performance stats and had no real knowledge of the Viper in terms of behavior. Make sense?
Now that’s what you call a sleeper
The Monte Carlo with the Nascar wheels and tires looked perfect for a country boy into fast cars! That was a great choice for FF and gave it a real feel. Unfinished look is what made it AWESOME!
Nascar tires on big block muscle car that doesn't look pretty but "does it job" is probably my favorite car of the series it made so much sense and added so much to the character
If I saw a SRT-10 Viper next to a Monte Carlo with slick tyres and a stripped interior in High School I would definely pay way more attention to the Carlo.
I would too especially for the fact that in the movie it proved that despite it looks mostly stock and looks like it's at best a literal daily driver, it's a monster on the street.
High school kids in real life: can barely afford a used Honda civic.
High school kid in tokyo drift: check out my nascar monte carlo with a 500 cubic big block
It was 632 big block which are EXPENSIVE. Its in the range of 8-11 thousand dollars
Umm I couldn't afford a civic in 00 but I did have a ok 300hp g-body montie ss
Different times i guess Taku King. Good friend of mine was driving a '75 Camaro with a built 427/TH400 set-up in HS (circa '89/'90). And it also looked similar to the Monte Carlo shown here, lol!
@@synshenron798 😂😂 not true
@@synshenron798 you can easily build a 632 for less than 5k I love when ppl who don’t build cars talk about them 🤣🤦🏼♂️
High school kid: Can't afford classic muscle
_builds a 700 hp monster instead_
@@adamwicked7854 they were built in 1969 but released in 1970 with 330 hp stock. But this one was 700 hp pump fuel and 800 hp racing fuel.
😂😂😂😂😂☠️
Tokyo Drift is the most underrated gem of the entire franchise.
You can talk all you want about the chargers. This car is probably the best, most raw, bad ass car in the movies.
Jason Schimonsky I agree, it's my fav car out of any movie and it just looks realistic, like something someone with no fucks to give about anything but speed would build
I agree. It’s the Monte Carlo, Grand National, and the 86-87 Chevy caprice. All three of them were my favorite
@@mr.89chevy13 Don't forget about the other G-body cars the Grand Prix and Cutlass
My first car I purchased in high school. In 2005 other kids had Honda’s and eclipses. I bought a 72 Monte Carlo with horseshoe shifter bucket seats and a 253 single legged in the back with a 402 big block. Loved it
Mine was a gun metal gray 88 Camaro rs. Nothing special but it was to me I bought it for 300 bucks non running I replaced the fuel pump and a few minor things like plugs and wires and rallied the hell out of it for 3 or 4 years. Then sold it for a cool 1600. I wish I had never sold it but my parents needed help with rent.
2.56
First was a 75 Plymouth Scamp with a 318 in 1992 shortly followed by a 78 Nova with a fresh pre-emision 305
NASCAR wheels on muscle cars are very underrated.
This thing would smoke that Viper.
Viper is a shopping cart full of bowling balls.
Lol.
That Dodge Viper be like: "hey yall I got 8 liters of displacement"
And the Monte Carlo was like: "that's cute"
Still give me the Viper. Just not that tool driving it XD
Only dream American built automobile for me.
This was one of, if not the best F&F cars because there was no BS about this car. The car could actually do what the Movie said the car could do. None of the import tuner cars could actually do what the movies said they could do. Great Video !!!
Hans RX7 could
I'm someone who absolutely loves Monte Carlo's. This one is no different. I loved the ratty look of it and the interior reminds me of a NASCAR stockcar from the 80s. And I love just about anything that has Goodyear Eagles on it.
I feel like that first moment where Sean fires up the Monte Carlo after saying "Wow, you can read the brochure" should have been an "oh shit" moment for Clay, if he had known anything about cars that is. Grandma's Buick doesn't sound like that ;)
Oh how I LOVED this car.
The fact that it had different colours and a worn paint SCREAMED "this is a project car by a kid".
It is a true shame that the 1970 (1969-1972) Monte Carlo's never gained the recognition it so deserves. I love those cars , I was born in the '70 and Monte's are my favorite. Would love to see Sean's character back in the series since Paul Walker is gone . Bring his character back & his 70 Monte
You are absolutely correct. I did not give the Monte Carlo a second thought when I was younger. I can certainly appreciate it now and think it was a great choice for the movie.
Okay I died with the greta call out 🤣🤣🤣
"How do you turn a Chevy 454 into a 632 CI firebreathing 10 sec tire fryer, that would make greta thunburg cry?" I just lost it 😂😂😂😂😂😂
I find it funny that people would complain it doesn’t look finished. Like, that’s the point lol. He’s a teenager with very little money trying to build something fast for cheap, it’s probably his first car, of course it’s ugly. It has every reason to be. That just makes it that much cooler as an underdog!
I had a 72 Monte Carlo. The engine bay is huge! Mine had a 350 and there was another 3 feet of space between the front of the engine block and radiator. An ideal choice for putting in a massive motor. The hood alone was 6 feet long.
Room for a pro charger and then some.
Tokyo Drift will always be the best FF movie. Always nice to see a video about it.
I did have not one, but two vintage muscle cars in high school. A 1965 Pontiac GTO that I built frpm the ground up with a 600hp blown 389, and a 1970 Plymouth `Cuda with a 426 hemi. After high school, I owned a 1974 Monte Carlo with a 454 and swivel buckets, and my best friend had a 1970 Monte Carlo SS454. Yes it was the right choice!!!!
Tokyo Drift is probably my favorite. The bastard of the F&F movies
I loved the interior of the Monte Carlo, obviously someone that is not a car person would think it was thrown together and not finished lol. Thank you for always going indept over these builds.
Everyone shits on Tokyo drift personally it’s one of my favorites
No one shits on it that I know. Everyone says it’s the best
“Can I get a copy of that” is almost the best line of the movie. That award goes to “don’t leave town.”
That's Most Guys!!! I would Damn Sure Like A Copy!!! To Let People know this Is What Happened!!
The monte Carlo intro scene in Tokyo drift is one of those rare scene I can watch a'd re-watch again and again. The car looks amazing and the scenes are just perfect. Definitely one of my dream car, it's seems to be that car you can take out without really caring for it, all you have to do it put your feet to the floor and eat those dirty roads! I love it
cant agree more, the car was sooo underrated, sucks because i had been obsessed since i first saw the movie, by far my favorite car from the franchise because it seemed the most real and attainable in my eyes
Yeah I wanna build one so damn bad
Thankfully, montes are actually still affordable if you're willing to get one that needs work, but is drivable. Theres a few near me that need paint, body work and a restoration. But they drive and they are asking 12-16k for them.
My favorite line in the beginning before Tokyo, "Can I get a copy of that?" LOL!!!
I liked it - because it was believable. The franchise is fun and over the top, but this car felt real. A fast car that a kid/guy builds up is car culture.
the first time i ever watched this film i said that it was a perfect car for the character. represents so much when it comes to young lads who love muscle cars but cant afford a new one. an old rust bucket with a huge engine. point and shoot car. probably the most perfectly picked car for any of the characters in any of the films.
In the mid 80''s my brother bought one of these with some rust and faded paint for $200 from a family that lived across the street from my Grandma. It was owned by an old lady who passed away and it sat in the garage for years until they decided to sell it just to get rid of it because the family needed to use the garage for storage. It had all kinds of weird electrical issues but when that thing ran right it pinned you back on the seat and just destroyed the Mustangs, Monte Carlo's, corvettes, Trans AMs, Camaros of the 80's. So much fun just going right by brand new muscle cars like they were standing still in that rust bucket. I still remember going by a brand new mustang GT with the wheels just smoking as I'm going past him with 4 people in the car. When this movie came out it brought back all those great memories. Thing was a legend with all our friends and still comes up when we talk cars.
When I watched Tokyo drift the Monte Carlo quickly became my number 1 pick for best car ever. After watching now all F&F movies the Monte Carlo driven by Sean has remained the #1 best car in the series
The monte carlo was actually one of my favorite cars in the franchise
One of my favorites so raw looking
Its basically your average fans car. Clapped out. Doing our best with what we can afford. The rest of the cars are what we dream of
Most underrated car in the series
It was refreshing to finally see a sleeper represented in the franchise. These are the kinds of cars me and my friends had in school. The only thing spent on the exterior would be a few love taps to pop out dents, and a few coats of primer.
I have to be honest here, I can't just pick one car I love in the franchise. Most of them are amazing machines and then Craig makes these knowledge filled videos on them and make them even more enticing to own! Love the channel Craig!
Thanks for the kind words.
"How many times have you seen a car get smashed up and in the next shot there is no damage?" 2fast, 2furious evo crashing through that gate clearly destroying the front end, looks mint in the next shot
Exactly!
Tokyo drift is the best of the series... highly underrated. It goes back to the essence that made the series what it was. Kids who like cars getting into too much trouble for their own bridges. Also that flip of the monte carlo is one of the best car scenes ive ever seen.
Tokyo drift is most non-underrated movie in the series because JDM fanboys
the unlonely loner the thing is, jdm fan boys were already there at the first one.
I love all cars american, japanese, italian etc and tokyo drift offers a good mix at least of american and japanese. Hell it even ends with the mustang with the rb26 motor. Cant get more mixed than that haha
I highly disagree.
I love the movie don't get me wrong. But it's not underrated and while having Keiichi Tsuchiya on set the CGI drifting with the Evo is INEXCUSABLE.
Those sheet metal panels look beautiful for the interior.
One reason that I really loved this car over many others in the F/F series is that at the time, this was a somewhat believable build and played its part so well.
It suited the character, because, he was from Alabama, and the first gen Monte was used heavily in Nascar.
This is still in my opinion the best car in the whole series, it's the only thing that was realistic. Stripped down muscle car with a huge motor and I don't care what anyone says Sean was a good character.
I wouldn’t quite call it realistic either, but definitely much closer than a lot of them.
@@croutonbuildsstuff1367 Its not impossible to build a big block up, the motor in this particular car was indeed pure insanity.
Robert Jenkins oh yeah definitely, I’m just saying not really realistic for a high schooler, the engine alone costs more than most teenagers make a year today, who knows in 03. By far one of my favorite cars in the franchise for sure though
"It's not the ride, it's the rider."
why the hell do i see you everywhere.
suited the character well and one of my favourites
Might be my fave car in the whole franchise. So underrated and I'm not even a Chevy guy.
It was the perfect choice for a car. At the time the Monte Carlo was dirt cheap so it’s a very believable car for a 17/18 year old to be driving. Also I loved the fact that it didn’t have a fancy interior because it made it even more believable that it’s a running project car. All in all great job.
`i can honestly say. from being 16-19 back when. with a 70 chevelle, and a 69 judge...minus the paint... having the roll cage, and aluminum style interior he had in his car. cost way more than having a standard finished out interior.
I absolutely love the monte carlo and belive ots the coolest out of all of the fast and furious cars
I liked that car. Very underrated. It suited the character.
Believe or not, this is my fav car from all Fast Series.
Why not? The car is sexy, the whole look is the most badass. For me it tops all the others too, except for the Gran Torino from part4, but I'm a Ford guy anyway😅
My list is:
1. 71 GT-R Hakosuka (Fast5)
2. 87 Buick Grand National (Fast4)
3. Monte Carlo (TD)
4. ae86 (TD)
5. Escort Mk1 RS1600 (Fast 6)
Your comment makes absolute sense. Middle class to poor single mom with an out of control son, this car more than makes sense. I'm not American, but your explanation made it crystal clear. In real life this would probably be no different.
As lower income children, me ND my cousin saw this movie at 16 years old, we could not have related more to the Monte Carlo.
Tokyo drift was the last good movie in this series
Hands down my fav. Before they jumped the shark tank.
Yes. The last movie to actually care about car culture. Now some street racers have become double 0 Bondo.
I have to kind of agree because after that it went to more lest just action crime series and less about cars
The reason I recently purchased a 1970 Monte project, it will be loosely based on this car. I fell in love with it after seeing this movie. Can’t quite afford a 572 but I am building a pretty bad 454.
Congrats, sounds kool as hell.
nihl hinz thanks brother
The warmed up 454 with long tube headers in the #2 stunt car I have from TD is plenty. It has tubular front control arms and no inner fender wells, plus electric fans, so can stand within the frame space to work on the engine with that long front end (think how long your fan shroud is).
Dingo Dave that’s exactly what I was thinking of doing with mine!
That car is a beast. Very Powerful and that engine sound was brutal. Top 5 Fast and Furious cars IMO
I loved this monte carlo the second I saw it, in all it's primered glory
The Monte in TD is part of the reason I currently own two '71s, awesome underappreciated muscle cars.
Shares a lot of parts with chevelle's for a fraction of the cost. Body panels/trim can be tricky to find sometimes though.
i never understood the complaints for the look of the monte carlo. it's the ultimate sleeper...it's practically farmtruck
That was definitely the right car for Lucas' character! Total sleeper b/c it wasn't all flashy, and he was building it a bit at a time! Also thought it was totally fitting that they had to stuff a Japanese engine into his Dad's Stang and build it to work!
The 69-70 Monte Carlo was the perfect choice, I had and built it's Pontiac cousin in high school a 67 Pontiac Tempest. Great job on the video. Thanks
I really think this is my favorite car of the whole franchise. Everything about it is just badass
I love it as well, but the most badass spot for me goes for the Grand National in the fourth movie.
@@MulettoMotorsports oh yes, great pick
as a 30 year owner of a 71 monte carlo, i salute u!
I've had my 71 SS Monte since 89. Matching numbers.
@@brianburkhard5209 ohhhh man... matching numbers ss... im officially jealous... thats awesome dude! mine looks like a beater now after a couple decades of being my daily driver, but i just finished doing everything drivetrain wise, & im finishing mg new garage so hopefully ill have a place to start doin the body work... (dang those vinyl tops! haha) ...have a good one dude
I loved the Monte just because it WASN'T a Camaro/Mustang/Cuda/ect. I guess I just like the underdogs
This MC SS is one of the underrated MC models out there ... it’s a dope car to make a project car
I've had my 71 SS Monte since 89. Still matching numbers.
@@brianburkhard5209 Ever got it apprised?
@@JerzeyBoy 5 years ago 45,000 USD and it had been sitting in a barn/out building climate controlled since 97.
In the process of having it professionally restored currently.
A 70’ Nova would have worked well also. Seeing the 70’ Monte Carlo in the beginning of the movie is what made me sit and watch it 🤙🏼
That car absolutely fit thecharacter
One of my favorite cars of the whole series. I'm old school muscle anyway
Easily one of my favorite cars in the franchise. It looks realistic in the sense of who’s driving it. It gives the car a sort of charm. Also I love the stock car NASCAR look. One hell of a car🤘
So a lot of you might be a bit jealous, just be happy for me! I have the #2 Stunt Car (non jumping version) from Tokyo Drift. Got it a few years back from the guy who originally bought it from Universal's Picture Car lot (I read they are not selling cars anymore). It came to me with dirt race tires on it - got another set of Soft 8 wheels and put street tires on - still 8" front and 10" rear of course. My first car was a 74 Monte, I later grew to like the original body style and someday wanted a 454 with 4 speed. Well I got one - a 70 with no side windows, wipers or turn signals, but I got no complaints! Happened to be surfing the web and bam - I could have the actual car that I had a 1:18 die cast model of...(the deal with the wife involved a couple other cars going away as I recall). Universal replaced the 509 it had during most or all filming with a 454 (has 632 valve covers). I have yet to get it on a dyno, but I am guessing around 500 hp anyway (backed by 4 speed Richmond T10 and 3.73 gears in a spool (yes - easy to Drift!). I try and always have a bottle of Tabasco sitting on the dash at car shows... took second in a loud exhaust contest, beat by side pipe Shelby Cobra.
Could care less.
My father had an 84 SS Monte Carlo. White with blue interior. I loved that car. He sold it in 1991 because apparently after bringing back from Germany it started rusting really bad. He traded it in for a Geo Storm and my mother almost divorced him because of that.
Good woman...
ahh thats too bad its nice car I can relate my dad had a 69 427 impala ss but it was to expensive on gas cuz it had 1000hp to the wheels xD
Bro who else use to watch all the extra in the dvds with him showing the behind the scenes and think this is amazing 👌👌👌
It possibly was the most hyped I'd ever been for a FAF race. I was in auto shop when this came out so of course it was our hero. Of course, in true movie fashion, the badass muscle car gets totalled.
One of the best movie cars!
I miss my 1970 Monte Carlo. It had a 350 in it but I swapped it for a 400. (bored out to 406ci) Bought all internal engine components from Summit Racing Equipment. It had a little over 400hp. I used the old school 5 slot mag wheels my brother had on his '69 Chevelle. A ratchet shifter by B&M, Grant steering wheel, a Sun tach and a few AutoMeter gauges. I had it painted a shade of blue that was a close match to the 80s IROC Camaros. Man I miss that car.
The fact that you put a standard shift in it, had my full thanks when viewing.
This was actually my favorite muscle car in the franchise. Lol
Absolutely the right choice! Got my license in 72 and saw dozens of Monties around...Outside anesthetics were spot on too...
Aesthetics? Anesthetic are what you were taking 😂
It is a shame how the franchise shifted from being about to cars to semi-super heroes. There have been some memorable cars in the last few but nothing compared to the earlier movies at all.
That because before the Cars were the Stars and Actors were filler lol now its the other way around just to still call it FnF and not somthing like BaldmanBeatdown for some dumb shit like that lol
@@jimmywoo7875 baldman beatdown lmao 👍
My aunt owned a 70 Monte Carlo, right when I was debating about buying it, prior to watching this film, it sold.
Literally got chills watching this car at the start of the movie
I'm glad you finally spoke on this car. Im from victorville and I remember ditching school to go watch yall film this scene. I loved the monte carlo
Tokyo Drift really had the best stunts and cars of the entire franchise. This film could have been a standalone and would have been perfectly fine. I have to say, I haven’t seen a car/street racing movie since Tokyo Drift that has just nailed all that stuff the same way. Baby Driver had the stunts and the great filmmaking techniques, but it just didn’t have the cars. Others come to mind but Tokyo Drift is just a gem. That first scene with the Monte and the scene where they build and test the Mustang with the Skyline engine are just fantastic. Perfect car guy movie but somehow it’s still slept on.
The first and Tokyo movie are the best. The rest is all stunts and bullshit
When I was young I dreamed of some day owning a black Charger like Dom's that would do wheelies. In reality I ended up with a rough lime green 68 Plymouth Roadrunner clone with some similarities to Sean's Monte Carlo. Wide black steel wheels, big black hood scoop, mostly stripped out interior, racing fuel cell in the trunk, T handle shifter and loads of other old school speed parts. I only have about 2 grand in my current engine and it's making about 400 HP and 450 TQ. It's a 5.9 Magnum my friends and I pulled out of a big delivery van and upgraded with a Holley 4 barrel carb, big cam by Hughes Engines and Hooker headers. I put 3.55 gears in the rear axle and this dropped my top speed by about 20 MPH but greatly increased torque and acceleration. It has so much torque I can almost make the front wheels come off the ground when I tap the gas but my current tires just don't get enough traction. I already have a NOS sniper kit and I'm going to run a 100 shot soon after I get an AFR gauge to make sure I'm not killing the motor. Despite being rough and rusty it's one of the most respected cars at my local meets because people know I built it myself and they have seen it outrun cars that cost over $100 grand.
Roadrunners are pricey even rough hold on to that one
@@CenCalBettas It's been my main transportation for over ten years now. I would never sell it!
One of my favorite cars in the entire series.
I had a ‘75 Monte, bought her for $500 in ‘89. Dropped a 454 GM Goodwrench crate motor in it with a 400 trans and a posi rearend. Gave her a black spray bomb paint job then swapped the front bench seat with GM factory swivel buckets and a console shifter. Slapped a set of factory deep set corvette rally wheels with center caps and beauty rings wrapped in BF Goodrich radial TA’s. She was an awesome boulevard cruiser!😎👍
I have a 1970 Monte Carlo. 100% stock. I am the 3rd owner. Grew up houses down from the second owners. Was at a car show and met the original owner, first time he had seen the car in 44 years.
According to the VIN, mine was the 178th car produced by Fisher Body for GM.. It is Turquoise with a black top.
kudos to that original owner still showing up to car meets.
@@---Shiny428--- wish I could post pics in the comments.
It was the best car of that movie and the only true racer.
I agree with Craig the Monte Carlo was underrated
Sean’s Monte Carlo was one of my favorite cars in the franchise, Dom’s black Grand National from #4 was my all time favorite
Monte Carlos are pretty cool in their own unique way. ESPECIALLY the one from training day.
Facts my dude facts!
Ive got a 78 but its not juiced on daytons, its on slot mags instead
I used to rock the G body regals lmao :D
I owned my yellow monte carlo in high school. I got another car so this one turned into a project. Being a broke high school student and living in the LA area, when someone came to offer to buy my monte carlo from the filming industry, I happily said yes. About 6 months later I heard that f&f 3 was being filmed and the monte carlo was a car used in it. I cried when it finally came out and I saw that crash
Yea, it makes perfect sense for a highschooler to drive a not fully restored classic. I drive my 72 Plymouth Satellite (4 door variant) to high school & back. It hardly has any rust since it was garage kept for most of its life. But of course, it does need some TLC work done to it.
fireeee brooo i drive a 76 monte carlo
This is hands down my favorite car in the franchise
Sean and the monte need to come back
Didn't they bring Sean back for F9?