My MCs ... + ... my "MC Nationals" Report

by knightfan26917 Sun Jul 19, 2009 11:47 pm

My older 4 Monte Carlos (1972, 1976, 1979, 1981) FINALLY made their 2009 debut, Sunday, June 14, after my hernia-repair-forced "rest" the last weekend of May (a GORGEOUS weekend, btw) and a rainy first weekend of June. All 4 of them started with NO problems, and that day, I drove each of them ~30 miles.

And, with drives, Monday, June 29 (an extra day off due to the MC Nationals), Friday, July 3 (July 4 Holiday weekend), and Sunday, July 5, of ~30, ~50, and ~45 miles respectively, I've now driven each of them OVER 150 miles already this year ... with a LOT more driving to be done!

Unfortunately, none of them were driven to Collinsville IL (near St Louis MO) for the MC Nationals ... the older 4 MCs had not been safety checked yet [they all had their "annual checkup" early the week of July 6] and my daily driver '87 MC LS/CL needs new tires before another longer trip on the highways. BUT ... I WAS there ... and had a WONDERFUL time with great people and, of course, awesome Monte Carlos ... 104 of them in the show field. I posted pics to the newly-created NMCOA group on Facebook.... I know I missed meeting some people....

The UNOFFICIAL "breakdown":

1970-1972, Generation #1 = 13
1973-1975, Generation #2 = 4
1976-1977, Generation #2.5 = 6
1978-1980, Generation #3 = 5
1981-1986, Generation #4 SCs = 5
1983-1988, Generation #4 SSs = 48
1986-1988, Generation #4 LSs = 2
1995-1999, Generation #5 = 1
2000-2005, Generation #6 = 16
2006-2007, Generation #6.5 = 3

Cort | 35swm | "Mr Monte Carlo"."Mr Road Trip" | pig valve.pacemaker ...Chitown #2 = 07/25/09
WRMNshowcase.legos.HO.models.MCs.RTs.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort
"Happiness is something we create" ... Sugarland ... 'Something More'

by JB2wheeler Mon Jul 20, 2009 7:07 am

Muscle car on Horsepower TV had a good report on the MC Saturday/yesterday. JB

by The Dude Mon Jul 20, 2009 10:46 am

JB2wheeler wrote:Muscle car on Horsepower TV had a good report on the MC Saturday/yesterday. JB

Wow, this is the 1st weekend of Power Block that I've missed in a while & it had new episodes???!!! I'm starting to get fed up of watching re-runs, they don't even play some of the better ones.

Was it Muscle Car or Horsepower TV that did the coverage?

by JB2wheeler Mon Jul 20, 2009 1:29 pm

I believe it was Muscle Car. They had a 1st Gen car that was really nice, a dark metalic green one, and they told the story about why GM brought it out and that the front and back windshields were the same as the Chevelle and other things. JB

by knightfan26917 Fri Aug 07, 2009 10:29 pm

It was Muscle Car ... and the 1st gen MC is owned by a FGMCC member:
http://www.firstgenmc.com/ubbthreads/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=218152&page=1

And, my goodness ... what difference a wash makes. Got all of the older 4 MCs washed in mid July ... and they look sssooo much better now Wink

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Cort | 35swm | "Mr Monte Carlo"."Mr Road Trip" | pig valve.pacemaker ...RT 66 = Sept 5-16, '09
WRMNshowcase.legos.HO.models.MCs.RTs.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort
"Got my pedal to the metal" ... Sheryl Crow ... 'Real Gone'

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