77 Monte Carlo phantom aero coupe/fast back

[fordf-100]

Hi all, this is a “phantom” what if 77 Monte Carlo. This started from another project that I wanted the roof for and I didn’t really want to toss the rest of the body so I figured I would use a Johan Cutlass roof from a lightly damaged promo. That was my first mistake! After I had the roof molded on I thought it would look cool with the vent style side windows on the Chevelle nascar kit so I dug up one of those and instead of replacing the whole roof I thought “I’ll just cut out the side windows” Nothing like making a lot more work for myself! I also added some IROC Camaro hood louvers. I was going for a factory prototype style that Chevy may have built. Overall I like the way it turned out even though my bodywork and scratchbuilding skills are no where near what is on this forum. Comments always welcome!

[JJ Deuce]

Well done!  I never cared for those Montes in the past, but with that roof, I kinda dig it!

[cobraman]

Looks very slick !

[Terry Jessee]

Wow. That is a great looking idea. Really handsome design.

[Hard_2_Handle_454]

That's cool

[Kah puts]

Man that looks factory, they could have sold a billion of those, congrats nice build. 

[AMT68]

I love it! Great work integrating the semi fastback roofline into the MC body. Looks like you've also adjusted the panel line on the trunk opening to coordinate with the shape of the rear window. I was always a fan of the louvers on the Lagunas rear quarter windows, and they work well here along with the hood louvers from the Camaro. Definitely a one-of-a-kind build. 

[charger74]

That looks very good, its really a good concept 

[crazyjim]

Love the new roof line.

[espo]

I like your OEM Prototype body mods. The color reminds me of one Chevrolet called Firethorn Mt. and was popular at that time. Besides the hood louvers, the wheels look much like the Z-28 Camaro wheel used at that time. This makes a very good-looking Monte Carlo and all of the design elements flow well together. 

[Maindrian Pace]

Very nice, I really like these phantoms that nobody ever thought of, but work well enough that they should have been obvious. And the body work is nice too.

[fordf-100]

Thanks for the kind comments! I really enjoy doing this kind of stuff and hopefully my skills will improve along the way!

 

[thatz4u]

looks way better than the factory version...

[Just Jim]

Looks great. Love the way it's familiar but also distinctly different. I could see a 1/1 leading to many arguments about what kind of car it is. ?

[speedboy57]

nice

[jsc]

I think you did a GREAT job! 

[TransAmMike]

Very cool Phillip.  Great job!!

[ea0863]

Awesome mash-up! I too love building "what ifs", although they do usually end up deceptively hard to execute ?

[happy grumpy]

Beautiful work on the monte carlo. Looks even better than the original.

[Robberbaron]

I agree - very well done, and beliveable as a possible 1:1 prototype.

[Ace-Garageguy]

VERY nice. All the mods are so well integrated, it could indeed be a professionally-styled factory prototype.   

[DoctorLarry]

Very cool mashup and well executed!

[Bainford]

Well Done! That roof looks great on the Monte. I like what you've done here. Nice work in getting it all together, and all the body details look just right. Nice colour, too.

[spencer1984]

Great job blending this all together, it really does look like something GM would have been considering.

[Curt]

Clever idea and solid execution! This is an exceptional model.