1988 Monte Carlo LS

[Intmd8r]

One of my favorite cars – this build was done with a resin trans kit purchased from eBay.  Used some BMF and an old credit card to make the chrome side molding.  The wheels are from an AMT ElCamino, and the emblems are from a PE kit for the AMT '77 Monte Carlo.  The headlights are scratch built. Also my first experiment with making a Landau top.  I was going for a “Stop Light Warrior” look with this one.

[unclescott58]

Sharp Monte!

[TooOld]

Great looking coversion to a LS !   I've always liked this look better than the SS nose . 

[Intmd8r]

Great looking coversion to a LS !   I've always liked this look better than the SS nose . 

That's exactly how I feel, tho I beleive that the SS spoiler should have been mandatory on all versions of this erra.  Something seems to be missing otherwise.

[Fanof69]

Very cool.

[Hubert Rollins]

Very nice!!

[Jmaracing]

Sharp looking Monte!! I like it?

[Kmb0319]

Beautiful!!  It gave me a little shiver, because it was a flashback to my high school days when MCs were everywhere, and 98% of them looked like this.  They weren't all SS.  Great idea and excellent work!

[mustang1989]

This is cool!! Thumbs up here!

[GTJUNIOR]

Nicely done. 

[Davewilly]

Very nice!

[bbowser]

This is very cool, great work!  These things were everywhere back in the 80s.

[Maindrian Pace]

Very sharp and correct conversion!

[Ron Hamilton]

You did that one justice. It brought back memories of the one I had when they first came out. It was gray with T-Tops.

[louie]

This is very cool, great work!  These things were everywhere back in the 80s.

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[Intmd8r]

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yup-everybody remembers the cool guy on the street with the Monte Carlo/Cutlass/Malibu/ElCamino.

Unfortunately they also remember the Mullets, high tops, and tight acid wash jeans

yes-I'm an '80's kid. My generation will never forget!

[Chrischu33]

Nice! Reminds me of Jessie's Monte Carlo from Breaking Bad. His ride has hydraulics too

[my80malibu]

I used to own a White 1987 LS with a blue interior loved that car, it ran like a champ.

[jeffs396]

Wow! Nice! Looks GREAT! 

I've got a 1:1 out in the driveway just like it, minus the vinyl top...

[ChrisR]

NEAT!

[Intmd8r]

Thanks everyone.  I'd love to own the 1:1 someday, but these cars are getting scarce.  Most of them have either been crushed or hacked up for dirt track racing around here.

I came across what I would call a "survivor" '78 El Camino the other day, so I had to stop and take a look.  At minimum, it needed paint restoration, god knows what else under the hood.  The FIRM asking price on the window was $19,000.00!  I'm pretty sure that's more than what the car cost new. 

[Bob Ellis]

Thanks everyone.  I'd love to own the 1:1 someday, but these cars are getting scarce.  Most of them have either been crushed or hacked up for dirt track racing around here.

 

 

I came across what I would call a "survivor" '78 El Camino the other day, so I had to stop and take a look.  At minimum, it needed paint restoration, god knows what else under the hood.  The FIRM asking price on the window was $19,000.00!  I'm pretty sure that's more than what the car cost new. 

My full optioned 1984 Grand Prix Brougham cost me $12,600 when new.  My brother's 1985 Turbo Regal was just $15,000 new. Used car prices are wild now.

 

 

[slusher]

A real super nice Monte...

[cook_dw]

I always liked this body style MC but they have gotten a bad rap in my neck of the woods..  Great model.. Congrats.

[Intmd8r]

lol - these cars weren't known for their build quality.  My parents owned an '81 when I was a kid.  They sold it after 18 months becasue it spent allmost as much time on the hoist as it did on the road.  I think it was only 2 or 3 years old when they sold it.

All the same, I've always loved the classy body lines of the GM G-body.