71 Monte roadster
 

PHR Dream Car of the Month (May issue).....building this one myself I think....
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a2...montezooma.jpg

Bravo, It's not easy making that body look that good.

Nice work Ben! I like that people are starting to think outside the box!! Plenty of good cars to start with out there.

Thanks guys!

When I get a chance to do these Dream Car submissions, I never do a mainstream car. I did a ProStreet 65 Cutlass, a 72 Charger and now this. I've always been the black sheep and my taste in cars is the same. I like everything that's marginally popular. I like the challenge of making people think twice about a car that is always past over when you walk down an aisle at a car show. It's easy to make the popular cars look good, everyone likes them anyway. Looks like I need to break down and do something for the blue oval boys next.

Wow! That looks cool! Great job. I agree with you about your subject matter. I always like a challenge.:unibrow:
Again, looks great. Is it going to be built?

Thanks Mike, yes this will be built. I'm actually scouring Craigslist and ebay for one already.

That's one I wouldn't mind building either. I have to finish my roadrunner first. So it's going to be a while. Dammit

holy crap that is badass Ben.:hail:


one of my favorite cars cus i used to own a 72 monte rust bucket but i loved it:thumbsup:

Just got my copy yesterday. Looks killer as always Ben. Great job.
Your obvious talent aside, I always like seeing your stuff because of the 'leftfield' vehicle choices. :thumbsup:

Chris

As always, amazing job, Ben! :bow: I love the name, too!

You know, I also really like the background that you used behind the car.

Thanks Scott. Glad you like the name, I was worried. It's sort of a play on the way drop "R"s off of words in MA. Plus I've always been into ancient history stuff...I'm a geek like that.

Ben that is sweet! :thumbsup: I like the grill in the valance really changes the front to more european looking. What does the back of the car look like?

good stuff ... i dig the mirrors and that stripe works really well too.

Very cool rendering Ben. So does this mean you will not build the Nova?

You da man :thumbsup:

Al

Very cool! Though, I think that might be the worlds largest two-seater!

Shiny Side Up!
Bill

The rear isn't totally worked out yet. The rear doesn't need much other than tucking the bumpers a little and a couple small details. I really like the sunken vertical taillights on these so I'll probably keep them.

I was going for a more European look too, thanks.


Al-I'm on the fence with the Nova.

Bill-"Roadster" may not be the best name for it. It actually still has the back seats, they're concealed by the 2 piece tonneau cover. This is another area that's not completely worked out. If it gets built it'll probably evolve.

That is just awesome!! I have always though about cars GM should have built and didn't. The Monte Carlo convertible and a 66-67 Nova/Chevy II convertable are two they missed. And you nailed it!

Sweet! So, if I am correct, you will gut a Malibu shell to convert the car to a convertible?

Shiny Side Up!
Bill

From my understanding, it is not too hard to do. There was an article somewhere were someone took a 70 Cutlass convert, and put the top on a 70 monte. This left him with a working convertable. I cant find it right now, but here are some pics.

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y18...monte_02_z.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y18...monte_04_z.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y18...monte_01_z.jpg

From what I've heard, it's better to use a 70-72 Malibu because of the resulting surface of the rear deck and rear-side window geometry. I think this conversion was done by an earlier Malibu or Cutlass. I highlighted what I'm talking about with the red arrow. A later Malibu donor will make this look smoother. Don't worry, I'll be sure to grab some unrestorable basketcase.
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a2...monte_carl.jpg

I found it. It was a 68 Cutlass, but it sounds like it was for the top. I am sure you will be able to make it work.:D

http://www.superchevy.com/features/c...rlo/index.html

It looks to me like a 70-72 Skylark has a smoother curve above the shoulder of the quarter like Montes. All the other A-bodies seem to kick up to a corner at the back corner of the quarter window and transition onto the decklid. Looks like I'll be searching for one of these too if I decide to do it.
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a2...j6/skylark.jpg

Should read:
Looks like I'll be searching for one of these too WHEN I decide to do it. ;)

I know, LOL.....it depends on what happens to the Nova.

Great work Ben. Like the color too.:thumbsup:

Thanks Don, it was a hair away from sage or gold. The orange looked better in print though.:D

That's funny to be reading this because we actually have a 71 Monte for sale. :)

It's a friend of ours that works at Budnik that needs help selling it, so he called me this past weekend and I picked it up from him at the GoodGuys event.

If you are interested, give me a call Ben.

Looks good Ben. I think it needs to be built!