The first gbody my family owned was a 78 or 79 Monte Carlo we had back in the 80's. Not sure of the year because we had 1 of each both were built by my step dad and 1 was a ttop car. I think I was about 10 back then and my stepfather regularly bought and sold cars so they didn't last long. Fast forward to 1997 when I purchased my first a/gbody a 1979 Monte in burgandy with burgandy or maybe claret bucket seat interior. I paid $250 for this car and drove it for about a year and fell in love with these cars. Unfortunately my happiness was cut short because of being side swiped by a city bus. Not knowing then what I know now I stripped the car down and we took it to the demolition derby. I bought my second one right after the monte was wrecked in 1997 from the same guy who sold me my monte. It was a
1979 Cutlass Supreme ttops 355/th350 black with black 1/4 top and black bench seat interior. I paid $300 for it with "an engine problem". It had a miss due to an intake leak-SCORE. lol This was my all time favorite car and if it was 50 or above ttops stayed home. I had it for about 7 months when the brakes went out while driving it home one evening. The master was bad and I was going down hill so I ended up rear ending an
impala so hard that it broke one of the front frame horns. That was a very sad day for me. That was 1997ish and since then I have owned more gbodys than most people my age have owned daily drivers but allways morned for those first two. So last year I decided to start on the cutlass and about 6 months later a stray monte showed up wimpering at my door. I couldn't say no. lol So now after purchasing 5 cars since July I have enough to build the 2 that got away. Minus the ttops.