73Monaco

Hello to all of you. Here's my 2 mopars:

1973 Dodge Monaco
2-door HT, match # 400, 727, 2.71 / 8.25.
Running resto. Has a hard time sourcing out fenders, bumpers and the like.
May run the "Mad Max" theme for a time ´till all the missing parts & chrome is located. Engine is a "smoggy" low-compression one, something to be dealing with.

1970 Dodge Dart Swinger
360, 727, 2.76 / 8.75 posi.
A little bandit, fast and roaring, totally opposite of the Monaco.

Mopar greetings from Johan in Denmark

MReeves

Welcome to the forum.... Be sure to check out the Mopar of the Month contest... I kinda like the Mad Maxx look.....

Skwerly

hah, love it! That thing looks brutally cool.

440roadrunner

Very nice A. I really don't know how you folks over there do it........having to pay exhorbitant shipping and import fees

rickyr

Cool Welcome to the forum

pro-tech

:welcome2: Nice...Bill

73Monaco

Thanks for a warm welcome.
I'm looking fwd to many cool hours here.

Deco Vegas

Welcome mate. It looks awesome as a mad max theme, much the same as mine

bremereric

Welcome aboard. Stealth on the Monaco.

Myraman

Welcome to the forum. It's a great place! Consider keeping the Mad Max look! Looks great!!

Swingermike

I am new to Mopar Forum and look forward to meeting new Mopar friends. I have an orginal 73 Dart Swinger.

73Monaco

Welcome. I bet there's plenty of Mopar devotees in here.

73Monaco

Thx. I see! Looks neat on your Plymouth. That's a rare breed down under, isn't it?

See, the Mad Max theme is an old thing on this car. Hey, listen up, i'm gonna tell y'all a history about this old fuselage.

When this Dodge Monaco left the Delaware plant back in '73, it was metallic green w/ black vinyl roof, as seen on this picture someone took in the 1980'ish. Picture taken on a busy street in Copenhagen.


A couple of years later on, one of its previous owners roller-painted it satin black, threw some cragars on it and somewhere in between, the chrome parts and rear valance got lost... shame, as they aren't easy to find. Especially up here.
It began to look worn-down and derelict, but soldiered on. Here it is, on a parking lot somewhere. Accompanied by a Fairlane and, do i see a Volvo 245?



In the mid-80's, it had a new owner who took care of the ageing brute. Painted metallic blue, refreshing the interior with white teddy-bear fabric, red carpet and so on. Must have been a hot ride!
These pics are taken on a danish custom show in 1986, according to the supplier of the pictures.




But these glory days didn't last. When the 1990's knocked on the door, a previous owner sat it aside in a garage. It then was traded for a pickup to another guy, who sanded the metallic paint off and replaced it with dark red primer.
It never made it to the road in the hands of that guy, who sold it to some other guy, who left it in his barn up 'till about 2007.
It then went to a Mopar guy who wanted a project car for his son, who would soon turn 18. They took it a bit apart, but nothing really happened.

So, in late 2011, they put it up for sale on a danish US-car site, and i stumbled upon it late one night...and fell completely in love. Despite other projects and already a happy owner of a souped-up Dart Swinger, i just couldn't stop thinking about that big ol' barge on flat tires, forgotten in a barn in the northernmost corner of Denmark, about 280 miles from me.
So i ended up buying it. Here it is, arriving by truck...



Half a year went on with making it roadworthy. Mostly engine, brakes and some bodywork. Finished off with spraying it satin black (as it was, like 30 years before).
Passed inspection, and we're rolling.
Now, the future lies ahead. Searching for some un-dented front fenders, bumpers and so on, although i know it may take time. Plans, well, when i turn 50, i may have collected all the missing parts, and i can start on taking it back to its former glory.

What i like most about that car, is it's got soul. Knowing much of the history on it, told by various guys who knows it from back when they drove it.
The curiosity of having something different.
The fact that it shouldn't be, as it lived a rough life in a climate that, back in the 70's and 80's, made 4-year old cars succumb to rust.
And last but not least, it is COMPLETELY BADASS, if you ask me.

...Guess the story got a little long.

But isn't it just that wild obsession with our cars that gets us, and them, going?

/ Beep beep from us.

73Monaco

Thanks. you've got some sweet rides as well. The Aspen is a rare bird over here. And 440 in an A-body is always good manners.

Deco Vegas

Yep I'm finding out the hard way(they don't have any over here)it's hard to get parts for her . That's awesome that you know all that history about your car,that helps when bringing it back to life.I love the flat black look on some of em makes them look tuff hey.