The new owner of my 1973 Monaco black wagon picked it up yesterday. I posted some photos in another thread, and thought I would repeat them down below.
During my ownership, I never really drove the car much but short trips and before selling it, I went completely through it to make sure everything was serviced and worked, but did not get the dual a/c running, and left that up to the new owner. I told him that it was probably safe to drive, and might want to use it some on short trips before taking a longer one.
Well, he elected to drive it from my home in Rancho Cucamonga, CA straight to Bakersfield, CA, about 145 miles away just after leaving my house to meet a buddy of his and some friends who were going to take a large boat (not the Monaco - a real one!) on some lake in the area.
I got a text from him this morning saying he make the trip with no issues, and "couldn't be happier". So my garage queen is now getting some real use. He is the same guy that bought an identical wagon from me (although the color was light yellow with a white interior) and is having it fully restored at present, and will even be having the woodgrain decals duplicated authentically). I saw the progress of that wagon a couple weeks ago, it it looks stunning at this point, without the decals yet through.
The new owner said he prefers original cars though, to restored ones, and loves the slight patina of this black wagon and will leave it all original. He said he plans to bring at least the black one to Spring Fling next year. So it is finally getting used and appreciated. Carsten should be pleased!
This is what his other one will look like soon:
During my ownership, I never really drove the car much but short trips and before selling it, I went completely through it to make sure everything was serviced and worked, but did not get the dual a/c running, and left that up to the new owner. I told him that it was probably safe to drive, and might want to use it some on short trips before taking a longer one.
Well, he elected to drive it from my home in Rancho Cucamonga, CA straight to Bakersfield, CA, about 145 miles away just after leaving my house to meet a buddy of his and some friends who were going to take a large boat (not the Monaco - a real one!) on some lake in the area.
I got a text from him this morning saying he make the trip with no issues, and "couldn't be happier". So my garage queen is now getting some real use. He is the same guy that bought an identical wagon from me (although the color was light yellow with a white interior) and is having it fully restored at present, and will even be having the woodgrain decals duplicated authentically). I saw the progress of that wagon a couple weeks ago, it it looks stunning at this point, without the decals yet through.
The new owner said he prefers original cars though, to restored ones, and loves the slight patina of this black wagon and will leave it all original. He said he plans to bring at least the black one to Spring Fling next year. So it is finally getting used and appreciated. Carsten should be pleased!
This is what his other one will look like soon:
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