The past couple years I have entered my Monte in the local Madrid Labor Day Car Show since it's my home town. They usually get around 400 entries plus some that aren't judged so it's a good sized show for the area.

I really did a lot of extra work this year to try to really make it stand out. My class was 1987-2009 Modified. I was up against several very nice F-bodys, a custom 4th gen Monte, 2 Roush Mustangs supercharged, supercharged srt Challenger, and a supercharged Magnum just to name a few. It was a really tough class to be in.

Here are some pics of the process I went through and day of show pics. Hope you enjoy.

Hot water pressure washed the whole under carriage


black foam pad buffed the whole car then polished and waxed it.



I painted my engine cover and detailed my engine bay ( some may have seen this)


95% done waiting in the garage



Last check outside the day before





back in the garage waiting to make noise

 

day of the show. This is some of my class I was in





Even my Grandma came by to "judge" my car


I ended up coming home with a trophy. I was pretty happy to even place in the class I was in today.


No Show is complete without a victory burnout...or at least that's my Motto.

 

Nice. Im wanting to do a similar grill ss emblem on my 97

 

a little throw back to a year ago exactly. It has come a little ways since then.

 

thanks. That should look really good

 

good job Zach and congrats, nice to see grandma in attendance for you.......The Monte looks sweet and the engine detail looks amazing..........




I'd like to know, how many of us have an Intimidator flag somewhere in their house/garage.....

 

I have one made with a 2002 monte ss ss emblem, not big enuf for what I want

 

Thanks Chris. It was a nice surprise seeing her there. I don't think she has seen the car in a couple years but knows how much I have been working on it. Thanks again I worked pretty hard on it this year to make it look as good as possible I have to say I am very pleased with the end result.

I would have to guess a few of us

yeah for sure get a 7th gen emblem It would look cool on your car.

 

Yeah the 2002 emblem doesnt quite fill the gap. Have an 07 ss emblem on trunk that I held up to the grill opening, PERFECT

 

Congrats on the win! Hopefully burnouts were aloud there. I know many cruises and shows around my area got shut down do to people feeling the need to burn rubber when leaving meets and shows