Travel to Body Shop and Initial Car Inspection

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The Monte Carlo is BACK! LSA Powered and Fresh Paint...Does it Even Run? (1972 First Gen Monte)

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What happens here

The creator starts by describing his 1,276-mile non-stop drive from Dallas to Pittsburgh in a heavy snowstorm to pick up his Monte Carlo. He arrives at GIS Automotive, the body shop responsible for the car's fresh paint job. His father is present and is excited about seeing the car. The creator emphasizes his deliberate choice to drive non-stop to achieve a personal record, highlighting his dedication to unique experiences. He mentions bringing a closed trailer to protect the freshly painted car from road grime during the return trip. Inside the shop, the car is presented in a pristine black finish. The body shop owner, John Gissendaner, points out some of the detailed bodywork, such as filling badge holes, painting trim, and rust repair around the rear window, which was done with the window out, and also repaired damage to the front hood.

Goal: Retrieve the Monte Carlo from the body shop

Tools and materials

Blue Beacon Car Wash Blue Beacon — Washing the truck and trailer to remove road grime
Enclosed Car Trailer Continental Cargo — Transporting the freshly painted Monte Carlo, protecting it from road elements
Jump Pack Stanley — Starting a car with a dead battery
Monte Carlo — The car being retrieved and inspected

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so i just drove 1276 miles from dallas to pittsburgh in the last four hours or so were in the snow i didn't stop to sleep or anything this is like my new personal record for like a non-stop drive by myself which is the only reason i did that just because i wanted to do something different and this drive really wasn't that interesting to begin with so i'm like screw it i'm just gonna cannonball it that way i got something to work for why am i here i'm here to get the monte carlo it's done at the body shop like i mentioned in my previous video that's why i brought john's a closed trailer because i don't want to have my freshly painted car all up in this crap didn't occur to me that like i'll just unhook the trailer before i head back to the house everything's frozen but i got it like halfway unhooked so it's easier to figure out how to get it off than it is to like freaking screw with it and put it back on just to park it in front of the house and then have to come do this later so i'm just gonna get it done now i haven't been able to do this in a very long time like two years so i'm gonna slide around a little bit because i want to we just rip in all right time for bed go that's a couple days later i got the trailer hooked up i'm about to go down to get some dangers and pick up the monte carlo but first i gotta get my dad because he wants to go with me so i guess you guys are gonna get to meet my dad i have no idea what he's gonna do he's never been on camera before he hasn't ever really come to stuff like this with me so we are in for a surprise for two ways one how awesome is this car gonna be two who the heck is this guy's dad so let's get to it body shop here guess automotive a friend of mine i have not seen the car yet i don't know what to expect here what do you think it's gonna look like black oh that's a good observation it's in that in there somewhere i think it's right behind the green car so i just had to go to the bathroom and i had to walk like right by the door where the car is and i wouldn't look at it not gonna look at it it's right over there you guys are gonna see it but i'm not gonna look at it there it is i can't see it but you can i'm going to wait until i can actually look at it to look at it but did you do a lot of the like the painting on it yeah i did all the painting on it oh really yeah wow this should look a little looks awesome this is way too nice to be my car that's cool what is some other stuff like uh filling like the badge…

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