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Old Oct 28, 2017 | 05:29 PM
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Went and looked at what the owner called a Monza hatch back C3 today. It was the owners fathers and he knows nothing about it. Pretty cool.

I have never seen one before. Has any one else?

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Old Oct 28, 2017 | 05:40 PM
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Those wheels aren't stock either. Anything else different? That's pretty nifty.

I couldn't tell from the photo, but what year car is it? Any more photos?
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Old Oct 28, 2017 | 06:17 PM
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Nice off-road stance in the rear. Rear window looks like an awkward fit, squared up at the bottom when it should be rounded, rounded at the top where it needs to be squared up against the straight lines of the rear window/targa bar. Has to be a home made modification, no shop would let something like that out the door, even back in the "Corvette Summer" seventies.

It most definitely is a Chevrolet Monza rear hatch however:


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Old Oct 28, 2017 | 06:55 PM
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its a 74, no engine or trans in it. I have done body work for years. modifications are pretty straight as well as the body. Whoever did it, knew what they were doing. hatch opens and closes. pretty cool. heck of a lot more room in the back than my 73.
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Old Oct 28, 2017 | 07:15 PM
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Seen a few in pics never in person
different but like the fact you can pop the hatch to get useage out of it
Wheels look like old centerlines or a knockoff

those must be 275/60 look like baloons..car is still cool in its own way
A subtle mod/short spoiler to the rear would help ?
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Old Oct 28, 2017 | 07:41 PM
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The Monza Spyder came with just such a short subtle spoiler that really helps the look of the hatch a great deal. Looks a bit like the rear end treatment on the 1979 and up C3 Vettes.

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Old Oct 28, 2017 | 09:53 PM
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Popular modification sold by places like Ecklers and Motion in the 70s and early 80s.

Nice interesting era custom, It would be nice to own.
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Snapped this pic in August at Carlisle:
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This one's for sale less than an hour from me, I like it.

Wish I had a 2 car garage, looks like a fun project.


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If i owned a coupe it would have this hatch kit,

Ecklers sold zillions of them,

Fairly common as mods go.....
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Old Oct 29, 2017 | 08:03 AM
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I like it! My only issue in the last two pictures, is the indented gas door. I`d rather see it flush than recessed.
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Originally Posted by The13Bats
If i owned a coupe it would have this hatch kit,

Ecklers sold zillions of them,

Fairly common as mods go.....
Ralph built a gold tilt nose, flared fender, wide body with the hatch for his "feature car" if memory serves me right.
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Old Oct 29, 2017 | 10:02 AM
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Whoa, was I ever wrong, something that my wife often points out. What I took for a poorly designed well executed one-off (I still believe that the bottom straight edge doesn't match the curves of the C3) is really a kit that sold in the zillions. Sorry for the glib response, kinda like to see one in the flesh now. Have to check the Pro Shop cruise night come Spring.
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Here's one more, shamelessly ripped from another post on this site.
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If you squint real hard, these almost look like a Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Daytona coupe.
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