This month, Chevrolet is celebrating its past with the ‘Cruising the USA in Your Chevrolet‘ enthusiast event. This event is online only due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but the automaker has still found some creative ways to engage with Chevrolet fans during these rather unprecedented times. One of those ways has been to document vehicles from its Heritage Collection. So far, we’ve seen the automaker shine the light on its 1975 Chevrolet C10 pickup and 1959 Chevrolet El Camino Custom, but the automaker has now turned its attention to something a little bit different. Something a bit less utilitarian.
This radical-looking 1970 Chevrolet Monte Carlo isn’t from the GM Heritage Center, but rather belongs to a GM employee. Adrienne Peters, the Performance Parts Products and Marketing & Social Media Manager at Chevrolet, bought her 1970 Chevrolet Monte Carlo when she was in college and says she had a vision to “create something very unique, very unexpected,” and “wanted to customize the car and make it very functional and just very sinister and dark looking.” At the same time, though, she also wanted to retain some of the more “traditional elements,” of the 1970 Monte Carlo, so she didn’t go too wild with the custom bodywork.
Under the hood of Peters’ custom Monte Carlo is an original LS6 short block V8 engine, which she says she upgraded with “all sorts of custom performance engine components,” and topped off with a set of black Chevrolet valve covers. The interior is minimalist and stock car-inspired with a simple three-spoke steering wheel, a roll cage, racing seats and a custom dash that Peters’ fabricated from scratch.
Peters’ says that she hopes her car brings the kind of excitement to people on the road that she feels for the first-generation Monte Carlo. Learn more about her mean-looking Monte in the video embedded below.
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I think it’s ironic that Chevrolet has no rwd sedan, yet they high light a 50 year old employee car. A case of look at what we used to produce! I don’t understand what the point is? If you want one like this you’re in your own.
Unfortunately, sedans aren’t selling anymore. That’s why they aren’t making them. Your Monte Carlo is awesome, Adrienne! My grandfather had a 1970 Monte Carlo. It was a beautiful metallic blue with a white vinyl top. I was too young to appreciate it at the time but man, I wish I had that car now!
Hey don’t complain if you still own a rwd sedan they’re going to be worth more in the future as they become more of a collectors car.
It looks like it’s still in primer, where is the shine? Not a fan of this dull monochrome look. I know everybody is depressed but come on. Shine her up a bit!
I completely agree with you. Looks as if it was done with a rattle can.
To the owner hope you can take the criticism.
I will say I do appreciate all the hard work and dedication that this person put into restoring the Monte and very much applaud them for resurrecting a classic. I’m just not a monotone dull grey kind of guy and that is just my taste so I hope my humble opinion isn’t taken offensively.
This car is one of those subtle, understated gems lurking on Woodward Avenue.
Adrienne also comes to “Pasteiner’s” on Saturday mornings.
She’s great to talk with.
I hope GM makes a really spectacular electric Monte Carlo in the not too distant future
My first car 1970 Monte Carlo still love that style. Love what you did to yours! Mine has light green will dark green vinel top! It was a fast car can great! Jill Aubihl.
Yo… Adrianne! Rocky? O K O K, sorry. Way to go girl! AWESOME AWESOME AWESOME!!! Love the Corvette steering wheel! From a ’67-’68 Corvette… Right? Anyhow, great you are working in the “Performance Parts”, area. I like the”matte black”, finish. I have an ’06 GMC Sierra, 4WD, eighth digit”B”, 5.3, alum. block, alum. head, V-8. Adore it! Would love to hear recommendations from you, for a performance/ street build. Seriously, thanks much!!!
I love your car,I have always wanted a triple black Monte like yours. Great choices on everything, Stance color perfect. A stand out I’m sure wherever you show up with it.
I have a 2004 Monte and love it it’s a as man is she a gem for 400.00 dollars
I learned to drive in a 70 Monte Carlo on the back roads with my brother doing the teaching. Super fast and handled great. Since then I have owned a 87 SS and most recently acquired a 2003 limited edition pace car. Absolutely love it! Almost forgot, theres a 05 sitting in the back yard.
I liked the early Monte Carlo’s. They had a long hood and rode softly. As a youth I always washed and maintained the Monte Carlo owned by the Auto Body shop where I worked.
You created a rolling piece of art. The matt look fits the car, great fun and all business. Great job smile large everyday you twist the key.
Good looking Monte Carlo for Adrienne. My 1970 Monte Carlo that I have owned since May 5, 1974 is Misty Turquoise with a black vinyl top and black interior with the colored key hubcaps. It still has the original 300 HP 350 V-8 and starts every time I take it out for a ride or a car show, (not many times this year due to car shows being cancelled). Hopefully this fall will allow more car shows.
I really like it when people can enjoy a car for so long
On the funny side how long have you been married.
Only ask as a joke .
I know my wife longe them my 79 Malibu
but I got the car a year and a half before we were
married. 😊
I have been married 39 years which we celebrated on August 8th and I was an American History teacher for 40 years. I still drive my 50 year old Monte Carlo as well as a 25 year old Jeep Cherokee and a 2001 Tahoe that turned 19 years old in July.
As a history teacher I guess I like a lot of old things.
Thanks for your answer. I am sure you were a dedicated and wonderful educator.
It’s is a profession I have great respect for. My brother was a special ed teacher grades 9-12 and
my daughter is a Spanish teacher grades 9 – 12 .
Sorry to all . I realize I got way off topic.
Thanks for sharing your take on the winningest model in NASCAR history! Beautiful!
Outstanding Monte Carlo have had several in my 45 years of life by far my favorite chevrolet currently sporting a 1980 t top monte with a 390 turbo jet 427 great car Adrian nicely done
You go GIRL. Wonderful job on your MC. Love it. Dark, Nasty, and very, very cool.
Beautiful car!!
My first car was a 72 Monte. Love the lines and the way it drove. Fast and smooth. So much love for the Monte that I found a 71 SS near me and redid it all keeping all the original feel and looks. Has the 454 big block numbers matching.
Just not my cup of tea. Nice car but just not digging it that much.
I think it’s awesome that you went with what YOU thought was great and not just a mainstream cookie cutter resto, can’t wait to see your next build!
I own a 1984 Monte Carlo and get ask often how much it cost me to restore it and I happily tell them the car has never been touched it’s all original
84 Monte Carlo super sport and get ask all the time how much it cost me to restore it the car is all original never been touched 116000 miles on it still runs like a top
Love what you’ve created! Perfectly done IMHO, is that a vintage air setup i spy under hood w/ thier dash controls? Awesome addition!
I’m almost finished with my 87 LS Monte (are they ever really ‘finished’?), I kept the factory optional SS interior stock, but have upgraded almost everything else. Bored and stroked SBC, alum radiator, TCI built 700R4, 8.5″ 10 bolt posi rear from a GNX. Full QA1 custom suspension to lower it a little, but not too much, and make going around corners a Lot more fun. To finish it off it was just painted the original Dark Maroon Metallic color, with some subtle body mods. At some point in the future I will be adding a Vintage Air system for those hot summer days, it was an original A/C car but the new systems available these days are less intrusive and work better than an old stock setup that had to be converted to a different refrigerant.
Enjoy Yor Toy!
Rock and Roll Adrienne!! 🤪♥️♥️
I think it looks mean and nasty.Good job!
I have a beautiful 1950 Chevrolet 4 door deluxe
Fully restored with only 39000 miles. For a 70 year old car it runs like new.
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It’s Adrienne’s vehicle, built the way SHE wanted it and explained in detail giving reason for her choices. The vehicle is AWESOME and I feel honored she is sharing it with us.
Great vision love it
Alsome car saw it on prentis I’m building a 70 monte they are cool looking cars when you get a chance can you give me the tire size that’s on your car love your car keep up the good work 👍👍👍👍✌✌✌
Hot Wheels or Johnny Lightning should build a version of this. Great Job Adrienne!
I have a 2007 Monti Carlo SS BLACK ON BLACK LOADED WITH ONLY 11OOO MILES. V8 NEVER BEEN IN RAIN OR SNOW.
In the mid 80s I have a 1974 that was painted flat black just like this first gen. I had 275 R15 55 on the rear and 255 on the front. It ran a 400 small block that we put a more radical cam so when I opened the cut outs on my dual exhaust it sounded like a race car. It had swivel buckets and a Hurst shifter on the center console. I miss that car. Damn was it fun.
I wish they would have made a convertible in this body style. Love this model though. I’d like to get ahold to the 72 SS
I wish they would have made a convertible in this body style. Love this model though. I’d like to get ahold to the 72 SS
My wife and I are the original owners of a 1987 Monte Carlo SS Aero Coupe, the problem is we have a great look fast car, but let’s face it a 350 would have been more fun to drive, the little 305 is completely stock and does a great job with a gallon of gas, but I’m willing to trade for a little more power. Still a fun car to drive and lots of questions whenever we go somewhere. So far both our kids and both grand sons used it as a prom car, just part of the family I guess!
The wife and I are the original owners of a 1987 Monte Carlo SS Aero Coupe. Great look fast car but the 305 should have been replaced with a 350, but it turns a lot of heads and is fun to drive. For our kids and thus far are two grandsons the Monte has been the car of choice for senior proms. It’s a great GM classic and we enjoy sharing our stories about our car with others.
my dad and i did a frame off resto on a 1970mc ss. Just hit the road last year, first time in 25 years,its been in the family for 35years. It took us 2.5 on the restoration. Did the factory asto blue. We built a 406sbc dyno numbers 490hp 495tq (still have the stock engine) went with a custom cnc aluminum heads, built the trans, Eaton limited slip rear-end. Kooks long tube headers ceramic coated, 3inch american thunder series exhaust(sounds mean af) with an x pipe, not loud either just a nice deep sound.
I’m a ford guy but I must say, that Monte is bad to the bone!