You are correct Stan. It was for sale fairly recently and was discussed a great deal here when it was a complete vehicle needing some restoration.Here is a link to a thread posted by Carsten that gives more of the history:
For Sale - 1970 Dodge Monaco 440 car, not mine
Actually, I believe it needed a complete restoration to be really nice, but could have been a good driver in the meantime. I know the owner that bought the car maybe a couple years ago now and he in turn decided that he had too many cars already (I know the feeling!) and decided to let it go to the current owner (Lee) probably back in May. My friend bought a ton of NOS stuff to restore it but life got in the way, so he let it go to Lee, who probably concluded it is best to avoid a complete restoration as well, as he also has a lot on his plate. Lee also does restorations, but this is likely one of those cars that you can't get your money out of even with all the NOS parts if restored.
I have a virtually identical Monaco, same color but no gator grain top (mine is white) and almost identical options, except mine does not have auto temp, like this one does as mine is the more desirable manual a/c system. A lot of those NOS parts came from me for that car. It is a very good candidate for a full restoration though if you really love these models.
As for Dave, if I have him pegged correctly, he does not generally buy these types of cars and prefers his to be excellent originals that need very little work to be good show cars and drivers. He doesn't generally take on these kinds of big projects. I believe Dave has a healthy balance in terms of his buying habits and making good judgments from a financial and time standpoint that is essential when you have large family and a business to run. But I could be wrong.
