I’ll compliment the dealer by saying that they supply a ton of well-taken photos – 160 total pics – in their listing. On the exterior, this Monte Carlo is finished in nice-looking red paint (I believe it’s called Firethorn Red), with color-matching side mirrors and a black Landau-style vinyl roof with a Landau medallion to the lower right of the fixed “opera” window. The chrome bumpers, shiny stuff, trim , badging, and glass all look very good and I’m not seeing any rust or accident damage. It was in year two of the vertically mounted rectangular headlamps and I’m seeing that fender splash guards have been added. I don’t believe those are original aluminum wheels but, overall, it looks like a very straight, solid Monte Carlo.
Color-coordination was popular in the 1970’s, so it’s not a big surprise to see a clean, near-pristine vinyl and cloth red interior in this Monte Carlo. Chevy’s sales brochure described the inside of a Monte Carlo as “quite, comfortable, and handsomely appointed with deep, cut-pile carpeting, molded full foam seating, rich rosewood vinyl accents, electric clock, and other details to indicate a car meant to be fully equipped.” The dealer says the AC works great and all options function as they should. It has electric locks and is even equipped with a Delco AM/FM Stereo Radio and eight-track stereo tape system (with a case of classic rock eight-track cartridges included). And, since it was the 70’s, ashtrays were standard equipment front and rear.
Under that long, long Firethron Red hood is a 305-cubic-inch V8 that was factory rated at 145 horsepower. Power is sent to the rear wheels through a three-speed Turbo Hydra-Matic automatic transmission and photos are showing 20,821 miles on the odometer. The dealer says this Monte Carlo “runs and drives awesome” and I bet it does (I’ve driven one of these before and it was a great driving car). We’ve featured several near pristine, low-mileage survivor ’77 Monte Carlos on Barn Finds. Even after nearly 50 years, they still look good and have a certain presence to them. Dinner jackets are optional, though.
Beautiful car. Had a ‘76 and it was a comfortable and stylish ride. Money seems fair for the mileage and condition. Lose the mudflaps and white letter tires. Find a set of the OEM turbine style wheels and install some narrow whitewalls to restore the factory appearance.