Personal luxury cars were all the rage in the 1960s, and Chevrolet joined the party in 1970 with the Monte Carlo. It rode on the same platform as Pontiac’s Grand Prix but also had a lot of visual cues from the mid-size Chevelle (IMO). The car ran virtually unchanged through 1972, so it takes an observant eye to catch the differences in grille patterns and so forth. Fresh out of a barn, this 1971 Monte will need a restoration from head to toe and everywhere in between. Located in Greenfield, Indiana, this Bow-Tie project is available here on eBay for $1,780 (or higher; no reserve). Chalk up another cool tip from Mitchell G.!
Though the early Monte Carlo was a very popular car, it got off to a rough sales start in both 1970 and 1971. Labor issues at General Motors held up production for both years. The car’s heyday came with the 1973-77 second generation, when sales exceeded more than 400k units on at least one occasion. A 350 cubic-inch V8 was standard fare in these cars with the extra-long hood. Most examples came with an automatic transmission like the TH-350 we assume resides here.
This car has had the same owner since 1981, who put on most of its 80,000 or 136,000 miles, depending on the source. The engine tries to crank but can’t quite get there, so the buyer will have to determine why there is no spark. Someone has gone to the expense and trouble of putting on a complete set of new tires, so the Chevy seems to roll around just fine.
We suspect you’ll find some rust the deeper you dive into the bones of this Monte. The paint is past too far gone, and the contrasting vinyl roof covering is turning to dust. The Chevy came with bucket seats from the factory (hence the console and floor shifter), but the faded upholstery pattern may not match the rear. If you like a good challenge and are also fond of 1st gen Montes, could this be the project for you?
Nothing left here, not even a parts candidate.
Ac might need a recharge and there could be a vacuum leak associated with the brake booster:)
The miles in the add do not make sense.The title and the odo have title have different miles
Someone thought it was worth $4600🤔
When cars of this era were plentiful and cheap, this is the sort of car you dreamed about to find as a parts car for your project Chevelle or El Camino. Bucket seats, console, floor shift column, what looks like a 12bolt, disc brakes, dash housing, and a bunch of other miscellaneous parts that add up quickly. Unfortunately, time has all but made cars like this projects and/or too expensive to part out.
Steve R
Cool cars, basically a chevelle upgrade, quite a few 70s had the 454 ss package,,,friend bought one about 78-79 from a chebby dealer that only used it to pull his boat , triple black car,,sadly it got taken out by drunk in a damn pinto
Cool car , quite a few 70s had the 454-SS package, friend bought one about 78-79 from a chebby dealer that only used it to pull his boat , Triple black car,,, sadly it got taken out by a drunk in a drunk in a Pinto
In this case, long term ownership makes 0 difference.