Vehicle Description
This is that proverbial car that was driven by a little old lady to
church and back on Sundays. Sort of. It was to work and back, but
the little old lady part is true. It stayed in its home town of
Elkton, KY all its life and spent most of that time under a car
port. So here is your chance to buy a nice, survivor Monte
Carlo.
The Monte Carlo was designed and marketed as a personal luxury car,
and it fit the bill very well. It was sporty but comfortable with a
style all its own. That style starts with a coke bottle shape as
the fenders bulge out a bit similar to the Chevelle, because this
car has some V8 muscle and wants to show it. The hood was stretched
a bit following the styling cues that people seemed to like so much
on its Grand Prix cousin, and then this one was coated in Mulsanne
Blue and received a vinyl roof. It's the original paint on the car,
which is one of those things that earns it the "survivor" badge of
honor, and it still looks good. Up front a chrome grill of
horizontal lines leads the way with a Monte Carlo crest in the
center. Its underlined by a good looking bumper and flanked by
round headlights with square chrome bezels. Chrome dresses out the
wheel wells and the rocker moldings as well and there is another
nice bumper out back with vertical taillights on the outer
edges.
Open the door and you will find a Blue interior that is original
and in excellent condition. The door panel itself sets the look
with buttons highlighting a rectangular pattern sewn into the vinyl
along with a carpeted lower edge. Inside, the comfortable split
bench seat echoes that pattern in cloth. There is a two-spoke
steering wheel with Monte Carlo in script with a column shifter for
the automatic trans. Behind it is a nice burled wood toned
dashboard with the speedo in the center, fuel gauge to the left,
clock to the right and engine indicators on either side of those.
The wood grain reaches over to capture the ventilation controls and
the AM/FM radio. There is a comfortable back seat, perfect for
traveling in although its doubtful anyone has sat back there more
than once or twice, and a good-sized trunk for loading up for a
road trip.
Pop the hood and you will not find any surprises. It is a
completely stock, tried and true, 350 cubic inch engine with signs
that it has received good regular maintenance with a newer battery,
radiator and master cylinder present. Underneath the car a new
exhaust system keeps the car running quietly and the power this
engine makes flows back through a 3-speed automatic transmission to
the rear wheels. There are power front disc brakes that can haul
this car down from speed in a hurry and the rubber meets the road
through 225/75R15 white wall tires mounted on sharp looking Rally
wheels with polished trim rings and center caps.
Here's your chance to buy a nice, low mileage Monte Carlo that was
driven by a little old lady. Really.