Vehicle Description
Ford's Thunderbird started the personal luxury category in 1958;
Pontiac's Grand Prix and Buick's Riviera added to the category in
1962 and 1963. Chevrolet's Monte Carlo added its own layer for
1970.
Known for its six-foot-long hood and short deck, the Monte Carlo
was Chevy's first personal luxury car. This example was made in
General Motors' Leeds, Missouri factory (VIN code K).
Finished in a gorgeous maroon, a custom hue from the House of
Color, the car's paint and trim are in overall excellent order. The
car was restored in 2017, during which time a black full vinyl top
was installed. All the trim was polished and reinstalled. The
chrome bumpers fit tightly to the body, high-intensity discharge
(HID) headlights were put in during the restoration and the engine
bay is extremely tidy.
This car has the following new parts - a gas tank and accompanying
sending unit - and it has LED lighting.
This big Chevy rolls on mixed radials, size 215/60R17 in front and
225/60R17 in back. Each one is mounted on a custom U.S. Mag wheel.
The tires and wheels are all in very good condition.
Under that giant hood is a 350 CID V-8 engine with a Holley
four-barrel carburetor, upgraded performance EPS aluminum intake
manifold and dual exhausts. Backing this motor is a Turbo
Hydramatic 350 three-speed automatic transmission. Driver
convenience features include factory air-conditioning (inop),
variable-ratio power steering and power disc brakes.
Inside, the car has a newer custom interior with black buckets that
are in fantastic shape, matching carpet and a new headliner. The
courtesy lights still work. A two-spoke steering wheel faces the
driver and frames a black dashboard with a leather-wrapped dash pad
and circular gauges. Fuel gauge is inop. The inner door panels
complete the black theme. A column-mounted shift lever and a
Pioneer AM/FM stereo with CD player completes the interior.
For 1972, a Cadillac-like egg-crate grille, similar to the 1971
Chevrolet Caprice, rectangular front parking lamps moved to the
left and right edges of the grille, a wider hood spear without
stand-up ornament and a metal rear trim molding highlighted the
changes; it was the final year for the first-generation design.
Mechanically, the most significant change was that variable-ratio
power steering became standard equipment for the first time.
Interior trim was relatively unchanged from 1971 other than the
availability of all-vinyl upholstery with the standard bench seat
and the optional Strato bucket seats. Cloth interiors were
available with the bench or bucket seats. The 1972 model year's
production increased to 180,819 to set a new record in the final
year for the first-generation A-body.
Monte Carlo and other Chevrolet models were promoted as part of a
new ad campaign. The cars in print and broadcast ads were pictured
at domestic tourist attractions and sites with the tagline
"Chevrolet: Building a Better Way to See The USA."
Competition to this Monte Carlo in 1972 included Buick's Skylark,
Dodge's Challenger, Ford's Thunderbird, Mercury's Cougar,
Oldsmobile's Cutlass and Pontiac's Grand Prix.
If you're looking for a car where you can peer out over a seemingly
never-ending hood, if you're a Bowtie Brand fan or if you just like
the idea of a muscle car foundation, this Monte Carlo should be
worth a gamble. Will you ante up at MotoeXotica Classic Cars? Stop
by and see what the cards have in store for you.
VIN: 1H57H2K532814
This car is currently located at our facility in St. Louis,
Missouri. Current mileage on the odometer shows 26,744 miles. It is
sold as is, where is, on a clean and clear, actual mileage Kansas
title. GET OUT AND DRIVE!!!
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