Vehicle Description
1986 Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS
"Performance enthusiasts, Chevy's still speaking your language.
This is Monte Carlo SS, the street machine that's taken America by
storm. The SS practically demands spirited driving. If you respond
to the feel of a serious road machine, you'll like the way Monte
Carlo SS responds to you." From the 1986 sales brochure. 1986 was
the biggest year for the SS with 41,164 units sold. It was also the
year of the rarest SS as 200 Aero Coupes were produced for
homologation of the Winston Cup Championship of NASCAR.
For consignment, a 1986 Chevrolet Monte Carlo, showing 40,160 miles
but unverifiable due to a mileage exemption on the title. In the
sales brochure for 1986, this car's color combination was used as
the representative car for the SS line and shows the aggressive
profile and sharp difference between it and the more pedestrian
Monte Carlo.
Exterior
Black paint creates a monochromatic appearance as bumper covers,
side mirrors, chin spoiler and wing all wear the dark hue for an
aggressive and sinister look. It's augmented by the triple taped
stripes that encircle the car, ride over the wheel openings, but
stop short from covering the rear fascia. The eggcrate grille is
dressed up with a single orange pinstripe, the same orange used for
the big proclamation on the doors and deck lid of MONTE CARLO SS.
It's an exterior spec that worked well in the 80's and serves today
as an example of colorful dress up addition to cars of the 70's and
80's. It also immediately differentiated you from the black Buicks
running around at that time. The 15-inch wheels were specific to
the SS and look good here. Imperfections include some chin scrapes
on the spoiler, scratches on the rocker panel, and orange peel on a
panel behind a front wheel.
Interior
G-bodies share the same basic configuration for the interiors and
that starts with the door panels with ribbed velour inserts over
molded plastic armrests over a carpeted lower panel and both doors
look great. Tall gray velour buckets seats take their rightful
place in this modern muscle car and continue the interior's
monochromatic presentation, and the rear bench is in near perfect
condition. Up front, a sporty black steering wheel fronts an
equally sporty but basic instrument panel, lined red, with red
needled gauges that form a well coordinated esthetic. Red continues
to line black panels, including the center stack where the common
GM climate switchgear and Delco AM/FM/Cassette radio resides.
Perhaps due to volume, Chevy kept the center console simple with a
flat black panel and T-handle shifter, and this is often subject to
scratches and marring which this console exhibits minimally. GM
rubber mats cover the gray loop style carpet that washes over the
floor and the fleece like headliner over foam board looks good with
a few of the typical dimples. The trunk is fantastically clean,
lined with a black cloth mat and containing a space-saving
spare.
Drivetrain
Under the hood, a clean and original looking 305ci V8 with a
4-barrel carburetor and rated at 180 horsepower. Behind it, GM's
200R4 4-speed automatic transmission sends power to the 10 bolt
axle with 3.73 gears. Power brakes are onboard with discs in front
and drums in the rear.
Undercarriage
Relatively clean underneath with the typical dust covering from
use, a drop or two of oil on the pan and residual oil on a front
support brace. The exhaust meets at a cat then splits to meet stock
style mufflers before exiting through painted black pipes in
back.
Drive-Ability
The comfortable cabin, familiar to G-body owners or those who grew
up with our grandparents owning one, offers a pleasant place to
pilot this SS on short jaunts to the local show or long highway
cruises. The engine starts up smoothly and quietly and offers
decent acceleration, sure footed confidence in straight aways and
decent stability in turns, thanks to sway bars and other underbody
bracing. As a potentially true low mileage car, everything worked
as intended. While Classic Auto Mall represents that these
functions were working at the time of our test drive, we cannot
guarantee these functions will be working at the time of your
purchase.
This is the poster car for 80's styling with bold graphics, square
edges, and V8 power and as such, their collectability seems to be
on the uptick as more of them are taken off the road and reserved
for special occasions like car shows and collections. This is a
clean, stock example in a great color spec that was good enough to
be highlighted in the '86 catalog.
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1-Chevrolet
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37-2 Door Notchback Coupe
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R-Arlington, TX Assy Plant
210212-Sequential Unit Number
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There is no guarantee of mileage. A $299 Dealer Administrative fee
is not included in the advertised price.
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