Here’s how the Chevy Monte Carlo was three different cars over its lifetime

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5 ай бұрын

In this episode I provide the history of the Monte Carlo, Chevrolet's first personal luxury coupe. Launched in 1970 and sharing the platform of the Pontiac Grand Prix, the Monte Carlo didn't sell well as a sports car, but as a luxury car, was one of Chevrolet's most popular and best-selling models. It grew in size like most cars in the 70's, but had to shrink in the 80's to satisfy fuel efficiency. The SS model did well in the 80's, but not enough for Chevy to keep it past 1988. It was temporarily replaced by the Lumina coupe in 1990, but renamed back to Monte Carlo in 1995, still looking like a Lumina. A redesign in 2000 finally made it a muscle car across all trims, but big coupes kept falling in favor, leading to its end in 2007.

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@jrussellcase 5 ай бұрын

Monte Carlo, one of Chevy's best creations, bar none.

@glennso47 5 ай бұрын

Chevy hasn’t had too many great creations lately.

@glennso47 5 ай бұрын

Motor Trend Car of the Year seems to the death nell for any car.

@Flies2FLL 5 ай бұрын

I produced a similar creation this morning. In the toilet bowl~

@samholdsworth420 5 ай бұрын

@@Flies2FLLdiarrhea Cha Cha Cha

@michaelhowell2326 5 ай бұрын

Until they made it front wheel drive.

@corinnelaking569 5 ай бұрын

I think personal luxury coupes should make a comeback. Interesting video, thanks so much.

@roger628 5 ай бұрын

In order for that to happen, demand for them has to make a comeback first.

@bongodave13 4 ай бұрын

Cars are appliances, nothing more.

@corinnelaking569 4 ай бұрын

@@bongodave13 use local transit then.

@fennec13 5 ай бұрын

I had a 1974 Monte Carlo and it was such an amazing car . I miss it to this very day

@merafirewing6591 5 ай бұрын

The only luxury car that can be both a sports car and a muscle car, but also a stock car.

@DanielRundellpnw833 5 ай бұрын

you should do an episode on the ford bronco

@markwilliams2620 5 ай бұрын

If it has a Buick engine.

@nikoladamjanovic2313 5 ай бұрын

And a lowrider, and a donk

@loutenant9480 5 ай бұрын

Mercury Cougar

@DanielRundellpnw833 5 ай бұрын

mercury cougar would be a good episode to doing vote for that

@sethcjones 5 ай бұрын

I love the gas station scenes from “The Jerk”! One of the best Steve Martin movies ever. Great video, thank you!!!

@gregholloway2656 5 ай бұрын

“These cans are defective!” 😂

@anthonybertone2336 5 ай бұрын

I had three of them, 19, 70,74, and a 76 love all three

@redsoxfan26401 3 ай бұрын

I've had 4. An 82, another 82, an 86, and a 99.

@jimmywait74 5 ай бұрын

I had a 95 and 2002 Monte Carlo SS and I loved both of them.

@Hugh_Hunt 5 ай бұрын

"I can fix those shocks" ROFL The is GOLD Steve!

@NotQuiteSteele 5 ай бұрын

I had an ‘86 LS with the de-tuned 305. The engine wasn’t very powerful, but it was very reliable and comfortable.

@kiwidiesel 5 ай бұрын

Wow a de tuned 305 must have been dog water😂😂

@user-ey2cn6sp5d 5 ай бұрын

"De-tuned"? 🤨 What does that even mean?? 😏

@dave3657 5 ай бұрын

Sometimes, in the long run, you remember the cars that always got you there. 😎

@dyer2cycle 4 ай бұрын

Probably means it wasn't a High-Output 305 like the ones used in the Monte Carlo SS..I test drove a couple of the H.O. SS models(never owned one), and they actually felt pretty quick for an '80's car..definitely better acceleration that one conjures up in one's mind when hearing the term "305"...@@user-ey2cn6sp5d

@nathancook1404 5 ай бұрын

Nice Work with the Monte Carlo Video, I think the Reasons why the Diecast Companys like Greenlight & Johnny Lightning went more with the Classic Retro Monte Carlos Castings Based on the ones from the 1970's & 1980's was because they were more popular than their modern counter parts from the 1990's-2000's.

@Lemmon714_ 5 ай бұрын

The eighties car that I wanted the most being realistic, was the Chrysler Conquest. That was a beautifully designed car.

@markwilliams2620 5 ай бұрын

It was a Mitsubishi Starion. But it was dam good looking.

@user-ku3zf3il2z 5 ай бұрын

Had a 79 with t-bar roof. Loved it! Fond memories

@stevegordon5243 5 ай бұрын

In 1984 I had a 1979 Monte Carlo. It had a 231 V6 which I wasn't fond of but other than that I absolutely loved the car. Wish I still had it. It was a great car!

@Olds_Pwr 5 ай бұрын

Wasn't all 231"s a V6.

@slongger 4 ай бұрын

junk but easily swapped out

@PintoPopProductions 5 ай бұрын

I must be one of the minority that actually really liked the mid-90s Lumina and Monte Carlo in LTZ and Z34 trims. But as a Buick Regal GS owner I'm a bit of a W-body loyalist.

@oscarwalton1188 5 ай бұрын

The self destructing transmission didn't help plus going to front wheel drive really didn't appeal to younger buyers who went for the Camaro or mustang instead basically chey miss read the room

@digitalfootballer9032 5 ай бұрын

I had a 2000 Regal with the 3800 V6. Everything else on that car broke or fell apart, but the engine was indestructible 😂

@MrJayrock620 5 ай бұрын

I absolutely love the 1980’s SS’s, but the price has gone through the roof for a half decent one

@oliverdelgado6952 5 ай бұрын

Especially the aerocoupes

@Roddy451 5 ай бұрын

I will always remain partial to the 4th generation Monte Carlo, specifically the SS introduced in 1983. I will never forget the oddball "Aerocoupe" Nascar-only model. Big kudos for showing the scene from "The Jerk".

@georgeniksich1152 4 ай бұрын

Thunderbird outrank it on big tracks

@something1382 5 ай бұрын

I had a '85 Monte with a 4.3 V6, LOVED that car, would love to have another one. Even hit a tree head on one night, bowed the hood up about six inches, didn't even kill the engine. If I could have gotten out of the ditch, could have driven it home.

@SquirminHermanthe1eyedGerman 5 ай бұрын

always hate when those trees pull out in front of you when you trying to drive home drunk

@Olds_Pwr 5 ай бұрын

262.

@andregonsalvez9244 5 ай бұрын

Great review 😊 ! I remember these G bodies growing up in the 70s and 80s , very popular and comfortable car to own and drive. Today's crossovers cannot compete amongst cars or yesteryears in style and comfort .😊

@teddymullins3706 5 ай бұрын

I enjoyed this episode i Owned a 72 monte Carlo and also a 77 monte Carlo ,The 72 had the 402 with a turbo 400 transmission And the 77Had the 350 with a turbo 350 transmission I loved both of these cars !

@davidp2888 5 ай бұрын

Used to work with a guy who had a Monte Carlo SS. Really nice car.

@Flies2FLL 5 ай бұрын

These days a V6 Toyota minivan will leave that SS in the dust.

@randolfo1265 5 ай бұрын

@@Flies2FLL - True but I still prefer the Monte Carlo SS

@Flies2FLL 5 ай бұрын

@@randolfo1265 And I am glad for you. Enjoy being blown past by V6 Toyota minivans.

@user-jk5fg6pi6e 4 ай бұрын

I have a 2007 Monte Carlo and I love it. Beat car they come out with.

@nashvilleslim 5 ай бұрын

It's sad to know we'll never see another Monte Carlo, malibu, or Caprice. We will also never see a Thunderbird, Cougar, or Crown Victoria either. That's just sad. Gone are American made cars.

@markwilliams2620 5 ай бұрын

When people start buying cars again, they'll make them. The market wants SUV's. More importantly women want SUV's so they can see where they're going.

@dyer2cycle 4 ай бұрын

The market went to SUV's in the 1990's, but the reality is that now SUV's are almost extinct...they just hijacked the term "SUV" and applied it to those horrible, ugly "crossover" things that are really much more akin to a FWD car or minivan that an SUV...the 1990's were the heyday of SUV's..Blazers, S-10 Blazers, Broncos, Ramchargers...but the move was to new 4 door versions...the revolutionary new(real) Ford Explorer..Tahoes..Expeditions, 4 Runners, Pathfinders, Jeep XJ Cherokee, new Grand Cherokee, Durango, the iconic Suburban..and others...now, most are gone, or have had their identities transferred to otherwise unrelated crossovers....@@markwilliams2620

@elvistwatty 5 ай бұрын

I remember those same SS of the 80s. It is crazy to make such huge engines with so few hp

@S-T-E-V-E 5 ай бұрын

I love these videos man! Thanks for making them! 👌

@fredschriks8554 5 ай бұрын

Love me a 86 Monte SS.

@brandbryce 5 ай бұрын

what a charming episode, 'best of' YT :-) thanks for filling in the gaps of knowledge for this important coupe.

@carexpertandy 5 ай бұрын

Now we need episodes on the Lumina, Impala, and Camaro (once it’s discontinued of course)!

@alexbenjaminlubbers 5 ай бұрын

It was discontinued, on the 14th of December.

@charlieb308 5 ай бұрын

I have a black 86 SS now, I also owned an 84 and 88 SS(T Tops)

@rtcturnemup7028 5 ай бұрын

Monte Carlo,impala, caprice, Tahoe,tb SS, Camaro… thank you gm 👏🏾

@stephendavidcavuoti6548 4 ай бұрын

lots of Information and being so much detail on the Information Thank you for putting out this video !

@puckhead1909 4 ай бұрын

First car I bought new was an all black 87 SS with camel beige interior and I still have that car to this day

@bobbyjohnson6355 5 ай бұрын

I own a 71 Monte SS, also have a 73 Pontiac Grandville. Would like to see a deep dive into that model.

@jclark2019 4 ай бұрын

I liked those big Pontiacs, they had some balls for how heavy they were...

@Awsom47Merc 5 ай бұрын

* I bought a 1970. Forest green one in 1977 for $500. Turns out the previous brother/sister owners both lost they're license with it ! It had an LT 1 350 with a posi rear-end. It had a bucket seat & console camel leather interior with every option even an optic fiber low windshield washer fluid light. I've never seen another like it. Man ! I loved that car ! I put headers on it with a KN air filter and smoked everything. Even one with a 454 ! The only thing I ever got beat by was a 1970 426 Hemi Super Bee. Ok I accepted that. Turns out that was a rare Pace Car edition limited production model. I'd still have it but some stoned kids in a work van rear-ended it one morning I was headed home from afternoon shift at a machine shop I worked at .

@emmanuelsantiago6641 4 ай бұрын

I literally love you for putting the Training Day scene in there

@brassmonkey7566 5 ай бұрын

Friend had a 78/9 with a 396 / 402 on crager ss wheels and air shocks. Classic. You out there bruce ? .

@ryanmasson6905 5 ай бұрын

7:59 incredible editing as always 👌😂

@tmklunk 5 ай бұрын

I had a 1986 LS and loved it

@geneyus6411 5 ай бұрын

I own a 2007 Monte SS 5.3 litre😊300HP Last year made!

@johnwilburn8319 4 ай бұрын

Got a 70 model with a 454 in 1982 for $400.00.Double stacked air filters.Boy what fun!!!!

@Elandycamino 5 ай бұрын

I always called the Fwds Lumina, I never liked them, but when they made the 03 Monte SS I hoped they would switch to Rwd and fill the void of the F body

@13r12ad 5 ай бұрын

Another great video

@dave3657 5 ай бұрын

Just never thought of it before. 🤔 Never had one, but liked them.

@THROTTLEPOWER 5 ай бұрын

Great vid!!!!! 🤜🤛

@ianjay5301 5 ай бұрын

The 1970 Chevelle never had a standard V6 as you said when comparing 1970 Chevelles and Monte Carlos. ONLY an in-line.

@lancetheb.m.c 5 ай бұрын

The Last Generation Monte Carlo would have been a Grand Slam if it had one thing: A Drive Shaft!!!!!!!!!

@markwilliams2620 5 ай бұрын

The Pontiac G8 did and it didn't sell.

@m.pav.8397 4 ай бұрын

I had a 76 and it was the best car. What a ride!!!!!😅

@dragorocky 5 ай бұрын

Great vid!

@robertpesa4157 4 ай бұрын

I've had 2 79s and a 78. Loved them

@tomm1109 5 ай бұрын

Inflation adjusted it topped out $38,000. Tells you all you need to know about todays car prices. 38k is the starting price for anything more than a compact car.

@stanleyshostak2737 4 ай бұрын

I had a VW Corrado. You should do a story on that car. The one I had was a VR6. That motor was plagued with overheating issues.

@doug6191 5 ай бұрын

Hope we see a Mazda 929 video!

@lukerinderknecht2982 5 ай бұрын

Yessss

@JoelMcLaughlin 5 ай бұрын

Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme. Another beautiful G Body.

@Sedan57Chevy 5 ай бұрын

70s and 80s Monte Carlos are still some of the coolest cars GM made during that era.

@georgewilson1184 5 ай бұрын

These were real Swinging Bachelor mobiles like Rueben Kincaid drove on the Partridge family show

@dannyy_riv 5 ай бұрын

Damn what a great car. Had an 84, 04 SS, and an 02.I still keep an eye out for a decent one to buy!

@mzaccagnini7179 5 ай бұрын

The 2nd gen Monty's were the best in both styling and handling.

@googleuser3760 5 ай бұрын

What a great video. 👍👍

@Linuxpunk81 5 ай бұрын

Lots of these around the neighborhood growing up. I worked with a guy who had a 2007 a few years ago. I wonder if he still has it

@Badge1122 5 ай бұрын

The 72 with the 350 was the very best even NOW.

@Steve-gc5nt 5 ай бұрын

Good looking cars.

@EdmundKuklinski 11 күн бұрын

The Pontiac can am is still a mysterious edition that I think you would have fun with.....

@tomtbi 5 ай бұрын

I have built a handful of Monte Carlo model kits-(70 1/25 scale AMT 70 SS454,1/25 scale AMT 70 Low Rider,1/24 scale Revell 86 SS,Revell 1/24 Scale 87 SS Aerocoupe,1/24 scale 95 NASCAR Joe Nemechek Burger King,1/24 scale Monogram 96 NASCAR Dale Earnhardt Goodwrench and 1/32 scale Monogram NASCAR 96 Dale Earnhardt Goodwrench)...

@7viewerlogic670 5 ай бұрын

Great car thru the 80's!

@jasonfarnsworth5880 4 ай бұрын

Yeah, that training day Carr is probably the baddest Lowrider ever made dude

@sleepyhollow783 5 ай бұрын

The 1978/79 body was the most striking & beautiful sculpture. A Holy Grail to find an unmolested, unCholofied example of one. Sad to see only ruined ones. Also enjoyed the mid-80s returning SS but wished it also came with the euro-rectangular headlights. Personal luxury rules the heart❤.

@Where_is_Waldo 5 ай бұрын

How did I go this long never knowing that the FWD Monte Carlo got a V8? I knew the Impala got a V8 in the second of it's FWD generations but I thought they left it out of the Monte Carlo.

@tomm1109 5 ай бұрын

most of us tuned out because it wasn't RWD

@jamesgeorge4874 5 ай бұрын

Ace Ventura had a dope Monte.

@mikeslomski7063 4 ай бұрын

I've bought 3 Monte Carlos, 96 Z34 new, 2000 SS new, and currently own an 87 SS. I wish Chevrolet still built a mid sized cool car, I'd buy one. By the way, I bought a 92 Lumina Euro 2 door new, too.

@thefryingdutchman8795 2 ай бұрын

YESS finally, i commented on every video up until now and it's finally here

@nordicskiieredmonton 5 ай бұрын

Came to see if you referenced the trailer park boys scene... and you delivered

@braulioalanis98 5 ай бұрын

nice video, wish you eould have included the Pro Street Concept which was built over a Catfish Camaro

@jimmycline4778 3 ай бұрын

11:32 imagine if GM sold this with 430hp LS3 rear wheel drive! I 100% would own one! This looks better than a C8 Corvette to me!

@thunderray1987 2 ай бұрын

1973-1988 Chevy Monte Carlo's are the best-looking designs out of all the Monte's history!

@brianburkhard5209 4 ай бұрын

70-72 is the best body style. I've owned a numbers matching 71 SS since 89.

@mikeisaacs2314 5 ай бұрын

It’s a few FWD models people made into RWD and they are nice

@jamesjohn834 5 ай бұрын

Great video! Didn't the first gen. Monte also have the longest hood from GM?

@clorenchrowell9880 5 ай бұрын

I had a green 2 tone 79 monte carlo 5.0 V8.. If I knew the Training Day movie would make it big I would have kept it

@chevymontmarlo 5 ай бұрын

I would love to have a first gen and the final two gens of these

@tristanconnolly5675 5 ай бұрын

Nice.

@albertomanzo5334 3 ай бұрын

I loved the look of the last gen. Just wish they had made it rwd.

@richardbutton1179 4 ай бұрын

Had a white 87 SS one of the best cars I ever owned

@5831a 4 ай бұрын

1st car was a brown 72 :)

@howyoudurrinhunneh 5 ай бұрын

I just rewatched that Better Call Saul episode last night 😂

@unitedcity_mc4421 5 ай бұрын

Actually, it’s: Personal luxury at its start, lousy at its end, and big muscle car in-between.

@JayBee3237 4 ай бұрын

Almost nothing is available as a 2 door any more. I'm shocked to learn a manual transmission was ever available on Monte Carlo

@jimstewart2457 4 ай бұрын

I had 1983 Monte Carlo but it only had a 231 Buick in her. Unfortunately 2 years later she blew up and I traded her for an another Chevy.

@GFY_29 2 ай бұрын

The 72 carlo is a thing of beauty. Bob block preferred

@a.person7825 5 ай бұрын

…“Oh, I’m Mr. Nussbaum.”

@rtyt2007 5 ай бұрын

You really need to make a video on Australian cars 🙏 would make an interesting video for American viewers

@robertsmythe6610 4 ай бұрын

Favorite Chevy ❤❤❤ 1970

@snappy452 5 ай бұрын

I was just reading last night in a book about Junior Johnson about how Chevy wasn't interested in NASCAR but a promotional stunt cooked up by he and an associate who funded the building the of the Monte Carlo racer ultimately led to their re-entry. They would get upwards of $10k per race just to appear which played off of how popular Chevrolet was with the public. Charlie Glotzbach was the first driver of the white #3.