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The Chevrolet Monte Carlo is a two-door coupe that was manufactured and marketed by the Chevrolet division of General Motors. Deriving its name from the city in Monaco, the Monte Carlo was marketed as the first personal luxury car of the Chevrolet brand. Introduced for the 1970 model year, the model line was produced across six generations ...
The G-body designation was originally used for the 1969–1972 Pontiac Grand Prix and 1970–1972 Chevrolet Monte Carlo personal luxury cars, which rode on longer wheelbases than A-body coupes. For 1973, the Grand Prix and Monte Carlo were related to the A-body line, with all formal-roof A-body coupes designated as A-Special (and, after 1982, G ...
Carol Nelson's 1987 Monte Carlo. Under the hood: a 406 cubic-inch small block Chevy engine, 3.75 stroke forged crankshaft, 5.7-inch forged I beam rods, forged full floating pistons, racing heads ...
Monte Carlo: 1969 2007 GM G: 6 Chevy's personal luxury coupe produced during 1969–1987 and 1994–2007 Vega: 1971 1977 GM H (RWD) 1 Chevrolet's subcompact car LUV: 1972 1988 2 Chevrolet's light pickup truck developed and built by Isuzu; rebadged Isuzu Faster Chevelle Laguna: 1973 1976 GM A: 1 The top-line Chevelle series produced during 1972 ...
In 1987 at Talladega, Bill Elliott set what remains the NASCAR qualifying record of 212.809 mph (342.483 km/h) at Talladega, circling the track in 44.998 seconds. But soon into the race, Bobby Allison's car went airborne and nearly went into the main grandstands, and that was the last unrestricted race on either of the two giant tracks. He also ...
From 2005-2016, the W3 Platform used a 110.5 in, full-size wheelbase in sedan and coupe configurations, including for the Pontiac Grand Prix (2004-2008), Buick LaCrosse/Allure (2005-2009), Chevrolet Impala/Impala Limited (2005-2016) and Chevrolet Monte Carlo (2000-2007) — each with high performance V8 variants.
The 1977–1979 coupes sported a double-bent, tempered rear window similar to what was later used for the 1987 Chevrolet Monte Carlo Aerocoupe. For the 1980 model year, a mid-cycle refresh replaced this complex backlight in the coupe with a more upright nearer flat glass, although the overall design remained similar.
For 1995, the second-generation Lumina was introduced, serving as a substantial exterior revision of the previous generation (the two-door coupe was renamed the Monte Carlo [2]). For the 2000 model year, the Lumina was replaced by the Chevrolet Impala ; the model line would retain the W platform through the 2016 model year.