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Designed by John DeLorean, the founder of the DeLorean Motor Company, the Chevrolet Monte Carlo was developed in response to the Buick Riviera, Pontiac Grand Prix, and Ford Thunderbird. The first generation Monte Carlo was designated as a powerful personal car and displayed the longest hood in Chevy's history -- six feet and had a 116-inch wheelbase. These Monte's had an array of drive train option that ranged from the 350 and 400 small blocks to the 402 and 454 big blocks. The SS-454 option was available with an automatic transmission only and available for 1970 and 1971. In 1972 the Super Sport package was dropped and replaced with the "Custom" package.
1970 Monte Carlo
Packages: Sport Coupe and Super Sport -Rochester 2-barrel carbureted 350 cubic inch V8 with a 9:1 compression ratio 250-horsepower @ 4800 rpm / 345 torque foot pounds @ 4800 rpm -Quadrajet 4-barrel carbureted 350 cubic inch V8 with a 10.25:1 compression ratio 300-horsepower @ 4800 rpm / 380 torque foot pounds @ 3200 rpm -Quadrajet 4-barrel carbureted 400 cubic inch V8 with a 9:1 compression ratio 265-horsepower @ 4400 rpm / 400 torque foot pounds @ 2400 rpm -Quadrajet 4-barrel carbureted 402 cubic inch V8 with a 10.25:1 compression ratio 330-horsepower @ 4800 rpm / 410 torque foot pounds @ 3200 rpm -Quadrajet 4-barrel carbureted 454 cubic inch V8 with a 10.25:1 compression ratio
360-horsepower @ 4400 rpm / 500 torque foot pounds @ 3200 rpm -3-speed manual (standard on the 2-bbl 350/not available on other engines) -4-speed manual (standard on the 4-bbl 350/available on the 400 or 402) -2-speed Powerglide (available on the 350, 400 and 402/not available on the 454) -3-speed TH-350 automatic (available on the 350, 400 and 402/not available on the 454)
-3-speed TH-400 automatic (standard on the
454/available on the 400 and 402) SS-454 Performance: -0-60 mph: 7.0 seconds -1/4 mile ET: 14.9 seconds @ 92 mph Notes: The 1970 Monte Carlo can be identified by the round parking lamps in the front bumper and the hood spear. The 250-horse 350 V8 was the only engine offered with the 3-speed manual transmission. The 330-horse 402 V8 was listed as a 400 cubic inch V8. The 360-horse 454 V8 was only offered in the Super Sport package, which featured oval-port cylinder heads with 10.25:1 compression, a hydraulic cam and cast-iron intake with a Rochester Quadrajet carburetor. The only transmission available for the SS-454 was the TH- 400.
1971 Monte Carlo
Packages: Sport Coupe and Super Sport -Rochester 2-barrel carbureted 350 cubic inch V8 with an 8.5:1 compression ratio 245-horsepower @ 4800 rpm / 350 torque foot pounds @ 2800 rpm -Quadrajet 4-barrel carbureted 350 cubic inch V8 with an 8.5:1 compression ratio 275-horsepower @ 4800 rpm / 360 torque foot pounds @ 3200 rpm -Quadrajet 4-barrel carbureted 402 cubic inch V8 with an 8.5:1 compression ratio 300-horsepower @ 4800 rpm / 400 torque foot pounds @ 3200 rpm -Quadrajet 4-barrel carbureted 454 cubic inch V8 with an 8.5:1 compression ratio 365-horsepower @ 4800 rpm / 465 torque foot pounds @ 3200
rpm Transmissions: -3-speed manual (standard on the 2-bbl 350/not available on other engines) -4-speed manual (standard on the 4-bbl 350/available on the 402 and 454) -2-speed Powerglide (available on the 350 and 402/not available on the 454) -3-speed TH-350 automatic (available on the 350 and 402/not available on the 454) -3-speed TH-400 automatic (standard on the 454/available on the 402) Production Run: 128,600 (1919 SS-454, 126,681 Sport Coupe) Notes: The Monte Carlo was pretty much unchanged in 1971. Only 1919 SS Monte Carlo's were built out of 128,600 total. This was the last year that the Super Sport option would be offered until 1983. The 1971 Monte Carlo can be identified by the rectangle parking lamps in the front bumper; hood ornament; and the finer meshed grille. The SS-454 package could now be ordered with a 4-speed manual. The compression ratio was dropped on all engines including the 454 V8, which fell to 8.5:1.
1972 Monte Carlo
Packages: Sport Coupe and Custom Engine Options: -Rochester 2-barrel carbureted 350 cubic inch V8 with an 8.5:1 compression ratio 165-horsepower @ 4000 rpm / 280 torque foot pounds @ 2400 rpm -Quadrajet 4-barrel carbureted 350 cubic inch V8 with an 8.5:1 compression ratio 175-horsepower @ 4400 rpm / 300 torque foot pounds @ 2800 rpm -Quadrajet 4-barrel carbureted 402 cubic inch V8 with an 8.5:1 compression ratio 240-horsepower @ 4400 rpm / 345 torque foot pounds @ 3200 rpm -Quadrajet 4-barrel carbureted 454 cubic inch V8 with an 8.5:1 compression ratio 270-horsepower @ 4000 rpm / 390 torque foot pounds @ 3200
rpm -3-speed manual (standard on the 2-bbl 350/not available on other engines) -2-speed Powerglide (available on the 350 and 402/not available on the 454) -3-speed TH-350 automatic (available on the 350 and 402/not available on the 454) -3-speed TH-400 automatic (standard on the 454/available on the 402)
Notes: Few changes were made to the 1972 Monte Carlo. The SS package was cancelled after 1971, but a "custom" package was now offered. The 454 engine was bogged down to 270-horsepower. The 1972 Monte Carlo can be identified by the vertical rectangular parking lamps between the grill and the head lights, the emblem engraved on the parking lamp lens and no hood ornament.
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