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What kind of Monte Carlo was used in Training Day?

What kind of Monte Carlo was used in Training Day?

1979 Chevy Monte Carlo
Alonzo’s car is a 1979 Chevy Monte Carlo, with some modifications: it has Dayton wire wheels with bullet caps; a Grant steering wheel; Flowmaster exhaust; and hydraulics.

Can a Monte Carlo keep up with a Chevelle?

Like the Chevelle, the Monte Carlo could be had with some of Chevrolet’s most potent big-block V-8s, with the exception of the fire-breathing LS6 454, presumably because Monte Carlo’s more luxury oriented audience couldn’t be bothered with the noise and nuisance of adjusting lash on the LS6’s solid lifter cam.

When did the first generation Monte Carlo come out?

Chevrolet’s first-generation Monte Carlo, which ran from 1970-72, shares quite a lot with its sportier Chevelle brethren. It uses a modified A-body chassis with a longer wheelbase that’s expressed by way of a longer hood. It’s the same formula Pontiac used beginning in 1969 to create the Grand Prix.

What kind of car is the Monte Carlo?

It’s the same formula Pontiac used beginning in 1969 to create the Grand Prix. However, Monte Carlo values aren’t keeping pace with Pontiac’s sporty personal luxury car or the muscly Chevelle SS.

What’s the value of a 1970 Monte Carlo?

Meanwhile, the 1970 Pontiac Grand Prix SJ shows a #2 value of $37,600. Both the Grand Prix and Monte have increased in value over the past five years, with the base model ’70 and ’71 Monte Carlos up about 30 percent to their current values. The Monte Carlo has been flat since 2018, however, while the Grand Prix still continues to climb.

Like the Chevelle, the Monte Carlo could be had with some of Chevrolet’s most potent big-block V-8s, with the exception of the fire-breathing LS6 454, presumably because Monte Carlo’s more luxury oriented audience couldn’t be bothered with the noise and nuisance of adjusting lash on the LS6’s solid lifter cam.

Chevrolet’s first-generation Monte Carlo, which ran from 1970-72, shares quite a lot with its sportier Chevelle brethren. It uses a modified A-body chassis with a longer wheelbase that’s expressed by way of a longer hood. It’s the same formula Pontiac used beginning in 1969 to create the Grand Prix.

It’s the same formula Pontiac used beginning in 1969 to create the Grand Prix. However, Monte Carlo values aren’t keeping pace with Pontiac’s sporty personal luxury car or the muscly Chevelle SS.

Meanwhile, the 1970 Pontiac Grand Prix SJ shows a #2 value of $37,600. Both the Grand Prix and Monte have increased in value over the past five years, with the base model ’70 and ’71 Monte Carlos up about 30 percent to their current values. The Monte Carlo has been flat since 2018, however, while the Grand Prix still continues to climb.

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Ruth Doyle