Sad Ending For I 1974 Chevy Monte Carlo
How Could It Get Worse?
Good point. It was already bad enough, beingness it was a proud 1974 Monte Carlo lined upwards to hold out crushed. We dear Monte Carlos. We dear what GM called “Colonnade” bodies. The new-for-1973 design, carried on until 1977 earlier the torso trend changed. These over-bumpered beauties were the outcome of strict authorities standards inward the advert of safety, emissions as well as fuel consumption.
The bigger, heavier, bolder blueprint took a patch for the hot rod guys to larn used to them, but straightaway is straightaway as well as at to the lowest degree nosotros dear them. We are non solitary inward our guilty Colonnade pleasure. The final Monte Carlo story nosotros wrote received a lot of reply as well as feedback. Our readers select a passion for the forgotten years that select non striking the collector circles amongst Barrett-Jackson cost demands. Thankfully, that means, for now, nosotros tin give notice even as well as so discovery them reasonably priced. That is, unless they are turned into Shasta cans as well as aluminum siding, such every bit the fate of this misfortunate car.
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| If the dorsum topographic point of this ’74 Monte Carlo could talk, it would say, "keep me out of the crusher!" |
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| Power locks as well as manual windows adorn the white door panels of the ’74 Chevy. |
This ’74 Monte Carlo featured an almost basic interior. H5N1 bench topographic point as well as a column shifter were fairly common. Optional, would select been bucket seats as well as an automatic still, but shifted from a neat-o, flooring console. Extra cool would hold out the famous “swivel” bucket seats! Monte Carlos were 1 of the few cars that offered them. Not as well as so common, were a couplet of extra cost options I spotted. Tilt cycle as well as ability door locks. Strange that nosotros proceed finding these strange combinations of manual windows, but ability door locks. Crank, crank-crank-click.
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| 120-MPH speedo on this ’74 Monte Carlo. Giant gas approximate looks comical. |
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| This Monte Carlo even as well as so runs as well as has the keys inward the ignition. Junkyard gilded – non for long. |
Gauges as well as questions
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| A complete, master copy SBC is housed nether the ’74 Monte Carlo’s hood. |
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| A/C brackets, belts all inward house only similar grandma ordered it. |
Complete as well as running
It ran! The Monte Carlo has a consummate pocket-size block amongst all the hoses, all the belts, fifty-fifty the air-conditioning belt was on it. The engine was consummate from air cleaner to petroleum pan. The overnice guy who ran the yard told me it ran. He actually was nice, although doing what he does, he may hold out the devil. He allow me await at the machine as well as I am thankful for that. Ready for to a greater extent than bad news?
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| Vehicle Emissions decal reveals 400 Small Block possibilities on the 1974 Chevy. |
It may hold out a Small Block 400! My moving-picture exhibit didn’t plow out well, but it had that vague “350-400” announcement on the fan hide emissions decal. It also appears to tell ‘2-BBL.’ A 400 engine could select had a 2-barrel carburetor inward 1974.
“That’s okay, right? We select plenty of SBC 400s around, don’t we?”
Monte Carlo enthusiasts prevailed that year. What they didn’t pay — inward attending to the petroleum embargo — they paid at the pump. Chevrolet enjoyed tape sales of the beautiful Monte Carlo despite ascension gas prices.
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| This 1974 Chevy Monte Carlo was registered final year. It was a law-breaking for it to nation at the fight yard. |
This machine was equipped amongst a vinyl top but it didn’t select the detrimental rust consequence those tops commonly bring. I venture to guess this machine was kept within most of its life. I failed to banking enterprise tally the pigment codes. I guess I didn’t desire to know. I bet it rolled out of the dealership amongst Chevrolet’s famed Rally wheels, though non on the machine now.
Talk virtually falling into the incorrect hands. This machine would hold out an heirloom inward my family. We don’t engage inward this blasphemy. Sure, it was trounce upwards a fight but I cry back that harm was done subsequently landing inward this graveyard of cars.
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| 1974 Chevy Monte Carlo has a construct clean design, wide-mouth grill amongst 66 squares inward a higher house the bumper. |
Ron’s Monte Carlo Trivial Factoid
You tin give notice tell the ’74 Montes from the ’75s past times the grill. The Monte Carlo emblem was located in the grill on the ’75’s, as well as located above the grill, similar this illustration from ’74. This grill was inward groovy shape, past times the way, every bit it should be. The machine was registered upwards until final year.
I actually dubiety the crusher guy cares much virtually the grill inward the ’74 models.
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| Scrap yard monsters waiting to devour this 1974 Chevy Monte Carlo. |
Although I took this picture, I loathe it. See the large evil crane matter inward the dorsum ground?
“Let become of my Monte Carlo, you lot cannibals!” I screamed inward my mind. As if it wasn’t troubled enough. Madness, I say.
Do what you lot select to do, to non allow this happen. Encourage those inclined to fight an American classic to post an ad. Let a Junkyard Lifer know. Let mortal know. This is a waste materials of a once-great car.
It hurts to hold out us sometimes.
Ron Kidd
— Junkyard Life
— Junkyard Life
