The last year of the pre-downsized Monte Carlos, the 1977 still rode on a 116" wheelbase that it shared with the mid-size Chevelle sedans, a four inch stretch over the Chevelle coupe, and still cast a shadow most of eighteen feet long.
Under that looooong hood was either a base 305 small block V-8 with a 2-barrel carb, making 145 SAE net horsepower, or else the optional 4-barrel 350, rated at 170 horses. (Unless you were in California, in which case all you could get was the 350, as the 5.0L couldn't meet CARB requirements.)
The dual exhausts and Rally wheels on this Black example suggest that it's using the 5.7L motor to haul its 3,990 pounds down the road.
The Monte Carlo continued to be a strong seller for Chevy in the '77 model year, moving over 400,000 units. The Disco Era loved personal luxury coupes.
It was photographed in Louisville, Kentucky in May of 2016 using a Nikon Coolpix P7000.
Ironic that the 350 could meet CA standards while the 305 couldn't!
ReplyDeleteThat little 305 was working a lot harder to haul this barge around. :-D
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