Chevrolet's downsized G-body Monte Carlos were the marque's standard-bearer in NASCAR starting in the early Eighties.
For 1983 the Monte Carlo SS option showed up with a slightly drooped aerodynamic snoot to help it keep up with the new, aerodynamic Ninth Generation Ford Thunderbird on the high-banked ovals.
In addition to the aero bits and the SS decals and stripes, the package came with the L69 305 cubic inch H.O. small block, featuring a four-barreled carburetor. Also found in the Camaro Z28 and Firebird Trans Am, it had a Rochester Quadrajet carburetor, a 9.5:1 compression ratio, low-restriction exhausts, and the camshaft from the L81 Corvette 350. Rated at 175 horsepower in the 1983 Monte SS, it was bumped to 180 for 1984, like this Medium Dark Royal Blue Metallic example. (The last year for this highly desirable color.)
Car and Driver tested a Monte Carlo SS in 1983 and recorded an 8.2 second zero-to-sixty time and a 16.1 quarter at 85mph. Base sticker on an '84 SS would have been $11,073, which comes to $34,500 in today's money.
This one was photographed with a Nikon D700 and 24-120mm f/3.5-5.6D zoom lens in February of 2020.
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