1972 Chevrolet Monte Carlo Hardtop

Ford's Thunderbird started the personal luxury category in 1958; Pontiac's Grand Prix and Buick's Riviera added to the category in 1962 and 1963. Chevrolet's Monte Carlo added its own layer for 1970.

Known for its six-foot-long hood and short deck, the Monte Carlo was Chevy's first personal luxury car. This example was made in General Motors' Leeds, Missouri factory (VIN code K).

Finished in a gorgeous maroon, a custom hue from the House of Color, the car's paint and trim are in overall excellent order. The car was restored in 2017, during which time a black full vinyl top was installed. All the trim was polished and reinstalled. The chrome bumpers fit tightly to the body, high-intensity discharge (HID) headlights were put in during the restoration and the engine bay is extremely tidy.

This car has the following new parts a gas tank and accompanying sending unit and it has LED lighting.

This big Chevy rolls on mixed radials, size 215/60R17 in front and 225/60R17 in back. Each one is mounted on a custom U.S. Mag wheel. The tires and wheels are all in very good condition.

Under that giant hood is a 350 CID V-8 engine with a Holley four-barrel carburetor, upgraded performance EPS aluminum intake manifold and dual exhausts. Backing this motor is a Turbo Hydramatic 350 three-speed automatic transmission. Driver convenience features include factory air-conditioning (inop), variable-ratio power steering and power disc brakes.

Inside, the car has a newer custom interior with black buckets that are in fantastic shape, matching carpet and a new headliner. The courtesy lights still work. A two-spoke steering wheel faces the driver and frames a black dashboard with a leather-wrapped dash pad and circular gauges. Fuel gauge is inop. The inner door panels complete the black theme. A column-mounted shift lever and a Pioneer AM/FM stereo with CD player completes the interior.

For 1972, a Cadillac-like egg-crate grille, similar to the 1971 Chevrolet Caprice, rectangular front parking lamps moved to the left and right edges of the grille, a wider hood spear without stand-up ornament and a metal rear trim molding highlighted the changes; it was the final year for the first-generation design.

Mechanically, the most significant change was that variable-ratio power steering became standard equipment for the first time. Interior trim was relatively unchanged from 1971 other than the availability of all-vinyl upholstery with the standard bench seat and the optional Strato bucket seats. Cloth interiors were available with the bench or bucket seats. The 1972 model year's production increased to 180,819 to set a new record in the final year for the first-generation A-body.

Monte Carlo and other Chevrolet models were promoted as part of a new ad campaign. The cars in print and broadcast ads were pictured at domestic tourist attractions and sites with the tagline "Chevrolet: Building a Better Way to See The USA."

Competition to this Monte Carlo in 1972 included Buick's Skylark, Dodge's Challenger, Ford's Thunderbird, Mercury's Cougar, Oldsmobile's Cutlass and Pontiac's Grand Prix.

If you're looking for a car where you can peer out over a seemingly never-ending hood, if you're a Bowtie Brand fan or if you just like the idea of a muscle car foundation, this Monte Carlo should be worth a gamble. Will you ante up at MotoeXotica Classic Cars? Stop by and see what the cards have in store for you.

VIN: 1H57H2K532814

This car is currently located at our facility in St. Louis, Missouri. Current mileage on the odometer shows 26,744 miles. It is sold as is, where is, on a clean and clear, actual mileage Kansas title. GET OUT AND DRIVE!!!

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• Restored in 2017 with custom house of colors paint job
• Final model year for first-generation A-body
• 350 CID V-8 engine with Holley 4-bbl carb, upgraded performance EPS aluminum intake and dual exhausts
• Turbo Hydramatic 350 three-speed automatic transmission
• Maroon exterior with full black vinyl top
• Newer custom interior
• Factory air-conditioning, power steering, power disc brakes
• U.S. Mag wheels and high-intensity discharge headlights and LED lights
• New parts include headliner, leather-wrapped dash pad, gas tank and sending unit