If it was 1980 and I was looking for a family sedan it would be a Malibu Classic with the 305, two-tone paint, F41 suspension, gauge pkg, 50/50 upgraded seats and the full tilt cassette stereo.
That would be the perfect malibu model. I think those had the body colored rally wheels. I had one 1980 malibu classic with the console. It was red with red interior. Not a powerhouse with the 5.0 but I loved it. It was sold at an estate and in 2005, it still had the original tires. It used to belong to an old lady. It was a 2 doors model.
me too. the monte carlo lost much of its style with that refresh. thankfully the thunderbird and cougar came to pick up the slack in 83. i am not even sure if i like refreshed sedans more compared to the fastbacks before!
73 Chevelle Laguna is one of my favorite cars. My brother rest in peace had the cleanest 73 Malibu in my city. I would trade my 79 Monte for a 73 Chevelle... If it was in the same condition as mine
Doing so hints at the perceived, (intrinsic), value built into the Monte Carlo name. It was demonstating an opportunity to possess the name and identify with it walking into or out of the car. Maybe it provides reassurance to a person's ego.
I had a ‘78 Malibu with the 305 , vinyl seats - it was boring as shit but a reliable car, easy to work in and other than rust problems ( coastal car), it always started and ran well
It's pretty rare to see or hear a reference to body by Fisher. 2:19 It is a documentary yet to be done. The rise and murder of an automotive manufacturer. I am so adamant about body by Fisher that I will tell people that renovate cars that they are not done. They haven't put the icon back on the door panel.
I agree, this promotional video does not mention GM's corporate choice to convert cars to utilizing cheaper plastic bumpers. If I had a choice, my preference is steel bumpers, but arguably the cost savings of using cheaper bumpers allowed for an investment in enhancing other parts of the car. One has to wonder how the steel bumper suppliers reacted to a slow but progressive effort to convert GM's cars from defaulting away from steel to a plastic bumper standard.
I had an ‘82, with the fantastic 3.8l, but even with that engine you have to change the oil & the lady I bought it from thought that was an optional maintenance item….😢The car almost couldn’t get out of its own way going up hill with the A/C on. Was a decent car other than that, had a decent size back seat which came in handy for my late teens early 20s(wink wink, nudge nudge)also easy to work on with fairly cheap parts in the mid to late 80’s. Traded it in on an ‘86 Accord around 1990,sadly the back seat in the Honda wasn’t as big.😂
In the history of this car it's 1980 version was based on 2nd gen version from 1971 and used again for the 3rd & 4th gen (it was briefly discontinued in the late 90's) and then right before it was discontinued it was used again for the last time (minus the V-8 option) in the 5th gen model.
On ten minutes into the video, what an impressive contribution of time, energy, and new computer aid design resources made to make a Chevrolet Monte Carlo a worthwhile purchase. It's hard to believe that after knowing all these resources were invested into the vehilce, there was not some overt corporate marketing effort to publicize that there was corresponding increase in the Chevrolet Monte Carlo's product life cycle.
Maybe it was born out of manufacturing plant that had a shift of disgruntled employees. The body on frame construction, the short arm long arm suspension, dual stabilzier bars, sound deadening, paint, and quality materials all indicate a concise effort to build quality products. I know from experience, that the heating and air conditioning controls on GM products are well built. The design is simple and elegant. I truly miss the sliding level to change air conditioning and heating settings that was eventually replaced with rotary knobs in vehicles that don't have electroinc heating and air conditioning controls.
