Wow. So you've got this guy beat even. That's wild. You should really do a little video on it. Don't even have to talk or show your face if you don't want to. Why the radio delete though?
Old cars aren’t going away and you’ll always be able to drive them. It may cost more to do so, but they’re basically toys and not daily drivers anyway. BTW they shouldn’t be daily drivers because they’re not as safe on the roads as today’s cars.
@@MyClassicCarTV Safety on the road is the responsibility of the driver. Older cars do not handle, brake, or steer as well as newer cars. So when people drive older cars they adjust the way they drive to compensate for the older car's drivability.
My grandpa had a white 84 Monte Carlo EL Camino SS. He had a topper on it and the antenna on the back with a Tennis ball. I wished i had it today... Let me add I live in Nashville, how cool is that.. Very nice time capsule
This gettin' old hurts. But I wouldn't change a thing. My cousin got one of these waiting for the New Vetts to come out. Can't believe 40 years disappeared so fast. Thanks Doc!
Bought mine as a first car back in high school. Still have it till this day, I foolishly debadged it and painted it silver. I am currently trying to restore it to original
I bought a 5.0 Mustang LX that year. Thought it was faster ND much cooler with the convertible. They're barely worth 14k. Wish I'd a changed up back then. Ii still have t g e stanf. 55k. This is a hell of a find..
I had an 84 blue SS bucket seat in 85 while in high school ...a classmate got a blue SS for her 16th...it had a bench seat...I bet this the only one with a radio delete... I now have a blue 83...not as nice as this one...but it looks great from 20ft....driver quality.. that is one nice 84 ...
Some cars should just be photographed as a warning to future designers, and then melted down for scrap. These "G-body" cars are one of the rare exceptions of the 80s.
I really wanted an ‘80s MonteCarlo for my first car and the one reason I changed my mind about it & other cars of its time was the fact it wasn’t available with a manual trans. My first car was an ‘86 Mustang GT 5-spd instead.
I had a series of G-bodies (2 Regals, a Cutlass, and an El Camino) with the same Tremec TKO and Keisler conversion parts back in the early '00s, it's a damn shame they never came that way (aside from '78-81, I think, Malibus and El Caminos). A factory 5-speed Monte Carlo SS, Hurst/Olds 442, El Camino SS, or T-Type Regal/Grand National would've been AWESOME, and I think they would've sold a bunch of them.
@@mexicanspec They didn't come with 4-speeds, did they? I thought only real early (technically not even G-body yet) Malibus and El Caminos had 3/4-speeds as a factory option.
In 1984 when Mexico outlawed V8 engines for the 1985 model year Chevrolet wanted to go out with a bang with their Monte Carlo. They made very few blue or white SS models with a 350 4 speed using the Pontiac Grand Prix instruments and and a wood steering wheel plus checkerboard wheels. I have been looking for an original one for a while and found a white one in original condition. Too many have had the engines swapped out for something else. The car was faster than the Corvette that year which is why Chevrolet US didn't offer it. I can get the white one for whoever wants it, it is still available. I located it for a classic car dealer that asked me for one, but they have not gotten back to me in a while.@@The_sinner_Jim_Whitney
I had a white 84 I bought in 88 , sold it in Nashville w/ 75.000 km in 2001 before I came back to Canada ... Nashville must attract low milage Monte SSs
They were advertising them as 1983 and a half at the small Chev dealer near us. That blue color looked so nice, it was dropped for 85-88 models. Black, burgundy or white IIRC. Sad they were so underpowered because the design is a classic.
They felt like they had decent acceleration for the time. The 2004r transmission seemed like it had a lower first gear. Good mileage on the highway for a V8 and had a good steering feel and good handling.
I worked at a GM Dealership in mid-late 80s and its a wonder any of them survive because of the poor quality they were. literally they fell apart on the lot. Salesman where always carrying trim and what not back to our body shop and asking if we could re attach or glue them back on. We often would have to repaint new cars coming in because the paint quality was so horrid from the factory. I once saw a Monte Carlo like this ( but about a 86 and pale yellow ) that the paint was so thin on you could see the black primer streaks underneath it in spots. I could go on and on about such things. None of us that worked there drove GM cars ( unless they were older ones) I can tell you that LOL. Especially the FWD models they were really junk. The Buicks were about the nicest GM cars of the time I saw as the build quality on them was actually pretty good. The Buicks were even better than the Caddys. I can imagine just how many he looked at before he found one this nice.
Not a GM fan, but a winner is a winner. That is a really cool design, albeit it needed a quality 350 to keep it moving and better quality parts to help them last and not fade...too much plastic.
I have a black 85 I bought new 38 years ago. I factory ordered it radio delete. As of today, it has 2,684 miles.
U got pictures what color and please tell me it has the center console
@briandesrocher6882 I'm gonna take an educated guess. If it's a low mileage 85 I'm gonna go with black . 🖤
Wow. So you've got this guy beat even. That's wild. You should really do a little video on it. Don't even have to talk or show your face if you don't want to. Why the radio delete though?
@jaycustom21 back then it was after market radios. Just never did it.
@jaycustom21 yes, with the burgundy interior, and center council
They all can't be this clean and pristine. But we need to save as many classic cars as possible. And 80's cars are classics.
Why? In a few years,you won't be allowed to drive them.Don't worship old cars.
@@keith3970uhh There will be Electric conversion kits Buddy folks will still be able to drive them 💯
Not all old cars are classic or collectable.
Old cars aren’t going away and you’ll always be able to drive them. It may cost more to do so, but they’re basically toys and not daily drivers anyway. BTW they shouldn’t be daily drivers because they’re not as safe on the roads as today’s cars.
@@MyClassicCarTV Safety on the road is the responsibility of the driver. Older cars do not handle, brake, or steer as well as newer cars. So when people drive older cars they adjust the way they drive to compensate for the older car's drivability.
My grandpa had a white 84 Monte Carlo EL Camino SS. He had a topper on it and the antenna on the back with a Tennis ball. I wished i had it today...
Let me add I live in Nashville, how cool is that.. Very nice time capsule
So good to see you active and healthy brother...
Thanks Cliff! Yup, I’m still at it. All the best to you and my friends in T&T!
Awesome classic, in superb shape! Thanks for sharing the video with us!
This gettin' old hurts.
But I wouldn't change a thing.
My cousin got one of these waiting
for the New Vetts to come out.
Can't believe 40 years disappeared so fast.
Thanks Doc!
I still have the brochures when l walked into that showroom in 85 . At 16 I wanted this car so bad . Still do ..but hey, life happens .
The year i graduated...i remember them well, thought the color was unique and cool .. very nice styling for such a dismal decade 👍
Bought mine as a first car back in high school. Still have it till this day, I foolishly debadged it and painted it silver. I am currently trying to restore it to original
Thanks for the content,Dennis. What an amazing auto.
TRULY AMAZING
1983 was the first Monte Carlo SS and 1981 was the first year for this body style. Every owner thinks theirs is the first.
I bought a 5.0 Mustang LX that year. Thought it was faster ND much cooler with the convertible. They're barely worth 14k. Wish I'd a changed up back then. Ii still have t g e stanf. 55k. This is a hell of a find..
If you could have bought a 350 4 speed Monte Carlo SS, would you have?@@TaylorCouncilorESQ
I had an 84 blue SS bucket seat in 85 while in high school ...a classmate got a blue SS for her 16th...it had a bench seat...I bet this the only one with a radio delete...
I now have a blue 83...not as nice as this one...but it looks great from 20ft....driver quality..
that is one nice 84 ...
I love that car
Some cars should just be photographed as a warning to future designers, and then melted down for scrap. These "G-body" cars are one of the rare exceptions of the 80s.
Yep! Getting harder and harder for us boomers to accept that the 80s are ancient history.
Beautiful ride! ❤
buy a car - put it in your garage -never drive it for 40 years - then bring it to car shows ... wow ...this guy's a GENIOUS
you spelled "genius" wrong...lol
What a find!! 😚
Tks for sharin
Most people will swap the 305 small block for the 350 or bigger small or big block and LS V8 engines too it’s nice to see it back to original specs
I really wanted an ‘80s MonteCarlo for my first car and the one reason I changed my mind about it & other cars of its time was the fact it wasn’t available with a manual trans. My first car was an ‘86 Mustang GT 5-spd instead.
I had a series of G-bodies (2 Regals, a Cutlass, and an El Camino) with the same Tremec TKO and Keisler conversion parts back in the early '00s, it's a damn shame they never came that way (aside from '78-81, I think, Malibus and El Caminos). A factory 5-speed Monte Carlo SS, Hurst/Olds 442, El Camino SS, or T-Type Regal/Grand National would've been AWESOME, and I think they would've sold a bunch of them.
Right now I know where there is a white 1984 with a factory 350 and 4 speed for sale. It is a rare bird.
@@mexicanspec They didn't come with 4-speeds, did they? I thought only real early (technically not even G-body yet) Malibus and El Caminos had 3/4-speeds as a factory option.
@@The_sinner_Jim_Whitneythe ones produced for Mexico did
In 1984 when Mexico outlawed V8 engines for the 1985 model year Chevrolet wanted to go out with a bang with their Monte Carlo. They made very few blue or white SS models with a 350 4 speed using the Pontiac Grand Prix instruments and and a wood steering wheel plus checkerboard wheels. I have been looking for an original one for a while and found a white one in original condition. Too many have had the engines swapped out for something else. The car was faster than the Corvette that year which is why Chevrolet US didn't offer it. I can get the white one for whoever wants it, it is still available. I located it for a classic car dealer that asked me for one, but they have not gotten back to me in a while.@@The_sinner_Jim_Whitney
1983 was the first year of the Monte Carlo SS. Not 84
And 1981 was the first year for the body style.
I had a white 84 I bought in 88 , sold it in Nashville w/ 75.000 km in 2001 before I came back to Canada ... Nashville must attract low milage Monte SSs
83 and a half to be able 6:08 to run that body style in Nascar
.83and half were all bench seat cars with Blue and white interior.
This Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS from 1983-88 is starting go up in price and it’s expensive if you find one in mint condition like this
Love a good Monte Carlo. Swap a motor, beef up the transmission, rear end...and go have fun.
Sweet
They were advertising them as 1983 and a half at the small Chev dealer near us. That blue color looked so nice, it was dropped for 85-88 models. Black, burgundy or white IIRC. Sad they were so underpowered because the design is a classic.
They felt like they had decent acceleration for the time. The 2004r transmission seemed like it had a lower first gear. Good mileage on the highway for a V8 and had a good steering feel and good handling.
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Right now I know where there is a white 1984 with a factory 350 and 4 speed for sale. It is a rare bird.
Guy has a cool accent! My first guess was Quebec!
These were $800 cars in the 90s nobody wanted them they are nice cars with the T-tops off they look mean
I worked at a GM Dealership in mid-late 80s and its a wonder any of them survive because of the poor quality they were. literally they fell apart on the lot. Salesman where always carrying trim and what not back to our body shop and asking if we could re attach or glue them back on. We often would have to repaint new cars coming in because the paint quality was so horrid from the factory. I once saw a Monte Carlo like this ( but about a 86 and pale yellow ) that the paint was so thin on you could see the black primer streaks underneath it in spots. I could go on and on about such things. None of us that worked there drove GM cars ( unless they were older ones) I can tell you that LOL. Especially the FWD models they were really junk. The Buicks were about the nicest GM cars of the time I saw as the build quality on them was actually pretty good. The Buicks were even better than the Caddys.
I can imagine just how many he looked at before he found one this nice.
Put some descriptions in the upload of when this show originally aired goddammit! Is this show still made today or is this old footage?
This was shot in Oct 2023, but what would it matter if it was shot ten years ago? The car would still be just as cool!🤷♂️
@@MyClassicCarTV Hahaha, yes indeed. It is a very cool car. Thanks for the reaction👊
Keep it stock. Too many ppl are ruining them by customizing them.
I guess the '84 Monte SS got a detuned 5.0 H.O. My '84 Z28 5.0 H.O., I special ordered came with a 190 H.P. 305. It was also a radio delete car.
Learned something new, Earnhardt and Gordon were team mates 🤔
Gordon didn't come on the scene till 92. 😂 And, no, they were never teammates.
@@christolbert4628hell no..Gordon was a little punk 👺
Not a GM fan, but a winner is a winner. That is a really cool design, albeit it needed a quality 350 to keep it moving and better quality parts to help them last and not fade...too much plastic.
Wasn't this 305 basically the 1980 California Vette motor?
I wish the performance matched the styling. The 305 cross fire which my 85 had was a turd !
Rare radio delete
$40K
What a shame it is an automatic and a 305.
Coral Gables 🌴🇺🇸 Hehe.. Reminencent of my gutless Chu Chu Customs El Camino. What a turd 👎 🏄