My first car was a 77 Monza S, 4 cylinder. Unfortunately, not a Spyder, have always had a soft spot for them, even though the steel used was so bad they rotted away.
I own a 75 Monza that's heavily modified but still a streetcar. Since I finished at 3 years ago the most common comment I get at car shows is "I didn't think there were any left" lol.
Mustang II and Monza were desperate efforts to give people a sportier veh as Detroit tried to figure out how to downsize everything to adapt to new economy/emissions requirements. They were decent looking, good handling cars that were under powered, the Spyder and Cobra versions were a little better with their 8 cylinder engines, the trim packages made them stand out, especially with the window louvers.
Just like the Camaro, the addition of a rear spoiler changed the whole attitude of the car. They went from Aunt Peggy's daily driver to a Sports Car with that one accessory.
It may have been built to take on the weak mustangs of the mid 70s but my uncle found a silver lining when he traded in his Monza in 77' for a 69' mustang Mach-1 with a 428CJ 4- speed, classic red with the blacked out hood and rear louvers. Straight up trade because no one wanted muscle cars and they were real cheap in the late 70s early 80s. I loved that car and my uncle would drive it like he stole it.
It probably would have beaten the Mustang if GM wasn't afraid to put the 5.7 litre V8 instead of puny four and six cylinder engines. Also they didn't want the Camaro/Firebird twins to suffer.
What do you think makes classic American cars like the Chevy Monza Spyder so memorable?
My first car was a 77 Monza S, 4 cylinder. Unfortunately, not a Spyder, have always had a soft spot for them, even though the steel used was so bad they rotted away.
I own a 75 Monza that's heavily modified but still a streetcar. Since I finished at 3 years ago the most common comment I get at car shows is "I didn't think there were any left" lol.
Mustang II and Monza were desperate efforts to give people a sportier veh as Detroit tried to figure out how to downsize everything to adapt to new economy/emissions requirements. They were decent looking, good handling cars that were under powered, the Spyder and Cobra versions were a little better with their 8 cylinder engines, the trim packages made them stand out, especially with the window louvers.
Using a picture of an early 70’s Mustang in place of the Mustang II ? Well done.
Great vid! Would love to know where you found that clip of the grey hatchback at 5:29, I bought that car in 1998 and owned it for 20 years.
I had a 1979 spyder with a 305 and 4 speed. Also a 1976 Buick Skyhawk with the 231 v6 and 5 speed
Just like the Camaro, the addition of a rear spoiler changed the whole attitude of the car.
They went from Aunt Peggy's daily driver to a Sports Car with that one accessory.
My first car
It may have been built to take on the weak mustangs of the mid 70s but my uncle found a silver lining when he traded in his Monza in 77' for a 69' mustang Mach-1 with a 428CJ 4- speed, classic red with the blacked out hood and rear louvers. Straight up trade because no one wanted muscle cars and they were real cheap in the late 70s early 80s. I loved that car and my uncle would drive it like he stole it.
It's not a ....
Moo-nz-a
It's a ...
Ma-n-za.
It probably would have beaten the Mustang if GM wasn't afraid to put the 5.7 litre V8 instead of puny four and six cylinder engines. Also they didn't want the Camaro/Firebird twins to suffer.
Moanza?? LOL
I really wanted to watch this video but I couldn't tolerate how Monza was repeatedly mispronounced.
That's what I was thinking. I made it 2 min. Then paused it, went to the comments. To see if anyone said anything.
Junk, You had to remove the motor mount on one side just to change the spark plugs.
No, you don't have to tell me
Get rid of the artificial voice.