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Article: Iconic '03 Monte Carlo recalls brasher time
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- Chicago Sun-Times
- Article date:
- January 16, 2005
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This review originally appeared April 28, 2003. The average retail
price of a 2003 Chevrolet Monte Carlo is $12,100-$15,350.
Chevrolet's Monte Carlo once was a big, brash, fast coupe that was
a familiar sight at Main Street cruises with young drivers at the
wheel and at drive-in restaurants where the hot car crowd hung out.
The current Monte Carlo still is big and brash -- and fast in
sporty SS trim. If you're looking for a sporty iconic American coupe,
this is it. Few such cars are left.
The first Monte Carlo arrived in 1970 as a rear-drive "personal
luxury" car with the longest hood in Chevy history. It had a huge,
available 454-cubic-inch V-8 with 360 horsepower, although the
smaller, ...