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Article: Nostalgia drives new Monte Carlo Chevrolet combines luxury, affordability
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- Chicago Sun-Times
- Article date:
- August 9, 1999
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Chevrolet is putting lots of nostalgia behind its revamped, slick
2000 Monte Carlo, which is celebrating its 30th anniversary.
The new model no longer is a two-door version of a Chevy sedan.
It resembles the original model in that it looks sharp, goes fast and
combines luxury and practicality at affordable prices.
The first Monte Carlo debuted in September 1969 for the 1970 model
year. It came in high-performance SS form, and so does the new Monte
Carlo. The 2000 model has the same long hood/short rear
configuration of the 1970 model, which had the longest hood ever put
on a Chevy. The new model also has the Monte Carlo's trademark
vertical taillights of the 1970s. There's even a ...