really clean original monte (NO BS here)

[85 Cutlass Brougham]

If you look at the window sticker, it says the estimated fuel costs were based on $1.55 a gallon for regular unleaded. That is similar money to what we pay today, adjusted for inflation. I have seen other low mileage G bodies for sale at around $10k. They were more original than that one (save for tires), but lower optioned. Frankly, it's a really cool car, but it would take someone who really loves them stock to pay big bucks for it. For my money, it's a great body and interior to start a project from, but the engine, trans, wheels, stereo, rear axle, etc. would all be changed to make the car more livable. I find the non-turbo V6 cars intolerable to drive. I would also prefer buckets, a console, and a tach in the gauge cluster. I also think the A/C compressor is not original, as I believe it would say Frigidaire on it, and not Delco Air.

 

[84GP455]

I would still at least like to start out my project car with a v8, even though it was only a 305 because they came with bigger sway bars etc..sorry bout the "old man" reference, love your car though...and this is a very clean one! 😀

 

[dougfather]

NOTE, it's a 229 Chevy (3.8L) V6, not the Buick 231. Anyway, I remember my 81 Cutlass (231 Buick V6 ) had the wider catalytic converter on it. Also, the air pump tube did NOT go into the converter either. I got it in 1994 as a high scholl grad gift an had only 27,000 miles. Long sotry short, it was owned by an old lady in Miami. It had some rust in the most unsual places (a-pillar, above rear pass door, and hood lip) and a scorched interior. Before long, I replaced the whole interior, and just about anything with rubber on it (belts, hoses, wheel cylinders, etc) as problems would creep up once it was driven on a regular basis.

 

[jonessmc87]

i just hope nobody buys it to use as a "starting point" for a project. In my opinion, something this clean should stay the way it is, and not get all hacked up

 

[84GP455]

It's not a 56 Chevy or 65 sting ray man :wink:

 

[Tony_SS]

i just hope nobody buys it to use as a "starting point" for a project. In my opinion, something this clean should stay the way it is, and not get all hacked up

Honestly, It wouldn't make sense for someone to drop the cash on it just to yank the engine and screw a tach to the dash. You can find those out there already for half the cost.

If I had the cash, I'd buy the car and cut it up. 😀 Stock Sucks!

 

[v8power]

that would be a good stock car.

 

[srercrcr]

First come the big wheels, then the screw-on tach, then the boneyard.....such is youth and cars. That's why stock is so fantastic...it avoided that cycle.

 

[jae]

If you look at the window sticker, it says the estimated fuel costs were based on $1.55 a gallon for regular unleaded. That is similar money to what we pay today, adjusted for inflation. I have seen other low mileage G bodies for sale at around $10k. They were more original than that one (save for tires), but lower optioned. Frankly, it's a really cool car, but it would take someone who really loves them stock to pay big bucks for it. For my money, it's a great body and interior to start a project from, but the engine, trans, wheels, stereo, rear axle, etc. would all be changed to make the car more livable. I find the non-turbo V6 cars intolerable to drive. I would also prefer buckets, a console, and a tach in the gauge cluster. I also think the A/C compressor is not original, as I believe it would say Frigidaire on it, and not Delco Air.

You pretty much answered your question of why it had the standard V6. Plus, it was his wife's car and seeing as though she flipped it for a Chevette...

Though I'm with you on the non-turbo cars, and prefer the buckets, console, tach, V8 and the rest, I would drive it as is, V6-column shift-split bench and all. Well, maybe change the tires.

But if/when the motor went

 

[85 Cutlass Brougham]

I drove mine with V6 power for 150k miles, and it was BAD. Really bad. 22 seconds 0-60 bad!!! And besides, they like totally owned this dealership...





(ATHF reference)