Was a 84' up Monte SS 4-spd ever made ?

[1badbu]

Back in the late 80's a man I knew who was a mechanic at the Ironton,Ohio Chevy dealer (Higgins) told me he had worked on a factory 4-speed SS Monte.He said the car was bought in Mexico,and the owner who was passing thru the area had to have some service done to the car.
He mentioned the floor shifter was located in the floor like in my 79'Malibu (3-speed standard) was.
I've always had my doubts,but does anyone know if GM offered the standard shifts in the G-Bodys in Mexico this late into the 80's ? Or was my ole racing buddy pulling my leg ?

 

[MrHernandez]

Very likely, I think theyre still making the old school VW Beetle down there

 

[oldtinsmith]

Yes, I've seen pictures of them.........somewhere! They were 4-speed, I believe a 350, and a Pontiac Grand Prix interier.
Check out "Mexican Monte Carlo SS" Web Seach.

Doug

 

[Longroof79]

The only 4-spd Monte SS' that I'm aware of are the Mexican built cars. They have a Pontiac GP style dash and the checkerboard aluminum wheels..*yuck!

 

[1badbu]

Wow,I see it now when googling Mexican MonteCarlo SS.

I had no idea.I always sorta thought my buddy was pulling my leg,but in 1984 only you could get a 350 and a 4-speed in the M.C.SS :shock:

Wonder why GM didn't offer that combo in the U.S. ? They would have sold plenty.

But I also wonder why they did offer that combo in Mexico anyway ?

Has anyone seen one of these SS's on E-Bay for sale ? If so how much do they go for ?

 

[Longroof79]

I've never seen these cars for sale on Ebay or anywhere else for that matter. I would imagine that they were a fairly low production vehicle. Why they never built them like that in the states is anybodies guess.

 

[Doober]

They were also built with Dana (unsure of the size... 44? 60?) rearends.

 

[Longroof79]

Very likely, I think theyre still making the old school VW Beetle down there

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FYI, Mexico stopped manufacturing the old style beetle several years back. But there is a heck of alot of them running around.
Brazil also built the old style beetles. But I think they also stopped production. I guess the demand for them had decreased significantly.

 

[oldtinsmith]

Maybe someone who's better with a computer , can find out what trans and rear end the had from the factory (a T-10 & Dana)?

Doug

 

[watchdog]

http://www.montecarloss.com/MexicanSS.html