1970 Chevrolet Monte Carlo Parts & Accessories

1970 Monte Carlo

Personalized Luxury was the concept behind the all-new 1970 Monte Carlo. GM’s success with Buick’s Riviera, Oldsmobile’s Toronado, and Pontiac’s Grand Prix meant it was only a matter of time before Chevrolet also entered the field, and Chevy did in a big way. Based on the GM A-body platform, the engineers and designers created the “A-body Special” chassis which extended the wheelbase ahead of the firewall from a standard Chevelle or LeMans. This created a longer hood to proportion the Monte Carlo more elegantly. The chassis was later named “G-body” denoting the 4-inch longer wheelbase from a standard Chevelle 2-door. 1970-72 Monte Carlos are similar, featuring only minor trim and detail differences. Completely redesigned in 1973, this more baroque, “neo-classic” Monte received only minor trim and interior changes through 1977. The 1978 Monte Carlo was downsized along with its sister A-body Chevys, trimming 800-pounds and 15-inches from its 1973-77 incarnations. It retained this basic styling through 1980. In 1981 the fourth-generation Monte Carlo was introduced, refining and enlarging the earlier model’s styling. It remained the same through 1988, with an added Aerocoupe model featuring a fastback rear window to better compete in NASCAR, appearing in 1984. This body style soldiered-on through 1988, which was the last year for the Monte Carlo until the model was revised in 1994.

1970 Monte Carlo

Development started in 1968 for what would become the new 1970 Monte Carlo. Sharing firewalls, windshields, decklids, and rear windows with Chevelles, the new “long hood, short deck” styling helped to define the “personal luxury” class. The hood extended to the windshield to conceal the windshield wipers—a first for Chevrolet passenger cars. The “SS” version could be ordered with a 454ci big block, hooked to a Turbo 400 automatic transmission. No four-speed option was available. Only 3823 SS 454 Montes were produced. Total Monte production was just under 160,000, a lower-than-expected number due to a labor strike in the latter part of 1969.

AVAILABLE MODELS:

1970 Monte Carlo

• Body Style
• 2 Door Hardtop

• Engine Options
• 350-2bbl cubic inch V8 250hp (base)
• 350-4bbl cubic inch V8 300hp
• 400-2bbl cubic inch V8 265hp
• 402-4bbl cubic inch big block V8 330hp
• 454 cubic inch big block V8 360hp (available as “SS”)

1970 Monte Carlo VIN Decoder:

First Character: Division of General Motors

• 1 ~ Chevrolet

Second and Third Characters: Series Designation *

• 38 ~ Monte Carlo

Fourth and Fifth Characters: Body Style/Model

• 57 ~ 2-door hardtop coupe

Sixth Character: Year of Production

• 0 ~ 1970

Seventh Character: Final Assembly Plant

• R ~ Arlington, Texas
• A ~ Atlanta, Georgia
• B ~ Baltimore, Maryland
• F ~ Flint, Michigan
• G ~ Framingham, MA
• K ~ Kansas City, Missouri
• L ~ Van Nuys, California
• Z ~ Fremont, California
• 1 ~ Oshawa, Ontario, Canada

Eighth through Thirteenth Characters: Sequential Production Number
The sequential starting number for the 1970 Monte Carlo was 100001 (except 200001 at Arlington, Texas)

It should be noted that the Monte Carlo and Chevelle were built on the same assembly lines at Baltimore, Flint, and Los Angeles (Van Nuys) and sequencing numbers would be the same range. This means that if the Monte Carlo shown with the inspector was sequence number 123456, the Chevelle next in line would be sequence number 123457.