Thread: Does anybody remember the Chevrolet Monza?

Quote: Originally Posted by sonarrat Well, the fact that he put it into a tree so fast tells you it was probably too much motor for the chassis. My engine of choice would've been either a 327ci V8 or a 350ci V8 with TH350 tranny

Quote: Originally Posted by hoffdano Tennessestorm - how could it NOT be better than the Vega? Almost anything was better than the Vega. True! True! Quote: Originally Posted by Gimme3steps 1. Spark plugs on the drivers side were a pain in the ss. You had to remove a mount bolt and jack up the engine for access. Ugh, how terrible! Quote: Originally Posted by rlrl they came out for the 77 model year or was it the year before? As Mopac stated......

Quote: Originally Posted by bryson662001 I have never understood all the hate for the Mustang II. My '76 fastback with a 302V8 and automatic was one of the best cars I ever owned. I bought it new, special order from the factory and kept it for 10 years and over 100,000 miles, no small feat for cars of that era. It was built like a rock, fast and fun to drive and beautiful as well. It was also one of Ford's more successful projects,...

Quote: Originally Posted by Tennesseestorm Yes! Had it been a front-engine car, there would have never been any questions or debate. GM really had a good style and design... they should have just made it a front engine car. They were really nice looking cars. I liked the rear engine design. Rear or mid engine designs have worked well for Porshce. Also Toyota MR2s. The MR2 was really fun to drive.

Quote: Originally Posted by Mopac1980 That sucks that he hit his car into a tree or a guardrail right after building a 455 in the car, that car must of been very fast and fun to drive with the 455 Well, the fact that he put it into a tree so fast tells you it was probably too much motor for the chassis.

Quote: Originally Posted by rjl78 I had a 63 Corvair Monza I had visions of a project car, never got off the ground. Too bad, that was WAY better than the rip off named one based on the Vega. Ralph Nader was wrong. Chevy had the right idea with the Corvair, they just needed more time to develop it.

I have never understood all the hate for the Mustang II. My '76 fastback with a 302V8 and automatic was one of the best cars I ever owned. I bought it new, special order from the factory and kept it for 10 years and over 100,000 miles, no small feat for cars of that era. It was built like a rock, fast and fun to drive and beautiful as well. It was also one of Ford's more successful projects, at least for the 1st few years.

the ad for the car "mustang II, boredom zero" Mustang II was Motor Trend's car of the year in 74

Mustang without even option of V8, it indeeds sound weird. However the fastbacks and Cobra IIs especially are worth looking at. I got a Cobra II back in like March. For now it is just kind of a potential project if I can come up with a good 351 or 302 for it. The guy that owned it was setting it up with a 4cyl motor and trans out of a 90 Mustang, but I don't even want to mess with finishing that.

My sister had a 76, 4 cyl and 4 speed. It was perky.