Headlights
- 70-Roundish Headlight Bezels
- 71-72-Squarer Headlight Bezels
Parking Lights
- 70-Round Park Lights on Bumper
- 71-Rectangle Park Lights on Bumper
- 72-Vertical Park lights on Grille
Grille
- 70-Finest Grid Pattern on Grille
- 71-Less Vertical Lines on Grille
- 72-Coarse Grid Pattern
Hood Spear
- 70-Thin Hood Spear
- 71-Thin Hood Spear with
"Chevrolet" ornament
- 72-Wider Spear with "MC"
script
Grille Emblem
- 70-Grill Emblem featured Roman
Numerals for 1970
- 71-Grill Emblem featured Roman
Numerals for 1971
- 72-Grill Emblem featured only
vertical lines where Roman Numerals once were
Front Fenders
- 70-Fenders will not work on a 71-72
without modification
- 71-72 Fenders will not work on a 70
without modification.
Trunk Emblem
- 70-No trunk Keyhole Emblem
- 71-Knight Crest Keyhole Emblem
- 72-Knight Crest Keyhole Emblem
Backup Lenses
- 70-Backup Light Lens did not have
horizontal ridge like 71-72
- 71-72 Backup Light lens had
horizontal ridge across the middle
Tail Lights
- 70 - Chrome only around the edge of
the lens
- 71-72 - Additional
virtical chrome strip down the center of the lens
Note: There are
two horizontal bars also on the 71-72 trim that often show chrome.
These were painted red from the factory.
Vinyl Roof Trim
- Early 70-Full Halo Vinyl Top trim
(stopped before windshield)
- Late 70-72 Halo Vinyl Top trim (trim
went all the way to windshield)
Tail light from 70 Monte Carlo
Tail light from 71-72 Monte Carlo
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1970 Monte Carlo (optional
bumper guards and light
monitoring system on top
of fender)
1971 Monte Carlo
1972 Monte Carlo
(optional bumper guards)
1970 Monte Carlo
1971 Monte Carlo
(optional bumper guards)
1972 Monte Carlo
Vinyl Top Trim
from earlier production 1970
Monte Carlo
Vinyl Top Trim
from later production 1970 through
1972 Monte Carlo
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