Production Numbers for First Gens

[Tonka Man]

Does anyone know the production numbers built in the US for the First Generation Monte's broke down by year?

What about SS cars?

What about comparisons to total Chevelles and Chevelle SS cars?

[Canuck]

70-72 Monte Carlo production numbers
https://www.firstgenmc.com/forums/index.php?/resources/productionnumbers/

Chevelle production numbers
https://chevellestuff.net/qd/production_by_series.htm

[Canuck]

1970 Monte Carlo SS454 - 3,823
1970 Chevelle/El Camino SS454 - 8,773
1970 Chevelle/El Camino SS396 - 53,599

1971 Monte Carlo SS454 - 1,919
1971 Chevelle/El Camino SS454 - 9,502
1971 Chevelle/El Camino SS option (includes both 396 and 454) - 19,293

[Dtret]

1 hour ago, Canuck said:

1970 Monte Carlo SS454 - 3,823
1970 Chevelle/El Camino SS454 - 8,773
1970 Chevelle/El Camino SS396 - 53,599

1971 Monte Carlo SS454 - 1,919
1971 Chevelle/El Camino SS454 - 9,502
1971 Chevelle/El Camino SS option (includes both 396 and 454) - 19,293

Great info. Nothing on 72?  lol. 

[Scott S.]

Isn't the '72 SS Monte Carlo known as the "Custom" ?

[Dtret]

58 minutes ago, Scott S. said:

Isn't the '72 SS Monte Carlo known as the "Custom" ?

Not necessarily but Nathan was asking 3 different questions. lol. 

[Tonka Man]

Thanks for the info.  So the Chevelle to Monte Carlo build ration was about 3:1 give or take.

[Tonka Man]

So if there are three times as many Chevelles on the road as Monte Carlos, why are the Chevelles worth more?  The Montes are rarer and better looking!

[cny first gen 71]

It's probably not 3 to 1 any more due to the fact probably more chevelles have been wrecked but a lot of people don't like montes because of the size. Personally I call the Chevelle a poor man's monte 😅

[Dtret]

The Monte was never intended to be a performance car, it was marketed as a midsize luxury car. That’s why they made so few of the “ SS “ cars. But since the basically had everything to do it, why not rip out a few. If you go with the total number of Monte’s built vs the chevelle/ Malibu that will tell the story. There are over 3 times as many SS chevelles now vs actual production. The same thing will happen to the Monte SS. Just give it time. 

[kpcsgasp]

5 hours ago, Dtret said:

The Monte was never intended to be a performance car, it was marketed as a midsize luxury car. That’s why they made so few of the “ SS “ cars. But since the basically had everything to do it, why not rip out a few. If you go with the total number of Monte’s built vs the chevelle/ Malibu that will tell the story. There are over 3 times as many SS chevelles now vs actual production. The same thing will happen to the Monte SS. Just give it time. 

So the next time someone shows you a 72 Monte SS 454 just smile and say "sure".

[Dtret]

9 hours ago, kpcsgasp said:

So the next time someone shows you a 72 Monte SS 454 just smile and say "sure".

Read the Facebook posts. They already exist. 

[420ponies]

But the '72 "Customs " are showing up more than before! Hey now, I've seen one of those in person ('72 Monte SS 454) ,and there was no way to show/tell the guy it wasn't. I even showed him my option sheet for '72   "where's the SS Monte Carlo".  I just smiled and said they couldn't fit it in the write-up!

[Scott S.]

When counting Chevelle production numbers, you have to remember that base models, 4 doors, wagons, and El Caminos are included....

I've yet to see a 4 door Monte, never mind a wagon version.

[Scott S.]

20 hours ago, cny first gen 71 said:

It's probably not 3 to 1 any more due to the fact probably more chevelles have been wrecked but a lot of people don't like montes because of the size. Personally I call the Chevelle a poor man's monte 😅

It's those "Cadillac" tail lights that make all the difference.