There are more ways to stand out with your car than we can count. But if we were to create a list, making your engine taller than your car’s roof would be toward the top of that list. Throw in a flashy paint job and other drag racing paraphernalia, and you have the attention-getting 1985 Chevy Monte Carlo you see before you. But apparently the owner is ready for some other flashy machine, or maybe ready to live a more low-key life, and is selling it through Mecum’s Indianapolis auction this year.
Chevrolet
Founded in 1903, Chevrolet is one of America’s oldest remaining legacy automakers. Acquired by General Motors in 1918, Chevrolet is the core GM brand responsible for the bulk of GM’s US sales. As a mass-market manufacturer, Chevrolet competes in multiple key segments, primarily the SUV and truck segments, but also sports cars and mainstream sedans and hatchbacks (until recently). Core models for the brand include the Silverado, Colorado, Suburban, Camaro, and Corvette.
- Founded
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November 3, 1911
- Founder
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Louis Chevrolet, Arthur Chevrolet, William C. Durant
- Headquarters
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Detroit, Michigan, United States of America
- Owned By
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General Motors
- Current CEO
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Mary Barra
All The Wild Details
We’d be tempted to start with the bright paint, but we can’t. The engine demands all the attention. At a glance, it’s an unfathomable tower of pink and blue engine parts. Up close, it’s still a bit unfathomable. As it turns out, the tower is mostly intake manifolds and adapters. At the top is a forward-facing intake atop what are, according to the auction description, a pair of four-barrel Holley carburetors. Instead of taking in air from way up there, those two long tubes go all the way back down to behind the headlights in the engine bay. Our best guess is that the owner wanted the engine height, but didn’t want to be pulling in rain in wet driving conditions.
The huge stack of manifolds sits on an 8-71 positive displacement supercharger, which is the real power adder. It feeds an 8.3-liter big-block Chevy V8. No power numbers are given, though we’re sure it has enough to chirp the fat rear tires. We wonder a little if maybe a simpler intake system would be more effective, but a big engine with a blower will be rambunctious no matter what. We do approve of the T-56 6-speed manual. An automatic might be faster on a drag strip, but the stick is surely more fun.
Other modifications include the blue paint scheme, which apparently features six pounds of metal flake. We certainly believe it. The front suspension has been changed to a solid axle and given a fair bit of height in classic “gasser” drag car style. The back has wheelie bars and provisions for drag chutes. The interior is actually somewhat restrained in contrast with a plain black interior. Though it does feature ostrich leather upholstery, a pink roll cage and a custom steering wheel.
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It Was In The Running To Be A Hot Wheels Car
This Monte Carlo took part in the Detroit leg of the Hot Wheels Legends Tour car show. The series goes across the country to find a real-life car that deserves to become a new Hot Wheels toy. The judges at the event awarded first place for the Detroit event to the owner. It did not, however, become a finalist. As such, the only one of these Montes is the real one. If you want it, you’ll need to be the top bidder at the Mecum Indianapolis auction when it rolls across the block on May 17.
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