´70 Monte Carlo Lowrider
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The Chevrolet Monte Carlo is a two-door coupe that was manufactured and marketed by the Chevrolet division of General Motors. Deriving its name from the city in Monaco, the Monte Carlo was marketed as the first personal luxury car
of the Chevrolet brand. Introduced for the 1970 model year, the model
line was produced across six generations through the 2007 model year,
with a hiatus from 1989 until 1994. The Monte Carlo was a variant of the
Pontiac Grand Prix throughout its production.
First generation (1970–1972)
1970
The styling of the 1970 model-year Monte Carlo is
distinguished by its chromed rectangular grille having a fine grid
pattern of 720 small squares with two horizontal dividers and centered
in it was a chrome and red crest emblem adorned by a Corinthian helmet (commonly referred to as the "knight's crest"),
a thin hood spear with no vertical hood ornament, round headlamps with
rounded chrome bezels (which appeared on a prototype 1970 Chevelle front
end proposal which was rejected for the four headlight design),
circular parking lamps inset into the front bumper directly below the
headlamps, and taillights with chrome trim around the perimeter of the
lens, only
