I had a 4cyl Chevy Monza. Going downhill, I was able to get it up to 84.
“I had a 4cyl Chevy Monza. Going downhill, I was able to get it up to 84.”
In 1975 they put a 350 V8 in for California for those wanting more power but had to meet CA emissions and it was detuned to 125 hp!
LOL! About the same as my ‘74 “Spirit of America” Vega.
Hey, so you’re the other one who had a Chevy Monza!
It was my first car. Got it used in 1985. It was a 1978 model and a V-6 manual transmission.
I still miss that car. Was so fun to drive.
Ha! I had the Pontiac version - a 1980 Sunbird. Great little car, and I loved it.
On mine, if I remember correctly, the speedo had a PEG at 85, to keep you from “experimenting”. Believe it or not, at 55 - the nationwide speed limit - the wheel covers on that car made a distinctive hum/whistle. You didn’t have to look at the speedometer to know you were doing the limit.
Worse than that - I had a low-end (6 cylinder) 1985 FIREBIRD with a peg at 85. Always wondered if the Trans Am’s had that peg.....grrrr.
I once owned a 1980 Volkswagon Rabbit Diesel. The only way I could have exceeded 80 MPH was to drive it over a tall cliff.
Had a 79 Chevy Monza with a V6. Biggest piece of crap I ever bought. Always fixing something.