Chevrolet Monte Carlo 1987

The 1987 Monte Carlo LS never got the NASCAR-driven Aerocoupe treatment its SS sibling did, but it quietly outsold expectations with a torquey optional 5.0-liter V-8 and a genuinely comfortable interior. It also happened to be riding out the final months of the G-body platform before Chevrolet closed that chapter for good.

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Not every 1987 Monte Carlo wearing a bowtie was chasing NASCAR glory. While Chevrolet‘s Aerocoupe was busy slicing through the air at Daytona, a much quieter version of the same car was doing the actual heavy lifting on dealer lots across the country: the LS. It never got the aggressive rear glass or the SS badge, and most people forget it existed at all next to its more famous sibling. But there’s a reason this generation of Monte Carlo went out on such a high note, and the unglamorous LS had a lot more to do with it than anyone gives it credit for.

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The Engine Choice Nobody Argues About Today

The LS came standard with a throttle-body-injected 4.3-liter V-6 making 145 horsepower and 225 pound-feet, a genuine step up in refinement over earlier carbureted six-cylinder Monte Carlos. For buyers who wanted real torque, the optional 5.0-liter carbureted V-8 added 150 horsepower and paired with a four-speed automatic, the same transmission that was optional behind the standard V-6. Base pricing started at $11,300 with the V-6 and climbed to $11,745 with the V-8 checked off, a modest premium for an engine that turned an already comfortable cruiser into something with real shove off the line. Next to the flashier SS, the V-8 LS is the sleeper pick, an understated coupe with genuine small-block muscle hiding under a conservative nose.

The Quiet End of the G-Body Era

1987 combined LS and SS Sport Coupe production landed at 72,993 units, with 39,794 of those specifically wearing the Luxury Sport LS trim, a solid showing for a car playing second fiddle to its NASCAR-homologated sibling. It also turned out to be the final chapter for the fourth-generation Monte Carlo: the last G-body car rolled off the line on December 12, 1987, technically built to close out the 1988 model year before Chevrolet retired the rear-drive G-body platform that had underpinned the Monte Carlo since the mid-1970s. Every LS built that final year, without anyone realizing it at the time, was riding out the end of an era.

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