In this episode I provide the history of the Monte Carlo, Chevrolet's first personal luxury coupe. Launched in 1970 and sharing the platform of the Pontiac Grand Prix, the Monte Carlo didn't sell well as a sports car, but as a luxury car, was one of Chevrolet's most popular and best-selling models. It grew in size like most cars in the 70's, but had to shrink in the 80's to satisfy fuel efficiency. The SS model did well in the 80's, but not enough for Chevy to keep it past 1988. It was temporarily replaced by the Lumina coupe in 1990, but renamed back to Monte Carlo in 1995, still looking like a Lumina. A redesign in 2000 finally made it a muscle car across all trims, but big coupes kept falling in favor, leading to its end in 2007.