Monte Carlo — fourth generation (1983–1988)

base V6 outside California

the V6 with YF5 California emissions

not on the SS

only in: SS; the engine code on the 1983 price schedule and on the specification and weight pages; the 1984–1988 guides and price pages order it as B4V

only in: SS; the guides' ordering code for the L69 engine

1983: V10 cold climate package recommended, and required (with C60 air conditioning) under NA6 high altitude emissions; 1984: V10 required; federal only, not in California

V10 cold climate package recommended, and required under NA6 high altitude emissions

base engine; not on the SS

1983 is left out: the 1983 guide and price pages print no transmission code, and the brochure's specification and power-team page (p.19), which prints MXI, prints no model year; 1984 is left out: only the 1984 option price page (p.33, which prints a production date but no model year) and the brochure page (p.21) print MX1; the 1988 guide offers MX0 only, though the 1988 MVMA power-team page still pairs the base LB4 with a 3 speed automatic ('200C') without a code

the kits print MXO; 1984: with every engine except the 3.8L V6 in California, and not on the SS (weight page); standard on the SS from 1985

requires NA6 high altitude emissions

an optional higher axle ratio, 3.08 on the 1988 power-team chart; not on the SS; 1984: not with LD5; 1985 from the power-team chart

model 1GZ37/Z65; special instrumentation with tachometer, sport suspension, rear spoiler, Rally wheels (aluminum wheels from 1986), sport mirrors and P215/65R15 white-lettered tires; 1988 is left out: the 1988 SS guide page (p.36) sells the Monte Carlo SS sport coupe, model 1GZ37, without printing Z65, and the MVMA page that prints 1GZ37 (Z65) (p.46) prints its model year as 'T988'; the tentative price pages are not used

model 1GZ37/Z09; its own front, side and rear appearance with composite halogen headlamps and specific taillamps; the 1987–1988 kits name the base 1GZ37 coupe the LS and print no Z09

the 1987 guide and price pages; a 1988 specification page still heads a column with the Z16 option, apparently carried over, so 1988 is not claimed; Wikipedia dates the Aero Coupe 1986–1987, but the 1986 kit does not show it

for the diesel engines; includes the UA1 heavy duty battery and an engine block and fuel line heater

LS and SS; the base package; the LS guide's restriction remarks also call it MLA1

LS: air conditioning, front and rear floor mats, auxiliary lighting, body side molding, tilt wheel, cruise control and intermittent wipers; SS: the SS guide page (p.36) shows option package 2 with its code illegible, listing air conditioning, floor mats, power locks and windows, halogen headlamps, auxiliary lighting, twin remote mirrors, cassette radio, tilt wheel, power trunk opener and intermittent wipers; the tentative price pages are not used; the guides' restriction remarks also call it MLA2 (LS) and MZA2 (SS)

only in: LS; package 2 plus power locks, windows and trunk opener, gauge package, twin remote mirrors, door edge guards, sill moldings and cassette radio; the LS guide's restriction remarks also call it MLA3

requires the 55/45 seat; 1985 from the weight page, as the guide prints AGS

weight pages only: the 1984–1985 pages (shared with the El Camino) give it for the coupe, not the SS; the 1987 page prints the coupe's weight line with no remark beside the El Camino's, and the SS guides offer 55/45 trims from 1986; 1986 is left out: the 1986 weight page (p.81) prints its model year as '-986'; the 1988 form covers the Monte Carlo alone

weight pages only: the 1984, 1985 and 1987 pages (shared with the El Camino) list it for all models; 1986 is left out: the 1986 weight page (p.81) prints its model year as '-986'; the 1988 line has no remark; the guides sell bucket seats as the cloth bucket trims

some kit pages print AO1; 1988: tinted glass became standard (1988 kit pp.7, 29)

1988: the guide lists power windows only inside the option packages, with no code, and the 1988 weight page prints the code illegibly

bright with a black vinyl insert; not on the SS; 1987 is left out: the 1987 guide prints the code only run into its quick-spec mark (BW2x), the price page prints none and the weight page prints BHZ; 1988 is left out: the guide lists the molding only inside the option packages and the 1988 weight page prints BWZ; the 1987 brochure pages (pp.11, 24, 34) and the 1988 brochure page (p.25) print BW2, but brochure pages print no model year

1986 is cited from the LS dealer order guide (p.34), which prints B35 under floor covering (the base guide's option line prints 335 and the price page 835)

1983 is left out: the 1983 guide and price pages print 837; the 1985 weight page still lists it, but the 1985 guide sells B32 and B33 instead

not on the SS

1986 is left out: the 1986 guide and price pages print 893, and the weight page that prints B93 (p.82) has no model-year field

1983–1984: not on the SS; the weight pages of the 1985–1987 kits still exclude the SS, but the SS order-guide pages offer the roof panels (1985 p.32, 1986 p.36, 1987 p.42 and the Aero Coupe's p.44), with the code not legible on those pages; 1988: not on the SS (weight page p.79, which prints the code illegibly, marks it not available on the SS, and the SS guide p.36 omits it); locks included from 1987

1988 not claimed: the order guide lists intermittent wipers only inside the option packages' contents, although the 1988 weight page lists CD4 (owner ruling 2026-10-29); 1985 rests on the guide's quick-spec row (item, code and x marks), as the option line prints no code and the price page that prints CD4 (p.27) has no model-year field

weight pages: Monte Carlo coupe, not the SS; the 1987 page prints CO4; the guides order it through the vinyl roof selector, the 1985 weight page's code is unreadable, and 1986 is left out because the 1986 weight page that prints C04 (p.82) has no model-year field

includes increased cooling (1983–1987 price pages); 1986 is cited from the LS dealer order guide (p.34), which prints C60 beside air conditioning (the base guide's option line prints СБО and the price pages C6О and C8O)

standard on the SS; 1985 rests on the guide's quick-spec row (item, code and x marks), as the option line prints no code and no dated price or weight page prints D35

requires bucket seats; 1985 rests on the guide's quick-spec row (item, code and x marks), as the option line prints 055 and the weight page that prints D55 (p.72) has no readable model year

1988 not claimed: the order guide lists twin remote sport mirrors only inside the option packages' contents, although the 1988 weight page lists D68 (owner ruling 2026-10-29); 1985 rests on the guide's quick-spec row (item, code and x marks), as the option line prints no code and no dated price or weight page prints D68

includes color-keyed pin striping; not on the SS; 1985 and 1987 from the two-tone chart headings, as those guides' paint lines print no legible code

not on the SS; not ordered with D84, whose custom two-tone includes pin striping; 1988 from the stripe chart heading, as the guide's pin-striping line prints no legible code

not with F41 (1984); the 1985–1988 guides do not offer it

standard on the SS, which pairs it with P215/65R15 white-lettered tires; regular coupe: 1983, the brochure gives the sport suspension as needing P205/70 tires and the MVMA page (p.62) gives the P205/70R14 tire as requiring F41; 1984–1988, F41 requires QHY; 1984: not with LF9; 1988 from the MVMA suspension page, as the guide runs the code into its text

included with V10 (1983–1984); some kit pages print KO5

1988 not claimed: the order guide lists electronic speed control only inside the option packages' contents, although the 1988 weight page lists K34 (owner ruling 2026-10-29)

requires N95; the weight pages of the 1985–1987 kits still list it, but the guides from 1985 sell locking wire covers as N91

1988: the guide lists it only inside the option packages, with no code, and the 1988 weight page has no entry

1983–1984: an option, not on the SS; 1985: the weight page lists it with no remark and the brochure option list (p.17) prints N90, while the brochure wheel pages (pp.11, 25) call the optional aluminum wheel PD7; 1986 weight page: standard on the SS; the 1986 guide sells the coupe's optional cast aluminum wheel as PD7; 1987 is left out: only the 1987 weight page p.90 prints N90 (standard on the SS), and its model-year field is blank

not on the SS; 1987 rests on the guide's quick-spec row (item, code and x marks), as the option line prints no code and no dated price or weight page prints N91

not on the SS; the 1985 brochure pages still print it, but the 1985 guide sells locking wire covers as N91

not on the SS; the 1985 brochure pages also print PD7, but the 1985 weight page lists aluminum wheels as N90; 1987 is left out: the 1987 guide and price pages print no code for the aluminum wheels, the brochure pages (pp.11, 12, 35) print PD7 but no model year, and the 1987 weight page p.90 (model-year field blank) gives N90 as the SS's standard wheel and prints the coupe's cast aluminum wheel as POZ

regular coupe only (the SS has P215/65R15 tires); requires F41

standard except on the SS; the 1985 guide and price pages print OMW and aMW

regular coupe only (the SS has P215/65R15 tires); the 1983 MVMA page (p.62) gives the P205/70R14 tire as requiring F41

standard

luggage compartment and underhood lamps and a headlamp-on reminder; 1987: also a dome reading lamp, without CC1 roof panels (price page); 1985 rests on the guide's quick-spec row (item, code and x marks), as the option line's code is unreadable and the price page that prints TR9 (p.27) has no model-year field

standard on the LS coupe (1986–1987)

not on the SS

not with the LB4 (1988 guide); the 1986–1987 brochures say V8 only, but the weight pages of the 1986–1987 kits still list an LB4 weight

clock, voltmeter, temperature and oil pressure gauges; 1984: not with LF9

voltmeter, temperature and oil pressure gauges; standard on the SS; 1988 is left out: the guide lists the gauge package only inside package 3, and only the brochure page (p.14, the LS's optional gauge package) prints U39, while brochure pages print no model year

on the regular and LS coupe requires the gauge package (U39; package MLA3 in 1988); included with the SS

included with UF7

an option in 1983–1984; the 1987 weight page gives it as base equipment; the 1986 page prints 063

includes dual rear speakers

includes dual rear speakers

a credit option

includes dual rear speakers

includes dual rear speakers

1988 is left out: the 1988 guide prints UM&, and only the brochure page (p.16) prints UM6, while brochure pages print no model year

includes U66 (1986–1987); 1988: with the extended range sound system

included with the stereo radios; 1986–1987 not claimed: the 1986–1987 guides include rear speakers only with the stereos and sell U66, although the weight pages list U64 (owner ruling 2026-10-29)

included with UX1

with U63 or U69; included with U58 and UN3

included with the radio, except on the SS, which has the black US6 antenna

only in: SS

some kit pages print VO8; the weight pages of the 1984–1986 kits give it with the V8s, including the SS's L69, and the 1985–1986 pages exclude the SS only on the V6 line, but the SS guide pages do not offer it; 1984 is left out: the 1984 guide prints no V08 line, and the 1984 MVMA pages that print it (pp.47, 48, 80) have a blank or garbled model-year field; 1987 is left out: the 1987 price and weight pages print VOB, the guide's line prints no code, and only the brochure option page (p.11) prints V08, while brochure pages print no model year

1987 is left out: only the 1987 option index prints VK3, and the 1987 guide prints YK3

the 1983 SS guide page lists special Rally wheels, and the 1984–1985 brochure option lists (1984 p.17, 1985 p.17) give Rally wheels as standard on the SS, but the weight page in the 1984 kit (p.80, model-year field blank) marks them not available on the SS; 1985 from the MVMA tire and wheel page; 1987 rests on the guide's quick-spec row (item, code and x marks), as the option line prints 2J7, the weight page prints 2J7 and only the brochure page (p.12, no model year) prints ZJ7

with D84 custom two-tone, whose chart requires an accent color; the code is the paint color number plus M

with D84 custom two-tone, whose chart requires an accent color; the code is the paint color number plus M; the 1984 summary gives Bright Silver Metallic as paint code 17

with D84 custom two-tone, whose chart requires an accent color; the code is the paint color number plus M

with D84 custom two-tone, whose chart requires an accent color; the code is the paint color number plus M

with D84 custom two-tone, whose chart requires an accent color; the code is the paint color number plus M

with D84 custom two-tone, whose chart requires an accent color; the code is the paint color number plus M; 1983 is left out: the 1983 two-tone chart prints 480

with D84 custom two-tone, whose chart requires an accent color; the code is the paint color number plus M

with D84 custom two-tone, whose chart requires an accent color; the code is the paint color number plus M; 1983 is left out: only the 1983 option index prints 67M

with D84 custom two-tone, whose chart requires an accent color; the code is the paint color number plus M; the 1984 index names it Dark Maroon Metallic

with D84 custom two-tone, whose chart requires an accent color; the code is the paint color number plus M

1985 and 1987 are left out: those guides print NAS

1983: named in a power-team chart heading, which counts as the code's printing, as the own-entry lines print NAG, NAB and NAE

order code that confirms a paint, trim or vinyl roof combination outside the charts

only the tentative 1988 price page prints it, so 1988 is not claimed