Take a Trip Down Memory Lane With the 1973 Chevelle Laguna
Lisa Steuer McArdle
· 4 min read
During the 1960s and 1970s,
Chevrolet
battled with other automakers for the muscle car crowd. Its Nova, Camaro, and Chevelle competed with Chrysler muscle cars like the Dodge Challenger, Plymouth Road Runner, Barracuda, and Fury. But car aficionados renewed their interest in one of the highlights of Chevy’s line, the 1973 Chevelle Laguna, after the 2018 SEMA show featured it. Let’s take a look at the 1973 Chevelle Laguna and its history.
Early years of the 1973 Chevelle Laguna
Sure, the Laguna came as an estate wagon, station wagon, four-door, and two-door, but muscle car lovers fell for its two-door coupe. The car offered a lot to love, with a front and rear appearance different from everything else at the time, reports
Hemmings
. Slipping inside its confines, the driver and passengers discovered a luxurious interior.On the outside, the 1973 Chevelle Laguna met onlookers with a body-colored urethane nose featuring an impact strip and a unique grille. The car also left a lasting impression with its body-colored rear bumper featuring an impact strip. The muscle car also offered parking lamps, roof drip moldings, wheel covers, and wheel opening moldings.
If its exterior "Laguna" emblems didn't tell you the difference in this Chevelle, admiring its interior did. You slipped inside to place your hands on its color-keyed steering wheel and admire its dash inlaid with Carpathian burled elm pattern vinyl.
Under the hood, the Chevrolet came standard with a 145 horsepower 350-cu.in. two-barrel V-8 and a three-speed manual transmission. You could stop on a dime with its front disc brakes.
If you needed more power, you could have it by opting for the Laguna's available 175 horsepower 350-cubic inch four-barrel engine or its 245-hp 454-cubic inch four-barrel engine. It 454 required power brakes, power steering, and an HD battery. You could opt for a three-speed Turbo Hydra-Matic with a Turbo-350 variant when choosing the 350 engine. The 454 also had its Turbo option—the Turbo-400.
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Is the 1973 Chevelle Laguna a collectible?
While the 1960s Chevelles proved most popular, the Laguna earned a cult following, says
Old Cars Weekly
. The Chevelles of 1973 came with a novelty built-in—swiveling Strato bucket seats. This makes them a desirable vehicle among collectors.If you have a 1973 Chevelle Laguna with some of the available performance options, this will also increase collector desire for it and raise its asking price.
The dual exhaust and Positraction add to its attraction, as do sway bars and rally wheels. You can also fetch more for a Laguna from this year if it features power brakes, power steering, power locks, and power windows.
Renewed interest in the classic car
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While you won't sell your 1973 Laguna for mega-money, if you see one up for grabs, nab it. It provides you with an opportunity to drive 1970s muscle on a budget, and it experienced an interest boost in 2018. In that year, the Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) featured one of these Colonnade coupes in the Chevrolet Performance area, which raised its cache.
According to
Car and Driver
, Chevrolet modified a 1973 Chevelle Laguna to showcase three new crate engines. The third generation Chevelle, prominent as a NASCAR competitor in the 1970s, proved the ideal setting for the supercharged 6.2-liter LT5 V-8, inspired by the Corvette ZR1 engine.Let
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