1974 Chevrolet Laguna S3 Coupe 

In 1974 the Laguna was renamed the Laguna type S3 and was offered only as a Colonnade coupe.  Standard equipment included a console, vinyl roof, opera type vertical rear quarter windows, body side striping and Laguna S3 badging.  Only 15,792 examples were produced this year.  Call it a gentleman's version of the Nascar racer that was tearing up the tracks of the day.

For consignment a time capsule of you will in the form of a 1974 Laguna S3 Coupe.  This fine example of mid 70's design and engineering comes through our door with a mere 29,865 original miles, the build sheet and associated dealership paperwork.  In sports Antique White paint and opera B pillar vertical window, with some dark red striping for the lowers,  All in excellent condition and ready to drive off to the EPA emission controlled sunset.  

Exterior
Simple square and rectangle design takes over the front quarters and grille.  An Antique White painted steel bumper below with the dark red stripe on its bottom has a single vertical white rubber padded bumper protector on either side.  The striping wraps around the car's entire bottom.  Antique White paint bathes the entire uppers and roofline.  Trimmings are used sparingly, letting the striping do the highlighting and saving overall costs.  A long door on either side has well minded goes and are nice and straight.  The red paint is showing lots of cracking and crazing throughout as well as chip offs on the bottom end.  The vertical opera glass is on the B pillar as the roofline becomes the rear glass; it has a long gently sloping descent to the trunk.  Here the lid curved down and has a notch in each side to use the rectangular tail lights and rear panel of the car.  Below a shiny bumper is on and it has a white rubber insert with a dark red stripe in its center to continue the striping around the entire car unbroken.  15-inch deep dish chrome trimmed rally wheels are all around and looking just great with nearly new white stripe radials.  

Interior
As we slide past black vinyl door panels we feast our eyes on a front split back bench and all rear bench.  These chairs are covered in a black and white herringbone tweed and it looking good.  The front seats have a small low solid black vinyl headrest for the passengers.  Black carpeting covers the floors.  For the dash, more square and rectangle design with an interplay of wood appliqué and black padded vinyl.  Round gauges are in for the driver and more rounds are on the black edges of the dash front.  AC vents, climate sliders and an AM radio are seeing the center.  The factory wheel fronts the dash and above is a tight black perforated headliner.  Classy.

Drivetrain
A flip of the hood and we see a nicely detailed shiny engine bay.  It has a 350ci V8 from the factory, and a single 2-barrel carburetor on top.  A numbers matching TH350 3-speed automatic is on back and for the axle it is a 10 bolt, 2.73 ratio.  Stock style dual exhaust is present.

Undercarriage
Some surface rust on the frame and usual suspects, but otherwise solid and sound.  New mufflers and tailpipes are seen.  Also I note front independent coil springs and back 4 link with coil springs.  Power disc brakes are on front, and power drums in back.  

Drive-Ability
I slipped inside and breathed in the mid 70's originality of this low mileage example.  The car fired right up, and on the test track where it drove nicely.  It's not a rocket ship but not meant to be, just a cruiser.  The AC blows warm, and the wipers do not work, all else was fine.

A preserved piece of history with low original miles, very nice paint, original interior, and a fine running engine.  Here for the taking a low hanging fruit time piece with only 15,792 made and many fewer surviving.  Come and get it!

1E37H4R507980

1-Chevrolet
E-Laguna
37-2 Door Hardtop Sport Coupe
H-350ci 2bbl V8 145hp
4-1974
R-Arlington, TX Assy Plant
507980-Sequential Unit Number

TRIM TAG

ST 74 1AE37-1974 Laguna S3 2 Door Coupe
BDY B256007-Baltimore Body #
TR 704 A52-Black & White Herringbone Cloth Split Bench
PNT 11-Antique White
08B-2nd Week August

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