1976 Monza Mirage

[JoeC]

I came a across an article on this car that said they were sent from assembly line to a co. called Michigan Auto Techniques (MAT)who did the conversion work then sent car to dealer. It said the option code is ZX-1

[Ron Lee]

HI all. You should also check out http://www.v8monza.com/
and http://monza.homestead.com/monza.html I'm pretty sure the Monza Mirage was only offered in 1977. They are very rare and alot of fun. If you do get it and restore it, check out http://www.geocities.com/miragestripes/
for stripes. Ron

[mahoy78spyder]

I'm surprised that as often as I frequent this site that I missed this post. Anyway, I've owned 9 Monza's in the last 20 years so I know a little bit about them (still have my '78 Monza Spyder I've had for 18 of those years, thus the login name) Anyway, the Mirage was only made in 1977 and there were only around 4000 produced. Not all were V8's, but I would say 98% of them were, although I've seen two 4-bangers over the years. As for value, it really depends on how bad the car is. I've seen some in bad shape not even sell for $400, let alone $1500, so it just really depends. I happen to have an extra set of Mirage fender flares for sale in my garage too (sans the front spoiler). Ron Lee (above) has, imo, the nicest Mirage in existence and it was a pleasant surprise to see him post here on this site. They're fun cars!

Ken

[LeMans Blue X77]

Thanks for the info.

I'm really a '69 Z/28 and a '77 930 Porsche kind of guy.

I just ran across this car and it's in pretty bad shape but if you loved these cars as you and Ron do it's worth fixing. If you or anyone else is interested in the car.
I can get with the owner about a firm price and get some pics posted.

It is a V8 and the car is in original unmolested other than the body damage on pass. side rear.

[Ron Lee]

A price and pics would be great. Thanks, Ron