Looks like about as nice of an example of one of these cars as you'll find.

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1974 Chevelle Laguna

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View larger image   Date Listed 26-Oct-13 Price $12,900.00 Address Riverview, NB, Canada View map For Sale By Owner Make Chevrolet Model Chevelle Year 1974 Kilometers 48000 Transmission Automatic 1974 Chevrolet Chevelle Laguna Type S.3. It comes equipped with auto transmission, air conditioning, console, bucket seats, rally wheels (sporting nice BF Goodrich radial TAs), tilt wheel, power windows, tach, gauges and best of all on this scarce model, the 454 V.8 engine. The body is finished in Ermine white with burgundy stripes and vinyl top.

 

Neighbour on my street is the only other person to have an old car on the street and he's got a 76 Laguna, definately not stock!

Always wanted one of these.......great looking car.......and a BB.......
now just add a third pedal ..........very cool

you're right Carl........get it documented.......anyone know if you could even get
a big block in these.......?????

bj

Well I just checked the books and - yup - you could get a 454
in the 74 Laguna.......only 235hp and 8.5:1 cr...but what a starting point.
A mans transmission was also available..........ooooeee!

This car is very tempting........

bj

Of all the overweight underpowered,rust prone, plasticy mid 70's barges those are my favorite. I have to admit a sneaking admiration for those Laguna's. If a guy was to stick an 700r4 in there you'd have one awesome highway cruiser as long as you had a good supply of 8 tracks! 

bjburnout wrote:

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Actually 75 was last year for the 454

-- Edited by bjburnout on Monday 28th of October 2013 05:27:54 PM

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Well sure enough, you are right. I would have lost money on that bet. I don't think I've ever seen a 454 in a 75 Malibu.

My older cousin had a 454 74 Malibu, we had a 73 LeMans at the time. The big block 74 Malibu was my inspiration to put the 454 in the LeMans, so I had this idea since I was 17.  Lets not be fooled by that 235 NET HP rating (that's 335 Gross HP anyway), I was in my cousin's car on Hwy 135 going to Lindsay when a 440 70 GTX went out to pass him, nothing doing with that 454 torque just the same way my LeMans tames 65Camino's 69 440 Roadrunner. A big Block Chevy is all about torque and they always have had tons.

-- Edited by 73SC on Wednesday 30th of October 2013 12:52:58 AM

I used to work with a fellow in the 80's (crap I feel old) he had a 454 4 gear laguna, wraped it around a hydro pole loaded up. Amazing what we used to get away with. Never even got a scratch. Poor car though, wrote it off. (sigh)