Chevelle Laguna?

W J · 02-28-2010, 08:19 PM

Can someone tell me what years Chevrolet produced the Chevelle Laguna model and what engine options they had, and finally do you know of any ever being campaigned in stock classes and what combos/classes with any success? Much thanks. WJ

Tom keedle · 02-28-2010, 08:47 PM

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Originally Posted by W J

Can someone tell me what years Chevrolet produced the Chevelle Laguna model and what engine options they had, and finally do you know of any ever being campaigned in stock classes and what combos/classes with any success? Much thanks. WJ

73-76 for sure,not sure about 77 and certainly no later
i know they had 74's with 454's in 'em but most i ever seen had 350 q-jets...

joe huestis · 02-28-2010, 09:02 PM

produced from 73 to 76. Google "Chevelle Laguna" and you will pull up the history on this model. Someone runs a '74 Chevelle in stock with a 400 small block combo in M/SA.
I also remember Lee Valentine's Dad, Sir Tom Valentine running a '73 SS in stock with the 454 big block combo back in the '70s in Div. 1
Joe Huestis
L/SA 9724

Owen S Quirion · 03-01-2010, 05:42 PM

There is nothing in the world heavier than the front bumper of a 1974 Laguna. A friend and I hauled one across Carlisle one day and it just about killed us. That rubber stuff is real dense.

Michael Kilduff · 03-01-2010, 07:25 PM

I bought a 1973 Chevelle Laguna in 1984, had a 454 with a quadrajet. I am sure this was a really nice car when new, the interior was pretty neat. Had swivel 'captain's chairs' buckets up front and a nice guage package, I think a factory tach.

I don't know anything else about those cars, I didn't have mine long. It was rusted so bad I couldn't put anything in the trunk as it would come out the sides of the quarters (seriously) and a friend of my dad's put it on a lift on his service station, looked under it, then let it back down. I asked him what the problem was, he looked at me and said-

"That car is about to break in half!"

I pulled the drivetrain and sold the body to a junk yard, and traded the motor soon after.

Ineed those rubber front ends were heavy. Everything about that car was heavy.

W J · 03-01-2010, 09:32 PM

Guess the weight is why you hardly see any running stock, but they look like they'd cut thru the air better than many cars that are running as stockers....lots of engine options 400 smallblock, bigblock, etc. Killer (heavy) bumpers just like the Monte Carlos...hmmm. Are the Lagunas 3800-4000 lbs w/ BB motor, or more? Thanks. WJ

Tom keedle · 03-02-2010, 05:04 AM

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Originally Posted by W J

Guess the weight is why you hardly see any running stock, but they look like they'd cut thru the air better than many cars that are running as stockers....lots of engine options 400 smallblock, bigblock, etc. Killer (heavy) bumpers just like the Monte Carlos...hmmm. Are the Lagunas 3800-4000 lbs w/ BB motor, or more? Thanks. WJ

i'd be surprised if they were under 4000....

kwm · 03-02-2010, 08:31 AM

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Originally Posted by W J

Guess the weight is why you hardly see any running stock, but they look like they'd cut thru the air better than many cars that are running as stockers....lots of engine options 400 smallblock, bigblock, etc. Killer (heavy) bumpers just like the Monte Carlos...hmmm. Are the Lagunas 3800-4000 lbs w/ BB motor, or more? Thanks. WJ

74 Lugana shipping weight per NHRA

454=4329
400=3996
350, 4 bbl=3985

Bill Bogues · 03-02-2010, 08:42 PM

We had a 74 Laguna back in the 70's. My wife put about a thousand passes on it bracket racing. It was our tow vehicle for the race car; had a 350 in it.One day we weighed it at the track.It weighed 4160# with no one in it. A lightweight it was not.

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joe huestis Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Youngsville, N.C. Posts: 621 Likes: 280 Liked 393 Times in 111 Posts	Re: Chevelle Laguna? produced from 73 to 76. Google "Chevelle Laguna" and you will pull up the history on this model. Someone runs a '74 Chevelle in stock with a 400 small block combo in M/SA. I also remember Lee Valentine's Dad, Sir Tom Valentine running a '73 SS in stock with the 454 big block combo back in the '70s in Div. 1 Joe Huestis L/SA 9724

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Owen S Quirion Junior Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Captiol District of New York Posts: 71 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Chevelle Laguna? There is nothing in the world heavier than the front bumper of a 1974 Laguna. A friend and I hauled one across Carlisle one day and it just about killed us. That rubber stuff is real dense. __________________ BF/S 1985 Grand Am 3.0 V6

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Michael Kilduff Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Carolina Beach, NC Posts: 281 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Chevelle Laguna? I bought a 1973 Chevelle Laguna in 1984, had a 454 with a quadrajet. I am sure this was a really nice car when new, the interior was pretty neat. Had swivel 'captain's chairs' buckets up front and a nice guage package, I think a factory tach. I don't know anything else about those cars, I didn't have mine long. It was rusted so bad I couldn't put anything in the trunk as it would come out the sides of the quarters (seriously) and a friend of my dad's put it on a lift on his service station, looked under it, then let it back down. I asked him what the problem was, he looked at me and said- "That car is about to break in half!" I pulled the drivetrain and sold the body to a junk yard, and traded the motor soon after. Ineed those rubber front ends were heavy. Everything about that car was heavy.

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W J Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Paxton, Massachusetts Posts: 638 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Chevelle Laguna? Guess the weight is why you hardly see any running stock, but they look like they'd cut thru the air better than many cars that are running as stockers....lots of engine options 400 smallblock, bigblock, etc. Killer (heavy) bumpers just like the Monte Carlos...hmmm. Are the Lagunas 3800-4000 lbs w/ BB motor, or more? Thanks. WJ

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Bill Bogues Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Bethany La. Posts: 322 Likes: 95 Liked 169 Times in 53 Posts	Re: Chevelle Laguna? We had a 74 Laguna back in the 70's. My wife put about a thousand passes on it bracket racing. It was our tow vehicle for the race car; had a 350 in it.One day we weighed it at the track.It weighed 4160# with no one in it. A lightweight it was not.