I agree that the 402's are ripe for a skyrocket in pricing. In fact, they are already jumping up. I am assuming that the stated 500 prod nummber is for 4 speeds? I am sure that there were many more than 500 402's made. Here are the prod numbers from firstgenmc:
1970
Total Production:
Sport Coupe 142,153
SS 454 Package 3,823
Total Monte Carlo Production 145,976
Automatic Level Control (SS only) 3,823
330 hp Turbo-Jet 400 V8 (actually 402 ci) 7,456
360 hp Turbo-Jet 454 V8 (SS only) 3,823
3-Speed Manual 545
4-Speed Manual 1,428
1971
Total Production:
Sport Coupe 126,681
SS 454 Package** 1,919
Total Monte Carlo Production 128,600
300 hp Turbo-Jet 400 V8 (actually 402 ci) 8,633
355 hp Turbo-Jet 454 V8** 1,772
3-Speed Manual Transmission 280
4-Speed Manual Transmission 349
All data courtesy of
http://www.firstgenerationmontecarlo...nnumbers.shtml
Rich