Amazing 1974 Chevy Chevelle Laguna S3 For Sale: Video

Restorations are almost never cheap, even if you do most of the work yourself. However, given enough time, quality parts and workmanship, most every project can be turned into a personal work of art like this 1974 Chevy Chevelle Laguna S3.

First, a bit of history. The Chevelle Laguna took its moniker from the California beach town, as did the Chevelle Malibu. The Type S3 replaced the defunct “SS” as the performance trim level of the Chevelle. The 1974 production run yielded 15,792 units of the Laguna Type S3 coupe. Few remain today, and they are beginning to find some traction in the collector car market.

The 1974 Chevy Chevelle Laguna S3 featured a urethane front end (introduced with the 1973 model year), a new grille and parking lamps. The rear was also redesigned, with a chrome rear bumper replacing the body-colored steel unit on the 1973s, and slightly revised taillights. Chevelle Laguna S3s came equipped with a console, a vinyl roof, vertical rear quarter windows (as opposed to the triangular units from the previous year), bodyside striping, Laguna S3 badges, stiffer shocks and springs, a front stabilizer bar, radial tires on Rally wheels, and front swivel bucket seats. The dash housed a driver-oriented six-gauge instrument binnacle. A number of engine options were available, including our feature Chevelle Laguna’s 175-horsepower 400 cubic-inch Small Block V8, that transmits power through a three-speed Turbo Hydramatic automatic.