1964
The 3.9 liter V6 spent the last three years getting stuffed in every car Sinistra Motors made, and that tradition carried forward into 1964. Still unaltered since 1961, the ‘3900’ started getting paired up with every new model.
Needless to say, it was no surprise when the Sinistra Monarch arrived with the 3.9 liter V6 as standard, the 5.2 liter V8 as an option, and your choice between four-speed manual, or the 3-Speed Gearmaster Selecta automatic transmission.
Still, the V6 and Automatic didn’t mean that the Monarch would be a slouch. Despite weighing a little more than the Senator, and having identical horsepower, the Monarch could match or beat just about every statistic the Senator claimed.
Of course, the luxurious wagon comes at a price matching the intended comfort, but Luke realized that the flaw many car companies were running through many times over the years was an over-diversification, jumping from sports car to family car to truck to jet-propelled speedboat without spending time learning their mistakes.
Luke remembered an old saying, though never cared enough to research who said it: “Beware the man who has only one gun, for he certainly knows how to use it.”
And so Sinistra Motors focused on their up-market cars, the thing they clearly seemed to know well.
Now it was merely up to fate to see if the strategy would pay off. Luke knew that either way, the Monarch would be a decision maker. If it did well, they’d focus on more up-market sedans and wagons. If it did poorly, then it would be time to unleash the beasts.