In 1971, I wonder if anyone would ever think that 42 years later someone would be saying how cool these little cars are?? I would love one of these with a late model drivertrain..
The only Vega wagon I ever owned was COX .049 powered. Wish I still had it !! These things ran on a string and were super fast. This thread reminded me of it !!
DAVE M said: "My first project car was a '73 Vega hatch. Full tube frame, 10" stretch, small block. Sold it before finishing it. But I know where it is. Hmmm!!!!!"
Was it ever finished?
Yes. Last time I saw it it was on the road, metalic blue, sporting a 454. It has changed hands a couple of times since then, and has not been on the road for a while. My last contact with the guy that has it was about 6 years ago while oogling his nice Cosworth Vega.
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This one was out of Whitby. I bought some parts from him for mine. So technically parts of my car went,as in past tense, really fast.
This one ended up being written of in the back parking lot off the shop when the throttle stuck........got rebuilt as a 38 Chev....Dave I Know who and where your old Vega is.......no longer set up as a street car, supposed to hit the track this summer....BBC,Nitorus,the front half of chassis was replaced..He`s done a ton of work to it since.......There was also a red Vega pannel Tubbed with a BBC,Tunnel Ram ,Nitrous and had the poor mans Lenco ( Hurst lighting Rods Shifter) that was around the GTA back from 89- 96 it had " Bounty Hunter" both sides in goldleaf.....
-- Edited by MADSCI on Friday 25th of January 2013 04:25:01 PM
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You dont like it?? Tough S$#t.... I didnt spend my money to make you happy....
Yeah, I know he shortened it back up to stock wheelbase, and said he was going to put a strut front suspension on it. Good to here he's going to put it to use finally.
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