Concerning photos of C8’s loaded on trains
10-04-2021, 01:55 AM
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10-04-2021, 08:09 AM
#24
Le Mans Master
After owning it for 46 years and me getting older, I need to get my act together and start downsizing. I have 2 cars that I plan to sell over the next 12 months if I can commit.
10-04-2021, 08:51 AM
#26
The Vega's came with a 4 cylinder aluminum engine block that did not have steel liners in the cylinders. Terrible design. The machine shop I worked in had blocks lined up to be bored and have liners installed in them.
10-04-2021, 02:44 PM
#27
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I had a 1972 Vega hatchback. It burned two quarts of oil for every tank of gas - and no, I'm not kidding. My Dad and I spent two days taking that engine out, sending it to have the piston walls sleeved, and the problem was fixed.
10-04-2021, 10:33 PM
#28
Team Owner
I do. Used to be my favorite color. I looked at a green 68 with tan interior out in Tampa maybe 3 years ago. Needed work but ran well. 4 speed car.
10-04-2021, 10:57 PM
#29
Give us (me) a heads up on the '71. Who knows.....Killeen, Texas may get interested in a removable HT. I know I sure would, if I wanted one. His musts are; 454 and 4-speed. He and another cadet Officer were Up After Taps (chasing girls) at our Military School back in 71/72, and a town girl loaned him her (new 454 4-speed) overnight.
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10-05-2021, 01:46 PM
#30
Team Owner
Just think what that girl would let them do to her if she is willing to loan a new Big Block Vette out for the night. 
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10-05-2021, 02:00 PM
#31
Green/Green is ******* hot.
Totally side note, but just saw a first gen Boxster in teal with teal interior. Much like the C3 above, it took some guts to order that new, but it really has aged well for a reminder of the era those cars were built.
Totally side note, but just saw a first gen Boxster in teal with teal interior. Much like the C3 above, it took some guts to order that new, but it really has aged well for a reminder of the era those cars were built.
10-06-2021, 02:15 PM
#32
Team Owner
It was ugly then and it's ugly now. 
10-06-2021, 05:30 PM
#33
The sealed car battery was invented for the Chevy Vega shipping method. Being maintenance free was just a happy side effect.
10-23-2021, 01:29 PM
#34
Team Owner
'Motor Trend' magazine went nuts over the Vega, and made it the "Car Of The Year" in 1971. My father bought into their hype, and bought a '72 Vega GT.....in fact, I now recall that he bought it at the former "largest Corvette dealer in the US", Palmyra Motors. I'll say this, the car looked cool, as it was a GT model, which included wide wheels and fairly wide tries, for the day, which helped make it a good handling car.
However, the fun lasted only about 6-7 months, when the usual Vega issues began to surface....the head gasket, rust popping through the front fenders, and a faulty muffler/tailpipe assembly, all occurred in short order, and my father dumped it shortly thereafter. Ironically, however, GM did put a lot of effort into fixing the issues, and one of my buddies bought a '75 Vega, brand new. He took decent care of it, and it gave him 6-7 years of faithful service.
However, the fun lasted only about 6-7 months, when the usual Vega issues began to surface....the head gasket, rust popping through the front fenders, and a faulty muffler/tailpipe assembly, all occurred in short order, and my father dumped it shortly thereafter. Ironically, however, GM did put a lot of effort into fixing the issues, and one of my buddies bought a '75 Vega, brand new. He took decent care of it, and it gave him 6-7 years of faithful service.
01-23-2022, 04:29 AM
#35
Melting Slicks
