Chevrolet launched the Vega in 1970 with design from GM chief stylist Bill Mitchell and GM thought they had an ace up their sleeve. The lightweight Vega had a number of interesting engines in development, including an inline-4 with alloy overhead cam setup, a Wankel rotary engine, and an all-alloy V8. The bean counters pulled […]
The 4th of July might be over, but the spirit of America is still running strong in Chico, CA where this next slice of apple pie is located. Find this 1972 Chevrolet Vega GT with small block V8 offered for $11,000 in Chico, CA via craigslist. Tip from Terry B. From the seller: 1972 Chevy Vega […]
Did you like the V8 powered Cosworth Vega posted the other day…but had some indigestion due to the sticker price? Yeah, me too. I prefer my modified Vegas to be a bit dirtier and much cheaper…like this 1975 Chevrolet Vega Cosworth offered for $5,250 in Seattle, WA via craigslist. Tip from JB1025. From the seller: […]
What is a Cosworth Vega worth on the open market these days…particularly an example that is in great shape, but has had its overhead cam 4-banger replaced with a 383 cubic inch pushrod equipped stroker? I’m not sure about the asking price…but this next Vega will be the fastest Vega around town. Find this 1975 Chevrolet […]
The seventh generation of the Chevrolet Impala leap into the marketplace in 1994 with a radical SS trim that turned the plush boulevard cruiser into a plush boulevard cruiser that could put you back in the seat with a 260 horsepower LT1. However, the builder of this next car decided to up the juice with […]
If you take the one major thing that makes the Cosworth Vega an interesting and unique car (namely, that Cosworth Twin-Cam alloy inline-4) and replace it with an engine that is in every conceivable way an upgrade, (except for originality) is that a good idea? Wait a moment. I feel like I’ve asked this question before…no not about the sundry V8 Vega customs we’ve featured, but I’m getting a sense of déjà vega here…yes…we’ve featured this exact car in July of 2018. Today’s asking price is less, but the car looks more sorted — it has a factory style airbox now instead of the drone-tube from before and a set of pink floormats. Find this 1976 Chevrolet Cosworth Vega EcoTech offered for $9,999 outside of Raleigh, NC via craigslist. Tip from Rock On (again!)!
Facel S.A. was a Paris based manufacturer of pressed steel parts that started building special cool looking cars after World War II, but they didn’t really step into a big steaming pile of trouble until they released their small Facellia sports car….it was the biggest French failure since the Maginot line and is routinely blamed […]
The Pontiac Fiero started life as a pretty crappy car, but got a little bit better each year. In the first year of production (1984) it was powered by the anemic iron duke 4-banger, but the following year a healthy V6 joined the ranks. In 1986 the handsome fastback (sailback) GT was added, and a […]
Most of the time when someone builds a hot rod and immediately sells it, the seller takes a bath on any money he sunk into his project. The only time that seller will make money is if he hits a fortunate upswing in market forces or gets a great deal when buying it. This is […]
The Porsche 912 was introduced in 1965 as an entry level companion to the Porsche 911. To save costs, it used an updated version of the pushrod flat-4 type 616 engine from the Porsche 356 SC. For years the little brother of the 911 was very affordable, but in the past decade the prices have […]