That is a beautiful Vega! I had a 1974 GT like that as my first car, except ours was Starburst Bronze metallic. I still run the rebuilt engine from it in my '72 convertible Vega today! Can't beat that later-style HEI Distributor. Much more powerful and reliable than the original points and condenser type. Just imagine if they had continued making Vegas how advanced they would be today! The Cosworth was really ahead of its time!
Mike from mo. Here, mine was a 75 GT. My dad an i redid it made it all thru. High school and then some. The engine came from salvage..never used a drop of oil. Never knew why..lol. 2 barrel carb..saganaw 4 speed...thanks for sharing!! Mike t.
This is my dad's bride and joy next to his Buick skylark. He has taking very good care of it. Thank you for creating a video for him as I know he's thrilled to have others see his car.
Glad you were able to see this and I hope he is too! I think he was a bit apprehensive about it being on YT. Its a beautiful car. I flipped when I saw it!
Thanks Tony - I really do appreciate you doing this video! Low and behold though, I just discovered it only a week ago. Since, I've been letting all my family/friends know about! I've had this car ever since it was 1 year old - purchased it "used" back in 1976. Its been great car and I was always aware of all the problems that Vegas could have. My father co-signed on the loan for me to purchase it too. He was aware of the Vega issues, let me know and was trying to sway me away from buying it. But - I had just graduated from college and this way my first car to own. I was very much attracted by its color, sportiness, overall looks and just nothing could sway me against it. My , dad was a great man and taught me a lot about cars, life and so many other things = as well as taking care of this. So, to keep it from rusting out - I had it totally Z-Barted (rust proofed). I never let the engine overheat and always kept the coolant and oil levels high. I check them frequently. It has been garaged and protected from snow and salt every since it was just a few years old too. The original paint many years ago however, was wearing thin right down to the gray primer. So I reluctantly did have to get it repainted. That was some 25+ years ago however - believe that or not. Always kept the car very clean, polished, and changed the oil frequently. It seemed to keep burning a quart a month though back when I was always driving it. The consumption never ever got any worse than that though. By 1975, Chevy had fixed all their problems with these cars - but public opinion on what had happened in their past was just too much against them. Vegas were around from 1970 -1977. PS - A few years ago I had the engine/transmission rebuilt with the engine being sleeved too. Just thought it would be a good thing to do because the car was so deserving of it. I don't drive it much anymore other than for taking it out on nice days. It stays garaged and once in a while it will be entered into shows. Again this particular Vega has been great - although it is a little bit small for me now and somewhat hard to get in/out of. It has really taken care of me - because I have really taken care of it. It is essentially factory original too - almost better than new! Dave
Joe Kingrey He just had it out again today. Great looking. It’s too bad Chevy put such a mediocre engine in an otherwise cool car. Thanks for commenting!
Most of the Vega problems aren't really problems anymore - once the car is restored they are excellent project cars. I wouldn't put a v8 in one, maybe a late model four.
Back in 1974, when I was 15, my neighbor bought a new Vega GT. It was dark blue with white stripes. They are beautiful cars. I don't see any rust on that one.
What a beautiful example! One that I would love to own as-is. It is so hard to find one that isn’t essentially a clapped out parts car, or a cut up race car. My first car in 1989 was a 1971 Vega notch back. such a fun car even though it was not fast, I still loved it.
Tommy - Thank you so much for your comments! I'm the owner of this car too and a purist (like you seem to be). I just like a lot of vehicles to be kept and retained in their original condition. So many have commented, with many stating on what they would do to this car. But - I myself have done everything possible to keep it all original. Please read my other replies that have made about this vehicle. The car has been surely great to me. Again - thank you! Dave
Wow, outstanding... what a survivor. So GM ‘70’s. The design and function is actually awesome. Of course the quality.... props to owner. I have fond memories of all those 70’s / 80’s Cars. we knew they were... ummm.... yeah. But this dude leaned in, nice!
It was definitely a "WOW" moment. You just don't see them around any longer. I have always had it the back of my mind to find a good one and do an engine swap. I love the look, even with the big bumpers! Thanks for the comments!
Yes about that many miles! - just always took very good care of it, had it repainted years ago, engine/transmission rebuilt, rust-proofed within a year of owning it and it was always protected from the elements! Dave
Absolutely beautiful car! My first car was a 1971 Vega hatchback. Got me all the way through high school and college. These cars were a lot tougher than they get credit for. Wish I could find one in as good as shape as yours! Thanks for sharing!
@@tonybosworth5382 we wood tow the dead vegas in for scrap in mid to late 70s i wood take the gts strip em out for parts and make a non gt a gt car, wiring harness steering boxes front disck brakes sold good at swap meets
Had a 1976 Vega in the mid eighties. It was my winter car l bought for three hundred bucks.Needed an engine and some minor work .After fixing it up and a real good cleaning, the guy l bought it from said,l'll give you back what you paid for it. No fat chance of that happening. Had that car for almost 4 years. Served me well.
I have had many Vega cars. I still have one that I bought and stuck a V8 in back in 1982. My 74 is actually the Pontiac sister car the Astre. Mine is a GT and is incredibly rare.
Excellent find! I've had several Vegas (2x72 GTs & 75 GT), a Monza (V8) and a 1976 Pontiac Astre stationwagon, that I put a V6 in. I'd love to come across something like you did. I hope you were able to buy it and will get it road worthy!
First car was a 73 GT Kammback bought with a blown motor. Dropped a sleeved motor from a 72 that already had about 100K on it... got another 75K. The car was a great first car for learning repair and maintenance.
Put a black interior and an automatic transmission in that and I had the exact same car. I sold mine in 1982, at the time it had 45,000 miles on it and I was in the process of putting it's 4th engine in it. It was a really fun car though.
My first car was a 75 Vega GT like this one but no ac or power anything yellow with black interior..was a good little car, put 128k miles on it never burned oil, no rust either, which they were known for.
My parents bought a new Vega GT from the first year of production which was 1970 the same year I was born. I only have dim memories of it but I do know that the only good thing bought of my parents had to say about it was that it looked good. Mom liked it more than Dad but that's because when it broke down Mom took the LTD station wagon and Dad delt with the POS Vega.
master cyl top was natural or silver, rear cover for spare is aluminum and does not have the carpet curl over sides.........................lived these cars from 1976 to 87 and had a ball when they came in with bad engine we plopped another one in and ent it out the door.............we did get the GT ones stripped them of dash wiring 4 speed and other parts and transferred them to another rust fre (HA ha ha ) CAR........COUSINS KID HAD A COSWORTH NOTHING BUT TROUBLE
My Master Cyl top like that of the rest of the car is original - but things have to be cleaned up, painted and sometimes replaced throughout the years. Surface rust and dirt just happens and Paint sometimes just looks a lot better than looking at that. The floor Carpeting and that of the Carpet over the aluminum back spare tire cover/lid (that you are talking about) just had to be replaced too - but they came from GM. Age, sun fade, usage and rug rot just caused the carpeting to need replacement. What else can I say?? The car is a 1975 and 45 years old as of CY 2022. Have done and been doing just about the best I can. The replacement carpeting is now a good 30 years old -- don't know what I'll do if I it ever has to be replaced ever again. Maybe get someone to make it custom made for me. The carpet behind the rear hatchback seat though (which is glued/sewn to the back of the rear seat) - for sure is original. It has remained good enough to not yet require replacement. It's protected better from the sun and wear. Very seldom use the car anymore except for joy riding and car shows - so it should stay in this same shape because is is always garaged with a car cover over it. Wanted to again say that it has always served me very well - never had any real troubles with it ever. Please read my other comments that I've replied back to about it. Thanks, Dave
@@davidsmith1268 yeah gotta agree im looking at it from the mid 70s when these cars were 4 to 5 yrs old and people junked them because of rust and motor carpets i took out and dyed them black, same for the alumium cover i took them outa cars and used them as shelving and sump pump covers still might have one or two hangin around
Time for a V8, be careful my rear main seal blew at 69,000mi with my 73 Vega gt 4 banger, ran good even that day, now the V8 is beast mode, that car doesn’t deserve the granny engine...
Probably just look upgrades. But - GTs were hatchbacks only and possibly only stick shifts? (that's what this one is). Vega engines were also either 140 or 120 cu inch in sizes - this is a 140 with a 2 barrel carb - probably only GT features too. Dave
Wanted to also say that look and appearance upgrades included a fold down rear back seat, sporty/fancier front bucket seats, fancier dashboards with a tach/clock and water temp gauge, fancier/wider wheels (original tires were Firestone Wide Ovals with raised white lettering), along with added wide exterior stripes on the sides and back. Dave
NOPE! That's a '74, NOT a '75 (unless it was wrecked and the front bumper was replaced with a '74 bumper). I owned one just like this, for years. Mine was light gold with a black GT trim stripe. I graduated high school in '75 and college in '79. This was my ride, my senior year and all through college. It's still my favorite car I've ever owned, and I've been driving 50 years this coming December.
Forgot to say that it was never wrecked and never had a front bumper change-out. I did have some of the carpet replaced years ago though - but that came thru GM. And, when the engine was rebuilt and sleeved about 5 years ago - the guy painted a few of the engine parts gold/bronze. Ages ago - I also changed out the engine air cleaner/filter housing to one where i could open it up and replace with a standard inside internal air filter. I'm very proud to say and absolutely know that this car is totally original except for these few notations and for getting it repainted years ago! I've owned it ever since 1976 when it was only one year old. I graduated from college back then and this was and is my very first car. There's some other comments about its history too that I made under my name - please take a look at them! Thanks, Dave
I did the 8 track - AM/FM radio change-out and speaker incorporations way back in 1976 too. Could use and I'm looking for a replacement AM/FM - CD radio/player type of replacement though . I have the original AM/FM radio at home in storage.
A genuine Vega GT is an extremely rare beast and came with a 350 V-8! Just because you throw a moniker and stripes on a milk-toast Vega doesn't make it a "GT". Good candidate for an LS transplant though
Thanks for your comments! The GM "genuine" "although a prototype" that you are citing with a "350 V8" though - just never made it to production unfortunately. This V8 is "genuine prototype" is probably worth a good some of money too! But - there are so many other car prototypes from all the various manufacturers out there too that just never made it to the production liner. For my car - that Tony is showing however - it is an "Original" and an "Original Production Line Version" that nowadays seems to be just extremely rare and very hard to come by - especially in this condition. Vegas are all gone now and have disappeared. I haven't seen another one (other than mine) for over 30++ years now. They all rusted out, had so many various 4-cylinder engine problems, had a bad reputation that couldn't be over-come (although they had fixed their problems later on), and wound up in junk yards. This Vega however has always run just fine - although it is not a power-house - but just as it is and as it has always been. I wouldn't ever consider doing a "V8 transplant" to it along with a required/corresponding "drive train upgrade" - although doing so would make it way more powerful! But - It's been just fine for me ever since owing it from way back in 1976! PS - In some of the other comments and replies that I made to others previously - it turns out that there actually are some subtle differences that do make this a GT - making it a little bit different from the average Vega. Please refer to those. I've given it a lot of TLC throughout the years - and - it's returned the same to me! Thanks Again, Dave
@@tonybosworth5382 really nice Vega! I used to have a 75 GT in green as well as an Orange 76 GT with black GT stripes. I do have an incredibly rare 74 Pontiac Astre GT in blue. Was only made in Canada that year.
You are right and thanks. I'm aware that the color of the rims are off a bit too. Many years ago, the original blackish (and kind of very dark grey) satin paint/coatings had some surface rust showing up. So, I decided to paint them white for a while. I was very young and wasn't caring about total originality on things. But the white kind of looked good to me. The rims just kept getting too dirty and they were very hard to keep looking nice. In about 1979 (at 23/24 years of age), I wound up taking the wheels somewhere and had the white and everything just totally sand blasted off/clean. I bought some high heat and rust proof type of gray spray paint and used that. Thought it looked pretty good this way and have just kept things like that. This has all worked very well. If I was a bit more aggressive though - I might repaint correctly. It's a pain to do so however because the wheel nuts really get in the way of things. Might redo in the future though - Who knows? Can you tell me a correct paint/color/brand to get that I might use and would really hold up? Since 1979, what I have been doing has been working really well. Thanks, Dave
@@davidsmith1268 yeah we had a tuff time to get the color right close match is the grey/black satin paint used on the 71-72 chevelle SS 15 inch rims they were used throught the chevy line on camaros and monte carlos through 73 let me chek my info ....................
That is a beautiful Vega! I had a 1974 GT like that as my first car, except ours was Starburst Bronze metallic. I still run the rebuilt engine from it in my '72 convertible Vega today! Can't beat that later-style HEI Distributor. Much more powerful and reliable than the original points and condenser type. Just imagine if they had continued making Vegas how advanced they would be today! The Cosworth was really ahead of its time!
Mike from mo. Here, mine was a 75 GT. My dad an i redid it made it all thru. High school and then some. The engine came from salvage..never used a drop of oil. Never knew why..lol. 2 barrel carb..saganaw 4 speed...thanks for sharing!! Mike t.
Miss my 73 Vega GT Kamback wagon.
I loved my Vega GT I owned in the late 1970s.
This is my dad's bride and joy next to his Buick skylark. He has taking very good care of it. Thank you for creating a video for him as I know he's thrilled to have others see his car.
Glad you were able to see this and I hope he is too! I think he was a bit apprehensive about it being on YT. Its a beautiful car. I flipped when I saw it!
Thanks Tony - I really do appreciate you doing this video! Low and behold though, I just discovered it only a week ago. Since, I've been letting all my family/friends know about! I've had this car ever since it was 1 year old - purchased it "used" back in 1976. Its been great car and I was always aware of all the problems that Vegas could have. My father co-signed on the loan for me to purchase it too. He was aware of the Vega issues, let me know and was trying to sway me away from buying it. But - I had just graduated from college and this way my first car to own. I was very much attracted by its color, sportiness, overall looks and just nothing could sway me against it. My , dad was a great man and taught me a lot about cars, life and so many other things = as well as taking care of this. So, to keep it from rusting out - I had it totally Z-Barted (rust proofed). I never let the engine overheat and always kept the coolant and oil levels high. I check them frequently. It has been garaged and protected from snow and salt every since it was just a few years old too. The original paint many years ago however, was wearing thin right down to the gray primer. So I reluctantly did have to get it repainted. That was some 25+ years ago however - believe that or not. Always kept the car very clean, polished, and changed the oil frequently. It seemed to keep burning a quart a month though back when I was always driving it. The consumption never ever got any worse than that though. By 1975, Chevy had fixed all their problems with these cars - but public opinion on what had happened in their past was just too much against them. Vegas were around from 1970 -1977. PS - A few years ago I had the engine/transmission rebuilt with the engine being sleeved too. Just thought it would be a good thing to do because the car was so deserving of it. I don't drive it much anymore other than for taking it out on nice days. It stays garaged and once in a while it will be entered into shows. Again this particular Vega has been great - although it is a little bit small for me now and somewhat hard to get in/out of. It has really taken care of me - because I have really taken care of it. It is essentially factory original too - almost better than new!
Dave
I had a 74. White with an orange stripe around the rear. Loved that car! Thanks for the memory.
I've owned 14 Vega's...love those little cars.
Joe Kingrey He just had it out again today. Great looking. It’s too bad Chevy put such a mediocre engine in an otherwise cool car. Thanks for commenting!
Most of the Vega problems aren't really problems anymore - once the car is restored they are excellent project cars. I wouldn't put a v8 in one, maybe a late model four.
When I was in the Navy, I owned one of these in NAS Fallon, NV. Brought back great memories thanks
Love it. Factory AC too
Looks clean Haven't seen one in years
Back in 1974, when I was 15, my neighbor bought a new Vega GT. It was dark blue with white stripes. They are beautiful cars. I don't see any rust on that one.
It’s a really tidy car!. He takes great care of it.
What a beautiful example! One that I would love to own as-is. It is so hard to find one that isn’t essentially a clapped out parts car, or a cut up race car. My first car in 1989 was a 1971 Vega notch back. such a fun car even though it was not fast, I still loved it.
Tommy - Thank you so much for your comments! I'm the owner of this car too and a purist (like you seem to be). I just like a lot of vehicles to be kept and retained in their original condition. So many have commented, with many stating on what they would do to this car. But - I myself have done everything possible to keep it all original. Please read my other replies that have made about this vehicle. The car has been surely great to me. Again - thank you! Dave
Wow, outstanding... what a survivor. So GM ‘70’s. The design and function is actually awesome. Of course the quality.... props to owner. I have fond memories of all those 70’s / 80’s Cars. we knew they were... ummm.... yeah. But this dude leaned in, nice!
It was definitely a "WOW" moment. You just don't see them around any longer. I have always had it the back of my mind to find a good one and do an engine swap. I love the look, even with the big bumpers! Thanks for the comments!
No way it has 200 thousand miles it's to clean looks brand new thanks for the video!!
Yes about that many miles! - just always took very good care of it, had it repainted years ago, engine/transmission rebuilt, rust-proofed within a year of owning it and it was always protected from the elements!
Dave
Absolutely beautiful car! My first car was a 1971 Vega hatchback. Got me all the way through high school and college. These cars were a lot tougher than they get credit for. Wish I could find one in as good as shape as yours! Thanks for sharing!
I agree 100%. I am always in the market for a Cosworth. Hope to fund one someday in white.
@@tonybosworth5382 we wood tow the dead vegas in for scrap in mid to late 70s i wood take the gts strip em out for parts and make a non gt a gt car, wiring harness steering boxes front disck brakes sold good at swap meets
Had a 1976 Vega in the mid eighties. It was my winter car l bought for three hundred bucks.Needed an engine and some minor work .After fixing it up and a real good cleaning, the guy l bought it from said,l'll give you back what you paid for it. No fat chance of that happening. Had that car for almost 4 years. Served me well.
WOW!!! Year I was born. Super clean. Would've been nice if it was a Yenko.
I have had many Vega cars. I still have one that I bought and stuck a V8 in back in 1982. My 74 is actually the Pontiac sister car the Astre. Mine is a GT and is incredibly rare.
Awesome car in great shape, love the color, this owner has obviously taken good care of it..... the only thing better would be a Cosworth.
Excellent find! I've had several Vegas (2x72 GTs & 75 GT), a Monza (V8) and a 1976 Pontiac Astre stationwagon, that I put a V6 in. I'd love to come across something like you did. I hope you were able to buy it and will get it road worthy!
It is in excellent condition and more than road worthy. The owner is unlikely to sell it!
@@tonybosworth5382 Bummer! ;)
I had a powder blue GT with black interior, wish I'd kept it , been about 45 yrs. ago
I bought a new 74 GT, was a great little car. Put almost 150K on it and only problem I ever had was the timing belt broke around 125K.
First car was a 73 GT Kammback bought with a blown motor. Dropped a sleeved motor from a 72 that already had about 100K on it... got another 75K. The car was a great first car for learning repair and maintenance.
Great cars if you could turn a wrench! Glad yours was a good one
Exactly like my moms except hers had a black GT stripe at the bottom with black interior
Put a black interior and an automatic transmission in that and I had the exact same car. I sold mine in 1982, at the time it had 45,000 miles on it and I was in the process of putting it's 4th engine in it. It was a really fun car though.
My first car was a 75 Vega GT like this one but no ac or power anything yellow with black interior..was a good little car, put 128k miles on it never burned oil, no rust either, which they were known for.
I had one the same , in dark blue
Vegas had a good look for oil leaking rust piles
My parents bought a new Vega GT from the first year of production which was 1970 the same year I was born. I only have dim memories of it but I do know that the only good thing bought of my parents had to say about it was that it looked good. Mom liked it more than Dad but that's because when it broke down Mom took the LTD station wagon and Dad delt with the POS Vega.
John, they definitely looked the part, but lacked a bit in quality!
Lost my virginity in a ‘71 red hatchback.
WOW!
Great shape
Imagine that car with a V-8 it would scoot.
Oh hell yeah!
Nice interior for 200, miles.
Original engine? WOW!
Hi have had almost 50 Vegas and have put V8s in 4 of them. Is this one 4 sale
Dennis, I will let Dave comment, but I don't see him parting with it. He looks on her regularly. Tony
Hi@@tonybosworth5382 thank you sir for checking for me. Beautiful Vega!!!
No - I've had it for all these years and cared for it. I'm just not at that stage of wanting to give it up yet..
Hi@@davidsmith1268 ok thank you for an answer
master cyl top was natural or silver, rear cover for spare is aluminum and does not have the carpet curl over sides.........................lived these cars from 1976 to 87 and had a ball when they came in with bad engine we plopped another one in and ent it out the door.............we did get the GT ones stripped them of dash wiring 4 speed and other parts and transferred them to another rust fre (HA ha ha ) CAR........COUSINS KID HAD A COSWORTH NOTHING BUT TROUBLE
My Master Cyl top like that of the rest of the car is original - but things have to be cleaned up, painted and sometimes replaced throughout the years. Surface rust and dirt just happens and Paint sometimes just looks a lot better than looking at that. The floor Carpeting and that of the Carpet over the aluminum back spare tire cover/lid (that you are talking about) just had to be replaced too - but they came from GM. Age, sun fade, usage and rug rot just caused the carpeting to need replacement. What else can I say?? The car is a 1975 and 45 years old as of CY 2022. Have done and been doing just about the best I can. The replacement carpeting is now a good 30 years old -- don't know what I'll do if I it ever has to be replaced ever again. Maybe get someone to make it custom made for me. The carpet behind the rear hatchback seat though (which is glued/sewn to the back of the rear seat) - for sure is original. It has remained good enough to not yet require replacement. It's protected better from the sun and wear. Very seldom use the car anymore except for joy riding and car shows - so it should stay in this same shape because is is always garaged with a car cover over it. Wanted to again say that it has always served me very well - never had any real troubles with it ever. Please read my other comments that I've replied back to about it. Thanks, Dave
@@davidsmith1268 yeah gotta agree im looking at it from the mid 70s when these cars were 4 to 5 yrs old and people junked them because of rust and motor carpets i took out and dyed them black, same for the alumium cover i took them outa cars and used them as shelving and sump pump covers still might have one or two hangin around
Time for a V8, be careful my rear main seal blew at 69,000mi with my 73 Vega gt 4 banger, ran good even that day, now the V8 is beast mode, that car doesn’t deserve the granny engine...
Ouch.
If only they had put in a offenhauser engine! What a screamer that would have been!
I owned a 1974 Vega gt.
Was the GT mostly an appearance package? Or were there any specific upgrades over a base model?
Probably just look upgrades. But - GTs were hatchbacks only and possibly only stick shifts? (that's what this one is). Vega engines were also either 140 or 120 cu inch in sizes - this is a 140 with a 2 barrel carb - probably only GT features too.
Dave
Wanted to also say that look and appearance upgrades included a fold down rear back seat, sporty/fancier front bucket seats, fancier dashboards with a tach/clock and water temp gauge, fancier/wider wheels (original tires were Firestone Wide Ovals with raised white lettering), along with added wide exterior stripes on the sides and back.
Dave
Vegas were and are beautiful cars. It's too bad they were so poorly built.
Small
Blocks fit perfect
Said to say I have Two Vega's
NOPE! That's a '74, NOT a '75 (unless it was wrecked and the front bumper was replaced with a '74 bumper). I owned one just like this, for years. Mine was light gold with a black GT trim stripe. I graduated high school in '75 and college in '79. This was my ride, my senior year and all through college. It's still my favorite car I've ever owned, and I've been driving 50 years this coming December.
Nope - It's a 1975
The title and paperwork all state 1975 too.
Forgot to say that it was never wrecked and never had a front bumper change-out. I did have some of the carpet replaced years ago though - but that came thru GM. And, when the engine was rebuilt and sleeved about 5 years ago - the guy painted a few of the engine parts gold/bronze. Ages ago - I also changed out the engine air cleaner/filter housing to one where i could open it up and replace with a standard inside internal air filter. I'm very proud to say and absolutely know that this car is totally original except for these few notations and for getting it repainted years ago! I've owned it ever since 1976 when it was only one year old. I graduated from college back then and this was and is my very first car. There's some other comments about its history too that I made under my name - please take a look at them!
Thanks,
Dave
I did the 8 track - AM/FM radio change-out and speaker incorporations way back in 1976 too. Could use and I'm looking for a replacement AM/FM - CD radio/player type of replacement though . I have the original AM/FM radio at home in storage.
A genuine Vega GT is an extremely rare beast and came with a 350 V-8! Just because you throw a moniker and stripes on a milk-toast Vega doesn't make it a "GT". Good candidate for an LS transplant though
Wrong - I don't think so.
@@davidsmith1268.....Correction; YOU'RE wrong. Here's a REAL & extremely rare Vega GT Sport th-cam.com/video/xHfxpBQIUxU/w-d-xo.html
Thanks for your comments! The GM "genuine" "although a prototype" that you are citing with a "350 V8" though - just never made it to production unfortunately. This V8 is "genuine prototype" is probably worth a good some of money too! But - there are so many other car prototypes from all the various manufacturers out there too that just never made it to the production liner. For my car - that Tony is showing however - it is an "Original" and an "Original Production Line Version" that nowadays seems to be just extremely rare and very hard to come by - especially in this condition. Vegas are all gone now and have disappeared. I haven't seen another one (other than mine) for over 30++ years now. They all rusted out, had so many various 4-cylinder engine problems, had a bad reputation that couldn't be over-come (although they had fixed their problems later on), and wound up in junk yards. This Vega however has always run just fine - although it is not a power-house - but just as it is and as it has always been. I wouldn't ever consider doing a "V8 transplant" to it along with a required/corresponding "drive train upgrade" - although doing so would make it way more powerful! But - It's been just fine for me ever since owing it from way back in 1976!
PS - In some of the other comments and replies that I made to others previously - it turns out that there actually are some subtle differences that do make this a GT - making it a little bit different from the average Vega. Please refer to those.
I've given it a lot of TLC throughout the years - and - it's returned the same to me!
Thanks Again,
Dave
Do you know if your neighbor still has it?
He does
@@tonybosworth5382 I wonder if he wants to sell it?
No sir.
@@tonybosworth5382 really nice Vega! I used to have a 75 GT in green as well as an Orange 76 GT with black GT stripes. I do have an incredibly rare 74 Pontiac Astre GT in blue. Was only made in Canada that year.
Oh mN, this is begging for an ecotec or a Quad 4 swap...could be a sleeper.
No Way
Gee whiz. No V8 ?
No V-8. Didn't want the car modified. After all - it is essentially original - and has always run well! Guess I'm just a purist.
@@davidsmith1268 planning to get a Vega 74! It'd be such a great help if you could suggest compatible engines for this please! 🙏
110 hp, 107 lb-ft, 0-60 7.7 seconds rust bucket...no thanks, I'm good.
wrong color on the rims should be a black satin grey color
You are right and thanks. I'm aware that the color of the rims are off a bit too. Many years ago, the original blackish (and kind of very dark grey) satin paint/coatings had some surface rust showing up. So, I decided to paint them white for a while. I was very young and wasn't caring about total originality on things. But the white kind of looked good to me. The rims just kept getting too dirty and they were very hard to keep looking nice. In about 1979 (at 23/24 years of age), I wound up taking the wheels somewhere and had the white and everything just totally sand blasted off/clean. I bought some high heat and rust proof type of gray spray paint and used that. Thought it looked pretty good this way and have just kept things like that. This has all worked very well. If I was a bit more aggressive though - I might repaint correctly. It's a pain to do so however because the wheel nuts really get in the way of things. Might redo in the future though - Who knows? Can you tell me a correct paint/color/brand to get that I might use and would really hold up? Since 1979, what I have been doing has been working really well. Thanks, Dave
@@davidsmith1268 yeah we had a tuff time to get the color right close match is the grey/black satin paint used on the 71-72 chevelle SS 15 inch rims they were used throught the chevy line on camaros and monte carlos through 73 let me chek my info ....................