And running in close second for last place lets not forget that other
memorable Chevy product the Chevette!!
>From: Martin Johnson <MJohnson@cfworks.com>
>Reply-To: Martin Johnson <MJohnson@cfworks.com>
>To: "'spridgets@autox.team.net'" <spridgets@autox.team.net>
>CC: spridgets@autox.team.net
>Subject: RE: What is a Vega (No LBC)
>Date: Fri, 27 Oct 2000 08:37:05 -0700
>
>Aw c'mon, quit pullin' my chain! Come ta yer senses Chevy folks! Yer
>lettin' yer bow tie marque get dragged thru the slime and mud. As a Ford
>fan, I've been led to believe by all you Chevy drivin' Bud tall drinkin'
>(ohhh, that sounds good right now) Springsteen and Bob Seeger(or is that
>Bob
>Sagitt?) fans that Chevy never EVER made a bad car, NEVER left an owner
>stranded, and that ALL Fords blow chunks. I'm havin' a religious crisis
>here! Yer tellin' me there's one in the running for last place with Pinto?
>No way, we hold that an' we're NOT givin' that one up. Remember, a car
>that
>can kill you and yer family is 'probly worse than one that will just
>rapidly
>desintegrate and coast to a stop at about 40K miles on the clock, an' you,
>sittin' by the side of the road all dissappointed in yer piece o' shevy.
>'Scuze me for my rant but it's a dull rainy Friday in the legal
>duh-partmunt
>at work. With any luck the Boss (no, I'm not talkin' 'bout Brucie, I'm
>talkin' about MY boss, Mister Pretty Hair. Yeah, well I'm twice the lawyer
>he is, and...OOPS...) won't show today, an' I kin jus' surf da net.
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Geoff Branch [mailto:branch@valinet.com]
>Sent: Friday, October 27, 2000 7:10 AM
>To: Bill; Daniel1312@aol.com
>Cc: spridgets@autox.team.net
>Subject: Re: What is a Vega (No LBC)
>
>
>In other words, one of the worst cars every built by GM. I had one that
>was
>given to me. The absolute worst POS I have ever owned. The oil pressure
>regulating spring would freak every so often and blow the oil filter right
>off
>the car with a loud pow, oil all over the road and because it had a low oil
>pressure shutoff.....dead on the side of the road. This happened so many
>times
>we finally cut the spring in length to reduce the pressure. It was still a
>crappy car. A great embarrasment to GM.
>
>Geoff Branch '74 Meejit
>----- Original Message -----
>From: Bill <pythias@pacifier.com>
>To: <Daniel1312@aol.com>
>Cc: <spridgets@autox.team.net>
>Sent: Friday, October 27, 2000 9:12 AM
>Subject: Re: What is a Vega (No LBC)
>
>
> > Hello Daniel1312,
> >
> > the Vega was released in the early 1970's 71 i think,
> > and was from GM badged a chevrolet. it was to be (from
> > their adds) their version of the VW, to be gradually
> > improved, year by year by year until .... well the adds
> > said that the 71 would look like the 72, the 72 like the
> > 73.. .up unitl 75.... at least long enough for them to
> > amortize the cost of the manufacturing equipment...
> > it was small, light, ... an "import fighter".. they had
> > plans to but a rotary engine in it while it was being
> > developed.. (the car that is, not the engine, which GM
> > NEVER did use).. but they turned instead to an all
> > aluminum design, without iron sleeves... they were
> > trying to use a special "self lubricating" allow.. but
> > they never did solve the problems inherent in such an
> > engine design.. thus the cars burned out engines,
> > dripped oil, and got a very very bad reputation... ..
> >
> > GM also let Cosworth develop a set of heads ... now
> > exact numbers escape me.. but somewhere in this general
> > area... the stock engine at around 90-95 hp.... the
> > "developmental" cosworth... had around 200!!!..... but
> > by the time they put all the ever increasing pollution
> > equipment on the head, the final release version of the
> > "cosworth vega" had only about 125 hp... at a huge
> > something like $3000 premium... on a car that sold for
> > around $4000..... again... the numbers are not exact...
> > only ballpark figures from my memory... someone on the
> > list may correct them.....
> >
> >
> >
> > Friday, October 27, 2000, 1:43:08 AM, you wrote:
> >
> > Dac> Can someone explain what a Vega is? Was a Ford, GM or Chebbie
>product?
>Was
> > Dac> it based on something European?
> >
> > Dac> 1312
> >
> > Dac> In a message dated 27/10/00 04:09:26 GMT Daylight Time,
> > Dac> dannyr@flint.umich.edu writes:
> >
> > Dac> << I want one. Now. This minute. What's the cost?
> >
> >
> >
> > Dac> My neighbor has 4 (yes four) Cosworth Vega's in his back yard.
> > Dac> >>
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > Best regards,
> > Bill
> > mailto:pythias@pacifier.com
> >
> > '66 Sprite HAN8L49403
> >
> >
>
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