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Charles Nungester (Offline)
  #31 5/1/09 2:33 PM
We stuck a 350 LT1 In a vega, stuck two 650 holleys on it and camed it to death 11.02 If you could keep the wheels on the ground

Charles Nungester
sprntr (Offline)
  #32 5/1/09 4:25 PM
Originally Posted by dave:
All you have to say is VEGA! That disaster cost them any integraty.
Kinda like Ford's Pintos & Mavericks, AMC's Gremlins & Hornets and a whole schitload of other crapboxes from that era!
Seadog (Offline)
  #33 5/1/09 4:39 PM
Originally Posted by sprntr:
Kinda like Ford's Pintos & Mavericks, AMC's Gremlins & Hornets and a whole schitload of other crapboxes from that era!
Remember the Cosworth Vega? That was an interesting car. I had one, but my problem was the word Cosworth was not in front of the word Vega.
Charles Nungester (Offline)
  #34 5/1/09 4:54 PM
The second car to the right is a cosworth Vega
http://beaver.vinu.edu/03-24-2007%20.../IMG_0234.html

Charles Nungester
TQ29m (Offline)
  #35 5/1/09 4:57 PM
Yep, but where would all of the mini-stocks come from, if they hadn't built them, my goodness, and some of those were some real bad hombres to, the Gremlin, with a humongus motor, the later, 76 up Vega, with the V8 right outa Detroit, the Pinto, altho very few were produced, with a 289, the Mustang II, and before them, the Falcon V8, lotta small car history from that era. But, we sold all our good steel to the high bidder, and exported it for money, not pride, now we're payin. Bob
terrehautian (Offline)
  #36 5/1/09 5:18 PM
Originally Posted by Charles Nungester:
The second car to the right is a cosworth Vega
http://beaver.vinu.edu/03-24-2007%20.../IMG_0234.html

Don Smith's car collection seems like such a waste to buy a car brand new to let it sit and never drive it again (he has a 2002 Camaro SS with paper plates).

Charles Nungester (Offline)
  #37 5/1/09 7:49 PM
Originally Posted by terrehautian:
Don Smith's car collection seems like such a waste to buy a car brand new to let it sit and never drive it again (he has a 2002 Camaro SS with paper plates).


Trust me, You'll apreciate seeing that a lot more in 20-30 years than you do now. Seen a Cosworth Vega on the road in 20 years? Heck a 64-72 Mustang is rare on the street or even at car shows unless its a mustang rally and most of them were trailered in.

If Id of known my 69 GTO could get 40 grand. I woudn't have beat it to death and blown it up at 145mph then sold it to another who put a Firebird motor in it and beat it some more.

Charles Nungester
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