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 at 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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