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| 1975 Chevrolet Vega |
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Price: $19,000 |
Last Updated 12 hours ago
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| Year: |
1975 |
| Make: |
Chevrolet |
| Model: |
Vega |
| Trim: |
N\A |
| Engine: |
2.0 Liter Cosworth Twin Cam 4 |
| Fuel: |
N\A |
| Color: |
Black |
| Miles: |
25372 |
| Stock #: |
6857 |
| Body Style: |
Wagon |
| Condition: |
Used |
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Vehicle Description
1975 Chevrolet Cosworth Vega Hatchback The Cosworth Vega is probably the most interesting story out of Chevrolet in the mid-'70s. Performance was at its nadir. The Camaro Z28 was axed for '75, the Corvette was using a chassis that dated to the fall of 1962 and Zora Arkus-Duntov's dream of a mid-engine replacement was about to be shot down permanently. Midsize muscle? Dead. After the OPEC Oil Embargo of '73, performance as we knew it had changed forever.... or so we thought. The country was brought to its knees when OPEC shut off the supply of crude. The future of high performance automobiles, (or what was left of it), was going to be tape stripes and small displacement sewing machines under the hood. John Zachary DeLorean is credited with the idea of the Cosworth Vega. It was his attempt to duplicate the magic performed when he was an engineer at Pontiac when they stuffed a 389 into a Tempest and created the GTO. It was a bold idea, a new kind of performance for a new era. Think about it: Stick a dual overhead cam 2.0 liter engine with electronic fuel injection and a high flow exhaust header engineered by an English company known for its success in international racing circles into a small vehicle. It was a heck of a walk out on a limb, especially for the time it was introduced.  We hear at classic Auto Mall give you for consignment a RUST FREE 1975 Cosworth Vega in true survivor format showing a non-verifiable 25,372 miles on the odometer.  Exterior Did I mention INVASIVE RUST FREE? Very rare to find one in this condition and clearly this car was cared for over the years. This care clearly paid off because we see nothing but straight steel covered in consignor-stated factory applied black paint, and in John Player Special F1 style, gold pin striping, recently powder coated gold alloy wheels, and stick on badging in outlined type...all gold. Also, the steel panels are straight, and have good gaps. The only faults I can see are some chipping, surface rust, and checking of the paint, but otherwise things are real sweet! Interior Amazingly preserved, Black Astro buckets draped in shiny vinyl are up front, and a matching bench stretches across the rear. The carpeting is clean and stain free and hovering above is the original dash all in black save for a nifty gold swirl machined instrument cluster. The original steering wheel fronts this, and a floor shifter topped with a black knob and black boot, sits in the hump. A tight tear free headliner floats above this wonderful interior. Drivetrain Cosworth was founded in 1958 by Mike Costin and Keith Duckworth. It has become the most successful engine manufacturer in history. This is the money shot, the crescendo, the coup de resistance, the twin overhead cam 2.0 liter 4-cylinder slightly tuned down racing Cosworth setup. It sports electronic fuel injection, and a 4-speed manual transmission out back. Way out back is a 10-bolt 3.73 Positraction rear axle. It is truly a beautiful sight to behold, with its Cosworth Vega Cam Cover, stainless fuel injectors, and of course the aluminium headers. Thank you Delorean, God rest his soul. Undercarriage All original under here, with just a smattering of surface rust, and some patina with age, however very sound, and certainly not a victim of what most of these Cosworth Vegas succumbed to..Rust..NO INVASIVE RUST HERE. Keeping this little rocketship glued to the tarmac is independent coil sprung suspension up front and this works hand in hand with a torque arm and coil spring arrangement in the rear. Disc brakes in the front and drums out back bring things to a halt with all new parts. Drive-Ability It isn't often we get a Vega in our vast inventory, and it's even rarer that we get one that is so well preserved and stock, so when this one arrived both my test driver and I ran to drive this example. It fired right up and ran beautifully at idle but we noted the tachom |
Vehicle Options
Variable Speed Windshield Wipers,Rear Window Defroster,Padded Sun Visors & Dash,Instrumentation,Heater/Defroster,Front Disc Brakes,Factory Tach,Bucket Seats,AM/FM RADIO,Aluminum Wheels |
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