Who Remembers THIS????

[CO Liberal]

September 1970 - Chevrolet introduces the 1971 Vega:

[LSparkle]

1. Oh yeah ... to compete with Ford's new PINTO!

Carbecues for all!

[CO Liberal]

2. At Least Vegas Didn't Explode

They just burned oil. I should know - I had a '73 Hatchback, red like the one in the ad with white stripes.

[LSparkle]

5. I wanted one for my first car

Much cooler than a Pinto!

[noonwitch]

16. Anything is better than a Pinto/Bobcat

I had a 76 Bobcat in college (in 1985-6). It was the biggest piece of crap I ever drove, along with a 78 Horizon, which was equally bad. I didn't have the incinderary Bobcat, I had the little woody wagon. It was the hatchbacks that had the fire problem.

[LSparkle]

21. OMG -- after the Vega, I wanted an Omni (Horizon)

then a Volkswagen Rabbit then an Audi 5000 ... I knew nothing about reliability back then, just knew what I liked the looks of.

[CO Liberal]

22. I Had a 1973 Vega, AND Two 1981 Plymouth Horizons

I've had my share of klunkers over the years.....

[Bluzmann57]

3. So are there actually any Vega's left out there?

Most of them that I ever saw were gone in three or four years, although I saw one once that a guy souped up and took to the dragstrip. It is unknown whether the car held together or not.

[rasputin1952]

10. In my small city, I have seen both a Vega and a Pinto...

both are in relatively good condition too...:)

I have a 1979 Datsun 280ZX I am trying to restore. It should be one beautiful scream machine when I'm done w/it. Mechanically it is fantastic, but like the Vega and Pinto, it suffers from rust...:)

Money is the problem right now, but I should get most of it done by summer...:)

The "Z" rated tires I need are $95 each...:crazy:

[NoSheep]

4. My boyfriend had a Vega wagon!! Orange! Seeds germinating under

driver side back floor mat. Those were the good ol days!:hi:

[LSparkle]

8. My sister lost her virginity in a Vega wagon!

Ooh, I'm telling tales on her...

[rasputin1952]

14. LOL...I'm just wondering how you know that...

:evilgrin:

[LSparkle]

17. Because we tell each other EVERYTHING!

and she mentioned how cramped it was ...

[MADem]

18. OK, NoSheep, I am a dummy

...YOU HAVE to explain that bit to me about the seeds germinating under the back floor mat. Was that because the thing was rusted out and seeds came in, or was that somehow deliberate? A cultural trick I was never clued in on?

Hopelessly uncool, I am, I guess....

[Demit]

6. whew! I remember that typography style, that really tight kerning.

Jeez, it looks so dated, and at the time I thought it was great.

Sorry, graphic designer here.

[Beaverhausen]

7. and didn't it cost $1995.00 ?

man- those were the days...

[LDS Jock]

11. is your first name Anastasia?

just wondering.. Karen Walker says hello

[Beaverhausen]

12. I'm trying to be incognito!!!

:hi:

[CO Liberal]

15. The Original Ford Maverick was $1,995

So when AMC introduced the Hornet, they set its base price at $1,994.



Photo Source: http://mclellansautomotive.com/

[SarahB]

19. That's what replaced our totalled Vega!

Funky! :D

[seemunkee]

9. memories

driving to WV from DC to go climbing. 2 quarts of oil each way. With wider than stock tires I could make feather it from understeer to oversteer through the corners.

[SarahB]

13. My parents had one.

It was bright yellow. My mom totalled it when I was six. Not much else I remember about it.

[Acryliccalico]

20. I got my drivers lisense

using my brother-in-laws green Vega. LOL :kick: