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Nov 22, 2012 14:21:18 GMT
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Last Edit: Dec 21, 2012 0:05:52 GMT by babyboomer
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Nov 22, 2012 17:17:59 GMT
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I've always liked these Vegas....they always looked to me to be half a step away from a SS Camaro at bargain basement prices. Nice one, this.
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Nov 22, 2012 17:24:30 GMT
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I kike it.
Clean, simple.
Not overly fashionable.
Just looks right.
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Nov 22, 2012 21:43:33 GMT
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Cosworth did a short lived and not much loved one of these back in the late 70s.
Pub bores tell you the US Manufacturers failed to innovate and kept to building big V8 monsters when the general public wanted smaller lighter 4 pot cars. Yet the 70s and 80s is littered with attempts by the US makers to build small, light, nimble 4 and 6 pot cars... Some of which sold in big numbers and some of which did not.
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1937 Austin Street Rod - 1941 Wolseley Not Rod - 1956 Humber Hawk - 1957 Daimler Conquest - 1966 Buick LeSabre - 1968 Plymouth Sport Fury - 1968 Ford Galaxie - 1969 Ford Country Squire - 1969 Mercury Marquis - 1970 Morris Minor - 1970 Buick Skylark - 1970 Ford Galaxie - 1971 Ford Galaxie - 1976 Continental Mark IV - 1976 Ford Capri - 1976 Rover V8 - 1994 Ford Fiesta
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RetroMat
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Nov 22, 2012 22:09:46 GMT
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very nice I like that alot, a european sized yank!
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Love the styling of it, not sure if I've seen one before
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79cord
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Nov 23, 2012 11:26:30 GMT
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I love the subtlety of that.
Gloriously brown & strip speedo. Even 2-door sedan seems unusual given relative popularity of the fastback versions.
Needs a strip Tachometer!
Like the looks of early Pinto though.
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1972 Chevy Vega - InVEGAratedRobinxr4i
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Nov 23, 2012 14:22:42 GMT
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Very cool car. Really like the shape reminds me of a Manta A.
However it might just be my prejudice but why build something like this for Autocross and fit automatic transmission? Just seems a bit odd, I know the American seem to prefer autos in general, but unless the car is for drag racing surely an automatic is a hinderance in motorsport? Please don't take this as a hate for autos in a lazy daily or a luxo barge they make perfect sense.
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Sierra - here we go again! He has an illness, it's not his fault.
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stealthstylz
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1972 Chevy Vega - InVEGAratedstealthstylz
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Nov 23, 2012 14:40:47 GMT
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Might have a manual valve body in it so you can shift it, plus in autocross I'd imagine you only use one gear anyway.
I love Vega's, can be made to go very quickly relatively cheaply as they're pretty light.
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