Ahhhh, my faith is now restored....
-----Original Message-----
From Brad Fornal [mailto:toyman at digitex.net]
Sent: Friday, October 27, 2000 11:19 AM
To: Martin Johnson
Cc: 'spridgets@autox.team.net'
Subject: Re: What is a Vega (No LBC)
'Nuther Chebby abortion, the CITATION!! They should have been given one for
selling that crap. But Martin, at least Chevy stopped selling crap, Ford
hasn't..............
There, does that make ya feel better.................. <BF'nG>!!!!!!!!!
Martin Johnson wrote:
> Aw c'mon, quit pullin' my chain! Come ta yer senses Chevy folks! Yer
> lettin' yer bow tie marque get dragged thru the slime and mud. As a Ford
> fan, I've been led to believe by all you Chevy drivin' Bud tall drinkin'
> (ohhh, that sounds good right now) Springsteen and Bob Seeger(or is that
Bob
> Sagitt?) fans that Chevy never EVER made a bad car, NEVER left an owner
> stranded, and that ALL Fords blow chunks. I'm havin' a religious crisis
> here! Yer tellin' me there's one in the running for last place with
Pinto?
> No way, we hold that an' we're NOT givin' that one up. Remember, a car
that
> can kill you and yer family is 'probly worse than one that will just
rapidly
> desintegrate and coast to a stop at about 40K miles on the clock, an' you,
> sittin' by the side of the road all dissappointed in yer piece o' shevy.
> 'Scuze me for my rant but it's a dull rainy Friday in the legal
duh-partmunt
> at work. With any luck the Boss (no, I'm not talkin' 'bout Brucie, I'm
> talkin' about MY boss, Mister Pretty Hair. Yeah, well I'm twice the
lawyer
> he is, and...OOPS...) won't show today, an' I kin jus' surf da net.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Geoff Branch [mailto:branch@valinet.com]
> Sent: Friday, October 27, 2000 7:10 AM
> To: Bill; Daniel1312@aol.com
> Cc: spridgets@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: What is a Vega (No LBC)
>
> 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@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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