1975 Chevrolet Vega Hatchback
"The one millionth Vega, a bright orange GT hatchback, was produced May 17, 1973. A special limited edition of 6,500 were built to commemorate the milestone. The Vega was among the top 10 best selling American cars by 1974 with a model year sales peak of 460,374. Vega sales in 1975 were less than half the previous year resulting from the end of the gas crisis with less demand for all small cars. The Vega's 140ci engine, body and chassis received six years of refinements with three hundred new part numbers in 1976 alone, more than any other Chevrolet that year." Thx to chevyvega.fandom.com
For consignment, a 1975 Chevrolet Vega hatchback drag racer, recognizable on the outside as a Vega with its distinct styling, but that's the lone remnant of the street car. This particular car is a two time Super Chevy magazine editor's Top Choice Race Car at the Super Chevy show at Maple Grove Raceway, not far from Classic Auto Mall. Time slips, including sub-10-second quarters, and receipts will accompany this car.
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Exterior
The familiar integrated grille and single headlights on the fiberglass front end pin the identification as a Vega as does the profile and distinct tail lights. Painted in Laser Red, the car has a nose down, butt up profile of a drag car, and the dramatic staggered size tires on 15-inch Weld DragLite wheels lift the back and leave room for wheelie bars to ride extended and poised. Pinstriping adds a little flair to the sea of red and a Harwood hood scoop reaches high to gulp air and the air it misses flows over the car and encounters a small wing in the back. If you doodled cool cars as a kid, it probably looked just like this. You probably didn't draw a battery shut off in the back, but there's one on this car, demarcated in pinstripe lettering. Imperfections include scratches in the paint, cracking in the paint, touched up scratches, chipped paint, and the left rear quarter panel is a slightly different shade of red. At 140 mph, no one will notice any of this.
Interior
All business inside where a red 10-point roll cage dominates the real estate along with shiny and showy aluminum plates that are found on the door, the floor and the dash. It covers just about every surface, cleanly riveted into place and wearing exactly zero creature comforts. The few gauges relay necessary information to those who can read them from the Kirkey racing seat he or she will be harnessed into. The Biondo Mega 200 delay box is mounted on the center tunnel just in front of the Hurst Quarter Stick shifter with electronic shift solenoid. A MSD ignition system is bolted to the roll cage as is a fire extinguisher up top, along with a Painless wiring control panel above the windshield.
Drivetrain
Under the fiberglass front end, you'll find a 421ci V8 with a Weiand Team G intake manifold and a Holley Dominator 1050 cfm 4-barrel carburetor. Accompanying those tasty components are a Comp cam with .630 lift and 276i/284e duration, Trick Flow cylinder heads, and an aluminum radiator. The Powerglide transmission is a 2-speed automatic with a trans brake which sends power to the 12 bolt rear axle with 4.11 gears and a spool. Brakes on board are disc up front and drum in the rear. Of course, exhaust begins and ends with headers.
Undercarriage
The square tube chassis houses a fuel cell and QAI shocks along with coil overs in front and ladderbar suspension with coilovers in the rear. After the header collector, the exhaust exits via one giant pipe to each side. The inner rocker panels show rust and evidence of welding repair.
Drive-Ability
It fires right up with a deafening roar and is a bit squirrely when not going in a straight line. Even then the suspension is a bit soft and the car feels like it could lean over real far if pushed. So, we put it away and can sum up-it runs and runs well. All functions were operational and we returned to home base with ear to ear grins painted on our faces. While Classic Auto Mall represents that these functions were working at the time of our test drive, we cannot guarantee these functions will be working at the time of your purchase.
For hardcore racers, this is a turnkey opportunity to own a storied car with successful runs, a great look, and everything but a race suit and license to hit the track. Over a million Vega's were produced for the general public but there may be more track cars than pedestrian cars left "on the road".
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