The Chevrolet VEGA

Crisp and clean styling to directly compete with the influx of foreign cars

Nobody was expecting this news

The new car would be marketed and sold by Chevrolet, even though the Chevrolet engineers really had nothing to do with it.

Chevrolet VEGA

DeLorean and Cole bumped heads on what they wanted

"The Vega was a disaster from the word go," DeLorean said years later.

Today, there's a slight gain in popularity of H-body cars among enthusiasts.

Pro Stock Vega
A sample from the full story of the rich "racing" history
In Canada during the 1973-74 model years, there was a Pontiac version called the Astre, and it was all Vega save for a slightly different "split" grille, chromed headlight bezels and revised taillights.

Well, it seemed like a great new car from Chevrolet! Crisp and clean styling, a small size to directly compete with the influx of foreign cars, better fuel economy than the traditional large Chevrolets, and a high-tech new engine.

Plenty of 24-karat gold-adorned this 1972 Pro Street Vega

Few Vegas survived

1977 was the last year for the Vega.

In the end, slightly over 2 million Vegas were sold

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The Chevrolet VEGA