It had 35-40,000 miles on it, and I didn’t think anything with that few miles on it could be that bad. 1974 Chevrolet Vega Grumpy's Toy XI Pro Stock Sold for USD$220,000 2020 Mecum Auctions : Kissimmee : 1974 Chevrolet Vega Kammback Wagon Sold for USD$2,400 2015 Leake Auction - Tulsa, OK : 1974 Chevrolet Vega Two Door Sold for USD$7,500 2013 Leake Auction - Oklahoma City, OK It turns heads every time i drive it. Worst car I have ever owned. Just kept adding oil. It rusted in several places where the paint simply wore off. In spring, moved the wide GT fronts to the rear and bought some regular Vega rims and tires from the junkyard for the front for that big ‘n’ little cool look. It was our first new car. This 1977 chevy vega wagon is probably the coolest car i have owned. Had my engine sleeved, added Accel parts, had front and rear swaybars with Konis, Hurst shifter, added instrumentation — woo hoo!! ClassicCars.com has been recognized as one of the fastest-growing private companies in the United States, successfully making the Inc. 5000 list in both 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018. 4.4 (21) CarGurus User. It was white and had a luggage rack on top. Only five years old, but it had already been repainted: red over the original yellow. Didn’t know they actually referred to it as a truck. I paid $1775.00 out the door and sold it with 30,000 miles on the odometer. It actually served me well for a couple of years, even taking me to college and in my job that involved a lot of driving. The Woodgrain dash is … Regardless, that Vega is a fond memory for me! With the bumper in place on the pre 75s it looks like it’s wearing Orthodontic Headgear. I eventually replaced the engine with a sleeved block (those were readily available in the early ’80s, as lots of Vegas were still prowling the roads), tweaked the engine a bit with a header, Offy manifold and Holley 4-bbl, plus some kind of slightly hotter cam from IECO. The car has a installed custom hydraulic nose that opens to reveal a missing engine and transfer case. If these two things are neglected then yes they are very fragile. Where can I find a good front clip for a 1971 or 1972 vega 2 Answers. Yes there was, in Canada the Pontiac Astre (same line up with a sedan delivery too,) came out same year as the Vega, where we didn’t get it down here until like 1975. I’ve fantasized about a Kammback with a blown 3.8 from an Ultra or Bonnie mated to a built 200r4 in one often. A 74 green Vega Wagon. Original 4-cyl. Always liked the look of the Vega, especially the earlier ones. As for the Panel Express, I had forgotten that these ever existed. Why, gold shag, of course! I drove it for two years and sold it to a Chevy dealer mechanic who said he knew exactly what to do to fix the oil burning (new valve seals). …and this early 1971 model built within the first 6 months of Vega production has no fender liners (added ’74-up models) and no galvanized fenders and rocker panels (added on ’76-’77 models), but no rust anywhere on the original sheet metal and chassis of this forty year-old Vega! Real Deal! The record got blown with my ’79 Monza wagon. . C $17.40. I;ve always been a Vega fan. Remember the Vega? Well, ’till the salesperson kicked me out. Oh, how I wished I could have bought it directly from them instead of paying what seemed like it must have been an exorbitant dealer markup at that time! It was just the mechanics. Also a very good car, although he traded it off for something Chevrolet and bigger a couple of years later. That one put me off Chevrolet for about twenty years. They were really a ‘body’ to sell to racers for Vega’s image. Second, most little trucklets like this would eventually be worked to death. Put the Cobalt SS motor in it, the car will weigh less and will have nice handling qualities, also, putting the Cobalt SS motor would be more original than an SBC. She was still driving it in ’85 when I lost touch. It only depreciated $400 in two years. I have no doubt that more than a few Panel Expresses gave their little lives in pursuit of a low quarter mile time. The same could not be said for the Panel Express, as sales dropped to 4,114. V8, turbo trans.,Dana rear,roll cage. Beautiful car, Deloran should have been proud. It had been sitting at a gas station with a sign on it, and I was able to negotiate the sellers (a couple who had bought it for their son new, but he had moved away to a job after college) down to $900 from their asking price of $975. I still think about blowing a wad of $$’s on an HHR SS anyway, that would be just that amount weirder, which suits me just fine. A few more miles (about 70K IIRC), and a much better color, silver instead of the previous car’s school bus yellow. Notify me of follow-up comments by email. And even thow the engine is shot I steel like it. The Vega was produced in hatchback, notchback, wagon, and panel delivery body styles. $68.00. Too much to list. While 42,800 Kammbacks were produced in ’71, only 8,700 Panel Expresses were made. I was reminded of all this after seeing this very clean ’74 or ’75 Panel Express on the Cohort, captured by frequent Cohort contributor, ggh06. IINM, the Astre was introduced a couple of years earlier in Canada than in the U.S., and was essentially a clone of the Vega up to the point when the U.S. Astre version was introduced. The Vega was just so much better looking. 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Of course it snapped one night when I was coming home from work. Had a ’72 Pinto wagon which was actually one of my favorite cars, despite the weakness of the 2.3 motor and overall crappy build quality. As one might imagine, it consumed boatloads of oil, but otherwise ran and handled OK and was mostly rust-free, a true rarity for an older car in western PA. My main knock on it was that it was yellow: not just yellow, but an especially bilious pale yellow that GM seemed fond of at the time. Then again, maybe not. My experience with Vegas consists of having driven the ’73 fastback that my Dad bought arond 1980, for $200, as a go-to-work beater. The photo was during a day trip to Seguin TX for an airshow. Nice. When the corporation started seriously talking about a U.S. built mini-car, Cole's version was chosen with the proposals from Chevy an… But before long, all sorts of issues caught up with those initially happy owners. When the oil pressure light flickered going around a corner I just poured in 2 quarts and was good for 500 more miles. I don’t know why they didn’t catch on up here in Canuckistan. The second time did it in. I have to laugh, every time I see some car like this I think: Hmmm, my drum kit should fit just fine in there. One day got tired of the oil and dropped a junkyard 327 in front of a turbo 400 tranny. No, I’m not being sarcastic. I had effectively rebuilt every major (and most minor) system in the car by that time. Some Véga was produce here in Québec at the Boisbriand GM plant . But the fourth was a little different. It was at a repair shop, with a V8 conversion performed by the subsequent owner. One on-site article about hot-rodding with modern I4’s can be found here: https://www.curbsideclassic.com/curbside-classics-american/curbside-classic-1959-edsel-eco-boost/. A question for our Canadian correspondents — was there ever a Pontiac Astre Panel north of the border? It was in great shape, but I liked to joke that it used more oil than it did gasoline. If I had other traffic I couldn’t have done it. I haven’t seen a Vega Panel in thirty years, for sure. And more, not less bling. Looks and runs beautifully. I’d give anything if I still had it. I am amazed anyone has anything good to say about the early Vegas. All they had to do was take a wagon, blank out the rear quarter windows, remove the back seat, and voila! A high school friend’s parents had a gold one, they were an all Chevy family with a Vega for the Mom, a ‘Vette for Dad and a Camaro for the son. Another selling point for building a wagon that size was that there would be no direct competition from GM and Ford. It’s still one of my favorites of all time…, “Fortunately by that time [1975 or 1976] GM had worked the bugs out of the Vega…”. . One drunken evening at the shop, et voila! I’ve never seen the panel express version. As the Vega’s troubles became more common knowledge, sales went down accordingly, but in 1972 things still looked good –  at least for the other three Vega models. Browse interior and exterior photos for 1974 Chevrolet Vega. I remember hanging out in the back of that thing thinking it was one of the coolest vehicles I had ever been inside of. I eventually did something along the lines of what you describe with my notch, only it was a normally aspirated Buick 3.8 (despite the turbo logo on the fenders) coupled to a THM350. Who knew that it would encourage you to walk? Get both manufacturer and user submitted pics. One by one, panel vans and sedan deliverys started disappearing. That made it one of the best used car buys I ever made, though I cannot say it was exactly trouble free motoring. It's hard to find a Vega in this nice. Note that I said there would be no direct competition from GM and Ford. They’d taken over the payments on it from my middle sister who could not handle them and the Vega was ultimately the replacement after they gave her the ’72 Gold Duster that my Mom drove from ’76-78. They ran the whole gamut from total junk, to ones that ran 100K miles with few, if any issues. Customs services and international tracking provided. My first car (at age 16) was a 1974 Chevy Vega Kammback. (This is from the guy that took the front “bumper” off his 73 Midget so it looked more like a mini Cobra, don’t take it too seriously.). Bought oil by the case load. Ran like a top. Will you ever sell your vaunted and famed Millionth Edition ’73 Vega? Chevrolet and Pontiac divisions were working separately on small cars in the early and mid 1960s. The Vega had been warehouse stored in Alabama nearly thirty years through 2002 by the previous owner. Your email address will not be published. Top Rated Seller Top Rated Seller +C $35.57 shipping. Circulated the coolant as well as heating it. Panel trucks had been around for years, but starting in the mid-1950s demand began to go down. When the Vega came out (I was about 12) I figured that the Pinto would never have a chance. You know, it’s too bad that GM used its customers for beta testers in the first few years of Vega production. GM’s fortress began cracking quite a bit long before the Vega hit the scene. Mar 12, 2020. It’s just what GM always does, first they release crap, then they fix it and then they kill it for something ‘better’. Dare I say that the last year of the Vega was more reliable than the Citation? It does have a Dana 44 rear and either a Dana 30 or 35 front axle. IN. Your email address will not be published. A 1971 Vega was my second car. The biggest deal was the advanced-for-its time silicon cylinder coating, meant to eliminate more expensive cylinder liners. When I was a kid I went to a Chevy dealer who had a Vega Panel that had been completely carpeted inside right up the walls and over the panels. My wife bought a new Vega in 75. The rear windows were blanked out, only the Pinto used a fiberglass panel instead of a metal panel filler. Astre stuck around through the ’77 model year; by then, it was using the OHV Pontiac Iron Duke four. or Best Offer. The panel wagon was popular site in Hot Rod magaziner with drag racers, and I think most ended up there. My ’73 GT was a ball to drive and ran just fine. First car: 75 Vega GT Estate wagon. with Roof Rack! I bought a new Chevy Vega panel delivery in 1971 and drove the living hell out of it and had zero problems. The always-helpful site Old Car Brochures has 1973 and ’74 Astre brochures, and both show Panel Express versions: http://www.oldcarbrochures.com/static/Canada/1973%20Pontiac%20Astre%20Brochure/1973%20Pontiac%20Astre-08-09.html, http://www.oldcarbrochures.com/static/Canada/1974%20Pontiac%20Astre%20Brochure/1974%20Pontiac%20Astre-08.html. CarGurus User. Very rare cars here Vegas were not sold new in NZ but we did have the stripped van versions of Vivas and of course the Holden Falcon Valiant panel vans could be obtained though they are high roofed. 1974 Vega GT Wagon. It’s not the drums, it’s the stage monitor & etc. NEW 1970-75 Camaro Firebird Vega Impala Caprice Monza OER Metal Door Handles. My favorite one is the one a friend of mine and his brothers converted into a drag car. Chevrolet and Pontiac divisions worked separately on small cars in the early and mid 1960s. AMC had already introduced a Hornet wagon early in that model’s run. Please note: We did NOT construct the car while intoxicated, we just brainstormed at how “easy” it would be to construct. In 600,000+ miles between my 3 Vega’s I have found them to be wonderfully reliable, economical, good handling, simple cars plus I think they are great looking. 1974 Chevrolet Vega-Shopping & Pricing. Ed Cole, GM's executive vice-president of operating staffs was working on his own small-car project using the corporate engineering and design staffs. It was ugly, it smelled horrid, and provided me as a sixteen year old a great year of driving. Had I the cash to do it, I would have. I think you could have gotten a Vega Panel with out a passenger seat too, one of these with no radio, air or passenger seat and a 3 speed manual has to be in the running for most miserable s***box in history. I just bought a 1974 vega with 63,000 kms, it was a southern car brough tup to nova scotia 20 years ago and sat in a barn. I may sale it some day,but like some of you had sade I may regaet letting it go. It is A fun car to drive and it is steel in grate shape. Learn how your comment data is processed. 1974 Chevrolet Vega You are bidding on a true survivor. The condition of the car overall is very good. It is amazing that one of these has survived in this condition. This 1974 Chevy Vega Kammback Wagon was pulled from the behind a barn in western Colorado. That never happened, however, as his first car wound up being a plain-Jane ’71 Mustang fastback that was equipped like a Maverick. All the Chevy/GM stuff generally bolts together pretty easily. But what do you expect for $750? Trending price is based on prices over last 90 days. Worst case of sun-faded red paint ever seen. I loved that car, and it saw me through some lean years– might still have it if it wasn’t for the sheer dullness factor of the automatic transmission and the tired, panting squirrel under the hood. Engine was last rebuilt in 1992 with 10:1 pistons and mildly ported head so it is a little quicker than most. It got hit twice. No block heater. 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My one memory of it was it was very noisy, ringing and echoing like a can. A 1974 Vega two door wagon body has been installed onto a Jeep CJ5 frame. Valve seals and guides will eventually wear and this is usually reason for oil consumption rather than any problem with the block assuming the radiator and oil have been taken care of. Auto. 1974 saw 4,289 Panels, a slight improvement to 1972’s total, but after a mere 1,525 ’75s, the Panel was finally done. I don’t know why they do that. 1974 Chevrolet Vega GT. The fuel pump went out on it, necessitating removal of the gas tank. @84gts…those inline coolant heaters were great! One of the reasons the Vega Panel Express is so rare today may be the legendary hotrodder’s SBC engine swap. I drove it for a couple of years and probably sold it at about the right time when I received orders to Germany in spring of 1975. We had a few laughs over that. 1974 Vega GT Wagon....Kammback....."Real Deal" for sale - … The Vega story has been told many times (full story here), but it really was a shame that such a sharp looking car could have so many problems. What a tragedy that it went so wrong. That little thing got me through college though, commuting over some ferocious WV mountains and never leaving me stranded once! (Vega 1971-1977 production totaled nearly 2 million). Until looking at the last photo, I had never noticed how much the Volare wagon looked like the Vega Kammback from the rear. That Vega had the 3spd auto and AC no less and other than the carb going bad in I think ’79, it ran great and was reliable until it was replaced by the FWD X body Buick Skylark they bought new in ’83. Vega sales were initially quite brisk, as many folks were attracted to its good looks and thrift on fuel. It’s not too hard to imagine why GM did this. To my eyes the wagon variants were always the best looking of the Vega/Pinto series, at least up to the era of Armco bumpers. While a total of 395,792 Vegas were built for ’73, no model breakouts are available, but it’s safe to say somewhere between 3-5,000 came off the line. But as it turns out, the Vega was the first of the many cracks that would start to show in the GM fortress. I had a favorable impression of it till I drove it. All of them I was familiar with suffered from a premature demise. I changed my first timing belt on that car. Hi, I on A 74 Panel express. I knew a huge number of people who had them back in the day. This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. a new model. A 1974 Chevrolet Vega GT Gets an Overhaul July 9, 2014 Gary Rosier Classic Cars, Hot Rods 0. And maybe once or twice on the road for delivery services. Transmission: 4-Speed Automatic. Put about 50,000 miles on it running an insurance debit and paper route and 2 quarts of oil a week. Funny. For minimal cost, they had a niche vehicle that would easily recoup its costs. Loaded, including automatic and A/C. This beautiful 1974 Chevrolet Vega GT belongs to Anne and Ray Davis of Ormond Beach, Fl. Drop a blown Chevy big block in the engine compartment, throw on some drag tires, raise the rear, blank in the side windows, paint it glossy black and maybe you`ll have something. I later discovered it had belonged to our next-door neighbor, a lovely couple I’d known all my life and had grown up playing in the empty field that separated our house from theirs. However, when he met my Aunt Lori at the University of Iowa in the late Seventies, she was driving a ’75 or ’76 Vega Estate, so in a way, he did eventually get a Kammback. Think I saw one or two on dealer lots when the Vega was news. Then, in 1971, GM decided to offer a panel version of its attractive Kammback station wagon. Hmmmmm, lets see. Ray and Anne Davis in front of the Vega. I had decided after paying storage the first year, it would have to be parked outside (covered) – a huge savings that has amounted to $14k (200. per mo) over a seven-year period. This prestigious accolade represents the continued growth of the company, and ClassicCars.com's dominance as the world's largest online marketplace for buying and selling classic and collector vehicles. Not coincidentally, pickups were getting much more comfortable and car-like at that time. Don Hardy kit car. It seems like this was Chevy’s response to the fuel shortage scare. While the ready-made kits would get the V8 into any Vega, the Panel Express was the preferred version because of the lack of a rear seat, as well as, ironically, ‘increased’ rear-biased vehicle weight which would help traction somewhat (something that was really needed when a high-horsepower engine was stuffed into a small, lightweight car). They removed a section of rad hose and installed the in-line heater in between the new shorter sections. This was a 3 am so it wasn’t that hard. C $33.47. I believe it had a “low coolant” light as well as the oil light. Great memories — I had a ’73 Kammback GT that I bought new. She told the salesman he may as well cut her throat. That’s because by ’76, GM put sleeves in the Vega’s aluminum block, offered a 40K warranty for the engine, but by then (in typical pre-bankruptcy GM fashion) was way too little way too late. I would have liked to have one…a low-buck drive-in sinmobile. The two flashed on and off like disco lights. https://classics.autotrader.com/.../chevrolet-vega-for-sale Also a very fond memory. We took the pretty little dark green car on a road trip when it was brand new. That is my Elkhart green 74 Panel wagon in the photo. C. ClassicCars 30+ days ago. This car is still used for commuting every day in Houston and gets close to 30 MPG doing it. 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