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The Vega was actually a NEAT little car, as envisioned by its father, the late Eddie Cole, who was also the ramrod behind the 1955 Chevy V-8. It just suffered from cost-cutting measures & extremely poor execution, & was rushed into production w/o so much as a "By-Your-Leave"... The all-aluminum engine& the brand-new technology developed especially for it were never really "Put thru the wringer", as it were. The new-from-the-ground-up plant in Lordstown, Ohio was full of young, inexperienced workers, who were also VERY militant towards management. The paints & primers used were especially inadequate-Cost-cutting again-And Vegas suffered EXTREME early rust out. They didn't ride well. They were cramped inside, despite not being all THAT small, at least by today's standards. There was never a 4-door model, & the little wagon, while pretty, was not really all that practical. The BEST thing about a Vega was that you could drop a 350 V-8 in one almost w/yr eyes closed.
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