Cool little Vega

[Phil G]

Baby Camaros is what they were called when they first came out. And were even more interesting with Bill "Grump " Jenkins Toys Pro Stocks .And with Don Hardys and others kits to mount big and small block chevys in them .I have seen them with a Buick aluminum 215 small block in them.

Years ago (like early '80s) I got involved with a local shop when I had a problem with my '76 Monza (original V8 car). Guy that ran the shop was Bill Kee and he ran a Pro Stock Vega called "Grandpa's Toy".

Learned a lot from him and spent a LOT of time in his shop working on MY car, and some of his.

Saginaw in the Monza now was his spare for the Vega. Gave it to me when he launched the car on the road behind the shop and blew the tailshaft housing at the snap ring!

My76Monza

1976 Monza 2+2 (350)

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[450bench]

My 76 Vega with a 468, 4 speed

 

[John Wright]

I had a 71 hatch with a 151ci and a 2 speed power glide.

 

[Oldskool62]

In Australia we had a sports sedan series where the Monza's featured in the late 70's and early 80's

 

[sandlapper]

vega to camaro
opelGT to C3 vette

71 Opel GT

71 Corvette

 

[tom3]

Those Opels were pretty neat cars. And those mechanical hidden headlights were something different.

 

[Zspoiler]

The Opels were nicknamed "Baby Corvettes". I have seen them with small block Chevys in them .And as a "Funny car body in the 1970s and 80s

 

[Zspoiler]

In Australia we had a sports sedan series where the Monza's featured in the late 70's and early 80's
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It was a IMSA road race series during the 1980s,And the Monza resembled third gen Camaros

 

[Phil G]

It was a IMSA road race series during the 1980s,And the Monza resembled third gen Camaros

Yep! Hal Holbert ran Monza's here at Road Atlanta in the '80s. I live about an hour from the track, and I HAVE driven there several times. My Monza is a street driven car though. Drive there, run it, drive home. Yes, the A/C works. Those track days they wouldn't let the street cars go over 90mph (running radar at the end of the last straight with black flag in hand)!

 

[Zspoiler]

Do you have a Mirage?