Flash back to high school ( circa. 1976 )

[nuch_ss396]

I just ran across this advertisement and man.... did it
bring back memories


I don't know what hit me most: the hot pants, the boots,
or that Oh-So-70's clear bubble umbrella. The Vega looks
cool too.

[x Baldwin Motion]

yeah, I'm flashing back too, but that's no 76. no GT's in 71 so it must be a 72 or 73 as the 74 and up had those fatty bumpers.

thanks for sharing. by the way, a vega that still looked that good in this area in the late seventies was definetly sporting an easy do it yourself V8 swap kit from motion. It seemed there was one on every block.

[Late BrakeU2]

Think that's more like circa 73,is that a bondo repaint on the fender?

[nuch_ss396]

I actually thought that was a 1975 ad.....

[Late BrakeU2]

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yeah, I'm flashing back too, but that's no 76. no GT's in 71 so it must be a 72 or 73 as the 74 and up had those fatty bumpers.

thanks for sharing. by the way, a vega that still looked that good in this area in the late seventies was definetly sporting an easy do it yourself V8 swap kit from motion. It seemed there was one on every block.

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I grew up racing on Mulholland during that time-there were a couple of guys running Vegas with olds alum 215 V8's. A blisterimng 175 h.p.or thereabouts but they were light enough that the car would still turn in

[StriperSS]

It's a 73. I remember a 6 car roadtest in Car and Driver that pitted the economy cars of the time against each other in acceleration braking and handling etc.
The Vega was dead last in the 1/4 mile, but took first by a big margin on a road course. Once you got it up to speed, it handled really well.
I had a couple of these, panel versions, but both were V8's.
They're hard to find now, as most of them rusted away.

[nuch_ss396]

OK John,

Sounds like you got the Vega pegged. Now, how-bout the
girl in the go-go boots?

Nuch

[StriperSS]

Her name was Misty, and she was very popular.

[47Hammer]

Think that's more like circa 73,is that a bondo repaint on the fender?

Looks like a '73

[ANDY M]

My first car was a '72 Vega GT.

By 1976, there was moss on the floor pan in the back seat.
Granted, Michigan is a rust-friendly state, but the windshield moulding rusted from the inside out in less than 2 years. Made for a fun time when driving in the rain.
In defense of the car, with the wide oval 'stones that were standard, it held the road really well.
'73 had the "GT" call-outs, '72 didn't.