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Wikipedia: The Chevrolet Vega is a subcompact, four-passenger automobile produced by the Chevrolet division of General Motors for the 1971–1977 model years. Introduced as the Vega 2300, its two-door model range included the Hatchback coupe, Notchback sedan, Kammback wagon, and Panel Express delivery — each using an aluminum-block 140 cu in (2287 cc) inline-4 engine. The Vega competed against other domestic and imported economy cars — achieving notability for its world-class handling, innovative and problematic engine and innovative manufacture.
![[Fisher Body Vega Elpo dip]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Lordstown_Vega_Elpo_dip_s.jpg "Fisher Body Vega Elpo dip")
![[1973 XP-898 Concept car]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/1973_Chevrolet_XP_898_s.jpg "1973 XP-898 Concept car")
from ![[1973 Astre GT Hatchback coupe]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/1973_Pontiac_Astre_GT_s.jpg "1973 Astre GT Hatchback coupe")
![[1978 Monza 'S' Hatchback Coupe]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Monza_S_s.jpg "1978 Monza 'S' Hatchback Coupe")
![[1974 Astre Hatchback Coupe]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/1974_Pontiac_Astre_s.jpg "1974 Astre Hatchback Coupe")
![[XP-887 Wagon clay model, GM studio December 1968]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/1968_Vega_wagon_prototype_s.jpg "XP-887 Wagon clay model, GM studio December 1968")
![[Workers on the Lordstown Vega Assembly line]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Lordstown_Assembly_Vega_1_s.jpg "Workers on the Lordstown Vega Assembly line")
![[1972 Vega Sedan,Belgian blocks road test]](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/9/9b/1972_Chevrolet_Vega_testing_-_Belgian_blocks.jpg "1972 Vega Sedan,Belgian blocks road test")
![[1978 Monza Estate Wagon]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/78_Monza_Estate_Wagon_s.jpg "1978 Monza Estate Wagon")
![[1978 Sunbird Safari Wagon]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/78_sunbird_wagon_s.jpg "1978 Sunbird Safari Wagon")
![[Chevrolet Vega 2300 (140 cu in) 1bbl. L4]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Vega_140_Engine_s.jpg "Chevrolet Vega 2300 (140 cu in) 1bbl. L4")
![[1976 Cosworth Vega Hatchback Coupe]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/76_Cosworth_Vega_2673_s.jpg "1976 Cosworth Vega Hatchback Coupe")
from ![[30 Vegas in a single Vert-a-pac]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Vert_A_Pac_railcar_s.jpg "30 Vegas in a single Vert-a-pac")
![[Vegas loaded on Vert-a-pac]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Vert_A_Pac_282_29_s.jpg "Vegas loaded on Vert-a-pac")
![[1974 Vega RC2-206 Wankel]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/_2774_GM_Rotary_engine_s.jpg "1974 Vega RC2-206 Wankel")
![[1971 Vega Kammback Wagon]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/71_Chevrolet_Vega_Kammback_Wagon_s.jpg "1971 Vega Kammback Wagon")
![[Cosworth Twin-Cam 122 CID (2.0 L) EFI I-4, 110 hp]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/1976_Cosworth_Vega_2673_s.jpg "Cosworth Twin-Cam 122 CID (2.0 L) EFI I-4, 110 hp")
![[1971 Vega Panel Express1973 Vega GT]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/71_Vega_Panel_Express_26_73_Vega_GT_Millionth_Vega_s.jpg "1971 Vega Panel Express1973 Vega GT")
![[1971 Motion V8 Vega]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/_2771_Chevrolet_Vega_28Auto_classique_29_s.jpg "1971 Motion V8 Vega")
![[No. 1 Vega built, Lordstown AssemblyJune 26, 1970, photographed 2005]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/1st_Vega_built_s.jpg "No. 1 Vega built, Lordstown AssemblyJune 26, 1970, photographed 2005")
![[1976 Vegas on the 60,000 miles in 60 days Durability Run]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/1976_Vegas_Durabilty_Run_s.jpg "1976 Vegas on the 60,000 miles in 60 days Durability Run")
![[The 1973 Chevrolet XP-898 engine]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/1973_Chevrolet_XP_898_engine_s.jpg "The 1973 Chevrolet XP-898 engine")
![[1971 Vega Panel Express]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/71_Vega_Panel_Express_red_s.jpg "1971 Vega Panel Express")
![[1971 Vega Sedan (Notchback)]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/1971_Vega_Sedan_yellow_s.jpg "1971 Vega Sedan (Notchback)")
![[1971 Vega Panel Express]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/71_Vega_Panel_s.jpg "1971 Vega Panel Express")
![[1972 Vega Kammback Wagon]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/72_vega_s.jpg "1972 Vega Kammback Wagon")
![[Interior of Limited special edition Millionth Vega has 'accent]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Millionth_Vega_interior_s.jpg "Interior of Limited special edition Millionth Vega has 'accent")
![[1973 Vega GT Hatchback CoupeLimited special edition Millionth Vega]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/73_Millionth_Vega_s.jpg "1973 Vega GT Hatchback CoupeLimited special edition Millionth Vega")
![[1971 Vega Hatchback Coupe]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/71_Chevrolet_Vega_Hatchback_Coupe_s.jpg "1971 Vega Hatchback Coupe")
![[Vega cutaway shows door beams & double paneled roof]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/1971_Chevrolet_Vega_cutaway_s.jpg "Vega cutaway shows door beams & double paneled roof")
![[1973 Vega GT, 1972 Pinto Runabout & 1971 Gremlin X at Fine Arts Center built in 1975 of UMass Amherst, photograhed...]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Vega_GT_2C_Pinto_Runabout_and_Gremlin_X_s.jpg "1973 Vega GT, 1972 Pinto Runabout & 1971 Gremlin X at Fine Arts Center built in 1975 of UMass Amherst, photograhed...")
![[XP-887 Coupe clay model, GM studio September 1968]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/1968_Vega_coupe_prototype_s.jpg "XP-887 Coupe clay model, GM studio September 1968")
![[XP-887 Coupe, Chevrolet studio - final design]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Vega_clay_model_s.jpg "XP-887 Coupe, Chevrolet studio - final design")
![[Vega wheelbase & overall length]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Chevrolet_Vega_dimensions_2_s.jpg "Vega wheelbase & overall length")
![[Vega height, width & track]](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/3/30/Chevrolet_Vega_dimensions.jpg "Vega height, width & track")
![[1973 Vega GT Hatchback Coupe]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/1973_Vega_GT_red_s.jpg "1973 Vega GT Hatchback Coupe")
![[1974 Vega GT Hatchback Coupe]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/1974_Vega_GT_midnight_blue_s.jpg "1974 Vega GT Hatchback Coupe")
![[1975 Chevrolet Cosworth Vega]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/1975_Cosworth_Vega_2_s.jpg "1975 Chevrolet Cosworth Vega")
![[1975 Cosworth Vega Hatchback Coupe]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/1975_Coswoth_Vega_s.jpg "1975 Cosworth Vega Hatchback Coupe")
![[Four-layer electro-plated piston skirts]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Vega_engine_piston_plating_s.jpg "Four-layer electro-plated piston skirts")
![[Silicon cylinder bore magnified 680 times]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Vega_engine_block_cylinder_bore_s.jpg "Silicon cylinder bore magnified 680 times")
![[1977 Vega GT Hatchback Coupe]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/1977_Chevrolet_Vega_GT_s.jpg "1977 Vega GT Hatchback Coupe")
![[1974 Vega Hatchback CoupeLimited special edition Spirit of America]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/1974_Spirt_of_America_Vega_s.jpg "1974 Vega Hatchback CoupeLimited special edition Spirit of America")
![[1976 Vega, 60,000 miles in 60 days New York International Auto Show, 1976]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/1976_Vega_1977_NY_Auto_Show_s.jpg "1976 Vega, 60,000 miles in 60 days New York International Auto Show, 1976")
![[Vega's all aluminum cylinder block]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Vega_aluminum_engine_block_s.jpg "Vega's all aluminum cylinder block")
![[Aluminum block has 17 percent silicon content, free standing siamese cylinder walls]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Vega_block_cylinder_bores_s.jpg "Aluminum block has 17 percent silicon content, free standing siamese cylinder walls")
![[1972 Chevrolet Vega GT Hatchback]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/1972_Chevy_Vega_GT_s.jpg "1972 Chevrolet Vega GT Hatchback")
![[1972 Vega Kammback Wagon, 140 CID I4 RPO L11 with Rochester 2-bbl. carburetor]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/72_Vega_Kammback_engine_s.jpg "1972 Vega Kammback Wagon, 140 CID I4 RPO L11 with Rochester 2-bbl. carburetor")
![[Chevrolet sales folder, Car and Driver Best Economy Sedan - 1973 Vega]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Chevrolet_promo_poster_2_from_1973_s.jpg "Chevrolet sales folder, Car and Driver Best Economy Sedan - 1973 Vega")
![[Chevrolet Cosworth Twin Cam Vega advertisement-1975]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/1975_Cosworth_Vega_Ad_s.jpg "Chevrolet Cosworth Twin Cam Vega advertisement-1975")
![[Chevrolet Vega advertisement-1975]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/1975_Chevy_Vega_Ad_s.jpg "Chevrolet Vega advertisement-1975")
![[John DeLorean and Vega 2300 - 1970]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/DeLorean_and_Vega_in_1971_s.jpg "John DeLorean and Vega 2300 - 1970")
![[Chevrolet sales folder, Motor Trend Economy Car of the Year - 1973 Vega GT]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Chevrolet_promo_poster_from_1973_s.jpg "Chevrolet sales folder, Motor Trend Economy Car of the Year - 1973 Vega GT")
![[1972 GM Rotary engine cutaway shows twin-rotors]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/1974_GM_Rotory_engine_s.jpg "1972 GM Rotary engine cutaway shows twin-rotors")
![[Building Chevrolet Vegas at Lordstown Assembly - Lordstown Ohio, USA]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Lordstown_Assembly_Chevy_Vega_s.jpg "Building Chevrolet Vegas at Lordstown Assembly - Lordstown Ohio, USA")
![[Chevrolet Vega GT advertisement-1974]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/1974_Chevrolet_Vega_GT_Ad_s.jpg "Chevrolet Vega GT advertisement-1974")
![[Chevrolet Vega GT advertisement-1973]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/1973_Chevy_Vega_GT_Ad_s.jpg "Chevrolet Vega GT advertisement-1973")
![[1970 Chevrolet Teaser Ad - May 1970]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Coming_soon_1970_Vega_Teaser_s.jpg "1970 Chevrolet Teaser Ad - May 1970")
![[Chevrolet press kit photograph, 1975]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Cosworth_Vega_Press_Photo_s.jpg "Chevrolet press kit photograph, 1975")
![[Chevrolet Vega advertisement-1971]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/1971_Vega_Car_of_the_Year_Ad_s.jpg "Chevrolet Vega advertisement-1971")
![[Chevrolet Vega advertisement-1971]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/71_Chevrolet_Vega_Ad_Promo_s.jpg "Chevrolet Vega advertisement-1971")
![[Chevrolet Vega advertisement-1972]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/1972_Chevrolet_Vega_Ad_s.jpg "Chevrolet Vega advertisement-1972")
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