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Originally Posted by 69supersport396
This was my daily driver beater from YEARS ago! It was my first AC equipped car.
I was so afraid my Chevelle would get hit using it as a commuter car, so I bought this. Got hit 13 times, never my fault. Saved up enough money to do a frame on restoration on the Chevelle and make this 1974 Vega look respectable.
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I bought a used, that looked like it just came from the factory, 1976 Vega in 1978 when we were stationed at McConnell AFB, KS. It was to teach my wife how to drive a "4-Speed Standard" and have a second car that was economical. Teaching your wife to drive a "standard" in a Mall parking lot, with 5 year old and a 2 and a half year old in the back seat making "I'm scared" sounds as we jerked through the gears, was an experience to remember (or forget?). Long story short, the Vega became "my" drive-to-work car for 2 years until we got orders to Clark AB, Philippines and I sold it to a guy in Radar Maintenance for exactly what I paid for it!! It was actually a fun driver!!