Vehicle Description
RARE and Low Mileage Original! 1975 Chevrolet Cosworth Vega 2.0
Liter Twin Cam 4 Cylinder Cosworth Engine 4-Speed Manual
Transmission Black Exterior over Black Interior Bucket Seat
Interior 1 of 3500 Cosworth Vega's Made Alloy Wheels Aluminum
Bumpers Converted in 1975 to Twin Side Draft Weber Carburetors
Original Fuel-Injection System and Engine Computer are Still with
the Car Recently Serviced with Attention to all Vital Components
New Timing Belts New Oil Pan Gasket and Water Pump Seal New Engine
and Transmission Mounts New Delco Battery Four New BF Goodrich
Radial TA Tires Original AM Radio Still with Car Stored Indoors
Since New Original Owner's Manual and Warranty Book Only 28,000
Actual Miles Huge Following on These Mid 70's Era Cool Cars. When
the compact Chevrolet Vega was launched in 1971, Chevrolet General
Manager John Z DeLorean directed his staff to develop a
high-performance variant, much as he had created the Pontiac GTO
out of the Le Mans in 1964. Meanwhile, Cosworth Engineering in
England designed a full-race version of the Vega's new aluminum
four-cylinder motor, and Chevrolet started work on the new hot
Vega. Meanwhile, the production Chevy Vega was tanking. The
"sporty" Vega GT was just trim and decals, and it was up against
more genuinely sporty cars in the market. What's more, the aluminum
engine developed by GM engineers and Reynolds Metals for the Vega,
developed a reputation for premature wear and reliability problems.
Cosworth was under the gun to come up with a hot motor for the
Vega. The English engine wizards coaxed well over 200 horsepower
out of the Vega-based units in race trim, but there were issues
with the block and the racing engine was eventually abandoned. GM
nevertheless gave the greenlight for the Vega TC (its code-name)
and development work continued on making this hottest of all Vegas
roadworthy. Based on computer models, the Vega TC should have had a
slight edge on the BMW 2002 and the Alfa Romeo GTA against which it
could compete on track. Unfortunately, though, the best setup with
Weber side-draft carburetors was unavailable, as the Weber-fed
version could not pass emissions. Fuel injection was considered,
but GM's Rochester Products division was only interested in
developing a complete system, so Bendix got the job. The engineers
improved the engine blocks, and the twin-cam program was targeted
for the 1974 model year. But tighter emission regulations meant the
motor had to be detuned, and 110 bhp was all that was available.
Even so, the hot Vega was finally ready for 1975, and many
contemporary tests praised its overall performance, particularly
its balance and handling. Originally intended to be silver with
black trim, all 1975 Chevrolet Cosworth Vegas were black with gold
trim, which was unavailable on any other Vega and gave the Cosworth
a unique look. The Cosworth Vega package made it the second most
expensive car in the entire Chevy line and the $5916 price was
double that of a standard Vega. What a Cosworth buyer got for the
money was a fancy cylinder head with electronic fuel injection, a
four-speed manual transmission, stiffer springs, sway bars front
and rear, unique alloy wheels shod with radial tires, full
instrumentation with a gold-toned, engine-turned dashboard, and a
dash plaque with a number on it. For 1976, the Vega line saw a few
cosmetic changes like a three-slat grille plus larger taillights.
The Cosworths were now offered in seven other paint colors (Antique
White, Dark Blue Metallic, Firethorn Metallic, Mahogany Metallic,
Dark Green Metallic, Buckskin, Medium Orange, and Medium Saddle
Metallic), and a 5-speed manual transmission was optional. The
$6000 price tag all but guaranteed that Chevy would miss its target
5000 units. Only 2061 cars were built in 1975 and 1447 the
following year. Dome Lamp, Tinted Glass, Armrests - Dual Front,
Am/Fm Radio, Sports Package, Bucket Seats
