1977 Chevy Vega wagon...

[Flybrian]

1977 Chevrolet Vega Wagon

Never titled with 13 miles!

[Guest YellowJacket894]

Still wouldn't buy it, though. Wood paneling is something I hope never returns.

[Drew Dowdell]

just send it off to some museum somewhere

[american_revolution_2005]

That's amazing. I kinda like it. Excellent shape and it would definitely be an antique.

[Variance]

Guess nobody wanted it. Can't say I blame them.

[Robert Hall]

Wow..time warp.

[Croc]

So why hasn't it rusted out? I mean it wasn't vacuum sealed was it?

[knightfan26917]

Holy cow!

Talk about a museum time warp .

Hmm...and definitely NOT a winter beater.....

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[Variance]

So why hasn't it rusted out?  I mean it wasn't vacuum sealed was it?

201516[/snapback]

Not even water wants to touch it.

[ToniCipriani]

A different colour scheme would make it better. I really don't like that colour with those wheels.

[balthazar]

Not that the car even remotely appeals to me personally, but Chevrolet did sell just shy of 2 million Vegas in only 7 years.

So why hasn't it rusted out?

Not made from 1970's Japanese-processed steel??

[Cory Wolfe]

Wow. Vegas, sans wood panelling, were alright I guess.

[Croc]

Not made from 1970's Japanese-processed steel??

201534[/snapback]

Actually the Vega had a notorious rust problem and was known as the cancer-mobile for that reason.

[ocnblu]

Well, rust usually occurs when a car is driven and salt, mud and water gets thrown into areas under the car, or when a car is parked under trees over time and crap falls down and ends up clogging drain areas in the body, or even when a car is not driven but merely parked, not allowing air to circulate and dry out the body. This little car looks to have been kept inside, everything is pristine.

[Croc]

Rust is also caused by the presence of moisture in the air...and unless it's been in Arizona since the 70s it'd had to have experienced that!

I dunno...I'm just shocked it is in such good condition...and wondering who held onto it this long?

[ocnblu]

It looks loaded, with automatic and air, AM/FM stereo, Estate package, roof rack, aluminum wheels, sport mirrors, etc., and I think '77 was the last year for the Vega. If it was never titled, it has probably been in a dealership's hands all these years, the ultimate "leftover".

[Camino LS6]

It would make a great dog hauler.

I always wonder how this happens with such plain basic cars.

[GMTruckGuy74]

There's a similar looking one for sale right around the corner from where I work... it doesn't have the woodgrain panelling, and the owner used it for racing I guess b/c it has a 350 or larger V8 under the hood and some other changes from stock. Asking price? $13,500!!!

[XP715]

It would make a great dog hauler.

I always wonder how this happens with such plain basic cars.

201615[/snapback]

You said it; I remember at the beginning of the summer there was a 1979 Buick Century on eBay with 250 original miles on it not thirty miles from my house. Why is nobody taking such care of more significant vehicles?

[balthazar]

Oh; they are. Loads of pristine GNXs and '76 Eldo converts in garages. These oddballs just stand out more.

[Turbojett]

neh. unless its a Yenko Stinger coupe or a Baldwin-Motion 427, Vegas get no love from me.

Vegas' 4-banger engines had a little psycological problem, too; they seemed to think that they were grenades.

[frogger]

Bad car, bad seller feedback.