1976 COSWORTH VEGA! The RAREST Chevy Ever Made? Bumper-To-Bumper Showcase!
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- čas přidán 28. 08. 2024
- In Episode 115 of CARS, SHOPS & COLLECTIONS we visit Barry to see his 1976 Chevrolet Cosworth Vega! One of the rarest Chevy’s ever made.
PLUS Barry shows us his 1964 Triumph Spitfire that his father owned. Barry has had his Triumph fully restored and the stories behind this Triumph are incredible! Find out how this car is connected to Carroll Shelby and the famous Terlingua Challenge!
Barry spent over 30 years in the Navy and during that time he managed to own a total of Three Cosworth Vega’s (Including his first one that he bought new in 1976). It was a treat spending the afternoon with Barry as he dropped plenty of facts and knowledge about the Cosworth Vega.
When Chevy first introduced the Cosworth Vega 'Car and Drive' said all of them will be collectors items… Years later, Car & Driver called the CosVega one of the Top 10 Best Collectible Cars!
They were only made for two years… 1975 & 1976! Only 3,508 were made!
Owning a Cosworth Vega today is like having a piece of automotive history a rare and dazzling blend of American style and British engineering!
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Thank you veterans, and thanks for beautiful American cars!
That truly is a thing of besuty😮 awesome car
Yes! I now wish my parents kept their Vega Wagon!
The channel’s picking up!
Good deal
Thank you for watching!! I appreciate the support!! This was a fun episode!
beautiful restoration.
Truly is!!!
I always liked the look of those "baby Camaros" as they were called back then especially those black/gold Cosworths because of the Trans Am! My buddy had a '73 GT back in 1982 that he dropped a stock 350 in it & made it all better! At one point GM was going to put V8s in them & even tested one with a 302 but they scrapped it & they even bought the rights to produce their own Wankel rotary engine but it wouldnt pass emissions & gas mileage sucked! I have only seen one Cosworth back then that ran around Covington Georgia {home of the Dukes of Hazzard} where I grew up! Love that Triumph too, in '76 my neighbor bought a new green TR6 ✌💖☮
Wow! Great stories… thanks for sharing! The machines turned aluminum dash reminds me of the TA. And Barry’s Triumph is spectacular, such an amazing tribute to his father!
@@CarsShopsAndCollections love those dashes & yes an amazing tribute
I don't like all details, but I fully approve of such a great resto on such a rare and weird car.
Here in Europe Cosworth is a big fkn deal, the Sierras and Escort Cossies are worth a fortune now, and rightly so as they are absolute beasts.
I wonder how these are performance wise, I'm sure they have potential, I'd just like to know how much you need to spend to fully bring that out.
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Are those original wheels? I know the’75 cosworth Vega had gold wheels.
Sorry, the rarest chevy is the 1 of 1 first gen Camaro z 28 convertible. Yep only 1 built. Can't remember exactly which year.
That would be 1968. But technically, this is one of the rarest Chevys ever built that has been featured on Cars, Shops & Collections. 😊 Thanks for watching!
I had a 73 Vegamatic.
Cylinders were trash the first 50k miles. Dropped a small block V8 in it. Silly pathetic PoS😆😆😆😆
Incredibly uninformed. That's how rumors get started. The cylinders were .NOT the cause of failure. Engine oil contaminated by antifreeze caused the plating on the pistons to flake off, allowing alu.inum pistons to gall against aluminum block cylinder walls.
FYI, I just sold a 73 Vega GT with 119,000 miles on it. Did not smoke or consume oil. Never head a head gasket failure as so many did.
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Uninformed? I’m pretty sure my information was first hand. Just under 50k miles smoke was in fact Pouring from the tailpipe. Those “Rumors” were not rumors. Those un sleeved aluminum cylinder walls were absolutely to cause of the problem. What ignorance, what Arrogance could convince an engineer that aluminum, unsleeved cylinder walls would hold up?
Long story short, they didn’t.
And OF COURSE THEY DIDNT.
Now shush, the adults are talking here
G'day JC, I know the Cosworth Vega is main car in this drop. But the family history in the Triumph is exceptional mate. I wish you got to take it for a spin. Keep them coming brother.
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I know it! Such history in his garage! Need to go back and spend more time with Barry!
@@CarsShopsAndCollections For sure mate.
Why did you destroy that car? At least put the correct rims back on it.
What?? 😂