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Sold for $13,000 on January 30, 2014 Cosworth Vega #0392 Cosworth twin cam fuel injected 4 cyl engine 4-speed manual transmission Only 237 miles 1 of only 2,061 Cosworth Vegas produced in '75 |
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1974 Chevrolet Cosworth Vega |
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The Chevrolet Cosworth Vega is a subcompact
four-passenger automobile produced by the Chevrolet division of General
Motors for the 1975 and 1976 model years. It is a limited-production
version of the Vega, with higher performance. Chevrolet developed the
car's all-aluminum inline-four 122 cu in (1,999 cc) engine, and British
company Cosworth Engineering designed the DOHC cylinder head. 5,000
engines were built.3,508 cars were made. They were priced $900 below
the 1975 Chevrolet Corvette. Known at Cosworth Engineering as Project EA, a Cosworth racing engine based on the Vega aluminum block produced a reported 260 hp (190 kW) and powered Chevron and Lola race cars to wins in the 2-liter class in their first outings. The ZO9 Cosworth Vega engine is a de-tuned version. Bore, stroke and valve sizes are identical but it lacks the EA engine’s dry sump lubricating system (unnecessary in a street use car), has a lower compression ratio and different valve timing, and uses Bendix electronic fuel injection instead of Lucas mechanical injection to cope with a wider range of operating conditions as well as emission controls. Searching for a performance edge in the new compact market that developed in the mid 70s, Chevrolet turned to Formula One engine experts Cosworth Engineering of England, who designed the fuel injected twin cam four cylinder engine powering this rare 1975 Cosworth Vega. One of only 2,061 built in 1975, this is serial number 0392 of that exclusive series, immediately identified by its Black paint, Gold pinstriping and unique Gold wheels. With just 237 miles on the clock, it is in exceptionally original condition. Are these worth collecting? Well like anything if you can find a perfect or near perfect one for less than $10,000 you might be ok. They simply have not caught on to collectors in a big way yet. But there's not much else in the collector market for less than $10,000. So it may be worth the gamble if you really like this little car. |
