Post by hobbybobby on Aug 29, 2014 16:36:54 GMT -6
Vega Mini-Van
Customized Chevy Vega Rod
•Original year: 1977
•Company: Monogram
•Scale: 1/24
•Designer:
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The Chevrolet Vega is a subcompact automobile that was produced by the Chevrolet division of General Motors (GM) from 1970 to 1977.
Available in two-door hatchback, notchback, wagon, and panel delivery body styles, all models were powered by an inline four-cylinder engine with a lightweight, aluminum alloy cylinder block.
Variants included the Vega GT high-performance style and the Cosworth Vega, a short-lived limited-production performance model, introduced in March 1975.
The Vega received praise and awards at its introduction, including 1971 Motor Trend Car of the Year.
Subsequently the car became widely known for a range of problems related to its engineering, reliability, safety, propensity to rust, and engine durability.
Despite a series of recalls and design upgrades, the Vega's problems tarnished both its own as well as General Motors' reputation, production ended with the 1977 model year.
The name is derived from Vega, the brightest star in the constellation Lyra.
Take the ever popular Chevy Vega, give it some of the features that make the vans so neat and you've got the Vega Mini-Van...
... compact but comfortable!
The ribbed roof with the plated luggage rack and the wood grained side panels add a touch of class while the oval windows and plated side pipes give it that sporty appearance.
Fat Goodyear tires ride on all four mag wheels and under that sculptured hood sits a potent 454 c.i. Rat motor.
Finally done.
I think, there have passed some twenty years, since I started this project.
Customizing sub-compacts is a special kind of challenge...
Well, more or less out of the box, only a few modifications here and there and the thing with the Speakers...
On the underside of the hood, I stuck a chrome foil, the rims and tires are originals from the kit, but modified, the front wheels were made smaller in diameter and the rear were rounded only at the edges, and you get a very different effect...
This is my Version, hope you like it.
Customized Chevy Vega Rod
•Original year: 1977
•Company: Monogram
•Scale: 1/24
•Designer:
?The Chevrolet Vega is a subcompact automobile that was produced by the Chevrolet division of General Motors (GM) from 1970 to 1977.
Available in two-door hatchback, notchback, wagon, and panel delivery body styles, all models were powered by an inline four-cylinder engine with a lightweight, aluminum alloy cylinder block.
Variants included the Vega GT high-performance style and the Cosworth Vega, a short-lived limited-production performance model, introduced in March 1975.
The Vega received praise and awards at its introduction, including 1971 Motor Trend Car of the Year.
Subsequently the car became widely known for a range of problems related to its engineering, reliability, safety, propensity to rust, and engine durability.
Despite a series of recalls and design upgrades, the Vega's problems tarnished both its own as well as General Motors' reputation, production ended with the 1977 model year.
The name is derived from Vega, the brightest star in the constellation Lyra.
Take the ever popular Chevy Vega, give it some of the features that make the vans so neat and you've got the Vega Mini-Van...
... compact but comfortable!
The ribbed roof with the plated luggage rack and the wood grained side panels add a touch of class while the oval windows and plated side pipes give it that sporty appearance.
Fat Goodyear tires ride on all four mag wheels and under that sculptured hood sits a potent 454 c.i. Rat motor.
Finally done.
I think, there have passed some twenty years, since I started this project.
Customizing sub-compacts is a special kind of challenge...
Well, more or less out of the box, only a few modifications here and there and the thing with the Speakers...
On the underside of the hood, I stuck a chrome foil, the rims and tires are originals from the kit, but modified, the front wheels were made smaller in diameter and the rear were rounded only at the edges, and you get a very different effect...
This is my Version, hope you like it.
