Well, for the stock Vegas:

My aunt had a 73 GT Wagon. I was trying to get her to sell it to me. I liked the olive yellow color, it had 35K miles on it, and was the 'extra' car sitting in the garage. It had full gauges and the Goodyear Poly-Glas tires, too. I had a Buick 455 and Turbo 400, too. <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/kewl.gif" alt="" />

The car had not been used for several years. I tuned it up, new filters and oil, drove it down the street and the head popped. At the time, I also had Isuzu automotive connections and my aunt ended up giving the car to them. While my 455 auto idea appealed to her, she thought she'd rather see the drivetrain from a Imark deisel put in. The car exited my life. <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif" alt="" />

My father's company in the 70's employed Vega and Monza coupes for the sales staff and Vega wagons for the repair techs. Apparently, they leased a bunch of these cars from a dealer they did business with. The boss had an orange V8 Monza fastback, I think a 265 ci. Well, as stated, they had short service lives. The fleet was returned and new Pintos were used for replacements.

I'd ridden in about 40 Vega/Monza/Sunfire/Other clones before I was 15 and driven the one GT wagon. <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/rolleyes.gif" alt="" />