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0001
Wed Dec 03 2014 05:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
I don't know about you, but what would be cooler than going to a weekend long car cruise up a five to
ten mile stretch, and seeing car #0001, just sitting on the side of the road in a parking spot, next to a
tricked out Monte Carlo, and a 67' Camaro Indy Pace Car? Sounds cool to me, and hey, I saw it today.
What a thrill. GM brought out an estimated 142 cars to park in various displays along the Route. P.S.,
here's a trick question, what color is #0001’s hood? John J. Cowall
It probably has been answered, but 0001’s hood is clear, transparent, see through, no color. Actually it
is Plexiglas. Art
I'll guess they took the clear hood off to keep it protected. So I would expect a stock black hood for
Woodward. Steve
Steve, you are correct. GM bought a regular Vega hood, painted it, and had a stripe put on it. The hood
stripe is good, but not great. This was all done in two days. They bought the hood Wednesday, prepped
and painted and striped it on Thursday, and had it in the hauler for Woodward at about 7 a.m. Friday.
Once again thanks goes to GM for their work in getting the car ready for show, and to Paul Wicker for
acquiring a hood for GM. Thanks also goes to John F. Cowall, for being close in proximity to GM to
realistically provide a hood on such short notice. John J. Cowall
There was some concern at the Green Bay Roundup about the possibility of exhaust header temps
distorting the display Plexiglas hood. This may be the reason for the purchase of the steel hood for the
Dream Cruise. bob chin
The VIN is 1V77E5U161331.
EFI # 0051, added from Region 8 Registry info 12/03/2014
Wed Dec 03 2014
65f42053-c829-4128-9871-c393ef924200
0002
Sat Aug 18 2018 04:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
8/18/18 I am currently working on PRESERVING this car. It has such a good history that I do not intend on doing a full restoration. I want to preserve this car as it was built. Obviously some things will need to be replaced or updated, but I want to show this car as it WAS!!
Sat Aug 18 2018
3d952a5d-d280-4133-8438-bb47580b2ba6
0002
Sat Jul 21 2018 04:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Sold to Jay Hovick at 2018 Roundup. Was picked up a week later. Currently undergoing restoration. - JDSmith
Sat Jul 21 2018
2431e58a-6d37-47f7-a6b5-c624e5087b28
0002
Thu Aug 15 1985 04:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bob Maloy recreated it, and the recreation was offered for sale in September of 1985, according to a Maurice Schecter
newsletter: “1975 CV #0002 recreation – formerly Bob Maloy’s as in October 86 CV Magazine. $12,000 firm.
Can Deliver.” Offered by Tony Hansen who then lived in San Clemente, CA. - JDS
Thu Aug 15 1985
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0002
Mon Sep 15 1975 04:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
This car was scrapped by Chevrolet.
Mon Sep 15 1975
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0003
Thu Dec 01 2016 05:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
According to reliable information, this was a test vehicle that was crushed.
Thu Dec 01 2016
8d000d2b-158c-4460-b251-c6929ba6fcd8
0004
Thu Dec 01 2016 05:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
According to reliable information, a test vehicle that was crushed.
Thu Dec 01 2016
1b027b1e-e5eb-4a54-8a9a-2360216cc521
0005
Wed Dec 29 1999 05:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Anyone interested in a ground up restoration project? I have located CV#0005 and it is for sale. The car
will need a donor car for parts since the body of CV#0005 is completely gutted and there is not much
left, other than the shell, front suspension, and motor. Also, the engine VIN numbers are matching to
the body VIN numbers. For more information, e‐mail me. CV #0005 is in very rough shape. For starters,
the car has been stripped inside for all most everything but the wiring. The fuel injection unit is off but
through research I have located the correct computer and injection parts. When the car was put in the
junkyard (yes, it is in a junk yard) it did run but it has been sitting there for at least the past six years.
There is no rear end or transmission. You would need a flatbed to carry this thing out. There are no side
windows and the windshield is cracked. The hatch is in good shape but there is a lot of surface rust. The
body itself has dents but nothing too serious; however, the rust is getting bad. It is only surface rust and
has not rotted out any major points on the car. The unibody would have to be professionally prepped
and acid dipped to prevent rust outbreaks again. The junkyard is asking $400 for the whole car. Also,
the block numbers and body numbers are matching. The owner says the car was not supposed to be
released to the public, but due to shipping problems and knowing the right people, he was able to
obtain this car. I would send pictures, but I do not have a scanner. The car will obviously need a donor
for most of the parts. It is definitely a major project. John J. Cowall
More on this car from a Cowall newsletter: Dick Baumhauer alerted JJC of a Cosworth in a junk yard. It
was inspected and Paul Wicker confirmed that it was #0005 (the car was completely gutted and badly
dented). John Cowall, the father, contacted John Pohl, whose brother had owned the car. He said that
he put the car in the yard 10 years earlier! Later John J. wrote: “This car was owned by Mark David
Pohl. He had ordered a Cosworth Vega in 1974 when they were supposed to be released from Roger
Penske Chevrolet in Southfield, MI. Well, of course, he waited for over a year and when the car came in
at Penske, it was #0999. Mark informed the salesman that he should have a much earlier car number,
since he was one of the first people to put a deposit on the Cosworth. He also advised his father of the
situation, who worked for GM at the time. After some “digging”, Mark was delivered #0005! All good
stories do not have a happy ending. The car became “used” and was sold to his brother Jon, who
delivered most of it to a junkyard in Livonia about ten years ago.” In late 99 it was available for $500, or
just the engine for the same price! Jon said it ran before he took off the fuel‐injection and had it towed
away. There is no glass or bodywork worth saving, other than the rear hatch ($200). Jon is keeping the
old dashboard and bezel as a memento.
VIN – 1V77E5U184539 Black/ Black vinyl
Wed Dec 29 1999
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0006
Thu Feb 12 2004 05:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
This car was offered for sale by Bill Duncan, a former CVOA member, in February of 2004. He said about
this car:
Thu Feb 12 2004
823cfd1d-afd6-4c56-ade8-0bcc48969651
0006
Thu Sep 12 1985 04:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
According to a September 1985 Maurice Schechter newsletter, Bill Duncan offered this car for sale long
ago: “1975 Cosworth Vega #0006 – All rebuilt motor, Weber carbs, this was the first Cosworth sold to
the public and therefore makes this car one of the most valuable Cosworths in private hands – for
additional info. Call Bill Duncan (201) 432‐1836 or 770‐3938.”
Thu Sep 12 1985
f1f6bf03-c8cb-489d-9893-03faca931c4c
0006
Tue Jul 01 1980 04:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
This car was once owned by Bill Howell of Chevrolet Product Promotion Engineering (aka Chevrolet
Racing). According to Chris, the car was sold to somebody from Pennsylvania and he has lost track of it.
The VIN is 1V77E5U185172, and the car had Webers and power brakes.
According to an ad in Clark Kirby’s October of 1980 Regional Newsletter, this car was offered for sale by
an owner in Hudson, NH.
Tue Jul 01 1980
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0008
Sat Jun 11 2011 04:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
The car was on display at the 2011 Roundup in Carlisle, PA and Tom Delashamutt, the current owner,
was there to talk about his journey on the London to Sydney Singapore Airlines Rallye with CV #0008."
Sat Jun 11 2011
81a84223-fedc-4992-a6cc-e7917669245f
0008
Fri Jul 31 2009 04:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
According to Dan McNally in late July of 2009: This [the londontosydney car #21] is the Car and Driver
car. When Peterson publications took over C & D the new management came in and said "We are in the
business of selling magazines. Not racing cars." They ordered that all the cars be sold off. Formula
supper V Champion Dick Scott bought it. They made many modifications for the rally such as changing to
stock bumpers and front clip and adding a roo bar (kangaroo). He and his co driver drove it to the port.
Ran the entire rally. Had it shipped to California then drove it back to Summit Point WV where it was put
in a shed at the track for many years. Dick has never sat in the car since he parked it in 1977. Too many
bad memories. Staff at the track tells me it is now in New Jersey. They had many problems such as
stones getting between the Aluminum skid plate and the oil pan. They would ware through the pan
creating a leak. A front spring broke in the outback. Springs were acquired from an abandoned truck and
installed in the C.V. using basic hand tools. These springs are still in place. I am friends with Corky
Dubious who was the co driver for team tits with her sister. When their 3 cylinder Saab blew the engine
she became the chief head light washer for the C & D team. She tells me they had no idea what they
were doing. Contrary to what the magazine said C & D was the team which got stuck in the mud and
caused the time disqualifications. The Corvette was briefly stuck but managed to continue. My friends
Dave Thompson who was the director of pro rally and Cal Landau who was a driver confirm this. Rumor
has been going around the last week that Summit Point is being sold to a developer. Someone should try
to get in touch with Dick Scott while he still owns the track. He was diagnosed with terminal brain cancer
about seven years ago but made it through.
Fri Jul 31 2009
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0008
Tue Aug 01 2000 04:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
The famous Car and Driver Rally Cosworth was #0008. The VIN is 1V77E5U187104.
It had been returned from Australia where it last rallied and still had the 'Roo bar across the front of it,
circa early '90's. I have a customer who knows the driver of the Car and Driver rally car. His name is Don
Sherman for those of you who didn't know. Jake.
Car and Driver sold it to a well‐to‐do enthusiast who rallied it in the London (England) to Sidney
(Australia) Rallye many years ago. It was then rallied in China, Singapore, and Malaysia. Upon being
shipped across the Pacific, it was sent (driven?) back to a shop in New Jersey owned by the co‐driver
where it remains today.
I have located and am negotiating the purchase of CV #0008. The car is in "as raced" form, and still runs
as it sits. It is still covered with the red dust of the Australian desert where it was last raced. Britt
The Car and Driver rally car engine power curve was published by the magazine. It had short track cams,
10.5 CR , 45mm Webers, and a massaged head. As you can see, it has no torque at low revs; then it
comes on like a turbocharged engine. A non‐linear power curve like that can be tough for the driver to
manage‐‐especially on dirt roads and snow!!! They griped about the lousy torque bandwidth and did a
lot of work trying to improve it, but never made much progress before they wrecked the car. It turns
out they should have used the production cams, maybe re‐indexed, and the EFI. They would have made
nearly the same peak power, but had some useable and manageable torque bandwidth. Unfortunately,
they didn't have a "desk top dyno" type program to help them out back then. There are some
comments/analysis about this in my "DeskTop Dynoing" article in the CV Mag, and maybe some more in
the TCT portfolio. Duke
John J. Cowall says that this car is still around but the owner is not friendly and does not want to be
bothered with inquiries about the car.
Tue Aug 01 2000
3de3772e-e216-448a-8433-fcf9310cf7f8
0009
Thu Feb 12 2004 05:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Yahoo 2/2004 post: Just waiting for the body shop to say bring her over and #0009 will get a new coat
of paint. Been picking up parts all winter and should be able to make her look fair to middling by the
time summer gets here. As of now, have the wheels done (Wheel Medic), the exhaust replaced (2 1/4"
custom bent pipe from the converter back to a Flowmaster stainless dual outlet muffler with two 2"
polished stainless outlet pipes) and new tires ( Dunlop raised white letter )on it and a new stripe kit
(Chris W. had made for me with the black background behind the letters). Will be MOSTLY stock, or
about as stock as I can get it without buying NEW old stock parts. Don
VIN – 187758 Black/ Black vinyl
Thu Feb 12 2004
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0009
Thu Feb 12 2004 05:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Owned by Donald L. Hawbaker of FandEReparerIa@aol.com. He lives in central Iowa. In February of
2004 Don posted this history of his car:
Britt, in regard to your question about whether #0009 was ever owned by Lloyd Reuss (chief engineer of
the XP‐887, which became the Vega), I have had several interesting questions asked about previous
owners of the #0009 car, yours included. Have heard that it was a re‐number and all sorts of other crazy
things, but Paul Wicker did verify it to be the true #0009 car when I bought it. I do have a copy of all the
titles that this car has ever had in Iowa. A well spent $3.00 total for the photocopies of the titles from
the state DOT. From what I know from these titles, here are the past owners.
Thu Feb 12 2004
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0009
Mon Nov 25 1985 05:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
On 11‐25‐85 it was sold to the guy I bought it from. At
that time he lived in Perry, IA, but had moved to Des Moines by the time he sold it to me. The title
doesn't say how many miles it had when he bought it, but had 44,000 and change when I bought it from
him. I have owned the car for over 10 years and it hasn't moved from my yard till 2001 when I got re‐
interested in getting it running. Now has right at 48,000 miles on it. I have no idea if there was an
owner of the car before Huber Chevy sold it back in 77, and seems that that company has closed as well.
Just haven't taken the time to research it more than what I have. I just assumed that the Omaha Chevy
dealer had used it as a demonstrator and that's where it got the 8189 miles on it. Don
Mon Nov 25 1985
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0009
Fri Oct 14 1983 04:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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On 10‐14‐83 it was sold to a Chevy dealership (now out of business) in Winterset, IA with 11456 miles on it.
Fri Oct 14 1983
7064527a-8019-4fea-b0af-0b20f44ba743
0009
Tue Mar 27 1979 05:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
On 3‐27‐79 the car was sold to an Auto reconditioning service & sales company
in Jefferson, IA with 11442 miles on it
Tue Mar 27 1979
d80d35bd-7ec1-415b-8561-af439c87366b
0009
Mon Apr 11 1977 05:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
The car was purchased from Huber Chevy Co., 111 Dodge Rd., Omaha, Neb. on 4‐11‐77. GMAC financed the $4328.64 purchase price, and the car had 8189 miles on it at that time. The owner lived in Denison Iowa, so that's how it came to Iowa and had an Iowa title. On 10‐11‐78 the car was sold to an auto trim shop in Carroll, IA
with 11,228 miles on it.
Mon Apr 11 1977
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0012
Mon Dec 01 1980 05:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Part of Chris Wheaton’s Registry
VIN – 189793 Black/ Black vinyl
Listed for sale in Q4 1980 CVOA MAgazine. Mike Dabney, Lakewood, CO. 33,000 miles listed
Mon Dec 01 1980
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0013
Tue Jul 15 1986 04:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
According to a note this editor discovered among a pile of papers, this car was scrapped by Dave
Varencamp in approximately 1986. No further details on the note.
Tue Jul 15 1986
63213e06-f8dc-479e-b385-ca317fa72651
0014
Sun Jan 06 2013 05:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
According to a January 6, 2013 email, D. Button wrote: Back in the day I worked at a Chevy dealer and
was the main technician for Vegas, rebuilt a ton of engines! and was sent to Cosworth training so I have
the training books and special tools that were sent to the dealer. I would like to sell them to someone
who can use them. Is there a way for me to list the items for sale without joining? By the way at the
training we worked on car #14 and my dealer sold car #234, this one sat in the showroom for over 2
years, I always wondered if they are still out there?
Sun Jan 06 2013
df92f4a8-afec-4e30-af56-a48493074ee1
0015
Thu Dec 01 2016 05:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
On Chris Wheaton’s Registry. VIN ‐190014
Thu Dec 01 2016
33e54faa-b773-4a9f-9304-c2777d62ae34
0022
Thu Feb 14 2002 05:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Has #46 EFI sticker on it. Black, naturally, located in NJ. Vinyl, swingouts, posi. The whole car is there.
The body is solid, the interior is still good, but the outside is rough.
Made it to eBay in February of 2002 from Egg Harbor Twp. near Philadelphia. You are bidding on a 1975
Vega Cosworth # 0022 very rare the lowest # I’ve seen. This call came from Texas. The body is sound. It
has a lot of surface rust. but no holes. The hood got dented up but I have a very good hood for it. I was
going to redo it but could not find much info on it. The car ran when I got it but I have not had it running
in about 6 months. This car is #22 off the production line for 1975. The interior is new and in good
shape, the body has only surface rust as you can see from the pictures. A parts car also will go with the
sale that has a lot of good parts. I was told the engine and trans on the parts car are in good shape. The
VIN is 1V77E5U190682.
Thu Feb 14 2002
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