According to Stephen Williams from Maine. This car was crushed. Now RIP. Car was White with Black Houndstooth Cloth Interior

Dan McNally purchased this car shortly before Paul passed away. He trailered it home from FL and is storing it in his Oakmont PA warehouse. The VIN is 1V77O6U176060.

The following appeared on Yahoo! in August of 2007:

I have been contacted by the owner of 2523. It is an ITA race car that is currently in Florida. There used to be pictures of it on cosworthvega.com but I couldn't find them now. There is a photo of the car on the photo album in this group. It is on the last page of albums and is titles miscellaneous. The car had an article in an old CVOA magazine written about it. Here is the info I got from Paul. Email me for his contact info. Chris Wheaton

1976 Cosworth Vega #2523 SCCA race car. Fully sorted and very competitive in the ITA class, has run in the New York road racing championship series, NAARC, SAARC and ECR Enduro series with wins in each and averaging finishes in the top five positions. Full SCCA legal roll cage. Fully adjustable front and rear suspension with aluminum/nylon bushings, aluminum trailing arms and Panhard rod, Koni adjustable shocks, quick ratio steering box, fuel cell with duel electric pumps, Halon fire system, aluminum radiator, 12 qt. Oil system with 7qt. Pan cooler and Accusump, all fuel and oil lines are Aeroquip, Autometer gauges, quick disconnect steering wheel hub, Recaro seat and cool suit cooler with electric pump, 12 Panasports wheels with four new rains, four new and four used race tires. Have complete log of all part suppliers, chassis setups and engine clearances and specs. Partial list of spares: two ported heads with cam carriers, connecting rods, intake manifold, injectors, two complete gasket kits, three sets of cams, water pump, three starters, three distributors, computer, all engine sensors, three headers, flywheel, clutch, rotors, drums, shoes, pads, wheel cylinders, calipers, wheel, trans, axle and rear end bearings, rear end with gear set, three transmissions (two close and one wide ratio) three sets of front springs, five sets of rear springs, three front (speedway) and four rear sway bars, four Koni adjustable shocks, six unmounted used race tires, f/r fender, r/h door, bumpers valance panel, lots of stock stuff etc. Custom tandem axle diamond plate deck trailer with electric brakes and tire rack. Needs block, one piston (Ross mfg.), and crank throw repaired. $6500.00 takes all. Paul

Paul Csabon’s race car.

Who posted pictures of Paul Csabon's #2523 racecar on the CVOA website? I think that was my dad's old racecar from the early 1990’s. When my dad raced, the car was all white and number 16. If I remember correctly the motor in that car is from CV #0848 and the body is from Bob Quindazzi. It also had the sunroof option. If anyone has information on this car, I'd love to hear it. Chris Long

My dad's friend used to autocross #0848 with my dad in NY. I remember he used to win all the time in a stock CV. #0848 spun a bearing at Lime Rock Park, and then my dad got the car. He was going to make #0848 a racecar, but there was too much rust. My dad bought an engineless CV, #2523, from Bob Quindazzi. Quindazzi built that motor and used it in his Run-Off winning GT3 car that I've seen a few pictures of. But #0848 was used for all its worth and was crushed in VA. We then moved to NC and sold #2523 to a plumber in FL in 1995. My dad think it's Paul Csabon, but is not positive. ~CHRIS

Chris, yes Cosworth #2523 is the Cosworth that was raced by Bob Quindazzi that he sold to your dad and is now owned and raced by Paul Csabon. Paul wrote a nice article about his racing experiences. It was in the 3rd quarter 1998 CVOA magazine. I have talked with him a few times and he had sent me the pictures that now show up on the CVOA web page. As of a few months ago, he still has the car and still races it. Chris W.

According to Yahoo! Message 981, Gerry Cross owns the body of this car. The engine is “gone”.

There is an ECU for sale on eBay right now (January, 2013). The seller bought the car less engine and trans. The number on the ECU is 2526. I wrote him asking for the dash and VIN. He wrote back that the dash is also #2526. Anyone else run into this? Most of the rest I have seen the ECU is usually 100-200 more than the dash. This is the first time I have heard this. Dick

This car appears to be owned by Tim Grote, based upon a posting at the www.cosworthvega.com website. gerb@earthlink.net

Oct 2023 Craigslist Ad – Phoenix, AZ 1 602 790 7153 Brad Erickson
1976 Cosworth Possibly #2528
Comes with another rebuildable Cosworth engines. 5 speed Borg Warner T50 transmission. Dealer installed AC and Power Steering. Interior almost complete. Glass is good. Replacement body panels and grille for damaged areas. Rear window louvers. Some new parts. Dealer converted to Astre some time in the past - rear taillights and front grille and gold Trans Am steering wheel and wheels. The paint on the doors and fenders in the pictures make it look like damage, but it is not.
Brad gave me the VIN# as ( VIN 1V7706U176318 ) This is not listed on the Web Site as a known Cosworth VIN. However, Dash #2528 does have a VIN of 1V7706U176319 so this is likely a misread of a VIN “…9” as a “…8”.

It appears that this car is/was owned by David Garrard of Tennessee

In 2011 this car is owned by Edwin and Bonnie May of Milan PA. Ed says this car belonged to his brother John, who was killed. His sister-in-law gave it to him, and he rushed up to get it, knowing that if he didn't, it would disappear. He says his brother had three other Cosworths, but he has no idea what happened to them. Ed says he wanted one of these cars when they first came out, but was only earning $2.35 an hour as an Airman 1st Class, so he couldn't afford one. The car was sold by a dealer in Troy, PA. John was the second owner of the car. Ed has the paperwork. It is a black/black vinyl, 5-speed, AM only car. No swingouts. It has a "new" radiator.

EDWIN MAY M 01-May-11 3
RR 1 BOX 76B MILAN PA 18831 (570) 596-2955
2531 6U176473 67.4K BLACK/BLACK VINYL

According to an email to Dick Baumhauer, Marc Roy bought this car in June of 2012. 302-530-3684. flyjetz@comcast.net

Dave English of Texas to run the car in the Chihuahua Road Rally in Mexico. Dave purchased the car 11-14-08 and he apparently never raced the car before he sold it.

Chris Wheaton bought this car 6-20-02 and rebuilt the motor

Was originally purchased and owned by Bob Strickland in MA. White, black cloth car. VIN 176635. He was in the military and brought it out to Upland, CA. His son ran it out of oil and killed the motor with 49,160 miles

V-8 car Repainted Maroon color, black interior, listed on Facebook Market Place in Boston, Mass area 2-12-18

White / Black Vinyl VIN-?????

According to Cosworth Vega Magazine-11, this car was owned by Bob Laruso. 617-678-5100.

Owned by a Joseph Dominianni in CA. Has owned it since 2017

joseph.dominianni@gmail.com
516-607-4844
2713 Wedgemere CT.
Escondido CA 92027

According to email correspondence in March of 2010, this car is owned by Keith Young. He reports that “The vin is 1V7706U176967. It has a 5-speed, rear defogger, cloth seats, and an AR speaker. I bought it from the original owner in 1982. It's got 70k (or so) miles and has always been a trouble-free car. I've kept up on the cosmetic stuff so it looks almost new.

This car was owned by Jose Gabriel Soto, according to CVM-2.

According to CVOA Membership records. Still owned by Victor Dillon in Gray Court, South Carolina

According to a March 2010 Yahoo! groups posting, this car now belongs Victor Dillon who lives 30 minutes south of Greenville, SC on Route 385.

Appeared again on eBay at the end of November, 2005 with the following description: “1976 Cosworth Vega #2543.fuel injected twin cam 5-speed. These cars are getting more valuable by the day. They only made just over 3500 Cosworths in 1975 and 1976. A few years down the road these cars are going to be the next hemi Cudas. If I had the money to hold on to it till then I would. Ok here is the history of the car as far back as I know. A local PPG certified body shop owner had this car for many years. He stripped the car down and rebuilt it from the ground up. The original color was black. I believe but he changed it to what PPG calls rainbow. The paint changes from blue to green to a little shade of purple. Five years ago this car won best in class and best paint at the Syracuse car show. He then sold it and for the last two years it has been sitting under a cover only driven in the summer for maybe 500 miles. I just picked it up from a friend of a friend who told me about the car. The interior is near perfect and just needs a little cleaning and touch up on the dash and rear sail panels. One of the wheels is missing the center cap and the rear hatch shocks don’t hold up the hatch. Now for the outside, there are a few spots were the paint has started to bubble, nothing major. The worst part of the car is the lower front rear quarter on the passenger side. You can see it in the pictures. I brought it back to the guy who painted it originally and he said it would cost anywhere from $500 to $1000 to fix all those spots. I was going to have him do it but he is backed up for months. By touching up those spots and a little cleaning here and there this car would be right back to show condition. The valvetrain in the motor sounds loud to me but I talked to the local engine shop and emailed many Cosworth owners and they said that is normal. All the Cosworth twin cam engines have valve train noise. I would consider partial snowmobile and cash deals so email me at gdechick32@yahoo.com. I am listing this with no reserve so high bid wins. Don’t get me wrong about the small paint blemishes. You can tell by the pics that this car is more than ready to drive the way it is and probably win shows in this condition. I am just saying to make this car almost flawless it would need those small spots touched up.” The VIN is 177086 and the car has 72,312 miles.

In June of 2002 this car was listed for sale on eBay by an owner in Weedsport, NY. His ad text is, “This is a rare 1976 Cosworth Vega only 3500 made and this is number 2543. This has the stock Cosworth racing motor under the hood, 4 cylinders, 16v DOHC 5-speed, fuel injection, posi rear end, perfect condition. This car was restored completely about 4 years ago and hardly driven at all, always garage kept, maybe 200 miles on a completely rebuilt motor. The exterior of this car is perfect, when redone it was striped to bare metal and the paint that was applied is extreme paint from BASF; the name is RM Ocean. This paint turns colors in the light it turns between greens blues purples and others. The paint job is perfect... The interior is great all carpet brand new only minor wear in front seats little on driver side and passenger.... This car is beautiful and is as perfect as can be...only thing missing off this car is a little center cap on one of the wheels (while driving came off and never found it) other than that minor thing this car is brand new. This car came from Texas in 1983. It never ever saw a winter. 70,000 original miles. Everything totally brand new and original. Even the original tire and jack had never been used!!” Bidding is to start at $4,000.00.

Offered again in January of 2013 out of Robertsdale, AL: 1976 Cosworth Vega. 4 Cylinder Engine. 4 Speed Manual Transmission. 2WD. I EVEN HAVE THE ORIGNAL DEALER'S WINDOW STICKER , WHERE THE CAR SOLD FOR $6615.00!!! lots of pictures, call me . This All Original 1976 Cos-Worth Is One Of 2,544 Cars Produced For The '76 Model Year. Has All Of The Rare And Difficult To Find Cosworth Vega Parts Right Where The Factory Installed Them. Assembled At GM's Historic Lordstown, Ohio Manufacturing Facility, And Finished In Standard Issue. 1976 Cosworth Vega Code 19 Black Acrylic Lacquer, . With 110 Horsepower And A 6,500 RPM Redline, The Cosworth Vega Was One Of The Hottest Performing Cars Available In 1976 And Featured A Hand-Built Mill From GM's Tonawanda Engine Plant That Was Individually Signed By Its Builder On A Sticker That Occupies The Cam Cover. HAS A RUST ISSUE WHERE THE BATTERY TRAY SITS OTHER THAN THAT NO RUST ..SEAT COULD USE RECOVERING THANKS .,..THIS IS #2544 CLEAR TITLE IN HAND !!!!!! HAS ORIGNAL WHEELS .GAS TANK HAS BEEN REPLACED WITH A PLASTIC ONE ,,,,,THIS IS NOT A SHOW CAR ,BUT HAS A LOT OF POSSABILITIES. At The Bottom Of This Sophisticated Chevrolet, An Original Saginaw 4-Speed Manual Transmission, Sends Power To An Original 10 Bolt Rear End That's Packed Full Of Stout 3.73 Gears. Holding That Sports Car Drive-Train Off The Ground Is An Original F41 Heavy Duty Suspension Which Includes A 'Torque Arm' Rear End For Optimum Rear Axle Power Control, Larger Rear Stabilizer Bars, Vega GT Springs And Shocks, Provisions For The Vega's "Fast Steer" Option And Front Disc Brakes. CALL TIM BEASLEY 251-978-9500 . Same VIN.

According to a March 2013 membership application, this car now belongs to Donald Laurence of Thorndale TX. He is looking for a timing belt according to a Feedback inquiry.