#1548 Offered on eBay in September of 2012. Out of Cynthiana, Kentucky. " " A November 2012 membership application says this now belongs to Marlene Holmes of Cynthiana, KY. The VIN is 1V77E5U259732.

Reported to have been parted out/ crushed in 2005. Reported by Dave Bonin on Facebook, from Fairborn, OH

Owned by a Brad Nicholson in Kansas. Car has a 350 small block V-8 in it.
Black/ Black vinyl
Listed for sale on Vega Nation Facebook Group 2/07/2024

#1557-RIP #1557 is in the garage now and is badly rusted. Most parts have been stripped out. This car is going to the crusher soon unless somebody buys it with my other parts. Mike Malone Black/ Black Vinyl VIN- 259992

Posted in Cincinnatti Craigs List:
1975 Vega cosworth edition number 1558 has a 2.0 twin cam and a 4 speed posi rear end 373 gear. Clean title, 59000 miles. Runs and drives. Needs minor work to drive daily. Call or text 51332047sixfour. Please no emails

#1558
Part of Chris Wheaton’s Registry
Black/ Black Vinyl VIN- ?

#1558 Part of Chris Wheaton’s Registry Black/ Black Vinyl VIN- ?

#1559 According to Clark Kirby’s October of 1980 Regional Newsletter, this car was owned by Debs Laird of West Monroe, LA. Black/ Black Vinyl VIN- 260048

#1559
According to Clark Kirby’s October of 1980 Regional Newsletter, this car was owned by Debs Laird of West Monroe, LA.

#1560 Part of Chris Wheaton’s Registry Black/ ? VIN- 260078

#1561 Part of Chris Wheaton’s Registry Black/ ? VIN- 260110

#1565 Listed in Region Records. Owner is Bill Salvati back in 1998 in Michigan. No other info. 12/4/14 Black/ Black Vinyl VIN- 260226

#1569 Part of Chris Wheaton’s Registry Black/ Black Vinyl VIN- 260396

#1570 This car was for sale on Craig’s List in Indiana in July of 2013. The VIN is 1V77E5U260418. My CV is 1570 and thanks to Mark Rock and his assistance I have been able to get it running smoothly and now it is ready for paint. I am curious if your directory has any history on this car. Supposedly I got it for the original owners son who sold it after dad who was original owner died. Who knows but at least it was repairable and nor butchered up. Let me know. Thanks Gary Sent to John J. Cowall via e-mail 12/30/14 Black/ Black Vinyl

RIP in 1987

corrosion and rust ended this car

John Correll in OH has parts for sale from the car. new pistons, fiberglass doors, has 2 engines, one built with 10.5 to 1 compression. 5 speed transmission, 42 mm webers, lots of spare parts

#1571 Part of Chris Wheaton’s Registry Black/ Black Vinyl VIN- 26644?

According to a Chris P. Bacon on Facebook. His family owned the car and it got scrapped. No other info given. Delaware State possibly?

#1578 Part of Chris Wheaton’s Registry Black/ Black Vinyl VIN- 260599

#1578 Part of Chris Wheaton’s Registry Black/ Black Vinyl VIN- 260599

#1579 This car was owned by Ross Lee (phoenixtigermoon@ntlworld.com) in England in the summer of 2003. He was having problems getting it started. It was previously owned by David Rowinski, a Member in the military stationed in England. He bought it from another serviceman, Ray Kreiner who was then believed to have returned to the Baltimore area. Here on offer is a rare chance to purchase this Chevrolet Vega with a 2 liter Cosworth engine. Starting price at just £150, no reserve!! I am selling this vehicle on my site for a good friend of mine, I have seen the car, but i am no specialist but feel free to ask any questions. The car obviously a left hand drive, recorded mileage 36,872, was manufactured in 1975 and was imported from the U.S. in 1976, it has since changed ownership only once to my friend in 1999, it has been in use until a few months ago, and is now no longer required, since then it has sat in a yard for the best months of the year, we have tried to start the vehicle without success, there appears to be a problem with the fuel pump or supply somewhere, having tried to turn the engine over too many times we now have a flat battery. This is now an opportunity for someone to put this right with reasonable ease, as none of us are mechanically minded we haven’t the time or inclination. The bodywork is very good, the interior with full leather seats is also very tidy, to be honest this car needs towing away, some minor correction to re-start it, and a good wash, oh and an m.o.t and tax and away you go. This is a road worthy car!! The car is available to view in the Harrogate area of North Yorkshire, call me on 01423-863090 or ask seller a question. October, 2003.

Owner writes: the VIN is 1v77e5u260620. I think the number on the dash 1579. You've got me on the white sticker numbers. This is something I never noticed or looked at. I could probably have someone find out and get back to you on that. Is that ok? Here are more facts in anticipation to other questions you may have: it is the 2-liter, 4-cylinder, injected engine from Cosworth. It is the original. It is rear-wheel drive. The recorder mileage is around 36,000. The previous owner never drove it in the winter and it only went out on sunny days. He had other vehicles, so this was his "to church on Sunday" car. An addition to his family meant a subtraction in his number of toys. The engine did run not so long ago. I think it is a fuel problem - maybe injectors or maybe the engine control unit that pulses the injectors. The ECC unit had been replaced. There are similar units that will work. I just haven’t had much of a chance to investigate that. It certainly has a spark at the plugs. The wheels - all 5 - have been redone in the last year with powder coating. It passed an mot last time it was running. I have put in a new water pump, battery, plugs, ignition cables, distributor cap points, etc. I was also putting in things like a rear window defroster. The element is mounted on the window and it works. I think this was an option that was not taken. I don't see how anyone would omit this when buying a car. But then, the previous owner was neither mechanical, nor did he drive it in foul weather. The drive train is ok, just wear and tear of 36, 000 miles. It has a Borg-Warner 4 speed. I was also going to put in an interval windscreen wiper. Got as far as buying the parts. I have back issues of the Vega club newsletters and shop manuals. The exhaust is stainless steel so there is no problem there. If I had the time to work on it as a hobby, I would keep it. I would rather pass that on to someone else who can. It is a rare and unusual vehicle with only 3500 made. Number 1579 would be right near the middle of the production. If you have any more questions, let me know. Thanks. David Rowinski, mantech mtisc, camp bondsteel, dsn 781-5244


Hi guys: just wanted to introduce myself as the new owner of #1579 that had a few postings a few months back and guess what, it still doesn’t run. However I have found a damaged ECU. It has a burnt circuit board track that can probably be repaired but also a blown diode. That was the probable reason of the printed circuit board (pcb) track failure. I suspect that the battery may have been shorted or something to cause this. Now to my question: the offending diode has a marking gi on it. I need to know what type and rating of component this is, i.e. a Zener type or whatever. (This is the question I have been told to ask you guys who may be in the know, by a work friend who does bits and pieces in electronics.) Unfortunately I have left the unit at work and can't remember the pcb diode component number, there are about a half dozen other diodes that all look of a similar construction on the pcb (some a little larger) (gray ceramic with gi printed on it and a thin black band on one end that denotes the polarity). Can anyone shed some light on this/these components? Any help will be appreciated. I will try and post the actual pcb component # tomorrow. Thanks in advance guys. Dave

Dave sold the car, and it is now owned by Colin Herbst, as of June of 2009. Colin wrote your Ed. the following: Hi Mark: My name is Colin and I’m emailing you from England. I’m the proud owner of Vega Cosworth number 1579 which I bought a few years ago and which is on the road and a joy to drive. I get a lot of looks as the Vega is a rare car in England, but I still have lots of bodywork refurbishment to do - the number one job is the body panel at the bottom of the windscreen. Whilst on the CVO site, I noticed you are selling a Trailing Arm Mount for a Vega, and wondered if you had any other Vega parts, especially the lower windscreen panel I need. Would be great to hear from you with details of this. Many Thanks. Kind regards. Colin Black/ Black Vinyl

Part of Chris Wheaton’s Registry
Black/ ? VIN- 260645

CVOA Membership Record
Owner- Jeffrey White
Auburn, NY

Parted out CV #1581

Also owns #1762

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Car is in the Auto Martin Museum in Phoenix, AZ

Car has 13,000 miles on it

Listed for sale on Facebook Marketplace by Phillip Thornton in Needham N.C. Asking $4200. Car is located in Lynchburg, VA
Car has Webers, lots of black primer paint on exterior. Poor condition. No other info given.

Part of Chris Wheaton’s Registry
Black/ ? VIN- 260784