Very clean... really does justice to the subject!!!
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77 Chevy Vega GT
Started by mangodart, Feb 13 2013 12:22 AM
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Posted 13 February 2013 - 10:59 AM
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Posted 13 February 2013 - 12:05 PM
Very nice!!!!!
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Posted 13 February 2013 - 12:54 PM
Beautiful work on your vega!! vegas are my most favorite car! '71-'73 is my favorite year mostly because theres a '71 and a '72 sitting out in our garage 
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Posted 13 February 2013 - 02:42 PM
Great looking Vega ! ! ! glad to see a MPC annual posted here.. 
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Posted 13 February 2013 - 04:12 PM
Very cool! Great job doing the GT.
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Posted 13 February 2013 - 06:04 PM
sweet six
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Posted 14 February 2013 - 12:20 AM
Well done. You did that kit proud.
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Posted 14 February 2013 - 09:30 AM
Nice Vega, got to love those GM H-Bodies. 
I really like the Paint job on this, the overall detailing and clean look is something I really like. Nice to see these with Four Cylinder engines, too. Very nice.
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Posted 14 February 2013 - 10:45 AM
A nice, nice build! I wish I could find an affordable MPC Vega kit to build or a built-up to restore.
My 1:1, 1973 Vega worked pretty well for me while I was in college. Until the cold, rainy, October, Saturday night when my buddies and I were out-on-the-town, and 4 of us piled into it to head to another party across town. Once inside the car, the windows started fogging-up, and the poor window defroster couldn't keep up with their excessive hot breaths... and I couldn't see where I was driving. I hit an oversize curb in the median of the road, and nearly tore the entire front suspension off of the car!
My dad wasn't too happy about having to get outta bed at midnight on a cold and rainy October's night to come and get us!
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Posted 14 February 2013 - 12:51 PM
Great looking model. My best friend in high school had a '71 brand new, the fenders started rusting out within a year. Great little car though!
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Posted 14 February 2013 - 03:19 PM
Flashback!
I remember lots of these (and the wagons, too) rusting out around my neighbourhood as a kid!
I want one of those kits! Great to see one built, rather than being jealously guarded in a dusty collection, with no chance of being built.
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Posted 16 February 2013 - 04:23 AM
Thanks again for these comments, I'm pretty sure this one won't rust 
I own this kit for a few years now, and as I decide to do an all 70ies build year I thought that was the good moment to do it. Watch out for a new late 70ies little muscle to come 
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Posted 16 February 2013 - 09:06 PM
Nice!
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Posted 17 February 2013 - 05:58 PM
That is a very clean sharp build!
I really like the way You did it!
Thank You for sharing
Later
Russ
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Posted 17 February 2013 - 06:11 PM
I just loved these little cars back in the day. A friend of mine had one in high school and I remember countless hours cruising around town in the little beast.
Very nice build of a very cool car.
This would be a great kit to re-issue.
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Posted 20 February 2013 - 12:58 PM
Emmanuel, please check your Intenal Messages (envelope symbol at the top of the page) when you get a chance. Thanks!
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Posted 20 February 2013 - 02:38 PM
Very nice!!!!
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Posted 20 February 2013 - 03:20 PM
You took a turd, and made a diamond!!! Very impressive Emmanuel!!!
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Posted 20 February 2013 - 05:57 PM
Very nice model. I like your selection of colors. I too am a past owner of two Vega wagons. Your model was a nice reminiscer until I saw your engine and suffered a flashback of post traumatic stress.
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Posted 21 February 2013 - 08:13 AM
Very nice Mango! It's cool to see a Vega built. The lettering you did is far better than what I could pull off.
