GM’s factory skunkworks turned out this Chevy Vega with a well-engineered all-aluminum small-block engine in 1972. It didn’t make it to production, but it inspired a generation of hot-rodders!
The Chevrolet Cosworth Vega was conceived as a small car with big ambitions, a hand‑built twin‑cam experiment meant to rescue both a troubled model line and General Motors’ reputation for innovation.