The Find!

Having talked long and hard about what our project should be and reminiscing about all the cars I have owned since I was 15 years old, and trying to decide upon 65 Mustangs, 70 Cudas, 69 Camaros etc. my thoughts seemed to settle on a 71 chevy vega I had when I was 18, one that my friend Alvin had talked me out of or rather traded me fro a 68 Chev Impalla with a Chrysler 440 chained into it (thx a ton Al). I told myself if I ever had the chance to find another one, that I would do it. This seemed to intrigue my son and So...We hit KSL.com, a version of Craigs list etc. in our area. Taran came to me and said he thinks he found a good prospect a clean '72 Chevy Vega...it was, I made a call, Talked to Bronson (the owner) struck a deal for $600, got the day off work, rented a U-Haul car hauler, packed a lunch and off we went. Bronson is seen (lower left) standing next to the car once on the trailer, he told me he had the car for the last 10 years, got the engine out of it and was going to convert it to a V8, then never did. This was a prime example of a nice rustless, dentless California car that he babied for 10 years making sure it didnt rust. Told me it needed a good home, I reassured him it was getting one and that I would keep him updated on the progress, so this is for you buddy. (Thanks Bronson)