Chevy VS. Ford

Chevy VS. Ford, Vega VS. Pinto.
(pinto orange, Vega white)
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Mmmmmm, pinto.
So who's the overall winner?

Between Vega and Pinto there is no winner. The Pinto had the exploding gas tank, and the early Vega's had an unreliable engine.

I seem to recall that the early Vegas also had a very bad rust problem, and that both these cars were built below average standards of quality. But if you had to, what which would you pick?

If I had to I would pick the Vega. I actually owed one many years ago. I ended up dumping alot of money into it.

Originally posted by 2strokebloke
...if you had to, what which would you pick?

Id walk:rolleyes:

The popular engine swap for the vega was to squeeze a 327 into it.

Id walk
haha Id have to agree on that one

Never has public transport looked so attractive.........................

I'd go with the vega , One time I saw one with a blown 454 in it and it left an impression on me

Pinto~s are actually not bad cars. There was a recall to take care of the unsafe fuel tank design, so that is of no concern. They made these cars for a full 10 yrs as well. (They cant be THAT bad)

Parts are cheap and if you add a cam, exhaust, header, and port the head a little they will make 140+ hp and scream to 7000 RPM. Think Cosworth Ford. The 2 liter from 71-74 is especially nice and made in Germany. A clean one that is purchased for $500 and has about $300 in mods if one is careful with there budget can mess up a lot of new sporty Hondas.

Most important think is to replace the timing belt every 40k on the 4 cylinder Pinto.

Vegas rust like there is no tomorrow. They do not have a the slick shifter and balanced handling of the Pinto either. They are not reliable as well.

Pinto! You have to get hit really hard from the rear and have a bad gas tank for it to explode (just replace the damn thing and put a steel bumper on the car).

Originally posted by YogsVR4
Pinto! You have to get hit really hard from the rear and have a bad gas tank for it to explode (just replace the damn thing and put a steel bumper on the car).

Or buy a good bicycle...

Speaking of Cosworth, the Vega had a Cosworth tuned version. The DOHC I4 Vega was the one. I think the only things from Cosworth were the heads and maybe the intake system.

If i had to choose........I would say i would probably get a brain aneurism from thinking so hard, bust a blood vessel and die, because either way your getting crap....Just comes down to which one is safest to go ditch diving right?

id choose the pinto (with a fixed gas tank) simply because it looks better