A 1973 Chevrolet Vega meets a 2011 Nissan GT-R at the drag strip. Both are anything but stock, they rock tons of horsepower, and look like they eat asphalt for breakfast. But which one will chew it up ...

Andrew bought the Vega in 1993 with an original plan to run the Outlaw 8.5 class. He built the rollcage in 1996 while attending college. It's certified to run 8.50s, and he says it hasn't changed much ...

Dick Mayne is nearing 78 years old. He still has a need for speed. A lifelong Gypsum resident, Mayne for the last 30 years has been working on his drag racer, a heavily modified 1971 Chevrolet Vega.

These days, the litmus test for what’s considered “street-worthy” is pretty much all over the place, with some folks driving straight-up race cars on public roads without a second thought. We don’t ...

In the late 1960’s General Motors started developing a car to enter the North American subcompact market. By late 1970 the ...

We need not bore you with another diatribe about how the Chevy Vega was an unmitigated disaster vehicle for General Motors. But long story short, it's hard to market your cheap subcompact as a true ...

The Chevy Vega was GM’s shot at competing with compact imports when it came out for the 1971 model year. It didn’t have a great reputation throughout its single generation, but even bad cars ...

We were roaming the Super Chevy show in Memphis when we spotted this '70 Nova drag car. We were immediately drawn to this period-perfect two-lane terror. "Now this is ...