All was not well in Vega Land, however. You'd think a few Vegas would still be running around, considering that nearly two million were sold before GM halted production after the 1972 1977 model year.

At the time, rail cars could fit 15 vehicles each, but Chevrolet was able to lower shipping costs by making it possible to ship 30 Vegas per rail car, in turn allowing the price of the Vega to ...