In 1974, Bill “Grumpy” Jenkins took the body shell of a Chevrolet Vega and built a race car inside of it. It changed the world of drag racing. And after that NHRA Pro Stock drag race Vega appeared, ...

The Vega. Debuted in the fall of 1970 as Chevrolet's next entry into the small car market, it was plagued with major quality issues, and after seven model years was killed by Chevrolet. But while the ...