It's 1974. Here's why you should get an A-body…

Vegas...........

In the 70's, stationed at NAS Miramar, San Diego, there was a nice young lady worked at one of the on-base stores. She had divorced her sailer hubby and is the reason she was there, as they had been transferred from the E coast. She had a Vega that was maybe 2? years old. A mess. Had spent most of it's short life out east. Anyhow, she was in the tune-up bay one day, and I said, "OK, I think we're ready to close the hood."

"WAIT," she says, "I have to get my special tools."

Here she comes with 4 HUGE cheap screwdrivers, like you bought out of those big bins back then for .49ea. You had to lower the hood, then jam the drivers into the hood gap BECAUSE THE FENDERS WERE TRYING TO COLLAPSE INWARDS at the top