Vintage Ad: 1974 Chevrolet Vega: Everybody Loves A Winner, Until It Turns Into A Loser

The Vega was a winner in 1974: Thanks to the energy crisis and the fact that news of its many woes had not yet reached much of the public, sales peaked at 456k. But in 1975 the Vega fell off a cliff and landed on its butt, with a 55% drop in sales. That downhill schuss continued unchecked through the rest of its short career.

But in 1974, it was still a winner, except for those owners whose front fenders had holes and whose engines were blowing clouds of blue smoke, and…