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...long a favorite Anderson target, had been tipped off that Reporter Les Whitten, 44, was to receive some documents taken from the Bureau of Indian Affairs last November, when more than 600 Indians occupied and ransacked the BIA'S headquarters. Sure enough, Whitten's yellow Vega was parked in front of the northwest Washington apartment of Hank Adams, 29, a leader of the Indian coalition whose November caravan to the capital led to the BIA occupation. As Whitten placed a document-filled cardboard box on the sidewalk, three FBI agents handcuffed him and charged him with receiving...
...this reduces pollutant gases. The EPA tests revealed that the new engine is rather large for a small car like the Civic, and it burns about 20% more gas per mile than the smaller engines in other autos of the same weight. In bigger cars like GM's Vega, however, the Honda engines gave better than average mileage in the EPA tests. The principles of the CVCC engine have been known for years, but little effort was made to apply them because of technical difficulties. Having apparently solved them, Honda has applied for 230 patents...
...little bit differently." In developing AMC's compact Hornet in 1969, being a little different meant designing a car that would also serve as the basis for the company's entry in the subcompact sweepstakes. Instead of designing a whole new subcompact, as GM did with its Vega and Ford with the Pinto, American Motors spent a remarkably low $5,000,000 and simply cut down the Hornet. As a result, the company produces the only subcompact with a six-cylinder engine (the others have four cylinders). Its latest gimmick is to offer optional denim upholstery by Levi...
...three uninterrupted hours, the little blue Chevrolet Vega cruised steadily around the Michigan International Speedway southwest of Detroit at a constant 50 m.p.h. That performance fell far short of setting any endurance or speed records. But when the car finally pulled into the pits, the joy at trackside was unconfined. Toasts were drunk and the engineer who had prepared the Vega for its run was doused with beer. The small knot of men had every reason to celebrate. Their little car had just traveled some 150 miles at a respectable highway speed, although under its hood there was nothing more...
...Udylite system is hardly ready for the road. Together with its supporting gear, the Vega's experimental battery alone weighed some 2,000 lbs., almost as much as the full weight of a conventional Vega. But now that the troublesome chlorine is under control, the weight problem seems relatively minor. Symons foresees the day when zinc chloride batteries will be small enough and powerful enough to push small two-to four-passenger cars-if not at turnpike speeds, at least fast enough and far enough to meet the less strenuous demands of city and suburban driving...