diff --git a/src/data_repr.rs b/src/data_repr.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c7a8b96fa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/data_repr.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,97 @@
+
+use std::mem;
+use std::ptr::NonNull;
+use std::slice;
+use crate::extension::nonnull;
+
+/// Array's representation.
+///
+/// *Don’t use this type directly—use the type alias
+/// [`Array`](type.Array.html) for the array type!*
+// Like a Vec, but with non-unique ownership semantics
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub struct OwnedRepr<A> {
+    ptr: NonNull<A>,
+    len: usize,
+    capacity: usize,
+}
+
+impl<A> OwnedRepr<A> {
+    pub(crate) fn from(mut v: Vec<A>) -> Self {
+        let len = v.len();
+        let capacity = v.capacity();
+        let ptr = nonnull::nonnull_from_vec_data(&mut v);
+        mem::forget(v);
+        Self {
+            ptr,
+            len,
+            capacity,
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub(crate) fn into_vec(mut self) -> Vec<A> {
+        let v = self.take_as_vec();
+        mem::forget(self);
+        v
+    }
+
+    pub(crate) fn as_slice(&self) -> &[A] {
+        unsafe {
+            slice::from_raw_parts(self.ptr.as_ptr(), self.len)
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub(crate) fn len(&self) -> usize { self.len }
+
+    pub(crate) fn as_ptr(&self) -> *const A {
+        self.ptr.as_ptr()
+    }
+
+    pub(crate) fn as_nonnull_mut(&mut self) -> NonNull<A> {
+        self.ptr
+    }
+
+    fn take_as_vec(&mut self) -> Vec<A> {
+        let capacity = self.capacity;
+        let len = self.len;
+        self.len = 0;
+        self.capacity = 0;
+        unsafe {
+            Vec::from_raw_parts(self.ptr.as_ptr(), len, capacity)
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl<A> Clone for OwnedRepr<A>
+    where A: Clone
+{
+    fn clone(&self) -> Self {
+        Self::from(self.as_slice().to_owned())
+    }
+
+    fn clone_from(&mut self, other: &Self) {
+        let mut v = self.take_as_vec();
+        let other = other.as_slice();
+
+        if v.len() > other.len() {
+            v.truncate(other.len());
+        }
+        let (front, back) = other.split_at(v.len());
+        v.clone_from_slice(front);
+        v.extend_from_slice(back);
+        *self = Self::from(v);
+    }
+}
+
+impl<A> Drop for OwnedRepr<A> {
+    fn drop(&mut self) {
+        if self.capacity > 0 {
+            // drop as a Vec.
+            self.take_as_vec();
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+unsafe impl<A> Sync for OwnedRepr<A> where A: Sync { }
+unsafe impl<A> Send for OwnedRepr<A> where A: Send { }
+
diff --git a/src/data_traits.rs b/src/data_traits.rs
index b3f07959e..7e04561bc 100644
--- a/src/data_traits.rs
+++ b/src/data_traits.rs
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
 
 //! The data (inner representation) traits for ndarray
 
-use crate::extension::nonnull::nonnull_from_vec_data;
 use rawpointer::PointerExt;
 use std::mem::{self, size_of};
 use std::ptr::NonNull;
@@ -188,7 +187,7 @@ unsafe impl<A> RawDataClone for RawViewRepr<*mut A> {
 unsafe impl<A> RawData for OwnedArcRepr<A> {
     type Elem = A;
     fn _data_slice(&self) -> Option<&[A]> {
-        Some(&self.0)
+        Some(self.0.as_slice())
     }
     private_impl! {}
 }
@@ -226,7 +225,7 @@ where
         };
         let rvec = Arc::make_mut(rcvec);
         unsafe {
-            self_.ptr = nonnull_from_vec_data(rvec).offset(our_off);
+            self_.ptr = rvec.as_nonnull_mut().offset(our_off);
         }
     }
 
@@ -242,7 +241,7 @@ unsafe impl<A> Data for OwnedArcRepr<A> {
         D: Dimension,
     {
         Self::ensure_unique(&mut self_);
-        let data = OwnedRepr(Arc::try_unwrap(self_.data.0).ok().unwrap());
+        let data = Arc::try_unwrap(self_.data.0).ok().unwrap();
         ArrayBase {
             data,
             ptr: self_.ptr,
@@ -264,7 +263,7 @@ unsafe impl<A> RawDataClone for OwnedArcRepr<A> {
 unsafe impl<A> RawData for OwnedRepr<A> {
     type Elem = A;
     fn _data_slice(&self) -> Option<&[A]> {
-        Some(&self.0)
+        Some(self.as_slice())
     }
     private_impl! {}
 }
@@ -303,10 +302,10 @@ where
 {
     unsafe fn clone_with_ptr(&self, ptr: NonNull<Self::Elem>) -> (Self, NonNull<Self::Elem>) {
         let mut u = self.clone();
-        let mut new_ptr = nonnull_from_vec_data(&mut u.0);
+        let mut new_ptr = u.as_nonnull_mut();
         if size_of::<A>() != 0 {
             let our_off =
-                (ptr.as_ptr() as isize - self.0.as_ptr() as isize) / mem::size_of::<A>() as isize;
+                (ptr.as_ptr() as isize - self.as_ptr() as isize) / mem::size_of::<A>() as isize;
             new_ptr = new_ptr.offset(our_off);
         }
         (u, new_ptr)
@@ -318,12 +317,12 @@ where
         ptr: NonNull<Self::Elem>,
     ) -> NonNull<Self::Elem> {
         let our_off = if size_of::<A>() != 0 {
-            (ptr.as_ptr() as isize - other.0.as_ptr() as isize) / mem::size_of::<A>() as isize
+            (ptr.as_ptr() as isize - other.as_ptr() as isize) / mem::size_of::<A>() as isize
         } else {
             0
         };
-        self.0.clone_from(&other.0);
-        nonnull_from_vec_data(&mut self.0).offset(our_off)
+        self.clone_from(&other);
+        self.as_nonnull_mut().offset(our_off)
     }
 }
 
@@ -413,16 +412,16 @@ unsafe impl<'a, A> DataShared for ViewRepr<&'a A> {}
 
 unsafe impl<A> DataOwned for OwnedRepr<A> {
     fn new(elements: Vec<A>) -> Self {
-        OwnedRepr(elements)
+        OwnedRepr::from(elements)
     }
     fn into_shared(self) -> OwnedRcRepr<A> {
-        OwnedArcRepr(Arc::new(self.0))
+        OwnedArcRepr(Arc::new(self))
     }
 }
 
 unsafe impl<A> DataOwned for OwnedArcRepr<A> {
     fn new(elements: Vec<A>) -> Self {
-        OwnedArcRepr(Arc::new(elements))
+        OwnedArcRepr(Arc::new(OwnedRepr::from(elements)))
     }
 
     fn into_shared(self) -> OwnedRcRepr<A> {
diff --git a/src/impl_owned_array.rs b/src/impl_owned_array.rs
index 96075593f..687452f9b 100644
--- a/src/impl_owned_array.rs
+++ b/src/impl_owned_array.rs
@@ -19,22 +19,22 @@ impl<A> Array<A, Ix0> {
     /// let scalar: Foo = array.into_scalar();
     /// assert_eq!(scalar, Foo);
     /// ```
-    pub fn into_scalar(mut self) -> A {
+    pub fn into_scalar(self) -> A {
         let size = ::std::mem::size_of::<A>();
         if size == 0 {
             // Any index in the `Vec` is fine since all elements are identical.
-            self.data.0.remove(0)
+            self.data.into_vec().remove(0)
         } else {
             // Find the index in the `Vec` corresponding to `self.ptr`.
             // (This is necessary because the element in the array might not be
             // the first element in the `Vec`, such as if the array was created
             // by `array![1, 2, 3, 4].slice_move(s![2])`.)
             let first = self.ptr.as_ptr() as usize;
-            let base = self.data.0.as_ptr() as usize;
+            let base = self.data.as_ptr() as usize;
             let index = (first - base) / size;
             debug_assert_eq!((first - base) % size, 0);
             // Remove the element at the index and return it.
-            self.data.0.remove(index)
+            self.data.into_vec().remove(index)
         }
     }
 }
@@ -54,6 +54,6 @@ where
     /// If the array is in standard memory layout, the logical element order
     /// of the array (`.iter()` order) and of the returned vector will be the same.
     pub fn into_raw_vec(self) -> Vec<A> {
-        self.data.0
+        self.data.into_vec()
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index f9a208df1..32830d3b3 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -150,6 +150,7 @@ mod array_serde;
 mod arrayformat;
 mod arraytraits;
 mod data_traits;
+mod data_repr;
 
 pub use crate::aliases::*;
 
@@ -1386,12 +1387,8 @@ pub type RawArrayView<A, D> = ArrayBase<RawViewRepr<*const A>, D>;
 /// [`from_shape_ptr`](#method.from_shape_ptr) for details.
 pub type RawArrayViewMut<A, D> = ArrayBase<RawViewRepr<*mut A>, D>;
 
-/// Array's representation.
-///
-/// *Don’t use this type directly—use the type alias
-/// [`Array`](type.Array.html) for the array type!*
-#[derive(Clone, Debug)]
-pub struct OwnedRepr<A>(Vec<A>);
+pub use data_repr::OwnedRepr;
+
 
 /// RcArray's representation.
 ///
@@ -1405,7 +1402,7 @@ pub use self::OwnedArcRepr as OwnedRcRepr;
 /// *Don’t use this type directly—use the type alias
 /// [`ArcArray`](type.ArcArray.html) for the array type!*
 #[derive(Debug)]
-pub struct OwnedArcRepr<A>(Arc<Vec<A>>);
+pub struct OwnedArcRepr<A>(Arc<OwnedRepr<A>>);
 
 impl<A> Clone for OwnedArcRepr<A> {
     fn clone(&self) -> Self {