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Subject:Re: Corvair-powered Bay on Virginia CL
From:Sudhir Desai
Date:Fri, 11 Nov 2011 10:21:14 -0500

I thought its fatal flaw was that it broke in half. lol

Sudhir

On Fri, Nov 11, 2011 at 10:10, Frank Lee <techedteacher@gmail.com> wrote:
> Very strange.
>
> The Corvair was Chevy's  failed  attempt to offer a US alternative the
> strange and rapidly  multiplying  VW Beetle.
>
> It was so poorly engineered it flipped and killed lots of people, including
> two I knew in high school.
> It gave Ralph Nader his start as a consumer activist, the subject of his
> book "Unsafe At Any Speed"
>
> As an engine, if I recall correctly, it fried valves frequently or had
> another fatal defect.   Strange to have one running, let alone in a VW.
>
> Halloween is over isn't it?
>
>
>
>
> On Fri, Nov 11, 2011 at 8:51 AM, Stephen Grisanti <bike2vcu@yahoo.com>wrote:
>
>> Not mine:
>>
>> http://richmond.craigslist.org/cto/2676492483.html
>>
>> 1979 VW BUS  - $5000 (Varina) - 1979 VW Bus with 1967 chevy corvair engine
>> with two speed auto transmission.  Interior stock.     Bill  399-9490
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Stephen
>>
>

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