

| 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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