

| Subject: | Re: Corvair-powered Bay on Virginia CL |
| From: | Tom Hargrave |
| Date: | Sat, 12 Nov 2011 08:58:09 -0600 |
There was a Corvair Monza Spyder - it was a twin turbo coupe. Thanks, Tom Hargrave www.stir-plate.com www.towercooler.com www.kegkits.com -----Original Message----- From: John Rodgers [mailto:inua@charter.net] Sent: Friday, November 11, 2011 10:38 PM To: Tom Hargrave Cc: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: Re: Corvair-powered Bay on Virginia CL Wasn't there something called a Corvair Spyder that was supposed to be a bit of a whiz? JOhn John Rodgers Clayartist and Moldmaker 88'GL VW Bus Driver Chelsea, AL Http://www.moldhaus.com On 11/11/2011 4:29 PM, Tom Hargrave wrote: > If the engine fell out he did not have it properly bolted in and that > was not GM's fault. And if it happened to someone more than once I > suggest not letting him work on anything you value. > > Prices got so low by the early 70's that you could find a nice driver > for > $250 - $500. That's why your friends could pick up broken ones for nothing. > Owners were happy to have someone tow their non-running Corvairs out > of their driveways because the alternative was to pay a junkyard to > pick the car up. > > Thanks, Tom Hargrave > www.stir-plate.com > www.towercooler.com > www.kegkits.com > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM] On > Behalf Of ed donnen > Sent: Friday, November 11, 2011 3:35 PM > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Subject: Corvair-powered Bay on Virginia CL > > I know of one problem with the Corvair, the engine would fall out if > you stopped on a steep hill going up. Happened to a friend of mine > more than once. > I know two brothers that spent a lot of time picking up busted > Corvairs and towing them out to their farm in Florida. Must of had > about 30 or so, all over the place. From time to time they would go > out and "gather" parts as needed. I don't know what happened to the > farm by now. The kind of stuff legends are made of. > ed- I got VW sickness, don't need no Corvair malady. > ----- > No virus found in this message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 10.0.1382 / Virus Database: 2092/4010 - Release Date: > 11/11/11 > > ----- No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 10.0.1382 / Virus Database: 2092/4011 - Release Date: 11/11/11
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