You are correct. I just remember one that someone had converted to twin
turbo.

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-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM] On Behalf Of
Stephen Grisanti
Sent: Saturday, November 12, 2011 10:49 AM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: Corvair-powered Bay on Virginia CL

I expect the moderators will close this out soon, but the Corvair turbo was
a single, 150 HP in the early body style through '64 and 180 HP in the
later.

I missed my chance to buy a pretty little yellow '64 140 HP (4-carb, no
turbo) convertible with black top and interior for $1200 from a coworker in
about 1970.� The draft was looming so that may have affected my decision.

Stephen

--- On Sat, 11/12/11, Tom Hargrave <thargrav@HIWAAY.NET> wrote:

From: Tom Hargrave <thargrav@HIWAAY.NET>
Subject: Re: Corvair-powered Bay on Virginia CL
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Date: Saturday, November 12, 2011, 9:58 AM

There was a Corvair Monza Spyder - it was a twin turbo coupe.

Thanks, Tom Hargrave
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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.
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