And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
My best friend is a retired CHP officer. He loves Corvairs. He told me many times that if the tires are correctly inflated these cars were incredibly safe. Tire pressure was critical in Corvairs.
My mom had a light metallic blue Monza convertible of this vintage, and that thing was a gas.
ReplyDeletemy Dad had a light blue/blueish silver coupe back in 68, my first experience with weber carbs, used the same carbs on my 914 race car 30 years later.
DeleteThat's so nice even Ralph Nadar would like it.
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ReplyDeleteWrecked my vw while in college and wanted to buy a Corvair in susan ville for $300. My dad said they were too dangerous. I'd never heard of Nader.
ReplyDeleteMy best friend is a retired CHP officer. He loves Corvairs. He told me many times that if the tires are correctly inflated these cars were incredibly safe. Tire pressure was critical in Corvairs.
Deletea kit existed to get a smallblock mid-engined into the monza. IIRC or just fantasizing.
ReplyDeleteduh. followed the link >8))~
Deletelast one, I promise
ReplyDeletehttps://www.corvaircorsa.com/evans02.html
Unsafe at any speed.
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ReplyDeleteWhy is the hood louvered when power is supplied from the rear.
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Radiator is under those louvers.
DeleteIs that the turbo model
ReplyDeleteFirst car - a 1965 Corvair Corsa 4-speed convertible, dark green. Great car. Regret selling it but it was home in PA and I was in the Navy in CA.
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