[FC] part wanted / history and (humor?)

[James Davis]

The 61 assembly manual shows the accelerator control shield (6-16) 
was deleted prior to production.  I suppose that with the late 63 and 
after FC's when the shift tube and clutch cable was moved up into the 
body, the idea of a front pan was reinstated to keep the snow from 
packing in that area.
Jim Davis



The 61 assembly manual showes the petalAt 11:59 AM 11/27/2005, Louis 
C. Armer,Jr. wrote:
>Well I'm sure not an FC expert but the 61 GB I sold to Rickie 
>Williams was a fairly original
>GB except for the 140 PG engine and it had no indication of ever 
>having a front pan. My current
>64 has the pan and I believe it is an original item. I wonder if it 
>was a protector of steering linkage
>parts from not only snow and slush but from debris and even surface 
>water from the roadway during
>heavy rains while driving. Now Kansas is a different story 
>altogether as the shield may have been to
>prevent Toto, Dorothy or corn stalks from becoming stuck on the boomerang arm.
>
>Chuckster
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>  At 09:10 AM 11/27/2005, you wrote:
>>Lonzo e-mailed with the same information.  Since I am an FC 
>>Freshman, I will agree. Now I have to go out and look under the '64 
>>and '65 'Brier's in storage.  Thanks for the information.
>>
>>Terry Kalp
>> >
>> > From: N2VZD at aol.com
>> > Date: Sun, 27 Nov 2005 06:25:58 EST
>> > To: corvanatics at corvair.org
>> > Subject: Re: [FC] part wanted.
>> >
>> > i thought that pan was only used on later fc's? like 64-65?   i have one
>> > waiting to clean up and put back on my 64 greenbrier.   what say 
>> you experts?
>> > regards, tim colson
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