<VV> Cost Differences (long)

[Jim Simpson]

I won't debate the costs of the early vs late Corvair construction, but are 
any of the changes that you listed actually significant to the actual 
operations/performance of the car?  Do they actually impact the engineering 
in a negative way?  Is an elaborate dual system actually a better heater 
than a single plastic duct?

I'm not trying to engage in the early vs late debate, but isn't one of the 
goals of industrial engineering to cut costs?  Every manufacturer is in 
competition and owes its stockholders a profit.  So cutting costs where 
practical -- particularly if the newer solution may actually perform better 
-- is generally a desirable goal.

With that in mind, I'd be interested in a new version of you list that 
evaluates the pro's and con's of the changes.  In addition to the heater 
duct change above, for example, did the move of the engine air intake from 
the rear deck (louvers) to the base of the rear window alter the engine 
cooling -- either for the better or worse?

Jim Simpson -- late model owner but I do like the lines of the early coupes...