<VV> Newbie with antenna question

[Charles B. Peck]

Hi -

I am new to list, but not to Corvairs. Last weekend I showed my '65 
turbo CORSA convert. at the Salmon Idaho Father's Day Car Show. Mine was 
the only Corvair at show, but I met at least two groups that talked 
about showing Corvairs next year. (Last year there was one Corvair - not 
as nice as mine :^) Intrest was mild - Salmon is really a truck place!

I was surprised to have two men (independently) who said in essence 
"Corvairs, now there is a car I hated!" They were both mechanic types 
that had had trouble with oil leaks with Corvairs. Brought back memories 
of my '62 700 sedan which I had in '65 through '67. It would leave about 
1/2 cup of oil wherever I parked :^(

Now for the question. I have a radio antenna on the rear passenger's 
fender. It is designed to raked the antenna at about 45 degrees from 
vertical. Unfortunately someone decided to bend the antenna even more 
:^( I tried to get a replacement from Clark's, but it just sticks 
straight up. At the car show last weekend there was a Chevelle with two 
antennas like mine should be! I talked to the owner, and he suggested 
"OPG" and "Force One" (not positive that I remembered the names 
correctly). I found "Original Parts Group" on the web, but nothing 
appropriate for "Force One". I didn't SEE the antenna I was looking for, 
but as it MUST be out there, I hope someone on the list can help me find it.

As a bonus question, my convert has a tonneau cover - does anyone know 
if this could be anything but customization by the original owner? It 
looks as professionally done as the factory one I had on my '67 Datsun 
roadster.

TIA

Chuck Peck

cpeck@salmoninternet.com