<VV> Corvair
UltraMonzaWest@aol.com
UltraMonzaWest@aol.com
Tue, 21 Sep 2004 22:31:58 EDT
In a message dated 9/21/2004 6:36:59 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
tonyu@roava.net writes:
>
> The name CORVETTE had already been decided for the new plastic two-seat
> sporty Chevy which was scheduled to show up for the 1953 model year... just
> like that new Chevy Bel-Air. The Nomad'ish variant called Corvair was a
> proposed model of an existing concept which simply didn't make the final
> cut. It doesn't mean that it had to come *Before* either Bel-Air or
> Corvette. Those two names were already cut into tooling for casting
> badges before that Pre-Nomad Corvair thingy showed up.
>
>
> Tony..
>
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Gee...the pics I've seen show 3 CARS! roadster=Vette, SW = Nomad, and
FASBACK COUPE=Corvair....
or is my memory gone? ggg
Matt