<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