Fw: <VV> The Gospel according to Ed Cole...

[J R Read_HML]

>I had been concerned about Tony Fiore - being that he is a Florida 
>resident. Was happy to finally see a post from him.  Anyway, we had an 
>exchange on the "Corvair Name" topic and I have pasted his responses below.
>
> Essentially, he is confirming what Turbovert had to say.
>
>
>
>
>> Would you mind if I sent that response to VV?
>> Later, JR
> =============================
> Don't mind at all.  I believe it was Karl Ludvigsen that
> told it to me quite some time ago.
>
> Tony Fiore,
>> > Pres. Mail-Copy Publications
>> > Author- "THE CORVAIR DECADE"
>>
>
>
> As far as I know, Yes, it was intended as a contraction of Corvette and
> Bel Air.
>
> Tony Fiore,
> Pres. Mail-Copy Publications
> Author- "THE CORVAIR DECADE"
>
>
> Later, JR
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: <Turbovert@aol.com>
> To: <virtualvairs@corvair.org>
> Sent: Thursday, September 23, 2004 7:55 PM
> Subject: <VV> The Gospel according to Ed Cole...
>
>
>>I have been off for a couple of days, but hopefully can end the thread
>> regarding the origin of the Corvair name..
>>
>> I have in front of me the excellent book by Karl Ludvigsen, "Corvair by
>> Chevrolet, Experimental and Production Cars 1957-1969".
>> The forward , titled "My Corvair Life & Times" is attributed to Ed Cole
>> himself, and reads as follows:
>> "The name, by the way, came from a combination of the two most popular 
>> names
>> in the Chevrolet line of cars at the time - the Corvette and the BelAir. 
>> The
>> name Corvair was copyrighted by GM following its use on a dream car in 
>> the GM
>> Motorama in 1954. The selection of this name was my choice."
>>
>> This is a cool book, if you are not aquainted with it, and can be 
>> purchased
>> from
>>
>> Iconografix
>> P.O. Box 446
>> Hudson, WI  54016
>>
>> Google them at Iconografix and I'm sure they'll turn up
>>
>> Thanks, and I hope I didn't miss somebody else's post saying the same 
>> stuff
>>
>> Mike Harrison
>> "RALFWHO" - '65 Turbo/Vert
>> Farmington, MI
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