<VV> Corvair Firsts VS Tucker Firsts

[J R Read_HML]

I don't know how many read the article.  Did you notice the line...  "one of 
the first cars with independent suspension"?

Also.. Roll bar, interchangeable seats.. etc.  Were there MORE innovations 
in Tucker than in Corvair?  I know, I know... he never REALLY made it to 
market.  But, it WAS 10 yrs earlier than when Vair was being designed.  Give 
the guy credit.

In case you missed it...  http://www.longgandhi.com/tucker.html


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Later, JR

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "J R Read_HML" <hmlinc@sbcglobal.net>
To: "J R Read_HML" <hmlinc@sbcglobal.net>; "Alan and Clare Wesson" 
<alan.wesson@atlas.co.uk>; "John Kepler" <bigjohnohio@worldnet.att.net>; 
<kaczmarek@charter.net>; <virtualvairs@corvair.org>
Sent: Monday, September 27, 2004 7:47 PM
Subject: Re: Re: <VV> Corvair Firsts


> Alright....   I'm going back to my ORIGINAL statement.  It was WATER 
> cooled - when in a Tucker.
>
> See the statement below:
>
> Because of the configuration of the engine, Tucker had to design a new oil 
> pan, water pump and radiator for it.  The transmission for the new car was 
> taken from a Cord, a popular front wheel drive car of the day.  The 
> carburetor was a standard Buick carburetor and the starter was from GM.
>
>
> The line is: http://www.longgandhi.com/tucker.html
>
> So, while it was originally an air cooled (aircraft) engine - Tucker's use 
> of it was in a water cooled environment.
>
>
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> Later, JR
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "J R Read_HML" <hmlinc@sbcglobal.net>
> To: "J R Read_HML" <hmlinc@sbcglobal.net>; "Alan and Clare Wesson" 
> <alan.wesson@atlas.co.uk>; "John Kepler" <bigjohnohio@worldnet.att.net>; 
> <kaczmarek@charter.net>; <virtualvairs@corvair.org>
> Sent: Monday, September 27, 2004 4:43 PM
> Subject: Re: Re: <VV> Corvair Firsts
>
>
>> Uhhh,  I might be wrong about that.  The engine was from Franklin - 
>> originally for helicopter.  So probably WAS air cooled.
>>
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>> Later, JR
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "J R Read_HML" <hmlinc@sbcglobal.net>
>> To: "Alan and Clare Wesson" <alan.wesson@atlas.co.uk>; "John Kepler" 
>> <bigjohnohio@worldnet.att.net>; <kaczmarek@charter.net>; 
>> <virtualvairs@corvair.org>
>> Sent: Monday, September 27, 2004 2:47 PM
>> Subject: Re: Re: <VV> Corvair Firsts
>>
>>
>>> Tucker was water cooled.
>>>
>>> Attachments are scanned with anti-virus software.
>>>
>>> Later, JR
>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>> From: "Alan and Clare Wesson" <alan.wesson@atlas.co.uk>
>>> To: "John Kepler" <bigjohnohio@worldnet.att.net>; 
>>> <kaczmarek@charter.net>; <virtualvairs@corvair.org>
>>> Sent: Monday, September 27, 2004 2:21 PM
>>> Subject: Re: Re: <VV> Corvair Firsts
>>>
>>>
>>>> >FIRST (and I believe ONLY) rear engine air cooled American Production 
>>>> >Vehicle)
>>>>>
>>>>> Nope!  Franklin gets that honor and beat the 'Vair by several decades!
>>>>
>>>> Surely the Franklin wasn't rear engined?
>>>>
>>>> But the Tucker was!
>>>>
>>>> Cheers
>>>>
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