<VV> Newbies who've never driven a Vair

[J R Read_HML]

I was in CCE 3 or 4 yrs before I could actually drive a Corvair to a 
meeting.  This was around late 70's early '80s.  I had a 4 dr up on its side 
in 1/2 of the two car garage - sandblasting the floor using a 12 gal air 
compressor.  Had to keep waiting for it to catch up.  Took forever.  About 
the time I was getting near the end of that, one night the drop light was 
inside the car and I was outside.  It was like looking at the stars - 
looking at the bottom of that floor.  Did I get discouraged?  well yes. 
But, I cut a deal with the wife... I'd get rid of that one AND the other 4 
door (bought as a parts car for the first one) which was sitting in the 
driveway, if I could go buy the running convert on the other side of town. 
She said yes.  I pulled everything even remotely useable off those two cars 
and sent the remains away.

Finally could DRIVE a CORVAIR to a CCE meeting.  Joined CORSA pretty soon 
after that.  I think it was for the Milwaukee convention.  What year was 
that?

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Later, JR

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <Tareece@aol.com>
To: <virtualvairs@corvair.org>
Sent: Monday, February 07, 2005 8:28 PM
Subject: <VV> Newbies who've never driven a Vair


> OK...I am seeing a pattern here.....
>   Several Newbies have joined CORSA and have bought parts...but have never
> driven a Corvair...This strikes me as odd and unusual...
>    One of the acknowledged traits of Corvairs is that they DRIVE 
> differently
> than other auto's. I'm just wondering about what if the member doesn't 
> like
> the characteristics of the Vair?
>    How many members joined before owning a Vair...And how many b4 actually
> driving it?
>   This (along with the age thread) makes for great demographic
> information...I hope someone is keeping track....
>    More power to y'all, and I hope your dream Vair is worth the wait.
>
>
> In a message dated 2/7/2005 9:02:50 PM Eastern Standard Time,
> virtualvairs-request@corvair.org writes:
> Subject: Re: <VV> Re: newbie
>
> I've been rebuilding my Corvair engine for 2 years now, and I also own a 
> 66
> Corvair convertible I'm rebuilding, and I've never driven one either.  I'm
> 49.  I belong to Corsa.  But I stayed at a Holiday Inn Express last nite.
>
> Dave Morris
>
> Todd Reece
> 65 Monza Convert
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