<VV> Oldest Surviving Corvair

[Tony Underwood]

At 04:39 hours 03/18/2005, peter koehler wrote:
>Hello again, Group; I remember tracking down a "very early" '60 that was 
>out in California and was still owned by the original owner. Not sure if 
>the one that Ralph mentions is the same one - but in that case it was 
>determined that the car in question was produced at the Oakland assembly 
>plant. Since Oakland started production months after Willow Run was 
>chugging along, a low serial number car from there would not qualify as 
>the earliest of earlies. Only the Willow Run early production had the 
>cutouts in the lower front shroud for the horns. Ed is right about the 
>painted rocker step plates and is also correct that '60's are cool and 
>therefore really early '60's are even cooler. IMHO. - Caveman Pete



So, Pete...

What *Was* the VIN of that badly weathered 3-slot hulk that was "in the 
back" some years ago, at larry's place I think, or was it?   Didn't you at 
one time own that car?

The '60s here all have VINs indicating springtime assembly.   Nothing even 
close to being "very early" and the 3-slot '60 I'd mentioned earlier was a 
few years ago at a NC show, for sale and showing some wear and tear... and 
it was 435, pretty early but not really early.   I haven't seen a 3-slot 
'60 up close since then.


tony..