<VV> Fiberglass car body available
Kinzelman, Andy
akinzelm at greatnortherncorp.com
Wed Sep 14 08:41:24 EDT 2005
Guys,
I was offered a fiberglass 'Corvair' body a while back. Upon checking it out, I found out it wasn't for a Corvair. It was apparently produced in small numbers locally (SE Wisconsin); named Griffin (Gryphon, Griffon?). Anyway, it was offered to me for free; I just had to get it out of the warehouse it was in.
Needless to say, I picked it up. However, I have no use for it. If anybody is interested - it needs to go somewhere soon. If you are serious, and can't get here very soon, I can move it to paid storage. If nobody wants it; I'll have to discard it. Below is the relevant info:
I picked up the body & molds. Here is a webpage with photos: http://home.att.net/~vairgeek These photos show the body as picked up; there is a lot of dirt on the back section. There is also a hump in the back; perhaps to clear a central air cleaner?
Included are molds only for a roof with gull wing style half doors. I have been told the roof utilizes an Early Vair windshield. The side & back glass are flat - perhaps Plexiglas is used for those.
Here are some measurements - all +/- ½" or so:
Body is 65" wide - front to back. It is 147" long, 25" tall at the rear wheels, 23" tall at the front wheels, with a full width 5" tall spoiler at the back. There is a valley between the front wheels; I don't have measurements for that. I also failed to get the dimension of the cockpit F/B on the body. The cockpit is 48" wide & 38" front to back; with the seatback area sloping forward toward the bottom.
The rear wheel cutout is 33" forward from the back of the body; the wheelbase is 87".
The body appears to be as molded, although it has blemishes from long time storage; with some chipping of the topcoat. The body is as molded; certainly some height could be trimmed out of it, if desired.
There are molded in half cylinder reinforcements - visible in one of the photos.
I picked it up so it wouldn't be discarded. I have no money into it at this point. It's currently stored in a friends yard, but if it has to stay here too long I might have to rent storage space (some $).
It is located in Racine, Wisconsin - zip 53404.
Thanks,
Andy K.
262-930-4236 - cell
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