<VV> BMW ad...yes, Corvair content

[Bill Elliott]

Just for your amusement, at least in Europe, BMW also claims the first 
production turbocharged car. When questioned about the Jetfire and 
Corvair, they sometimes revert to "first successful turbocharged 
production car" and then, when reminded about how many turbos the 
Corvair sold, the "first modern production turbocharged car"... but then 
they also think that the little front wheel drive BMW they build is 
somehow related to the Mini Cooper that won Monte Carlo... ;-)

Seriously though... I have always seen a lot of similarities between the 
BMW 1602/2002 (which they consider a 2 door sedan and is what they are 
referring to in the ad) and the Corvair... and for a while (haven't kept 
up with the classes lately) the BMW 2002Tii was one of the primary 
opponents of the Corvair in SCCA ITA road racing...

Full disclosure though... my wife and I both drive older 3 series (E30 
and E36) as daily drivers... I do think they represent the kind of car 
that the Corvair could have easily evolved into...

Bill


Stephen Upham wrote:

> I just saw an ad on the telly.
>
> "In 1968 BMW invented the sports sedan,
> And they've never stopped reinventing it."
>
> Perhaps they've forgotten about the fabulous LATE model '65 Corvain 
> sedan.
>
> Jerks!
>
> And at least we (the Corvair faithful) are still reinventing it.
>
> Thanks a little ... "General M"!
>
> Stephen Upham
>
> Dallas, Texas
> Mid prod. #18732 -1965 Monza sedan 110 Sierra Tan, originally 
> (currently Copper) - Saddle, zero rust, PG, A/C, original AM/FM, 
> clock, tint, oil bath air filter, vertical bumper guards, w/ 77K
>
> THE Original
>


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