FW: <VV> Corvair Revelations

[Ad Dijkstra]

>Have I been babying this car by keeping
it to 60-65?<

I cruise my '64 Spyder (top, windows and visors down) at 80 on the Dutch
Highways and keep up with traffic easily.
For overtaking the car has enough reserves and I use them at least once
every trip, just because the car (;-)) seems to like it.

By the way, although being a Spyder, my car has no turbo.

greetings from Amersfoort, The Netherlands,

Ad Dijkstra



-----Oorspronkelijk bericht-----
Van: virtualvairs-bounces at corvair.org
[mailto:virtualvairs-bounces at corvair.org]Namens Bill Kronen
Verzonden: dinsdag 15 augustus 2006 0:54
Aan: virtualvairs at corvair.org
Onderwerp: <VV> Corvair Revelations


Had a moment on Sunday enroute to a local Show and Shine. Early morning,
nice open stretch of highway and some young feller coming up behind me.
Thought I'd see how fast he wanted to go....within reason. As the 63
Spyder vert (top up) went through 70 mph it seemed to enter a new zone,
smoothed out, sounded better.  Have I been babying this car by keeping
it to 60-65?  Tracked well, seemed stable. (Guess you have to reach 100
to have that problem of instability). It had a spoiler but I removed it
since it was a bit damaged.  Where do you guys who do, drive 100mph?
And is it a surprise that a car that began as a 'family' design, might
have some issues at excessively high speeds?  Anyway, I'll probably
drive a little faster as conditions permit.  Responses?
Bill Kronen
63 Spyder vert
66 Monza coupe
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