<VV> Fw: forward openingdoors

[J R Read_HML]

From: "J R Read_HML" <hmlinc at sbcglobal.net>
To: "Frank DuVal" <corvairduval at cox.net>
Sent: Thursday, August 17, 2006 10:08 AM
Subject: forward openingdoors


> By Golly, you are right!  As I recall, those have a 2 cycle engine and 
> could not pass emissions regulations - at least not in CA (where the boat 
> landed).
>
> A train load of them showed up on a siding in Peoria in '71 or '72.  Word 
> spread quickly and a bunch of us were all over that train as the cars were 
> being sold for $600 cash on the spot.  I think the buses were $650 or 
> $700.
>
> You saw them around Peoria for a few months, but they went away in a 
> hurry. All of them had the tops of the back seats blistered open from 
> sitting (closed up in the sun) on a dock in CA for a couple of years 
> before they showed up in Peoria.
>
> My kids were young then.  They referred to them as the "smiley face" cars. 
> As tempting as the "deal" was, I didn't take one.  The whole train load 
> (8 -10? carloads) sold off in a day.
>
> So, were those sold in the US?  Sort of, but not through dealers so far as 
> I know.
>
> Later, JR
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> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Frank DuVal" <corvairduval at cox.net>
> To: "J R Read_HML" <hmlinc at sbcglobal.net>
> Cc: "Charles Lee at Proper Pro Per" <chaz at ProperProPer.com>; "Virtual 
> Vairs" <VirtualVairs at corvair.org>
> Sent: Thursday, August 17, 2006 8:11 AM
> Subject: Re: <VV> I Have a Dream! - non-Corvair semi-humor - forward 
> openingdoors
>
>
>>I first mentioned the '68 to '71 Subaru 360 that was imported by Malcom 
>>Bricklin (Yugo fame). The sedans only came in 2 door versions, and they 
>>were rear hinged. Check out http://www.subaru360club.org/
>> Frank DuVal
>>
>> J R Read_HML wrote:
>>
>>> Odd...  I thought he was asking for rear hinges on the DRIVER door.  So 
>>> far, I've not seen an answer to that (after the mid '30s).
>>>
>>> Later, JR
>>>
>