<VV> Re: Another slam on Corvair.

[Eric Elliott]

Interesting, just reading your account of the comment (I didn't hear  
the actual comment so I can't say for sure) I don't see that as a  
slam on the Corvair, rather I see it as a POSITIVE comment about the  
Corvair, because he was actually recognizing the Corvair as being a  
pioneer of the unibody. He was just stating a fact, that despite the  
demise of the Corvair, some of the Corvair's engineering ideas (i.e.  
the unibody) are still around.

The same could have been said if they were looking at a 1976 Porsche  
930 turbo and said "of course, the Corvair was one of the pioneers of  
mass-produced turbocharged cars. The turbocharger lasted, the Corvair  
didn't."

Again, I would see that as a POSITIVE mention of the Corvair. :)

<shrug>

Eric Elliott
'65 Corsa 180/4 convertible
'82 BMW 528e
'87 Porsche 944S
'02 Porsche Boxster
'05 Audi A4 1.8T Quattro


> Message: 3
> Date: Thu, 26 Jan 2006 18:38:53 +0000
> From: "mark bashara" <marklaredo at msn.com>
> Subject: <VV> Another slam on Corvair.
> To: virtualvairs at corvair.org
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> While watching the Barrett Jackson auction a couple of nights ago,  
> I was
> very disapointed in a comment one of the TV announcers made. The  
> guy was
> talking about the advent of unibody's and mentioned the Chrysler  
> cars and so
> on. In doing so he also mentioned the Corvair, followed by the unibody
> lasted, the Corvair didn't. I will never understand why people  
> always seen
> determined to give the Corvair bad press and never the credit I  
> believe it
> deserves. It appears that when you own a Corvair you must always be  
> prepared
> to defend all the false and misrepresented facts about what I  
> believe is a
> great car. I'm willing to bet the Corvair will be around long after  
> all the
> skeptics.
>