<VV> Corvair v. Falcon

[Turbovert at aol.com]

All the time I was growing up in the 60's driving Corvairs, I thought that  
the Ford Falcon was the worst example of a "me too" car ever produced. It was,  
in addition to being butt ugly, nothing more than an experimental platform 
for  what became, ironically, the Mustang.
I couldn't wait to get next to one on Woodward Avenue and show them what a  
Corvair looked like from the rear.
I just looked up a reasonably nice one on E-Bay:
_http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Ford-Falcon-Futura-Convertible-Third-Owner-Low
-Miles_W0QQitemZ270047631991QQihZ017QQcategoryZ6232QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcm
dZViewItem_ 
(http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Ford-Falcon-Futura-Convertible-Third-Owner-Low-Miles_W0QQitemZ270047631991QQihZ017QQcategoryZ6232QQssPageNameZWD
VWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem) 
 
Bids are around $10K at the moment, and I wouldn't trade it for my '65  Corsa 
convert if it was free.
 
Without turning this into a needlessly long message, I am advocating that  we 
unify in developing and furthering an attitude that tells the  
front-engine-only muscleheads that we are driving a car of superior technology  and 
performance, and deserve to be reckoned with. 
I believe that we need to continue to promote and support those who  are 
trying to drive up the image and thereby the prices of Corvairs, and hope  that 
the trend will eventually provide a wider fan base for our special and  unique 
Chevy.
 
Thanks for letting me open my air vents...
 
Mike Harrison   
(alive and well) Farmington, MI
RALFWHO