<VV> The first Corvair??

[ScottyGrover at aol.com]

In a message dated 10/23/2007 6:58:47 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time,  
mark at myverderealtor.com writes:

We all  remember our first Corvair,, Ahh yes the first of sometimes many!

I  purchased my first Corvair in the summer 1977 from a gentleman  named
Charlie Dye for a sum of $250. I was 17 years old!  It was a 62  red on red
Monza coupe. This was at a time when many of my friends would go  to a local
mall parking lot (Metro Center) and watch Corvairs autocross. We  could not
believe the cars the Corvairs were beating! Although I never  autocrossed the
62 it was my first Vair! What about you! Do you have a  memory of your first
Corvair??



Ah, yes!! It was 1968 and my 1951 Kaiser with its Olds V8 was giving me  
trouble with the 3-carb setup and I needed reliable daily transportation.   The 
summer before, I had read Nader's book--thought it reminded me of Lysol--and  
rented a LM 'Vair for a business trip from Phoenix to Tucson.  Liked it so  well 
I told myself that the next car I bought would be a 'Vair.  Checked  out the 
used car lots and found a '66 coupe; test drove it, found some problems  
(flywheel); said I'd buy it if it was fixed; they did and I did and it's sitting  
in my driveway today (rather battered and a few rust spots; took a hit in front 
 from an illegal immigrant so the front body needs more work than I can  
afford.)
 
Scotty from Hollyweird



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