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"Sagan now tooled around town in a Corvair Monza Spyder convertible with
turbo-charged engine. "It flew," one Cornell student remembered

It was 10 years ago when I bought my '64 Spyder Convertible here in the
Netherlands. While cleaning the inside of my new car I saw something red
under the driver's seat. It was a big red cloth label I recognised from
pictures of Jet Fighters. It said "Remove before flight!" :-D

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[mailto:virtualvairs-bounces at corvair.org]Namens Dennis Dorogi
Verzonden: zaterdag 12 januari 2008 15:46
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After we trailered a 64 spyder convt. home from Ithaca NY. my son and I
pried open the locked gloved compartment and found mouse stained owner
protection plan booklet listing Carl Sagan of Cambridge Mass. as the owner -
also doctors bills from 1966 and 1968, service records from Luby Chevrolet
in Boston, others from Ithaca, a personal reminder listing; Bank, money for
my trip, towel holder, tie rack, shaving mirror, cork squares, magnetic
knife rack, hand drill, picture hangers, toilet paper. Also we found a
traffic summons, and a wedding invitation, and a GM custom feature
accessories booklet, and instruction sheet on the care and use of seat
belts.  Related to the Sagan car, my son, Mark, who is actually the owner
recently wrote:
I was at the library with the kids and by chance saw a book on the Life of
Carl Sagan by a writer named William Poundstone.  Scanning though, I see
this mention on page 115:



"Sagan now tooled around town in a Corvair Monza Spyder convertible with
turbo-charged engine. "It flew," one Cornell student remembered. This
allowed him to make the most of Ithaca's blend of natural splendor, small
town living, and first-rate intellectual company."



It goes on to describe how Sagan entertained people such as Isaac Asimov.  I
bet he took them for rides in his hot car!



This writer apparently has access to a lot of family records to write the
book, enough anyway that he found out about the Corvair and made mention of
it.  Perhaps I'll contact him sometime.

Mark recently added:

"I'm reading the rest of the book.  It is quite good, actually.  Another
mention on pg 121 .."Carl drove the flamboyant muscle car.."; I don't think
I remember hearing a Corvair referred to as a "flamboyant muscle car"!

I hope others find this of interest. The very rusty Spyder convertible still
rests in my back yard.  Dennis Dorogi





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