<VV> Hemmings Classic Car declares Corvairs a "deal"

[Bill H.]

                                                     B"H

Mike:  For me there was no other option.  I don't have room to collect cars; I have room for one, and only one (my wife has the minivan; we live in Brooklyn, New York and we have an attached house with a one-car garage and short little driveway and no land around the house) car besides the van. (guess which car gets the garage every night?)

My Vair is relatively economical, can park anywhere, easy to fix and get parts for, and turns heads.  I'm thrilled every time I take the wheel; always looking for an excuse to drive somewhere lol.  My "Smiles to the gallon" are better than any Prius...Bill H.  69 Monza 110 PG



--- On Sun, 6/8/08, Mike Jacobi <mvjacobi at comcast.net> wrote:

> From: Mike Jacobi <mvjacobi at comcast.net>
> Subject: Re: <VV> Hemmings Classic Car declares Corvairs a "deal"
> To: gojoe283 at yahoo.com, "virtual Vairs" <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
> Date: Sunday, June 8, 2008, 2:11 PM
> Seems to me is that people in general are put off by the
> unique Corvair
> powertrain.  They understand a front engine rear drive
> car...and mostly, can
> get them worked on most anywhere.
> 
> They also assume, wrongly, that getting parts is a problem.
>  They don't know
> about our great support through our vendors.  This makes
> our cars a good buy
> only for those who want to do all necessary maintenance and
> restoration
> themselves.  
> 
> Many people who love and buy muscle cars and the like buy
> them to drive and
> show, maybe do their own detailing and minor
> maintenance...but anything that
> is beyond basics, they can farm out to the local garage. 
> With a Vair, you
> do it yourself or the car sits idle.
> 
> We have so often seen inquiries and write ups from people
> who have or would
> like to insert one of those water cooled aluminum 218 V8s
> (Buick) in a
> Corvair, due at least in part to wanting to be free of the
> quirky
> mechanicals back there.
> 
> I wholeheartedly agree that the Corvair is a wonderful,
> well engineered car.
> And its a blast to drive.  I will never again be without
> one.  But its kind
> of a hard sell to someone who wants to stay in the V-8
> front engine rear
> drive world.
> 
> And it makes it really inexpensive to add to my
> collection!!
> 
> Mike in Michigan
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> On 6/7/08 10:44 PM, "Bill H."
> <gojoe283 at yahoo.com> wrote:
> 
> >                                         B"H
> > 
> > To this day I cannot fathom why Corvairs are so
> inexpensive:
> > 
> > 1.  Period '60s Chevy Styling - good looking,
> turns heads wherever it goes
> > 2.  Hardtop styling for Late models, even convertibles
> are cheap
> > 3.  Mechanicals easy to work on, unusual but no
> secrets or impossible
> > technology to learn
> > 4.  Parts cheap and readily available
> > 5.  Probably the best handling car of its era (with
> the exception of the Vette
> > which probably handles as well as the Vair)
> > 6.  Small enough to keep as a modern collectible and
> park anywhere
> > 7.  Relatively economical and practical as a daily
> driver (except maybe that
> > concours Corsa turbo convertible, or the '69 with
> 5 miles on it!)
> > 
> > In my mind, there isn't a more practical
> collectible than the Corvair.  But
> > maybe the rear engine/air cooled configuration scares
> potential
> > collectors...Bill H.
> >  
> > 
> > 
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