<VV> Corvairs in news
Jack Pinard
corvairjack at verizon.net
Sat Aug 1 14:02:19 EDT 2009
It would be great to publish in Communique articles by professional writers like Bob Marlow on their experiences with Corvairs.
Scott, can you persuade Bob to submit story?
Be sure his bio is included.
Jack
John W. "Jack" Pinard
116 E Garden Green, Port Hueneme CA 93041-1926
Cell 805 340-6533
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Today's Topics:
1. Seat extenders (vair140 at aol.com)
2. Corvairs In the news & Bob Marlow (Scott Morehead)
3. Re: Seat extenders (ScottyGrover at aol.com)
4. Tony Kruzich's 1965 Corsa Convertible at J'ville (Louis Armer)
5. Re: Seat extenders (deltainc)
6. Re: 63 Monza Body Tag - ACC decode (Rick Loving)
7. Convention videos on youtube now! (Jeff Wilson)
8. Rod bearing needed (Jim Houston)
9. Marshaltown (J R Read_HML)
10. Re: Marshaltown (Matt Nall)
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Message: 1
Date: Fri, 31 Jul 2009 13:12:05 -0400
From: vair140 at aol.com
Subject: <VV> Seat extenders
To: virtualvairs at corvair.org
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Hi all,
I just got a set of seat extenders from Clark's (being over six feet and driving 1100 miles to Jacksonville) and I'm having difficulty installing them, the floor bolts are too short to attach on the right side bracket and the brackets don't seem to follow the floor contour.? Has anyone done these successfully and how?? 65 Monza 4door.
Regards,
Guy Brandes
65 VAIR 140
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Message: 2
Date: Fri, 31 Jul 2009 05:29:23 -0700 (PDT)
From: Scott Morehead <moreheadscott at yahoo.com>
Subject: <VV> Corvairs In the news & Bob Marlow
To: virtualvairs at corvair.org
Message-ID: <338197.17027.qm at web38702.mail.mud.yahoo.com>
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http://www.thedailyreview.com/articles/2009/07/31/sports/tw_review.20090731.b.pg2.tw31zyla_s1.2705944_spo.txt
?
Letter from a Corvair lover and owner
Published: Friday, July 31, 2009 3:17 AM EDT
I received a very nice letter
last week from Bob Marlow, a nationally respected motorsports writer/announcer
who?s father, Dic, built and operated the now closed Pinebrook Speedway in New
Jersey. He told me he primarily knew me from my writings for National Speed
Sport News (NSSN) and here at The Daily Review in Towanda, Pa.
Bob started contributing to NSSN in 1974, the same year yours truly had his
first works published. Today, Bob still submits material to NSSN from time to
time, (as I do, too), and he also announces for the annual indoor races
organized by Area Auto Racing?s News publisher Lenny Sammons at the Atlantic
City convention center.
Recently, he read my car collector shop talk column in The Daily Review, and
Bob discovered we have something in common when it comes to ?love them or hate
them? cars?the Corvair. And yes, Bob Marlow is right. I?m a closet Corvair
lover, and have always been.
Bob told me he?s always owned Corvairs, and a great number of people involved
in racing know him for that distinction. In the 1970s and 80s, Bob drove his
Corvair van all over the place chasing all types of midget racing, from ARDC to
USAC and to wherever competitors from Pinebrook went to race.
?
Today, he still own Corvairs.
He thanked me for writing a favorable piece, and admitted that Corvair owners
are kind of like the ?Rodney Dangerfields? amongst car enthusiasts. He said all
Corvair enthusiasts appreciate it when they are shown a little respect.
Bob sent me two photos, including his blue car, which is a 1966 Corvair ?500?
model. He said he purchased the blue car from a ?little old lady? in 1999 with
19,000 miles on it. He admits he?s ?now run the odometer to a whopping 23,000
miles.?)
The second Corvair is the tan car, and also a ?500? model. Bob modified it as a
?track days? car and it has run Lime Rock, VIR, Summit Point, Beaver Run,
Pocono and elsewhere. While the blue car is dead stock, the tan one is
significantly modified while remaining street-legal. Bob says it is no
world-beater, but it is fun.
His other two Corvairs are very noteworthy, and might be worth more than the
?cars? he owns. One is a 1964 Corvair Greenbrier van that his father bought in
1966, so it has been in the family for well over 40 years. The second non-car
is a 1963 Rampside pickup, which he purchased earlier this year because his
wife thought that it was cute and that it would be useful.
Bob says she was right on both counts.
Said Bob, ?I must confess I never intended to be an ?old car? guy, but I guess
I am. But I started driving Corvairs at the point in time when they were just
inexpensive used cars with distinctive features. They proved to be fun and
reliable, and I kept driving them. They remain relatively inexpensive, and they
also remain distinctive. And thank you for your interest, and also thanks for
telling about the Congressional Investigation that cleared GM. Not many people
know about that. Keep up the good work.?
Thanks Bob, you made my day.
(Greg Zyla is a syndicated motorsports and automotive columnist who welcomes
reader questions or experiences on anything from the Daytona 500 to the Chevy
Corvair. Write him at extramile_2000 at yahoo.com or snail mail to 116 Main St.,
Towanda, Pa. 18848.)
?
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Message: 3
Date: Fri, 31 Jul 2009 16:02:55 EDT
From: ScottyGrover at aol.com
Subject: Re: <VV> Seat extenders
To: virtualvairs at corvair.org
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In a message dated 7/31/09 10:12:45 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
vair140 at aol.com writes:
Hi all,
I just got a set of seat extenders from Clark's (being over six feet and
driving 1100 miles to Jacksonville) and I'm having difficulty installing
them, the floor bolts are too short to attach on the right side bracket and
the brackets don't seem to follow the floor contour.? Has anyone done these
successfully and how?? 65 Monza 4door.
Regards,
Guy Brandes
65 VAIR 140
I had the same problem about a year ago--called Clark's and talked to their
service people--was told that the extender was correct; I drilled out the
extender (about 1" back from the hole that was provided) and that
worked--but I didn't get the 3" extension that was advertised.
I'm about ready to use the Clark's unit as a template to have my own
extender made--with seat mounting studs about 3~4" further back than the ones I
have.
Scotty from Hollyweird
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Message: 4
Date: Fri, 31 Jul 2009 18:04:46 -0400
From: Louis Armer <carmerjr at mindspring.com>
Subject: <VV> Tony Kruzich's 1965 Corsa Convertible at J'ville
To: virtualvairs at corvair.org
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Hi Everyone, Tony has requested that I ask the group for help in
obtaining pictures of his Artesian Turquoise 1965
Corsa convertible which made "Senior" at it's first Corvair
convention. Additional imfo about the car may help you remember
it: white top, wire wheels, rear antennae AND a NOS factory trailer
hitch. Send me jpegs if you took picts of this car.
The car scored 96+ :-)
Thanks,
Chuck Armer
CORSA Member
Corvanatics Member
Corvair Atlanta Director
1965 Corsa Coupe
1964 Greenbrier
http://darthvair.com
SECC Member
1965 Corsa Autocross car 1/2 owner
http://www.wtbrt.com/
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Message: 5
Date: Fri, 31 Jul 2009 17:11:11 -0500
From: "deltainc" <deltainc at grm.net>
Subject: Re: <VV> Seat extenders
To: "vv" <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
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----- Original Message -----
From: <ScottyGrover at aol.com>
Subject: Re: <VV> Seat extenders
> Hi all,
>
> I just got a set of seat extenders from Clark's (being over six feet and
> driving 1100 miles to Jacksonville) and I'm having difficulty installing
> them, the floor bolts are too short to attach on the right side bracket
> and
> the brackets don't seem to follow the floor contour.? Has anyone done
> these
> successfully and how?? 65 Monza 4door.
>
> Regards,
>
> Guy Brandes
> 65 VAIR 140
>
>
>
> I had the same problem about a year ago--called Clark's and talked to
> their
> service people--was told that the extender was correct; I drilled out the
> extender (about 1" back from the hole that was provided) and that
> worked--but I didn't get the 3" extension that was advertised.
> I'm about ready to use the Clark's unit as a template to have my own
> extender made--with seat mounting studs about 3~4" further back than the
> ones I
> have.
>
> Scotty from Hollyweird
*************
A few years my co . made some fittings for " group Red " leader, he was
getting together some seat remounting kits, not sure how that turned out,
but searching the archives might get his phone number. If not, let me know
off forum, I might still have his address.
Also, I might be able to turn you out some specials at po-boy corvair guy
pricing if you can give me the specs. you need, verbal description would
probably work ok.
just some thoughts, ken at deltawerkes
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Message: 6
Date: Fri, 31 Jul 2009 17:52:40 -0500
From: "Rick Loving" <ral1963 at comcast.net>
Subject: Re: <VV> 63 Monza Body Tag - ACC decode
To: "'Mcpherson, Dick'" <dmcphers at CovHlth.com>, "'Ross Landrum'"
<ralandrum at gmail.com>, <VirtualVairs at corvair.org>
Message-ID: <20090731225228.09C4E37891 at tiger.skiblack.com>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
62 and up codes have been deciphered...I, among others are still working on
60 & 61.....
ACC
F = RPO A02 Tinted Windshield
2 = Group 2 options start
C = RPO B70 Padded Dash
D = RPO C06 Power Top
Rick Loving
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From: virtualvairs-bounces at corvair.org
[mailto:virtualvairs-bounces at corvair.org] On Behalf Of Mcpherson, Dick
Sent: Friday, July 31, 2009 8:13 AM
To: Ross Landrum; VirtualVairs at corvair.org
Subject: Re: <VV> 63 Monza Body Tag
Ross,
Build date:
03C = Third week in March, 1963
WR22217 = Willow Run plant, 22217 car made
Trim I727 = Bucket Seat Ivory color in vinyl
Paint 948 R Palomar Red
Not much has been done to decipher the ACC codes...sorry..
Regards,
Dick McPherson
Knoxville Area Corvair Club
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From: virtualvairs-bounces at corvair.org
[mailto:virtualvairs-bounces at corvair.org] On Behalf Of Ross Landrum
Sent: Friday, July 31, 2009 8:48 AM
To: VirtualVairs at corvair.org
Subject: <VV> 63 Monza Body Tag
Does anyone have a source to decode 63 body tag codes?
03C Detroit
STYLE 63-0967 BODY WR22217
TRIM I727 PAINT 948R
ACC F2CD
'63 Monza Convertible
Ross Landrum
ralandrum at gmail.com
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Message: 7
Date: Fri, 31 Jul 2009 20:45:24 -0400 (EDT)
From: Jeff Wilson <jwilson at unctv.org>
Subject: <VV> Convention videos on youtube now!
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Hi all- I just posted a bunch of videos from the Jacksonville convention on youtube.
Just`search for videos by Cormaro1 or search for Corsa convention 2009....
That "Corvairwild" guy was apparently there too doing the same thing, but we
somehow missed each other.... He's got a few videos up too.
CJ Wilson
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Message: 8
Date: Fri, 31 Jul 2009 20:49:14 -0400
From: Jim Houston <jhouston001 at cfl.rr.com>
Subject: <VV> Rod bearing needed
To: Virtual Vairs <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
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I need one .010 rod bearing. Before I order from Clark's I thought I'd
see if anyone has one extra...
Jim Houston
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Message: 9
Date: Fri, 31 Jul 2009 22:57:36 -0500
From: "J R Read_HML" <hmlinc at sbcglobal.net>
Subject: <VV> Marshaltown
To: "VirtualVairs AA" <VirtualVairs at corvair.org>
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Can't find my info.
Does someone have the host hotel name, phone number, and event room rate?
Later, JR
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Message: 10
Date: Sat, 01 Aug 2009 00:10:20 -0400
From: Matt Nall <patiomatt at aol.com>
Subject: Re: <VV> Marshaltown
To: VirtualVairs at corvair.org
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www.corvair.org/chapters/chapter526
Matt Nall
Charleston, Oregon
http://mysite.verizon.net/nalllm
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From: J R Read_HML <hmlinc at sbcglobal.net>
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Sent: Fri, Jul 31, 2009 8:57 pm
Subject: <VV> Marshaltown
Can't find my info.
Does someone have the host hotel name, phone number, and event room
rate?
Later, JR
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