<VV> Corvairs in snow/beer

Gary Swiatowy gswiatowy at rochester.rr.com
Sat Aug 8 17:08:54 EDT 2009


I remember a few times my corvair trunk became a beer cooler.
Quarter keg of beer, packed with ice, open the trunk, and  screw in the tap.

Ah.........those were the days.

Did that also in the spare tire well of my 66 Coronet.

Gary Swiatowy

> From: "Spence Shepard" <sshepard3 at earthlink.net>
> Subject: <VV> Corvairs in snow
> I drove Corvairs (to college) in far North New York state in the 60's and 
> can't recall ever getting stuck where it couldn't move but had some 
> situations where I couldn't steer because the snow was heavy and deep and 
> the front end would ride up on it. Weight in the trunk would help, 
> especially cases of beer!
>
> Back then we could use studded snow tires. My best snow car was a '66 
> Toronado. It would go through anything.
>
> Spence Shepard
>



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