<VV> 'Briers and Volvos -- OT

[J R Read_HML]

Wasn't it named for a hotel/golf course?
Later, JR

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Frank DuVal" <corvairduval at cox.net>
Cc: <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Thursday, July 09, 2009 9:54 PM
Subject: Re: <VV> 'Briers and Volvos -- OT


> Tidewater people may chime in to correct me, but Greenbrier is an area
> of Chesapeake, VA. The Greenbrier Mall is there. Corvair content-
> Tidewater Corvair Club held a Vair Fair there back in 1984. Volvo
> Parkway was named for a Volvo car assembly plant to be located there in
> 1974. It would have been the first "foreign" car maker to build in the
> US since Rolls Royce had a Springfield MA plant in the 20s. But, Volvo
> sales dropped, and the plant never opened for cars. It did build buses
> in the early 80s. Volvo Penta does still have a plant and offices on
> Volvo parkway. Right off I-264. Stihl also has an assembly plant near 
> there.
>
> Frank DuVal
>
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