<VV> Canister cars

[J R Read_HML]

1st gen Camaro = 3rd gen Corvair
Firebird = Pontiac version of same.
Later, JR

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "James P. Rice" <ricebugg at mtco.com>
To: <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Monday, March 23, 2009 10:26 PM
Subject: <VV> Shimmy


> All:  Corvair converts were not the only ones to have the canisters.  Had
> nothing to do with the Corvair's engine location or weight distribution, 
> and
> everything to do with structural rigidity and vibration frequency of the
> chassis with a big hole in the center.  The 1st gen Camaro and Firebirds
> converts also had the canisters for the same reason.  Could be many others
> had the canisters which I do not know about...or care about.
>
> Historically Yours,
>                   James Rice