<VV> Corvair/Camaro

[Charles Lee]

Or if GM had uglified the early Corvair or really downplayed its handling ?

The 'bathtub' Porsche was ugly and people it, so maybe if the Corvair HAD 
been ugly, it would have succeeded anyway ?

Either way, glad it, we got 10 years of a great car !

Charlie

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Rodney Spooner" <rodneyspooner at corvairgarage.com>
To: "'BBRT'" <chsadek at comcast.net>; <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Friday, August 27, 2010 2:22 PM
Subject: Re: <VV> Corvair/Camaro


> If there were no Corvair...there would have been no Mustang, Camaro, or 
> ???
> I firmly believe that.
>
> Too bad GM didn't allow Corvair to step up to the plate and prove itself. 
> A
> little more space between cam and crank could have given it a much needed
> longer stroke. DAMN THOSE BEAN COUNTERS!!!
>
> Guess it's up to us...
>
> Vairy truly yours,
> Rodney
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Brent Fullard" <brent.fullard at rogers.com>
> To: <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
> Sent: Saturday, August 21, 2010 9:15 AM
> Subject: Re: <VV> Corvair/Camaro
>
>
>>
>> Re "There was no "pony car" before the Mustang."
>>
>> In fact, there was almost mo "pony car" at all, since the name "Cougar"
>> was
>> in contention for Ford's new competition for the Corvair  until very near
>> the launch date. See attached
>>
>
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