<VV> Corvairs in the Winter

[shortle]

Hi Pete, 
The only 1 I take out in the winter seems to do quite well. It's my '63 Rampside with 95 HP, 3.55, Powerglide. Its got 4 studded snow tires and plenty of ground clearance. I have taken it places where my wifes Volvo XC70 or any Suby can't get to. And the direct air heater does quite well now that I have all the dry dog food out of it. (Last Falls postings on VV). And right now SW Colorado has plenty of winter conditions. Keep the Peace!
Timothy Shortle in Durango Colorado
11 degrees ambient right now with a high of 30 predicted


-----Original Message-----
>From: peter koehler <pkoehler01 at atlanticbb.net>
>Sent: Jan 8, 2010 6:01 PM
>To: virtualvairs at corvair.org
>Subject: <VV> Corvairs in the Winter
>
>This evening I had a very pleasant dinner with my 83 year 
>old neighbor as a thank you for keeping his driveway 
>shoveled out. Seems like everyday of late we have an extra 
>couple of inches of snow to clear out.
>
>John's hobby is building ice racing boats. He is still 
>hard at it in his basement working away. Since I moved 
>next door three years ago he has seen many Corvairs come 
>and go. He prefers the early model 4 door sedans as that 
>is what he had "back in the day".
>
>It was great to hear him reminisce about hauling his ice 
>boat on the roof of his bought-it-new 1962 Corvair sedan 
>to the frozen lakes around Pittsburgh. He said the car was 
>great in the snow. He could drive up the side of a 
>building... Only had to use the chains once...
>
>Has anybody here on the list experienced the joys of 
>winter driving in a Corvair lately??? - Caveman Pete
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