<VV> humped again, was: Modern Corvair vs. mundane FWDs

[Charles Lee]

Yes, and its center of gravity is what really made the Corvair stand out.

The ground clearance (and flat floor) let me skip across an unexpected 
"pond" that magically appeared in the road ahead with no time to stop 
(except in the middle of it).
I floored it and skimmed across, much to the amazement of those who were 
stuck in it (some, whose windows were open, were not as happy) !

Cz



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bill Elliott" <corvair at fnader.com>
To: <airvair at earthlink.net>; "Charles Lee" <chaz at ProperProPer.com>; 
<jvhroberts at aol.com>; <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Tuesday, January 19, 2010 10:24 AM
Subject: Re: <VV> humped again, was: Modern Corvair vs. mundane FWDs


> Ground clearance.  The Toro had gobs of it and the Corvair had everything
> out back and didn't need to run through the space.  My Tatra had a flat
> floor as well...
>
> The stuff has to run somewhere on a front engine car... the primary option
> if you didn't want the hump is to raise the whole floor (like with the 
> Toro
> or minivans)... I'd rather have a lower cg and a hump...
>
> Bill
>
>
>>
>> The Corvair and the original Toro/Eldo are STILL the only cars that were
>> ever built without a hump (discounting minivans, etc.) My question is why
>> can't engineers do what has already been shown to be possible? What's
>> holding them back? Why the mandatory hump? What's so wrong with a flat
>> floor?
>>
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