<VV> Year of the Really Earlies - and Music, Too!

Wed Jun 16 01:00:41 EDT 2010

Hi Rodney,
The Kansas City, Missouri plant began Corvair production on September 14, 1959, the same day that Oakland, Calif. began assembling Corvairs. JR asked about Canada: Oshawa Corvair production began on November 20th.

You're very lucky to have Kansas City #37. The plant started out on two shifts, working up to 20 Vairs and 30 Impalas an hour. It's safe to say that your car was likely built on the second day of production at the latest.

I'd sure like to have a picture or rubbing of the Fisher Body plate in your engine compartment. Very little is known about early KC body plates, option codes or when build dates first appeared on KC plates, so it's always a treat to see a KC body plate.

Your car is definitely historic and could very well be the earliest surviving KC Vair. We should all be rooting for you to restore it! It should have had the early style parking brake setup when it was built since all Corvairs had it until production stopped just after the steel strike in November. 

Of course only Willow Run built Vairs can be the "earliest" Corvairs since production started there on July 7, 1959, almost 51 years ago. Up until now, Pete Koehler's #375 has been THE earliest Vair known to exist. The recent posts by "Mel" on Corvair Center have included photos of his very early Willow Run car with horn slots, but until he reveals the VIN, 375 still stands as the earliest Corvair known. 

Dave Newell

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From: virtualvairs-bounces at corvair.org
[mailto:virtualvairs-bounces at corvair.org] On Behalf Of Rodney Spooner
Sent: Sunday, June 13, 2010 5:14 PM
To: 'shortle'; 'J R Read_HML'; virtualvairs at corvair.org; 'Matt Nall'
Subject: Re: <VV> Year of the Really Earlies - and Music, Too!

Does anyone know when the Kansas assembly line started production? I have
#37 which I plan to restore.

Vairy truly yours,
RodneySpooner at CorvairGarage.Com
Riverside, CA
951.313.8774

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[mailto:virtualvairs-bounces at corvair.org] On Behalf Of shortle
Sent: Wednesday, June 09, 2010 4:41 PM
To: J R Read_HML; virtualvairs at corvair.org; Matt Nall
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I thought Pete is working on #347?

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>From: J R Read_HML <hmlinc at sbcglobal.net>
>Sent: Jun 9, 2010 5:35 PM
>To: virtualvairs at corvair.org, Matt Nall <patiomatt at aol.com>
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>When did Canada start production?
>Later, JR
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>Sent: Wednesday, June 09, 2010 6:27 PM
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>> Are you sure???  Someone just bought  1002_ _ out of Canada...
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