<VV> Hills, curves and PGs ...

Fri Oct 28 22:12:48 EDT 2011

Perhaps I'm lucky but I don't have any problems with my PG with shifting. Of
course it can't go too fast anyways with the 80hp in the 60! 
3-5 inches of snow due tomorrow night here in New England so I guess the
cruise season is truly over for me! Stay Warm all!

Jason Cesana
CORSA Vice President
Eastern Director
Bay State Corvair Club
1960 Caveman Corvairs
Dirigo Corvairs

-----Original Message-----
From: virtualvairs-bounces at corvair.org
[mailto:virtualvairs-bounces at corvair.org] On Behalf Of Charles Lee
Sent: Friday, October 28, 2011 9:47 PM
To: 'shortle'; 'Ron'; virtualvairs at corvair.org
Subject: <VV> Hills, curves and PGs ...

Mr. Shortle,

Glad your trip was uneventful, if a little boring !  No hills and no
interesting curves to keep the circulation going?  Hills with curves seem
always to throw PGs into the wrong gear, which is my main complaint (besides
being a passenger in my own car ?)

Long, high speed climbs through hills are where sticks are no fun anyway,
and act like automatic transmissions since you're not shifting anyway.

Maybe it's just me, but "shifting" is part of driving, although I understand
sometimes one might just want to let the car do the driving instead ?

I get it, plus it's hard to text with a stick, so I guess that's one more
"plus" for the PG?

Palm Springs was great, but I didn't get a chance to say HI while you/we
were there.

I did get some shots of your Rampy though, nice ride (even if it is a PG),
really though, it is a good looking truck (if you don't mind me calling it a
"truck" ~ too good lookin')!  

Charlie

-----Original Message-----
From: virtualvairs-bounces at corvair.org
[mailto:virtualvairs-bounces at corvair.org] On Behalf Of shortle
Sent: Friday, October 28, 2011 5:12 PM
To: Ron; Charles Lee; virtualvairs at corvair.org
Subject: Re: <VV> A good day in my little Vair' shop

And I just got back from driving my Rampside with PG from So Cal (Palm
Springs). Elevation of Durango is 6500 feet above sea level. Palm Springs is
at or close to sea level. Flagstaff is just over 7000 feet. Looking forward
to next years Palm Springs.
Timothy Shortle in Durango Colorado 81301 

-----Original Message-----
>From: Ron <ronh at owt.com>
>Sent: Oct 28, 2011 11:44 AM
>To: Charles Lee <chaz at properproper.com>, virtualvairs at corvair.org
>Subject: Re: <VV> A good day in my little Vair' shop
>
>There's absolutely no problem in driving a PG Corvair over the 3 and 4 
>thousand foot passes in the Cascades when going to the coast, I've done 
>it many times and you'll never need to shift once!
>RonH
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Charles Lee" <chaz at properproper.com>
>To: "'Ron'" <ronh at owt.com>; <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
>Cc: <Sethracer at aol.com>
>Sent: Thursday, October 27, 2011 11:51 PM
>Subject: RE: <VV> A good day in my little Vair' shop
>
>
>> On a level road, until you get to some hills, or some interesting 
>> driving

>> ?
>>
>> ~Cz
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: virtualvairs-bounces at corvair.org 
>> [mailto:virtualvairs-bounces at corvair.org] On Behalf Of Ron
>> Sent: Thursday, October 27, 2011 11:15 PM
>> To: Charles Lee; virtualvairs at corvair.org
>> Cc: Sethracer at aol.com
>> Subject: Re: <VV> A good day in my little Vair' shop
>>
>> Nope!  Two speeds and both of them just right.
>> RonH
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Charles Lee" <chaz at properproper.com>
>> To: <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
>> Cc: <Sethracer at aol.com>
>> Sent: Thursday, October 27, 2011 11:04 PM
>> Subject: <VV> A good day in my little Vair' shop
>>
>>
>>> Right !
>>>
>>> Drive it and you'll find out that the PG has "2 speeds" : " too low 
>>> and too high" ;>})~ ggg, LMAO, he he etc ...
>>>
>>> ~Cz
>>>
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: virtualvairs-bounces at corvair.org 
>>> [mailto:virtualvairs-bounces at corvair.org] On Behalf Of 
>>> Sethracer at aol.com
>>> Sent: Thursday, October 27, 2011 6:13 PM
>>> To: corvairgrymm at gmail.com; virtualvairs at corvair.org
>>> Subject: Re: <VV> A good day in my little Vair' shop
>>>
>>> In a message dated 10/27/2011 4:49:38 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, 
>>> corvairgrymm at gmail.com writes:
>>>
>>> Last,  since the 62 is a
>>> powerglide car it was the first time I've had a  Powerglide out of a 
>>> car....
>>> sure is kinda weird looking compared to my four  speeds!
>>>
>>> Ray - If you think it LOOKS weird compared to a four speed, wait 
>>> till you DRIVE it!
>>>
>>>
>>> (Just kidding folks - its a joke!) -Seth
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