<VV> Was Sedans .... Now; First Corvair Experience
RoboMan91324 at aol.com
RoboMan91324 at aol.com
Mon Dec 3 15:20:49 EST 2012
As far as a car I may have driven in my youth, my first experience driving
a car (legally) and my first experience with a Corvair were one and the
same. No, it wasn't a sedan/four door. My father sent me to driving school
when I got my learner's permit. He said it was because the car insurance
would be cheaper but I suspected that he knew we would have a problem if he
was my teacher. One authoritarian butt head teaching another rebellious
butt head to drive is the perfect formula for conflict.
Because I had dreams of a muscle car in my future, I insisted on learning
to drive a manual transmission. The only car the driving school had with a
stick was an old, dilapidated and dented Monza 2 door they borrowed
somewhere. I remember scaring the poop out of the instructor several times. No,
I didn't add any dents.
I remember an overall good impression of the car but I didn't own my first
Corvair until about 10 years ago. Of course, I became hooked and now have
a collection. The '66 Corsa was my first. I am out of room now, so I
don't know if I will ever add a sedan/four door to my collection. The closest
I came to buying a four door was a 1961 Lincoln Continental four door
convertible. This was the year and model car JFK was in when he was
assassinated. See, you can buy both a four door and a ragtop at the same time.
Lincoln made these cars for a number of years and they are highly collectible.
However, unless you enjoy tinkering constantly, you don't want one. They
were and possibly still are the most complicated (most parts) car made.
They had many old technology relays, trigger switches and electric motors to
automatically lower windows, open and close the trunk lid backwards and fold
the top into the trunk.
Doc
1960 Corvette, 1961 Rampside, 1962 Rampside, 1964 Spyder coupe, 1965
Greenbrier, 1966 Canadian Corsa turbo coupe, 1967 Nova SS, 1968 Camaro ragtop
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In a message dated 12/3/2012 9:00:16 A.M. Pacific Standard Time,
virtualvairs-request at corvair.org writes:
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Date: Mon, 03 Dec 2012 10:24:24 -0500
From: Bill Hubbell <whubbell at verizon.net>
Subject: Re: <VV> Fwd: Sedans
To: Guy Brandes <vair140 at aol.com>
Cc: "VirtualVairs at corvair.org" <VirtualVairs at corvair.org>
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My 1964 sedan has won several People's Choice awards.
I admit that people seem to prefer flashy red convertibles over Plain Jane
sedans, but there is a special joy in presenting a car that many people
may have actually driven in their youth.
Bill
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