<VV> Corvair Trunks

[Cliff Tibbitts]

Tony's story about loading groceries into the trunk to the amazement of
on-lookers reminded me of something that happened to me a couple of years
ago.  

 

In this day and age, I thought almost everyone our age knew that the Corvair
had its trunk in front.  At the time, a group from the elementary school I
was working at bowled in a fun league.  It was in the winter and I was
driving my 66 Monza.  As we left the bowling alley, I moved to the front of
the car and placed the bowling ball in the trunk.  A friend of mine, behind
the car, stood there with her mouth agape.  I knew immediately what she was
thinking.  I closed the trunk quickly before she could walk around to the
front.  "What did you just do?" she asked.  "In the winter, I like to keep
the ball up here with the engine to keep it warm." I replied. She thought I
had finally lost what little sense I had left.   Friends of ours who knew
better were laughing so hard they were crying.  Finally, I reminded her that
the engine was in the rear and this was the trunk.  It took her about two
days to forgive me but eventually she found some humor in the moment as
well. 

 

Cliff Tibbitts

Lexington, KY