<VV> Corvair Trunks

[gswiatowy at rochester.rr.com]

This is going back over 10 years or so.
But the wife and I were coming back from a car show in Welland, Ontario.
At the border cooming into NY, the inspector said "open up the trunk" and walked to the back of the car.
I went to the back and opened the motor compartment.
Trying not to grin or look smug.
He did a quick double take, and said, "get out of here".
wife thought I would go to jail for bing a wise a**

Would not do that today........

Gary Swiatowy


>> Subject: <VV> Corvair Trunks
> 
> 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