<VV> Willow Run '79/X car Corvair comparison

[hallgrenn at aol.com]

I remember the article.  A local Chevy salesman was not happy to see the two compared.............  My experience with the original X cars was generally good for GM's first try at FWD, but it was easier to inadvertently spin an X car than an early Corvair because of the light loading on the rear and weight transfer on braking.  

Bob



A little Corvair content - when the Citation was introduced, Car and Driver did 
 comparison article between it and the Corvair since they were both quite 
evolutionary. 





-----Original Message-----
From: Bryan Blackwell <bryan at skiblack.com>
To: Ken Clark <kcvair at hotmail.com>
Cc: Virtual Vairs <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Mon, Jun 18, 2012 1:46 pm
Subject: Re: <VV> Willow Run '79


The X body Chevy was the Citation.  Yes, the Celebrity was also a Chevy, but it 
ollowed the Citation by several years.
A little Corvair content - when the Citation was introduced, Car and Driver did 
 comparison article between it and the Corvair since they were both quite 
evolutionary.  I'm sure James has a copy of the magazine in his archives.
--Bryan
On Jun 18, 2012, at 1:13 PM, Ken Clark wrote:
> also remember seeing a guy hanging on a door to try to get it to close and 
here were a number of cars lined for body work. Wasn't the Celebrity a Chevy?  
 know, it's been a long time ago.   Ken
 
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