<VV> American Pickers

[Harry Smith]

Not knowing anything about Corvair powered Cords I did a Google search and
found a page describing the history of said cars. There is an interesting
paragraph in this history:
"Though impressive in outward appearance, the underpowered,  fire-prone and
often controversial Corvair engine along with the car's poor handling
characteristics proved too much to overcome."
The page is here:
http://www.stutzbearcat.com/cordhistory.htm
Since someone said they own or owned one I am curious as to your opinion of
this statement?
Harry Smith
1963 Rampside (on perpetual hold)
Coral Springs, FL

On Fri, Dec 20, 2013 at 9:14 AM, <tkalp at cox.net> wrote:

> When the Great Plains Corvair Roundup was held in Tulsa in 2010 There were
> two 8/10 Cords there and one of the activities was a tour of the Cord,
> Auburn and Duesenberg facility in the old pickle factory building in Broken
> Arrow, OK.  It was a great trip for me as in 1964 my father and I were in
> the same building watching Glen Pray build the first few production 8/10
> Cords.
>
> At the Roundup I was given the opportunity to drive one of the 8/10 Cords
> and within a couple of years had one of my own.
>
> T. Kalp
> Wichita, KS
>
> ---- Gary Swiatowy <gswiatowy at rochester.rr.com> wrote:
> > I DVR'd this weeks episode of American Pickers on the History channel and
> > just watched it last night.
> >
> >
> >
> > Part of the "pick" included a stop at the remains of the Auburn, Cord,
> > Duesenberg company
> >
> > As you may recall, Glen Pray purchased the assets of the company and
> built
> > the Cord 8/10 using Corvair components.
> >
> >
> >
> > Though they did not specifically mention the Cord 8/10 being Corvair, the
> > Corvair drivetrain was pictured and during the opening you could see an
> 8/10
> > parked out front.
> >
> > There were parts and pieces and other photos from the 8/10 construction.
> >
> >
> >
> > This episode will re-run prior to next week[s regular episode and most
> > likely several other times for those interested.
> >
> >
> >
> > Gary Swiatowy
> >
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