<VV> "Thrill-handling Corvair" at the limit

[hihal6 at gmail.com]

Corvairs were great snow cars but they had a couple quirks too!
I remember driving from Detroit to Columbus OH on a snowy day in 1969. The
temp was slightly above freezing in Michigan but dropped fast south of
Toledo. The slush that had built up in the front wheel wells froze around
the tires leaving my Corsa with almost no steering capability. That was one
time when a front engine with its heat would have been welcome.

Wade Halsey (haven't driven Corvairs in snow in decades)

*On Wed, Jan 23, 2013 at 2:22 PM, <ScottyGrover at aol.com> wrote:
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> *Yeah, and you could get away with that sort of thing--you have the Mayo
> Clinic handy if you make a serious mistake.  In Detroit, we couldn't do
> that--the officers at the local police station administered the drivers
> tests
> when you applied for a license--and they sent us out on Woodward Avenue on
> ICE
>  during rush hour. They then chided us for being nervous!  They said that
> it  was intended to be humourous but to me--NO WAY!!!!!
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> Scotty from Hollyweird
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> In a message dated 1/23/2013 11:07:57 A.M. Pacific Standard Time,
> * *dkeillor at tconcepts.com writes:
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> You  wouldn't know anything about this, Seth, but deep snow is one
>  instance
> where Corvairs understeer rather badly due to lack of weight in  the front.
> Some people used to put weight in the front in the winter, but I  found it
> more entertaining to break the rear end loose and oversteer  through the
> corners.  Also, my wife wasn't always pleased when I'd do  a 180 on the
> snow
> covered street out front in order to park the car on our  side (with her in
> the car). (I guess this proves your second point.)   Empty, snow covered
> parking lots were also a lot of fun -- and a good place  to teach your kids
> car handling techniques.  Today this will get you a  ticket.
> * *
> I don't drive the Corvairs in the snow anymore, but it was a  lot of fun
> back the day.
> * *
> Dave
> Rochester, MN
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> On Wed, Jan  23, 2013 at 12:49 PM, <Sethracer at aol.com> wrote:
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> > Understeer  is when the driver is scared - Oversteer is when the
> passenger
> > is  scared!
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> Dave Keillor
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