<VV> Japanese Corvair - eyewitness

[MarK Durham]

Actually, I took a full size GMC van to England, the original right drive
country, and we had no problems adjusting. Everyone just got out of our way
anyway!
Mark Durham Hauser, Idaho
62 Coupe Red/Red 4 speed
On Aug 18, 2014 5:48 PM, "Sethracer--- via VirtualVairs" <
virtualvairs at corvair.org> wrote:

> I checked out Dave Newells book covering foreign sales - and production -
> for the Corvair. He says nothing about sales in Japan. He does indicate
> that
> GIs  might have brought cars over. Indeed, in 1969, I was traveling on a
> bus from  Yokoda Air base to Atsugi Naval air station in Japan. (Actually I
> was traveling  from one Air Force BX to a Navy BX.) Looking out the rear of
> the bus I saw  a 64 4-door in traffic about 6 cars behind. I was already a
> Corvair owner so I  knew the year clues. It had a Japanese license plate
> on the
> front, I  believe. Since all Corvairs were originally left-hand drive, and
> Japan  was - and is - a right-hand drive country, driving a huge (for
> Japan)
> wrong-side  drive car in any of the cities would have been a true
> nightmare.
>
> - Seth Emerson
>
>
> In a message dated 8/18/2014 3:15:47 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
> virtualvairs at corvair.org writes:
>
> They did  sell Corvairs in Japan.  If a G.I. had taken it to Japan, why
> would it  have a Japanese tag in the engine compartment?
>
>
> ~Bill  Stanley
>
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