<VV> Devin C

[mark at noakes.com]

If anyone knows of a Devin C for sale, I'd be interested, especially if 
it was a project car such that the price might not be as high.

Thanks,

Mark N

On 8/11/17 7:47 PM, Rick Loving via VirtualVairs wrote:
> The Devin that was ran at the Salt flats with an "extimated" 167 mph top
> speed was not officially timed.
>
> The car was running much taller tires than stock, in the pictures they look
> like 15" rim and plently of sidewall.
>
> The Devin also had a 3:08 diff...but even doing the math with a really tall
> tires they would have had to have the tach well past 5000 to achieve 167.
>
> I have never seen a weight distribution front to rear listed in any
> publiciation and I am not sure if any of the owners have scaled their cars.
>
> The Devin C was reported to be a little more tail heavy than the Devin D due
> to the Corvair powertrain in the Devin C weighing about 200 more lbs that
> the Devin D.
>
> This was the initial issue with the handling, but approproiate front caster
> and rear camber settings, paired with better rubber in the rear dialed the
> car in to be very neutral.
>
>
> Rick Loving
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: VirtualVairs [mailto:virtualvairs-bounces at corvair.org] On Behalf Of
> James P. Rice via VirtualVairs
> Sent: Friday, August 11, 2017 4:52 PM
> To: virtualvairs at corvair.org
> Cc: 'McGowan, Mike'
> Subject: <VV> Devin C
>
> Art:  There are several Devin C's within the CORSA membership.  If you
> contact CORSA Communique editor Mike (CC above) he can probably aid you in
> getting your hands on the Nov/Dec Communique which had several articles on
> the car.
>
> I also have the Automobile issue you mentioned.  I have seen several of
> Devin C's autocross at CORSA's convention and none of them went sideways.
> My guess is the VW front suspension washes out in understeer before the back
> can go crazy.  At the Venture CA convention some years ago, Tom Keosababian
> had his there.  In the course of talking with him, he said the front starts
> getting light at about 100 and feels like the wheels are off the ground at
> about 120.  So a front spoiler is needed if you really want to go fast.  Or
> may be a lot of rake in the chassis.
>
> Art Evans, who worked with Bill Devin, wrote a softcover 60 pg "book" on
> Devin's.  ISBN 0-9797219-2-X    You can probably find one on line if you
> want to.
>
> I read the 167 at Bonneville claim.  I want to see the size of the rear
> tires, 'cause that is flying speed.  Someplace in one of my file folders I
> have the road test Sports Car Graphic did way back when.  Since I cannot
> quickly put my hands on it, I cannot tell you the weight distribution.  Tail
> heavy probably doesn't do it justice...!
>
> Historically Yours,
> 		James Rice
>
>
> Message: 6
> Date: Thu, 10 Aug 2017 10:33:25 -0400
> From: arthurwlinden at aol.com
> To: VirtualVairs at corvair.org
> Subject: <VV> Devin C
>
> Does anyone have any experience with the Devin C?  A recent issue of
> Automobile magazine has a nice article on Bill Devin's personal car.  Says
> it weighs 1,400 pounds with a 180 hp engine with what look to be Weber carbs
> - three per side.  Also that they once put a supercharger on it and went 167
> mph at Bonneville.  My question is - What is the weight distribution?  How
> did they prevent it from swapping ends at even moderate speeds?  They did
> say when they drove it: "This car lives to change direction."
>
>
> Art Linden
>
>
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