f6john
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« on: May 11, 2021, 11:34:09 AM » |
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« Reply #1 on: May 11, 2021, 11:40:45 AM » |
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Corvair?
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Rams
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« Reply #2 on: May 11, 2021, 11:43:24 AM » |
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Body Kits can make just about anything look like something else. I'm guessing Pontiac Fiero under that glass. I helped build several Pantera kits that went right onto Fieros. Heck, it could be a VW.  Rams |
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« Reply #3 on: May 11, 2021, 12:09:36 PM » |
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Kind of looks like a Camaro, a Challenger, a Mustang had an orgy and out came a baby looking similar to a Ferrari.  |
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« Reply #4 on: May 11, 2021, 12:15:25 PM » |
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“Some people see things that are and ask, Why? Some people dream of things that never were and ask, Why not? Some people have to go to work and don’t have time for all that.”
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Rams
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So many colors to choose from yet so few stand out
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« Reply #5 on: May 11, 2021, 12:47:06 PM » |
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Corvair Anything is possible but, I'm betting on a mid-engined ride. Nose is short with what appears to be a large cabin but, is probably part engine compartment. Look at the wheels compared to the front and rear of the car. Also, very low to the ground. 5 lug wheel pattern. Edited: Definitely a Corvair. Yeah, my first guess was wrong. It happens..  Rams |
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« Reply #6 on: May 11, 2021, 01:19:38 PM » |
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« Reply #7 on: May 11, 2021, 01:26:57 PM » |
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I've owned three of them at one time or another in my life. I enjoyed all of them. Course-I Was a LOT Younger when I owned them.  RIDE SAFE. |
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Jess from VA
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« Reply #8 on: May 11, 2021, 01:37:35 PM » |
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My best Corvair story. At 16, I had a job in a gas station and had some basic knowledge of automotive function. My best friend (with no basic automotive knowledge at all) got a job in a different gas station. A Corvair came in. He had been told to always check the oil and water (in addition to adding gas). After taking some time to discover the engine was in the back, he checked the oil dip and it was good. He could not find a radiator, so he removed the oil fill cap, could see nothing down there, so he filled it up with water. Good job there Einstein. We had a good number of well to do customers driving new Cadillacs and Lincolns and Buicks who went absolutely ballistic when 15-16yo pump jockeys popped their hoods to check anything. Lots of loud horns in the face and shut that hood kid!!! At the time it seemed rude, but today I completely understand. Today, you can't pop the hood from the front, but back then, they all popped from the front. |
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f6john
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« Reply #9 on: May 11, 2021, 02:22:27 PM » |
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Winner, winner chicken dinner, it is based off the 65-69 Corvair. But it is an illustration only car doesn’t exist at this point.
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Patrick
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« Reply #10 on: May 11, 2021, 02:59:37 PM » |
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I was going to say 2nd generation Corvair. I happened to like the cars, poor mans Porsche.
A friends mother had a '64 rag top, we drove the heck out to that car. Chick magnet.
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« Reply #11 on: May 11, 2021, 06:18:41 PM » |
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I had a 64 4 door and a 65 rag top my mother also had a 66 rag top. Both 110 horsepower.
But why would anyone develop a new body for a 55 year old car?
They were never that fast unless you had a turbocharged or supercharged motor.
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« Reply #12 on: May 11, 2021, 06:56:02 PM » |
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I like the look of the car; but it still looks more like a Vette than a Corvair.
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« Reply #13 on: May 12, 2021, 04:29:49 AM » |
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It's definitely cool The nose is very corvairish. |
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f6john
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« Reply #14 on: May 12, 2021, 05:19:47 AM » |
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I’m too old for car building projects but I still am intrigued with the idea of owning a mid engine second generation Corvair I like the look of the car; but it still looks more like a Vette than a Corvair.
One of the latest advancements in the V8 Corvair world is adapting the C5 Corvette differential to the Corvair transmission along with the much heavier duty Corvette axles which have to be shortened to work. I have been a fan of the Corvair since the late 60’s when Crown manufacturing and later Kelmark industries sold kits to mate the small block chevy to the Corvair transaxle in a midship design. The most recent build I have been following on Facebook is a car using the above C5 parts but the builder is using a V6 from a late model Camaro and has added twin turbos. The big advantage of the V6 is that the engine doesn’t crowd the passenger compartment as much as the V8’s. |
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« Reply #15 on: May 12, 2021, 11:23:44 AM » |
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Everybody has a car and/or bike in their past they wish they still had. Mine was a 66 Corvair Corsa. Six (or maybe 4) one barrel carbs and 140 hp. Four on the floor. Man that thing would run! Surprised a lot of Mustang owners. Met it's demize in a head on with a Buick Skylark on a snowy day in, well who can remember the month. Lucky I had two mounted tires in the front boot. Kept the front end from getting pushed into me. Loved that car. It was different (can you say "reverse cool") and fast. I wish I had a picture of it. Found some on line that look just like it.  |
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f6john
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« Reply #16 on: May 12, 2021, 11:59:08 AM » |
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Everybody has a car and/or bike in their past they wish they still had. Mine was a 66 Corvair Corsa. Six (or maybe 4) one barrel carbs and 140 hp. Four on the floor. Man that thing would run! Surprised a lot of Mustang owners. Met it's demize in a head on with a Buick Skylark on a snowy day in, well who can remember the month. Lucky I had two mounted tires in the front boot. Kept the front end from getting pushed into me. Loved that car. It was different (can you say "reverse cool") and fast. I wish I had a picture of it. Found some on line that look just like it. The 140’s were 4 carb models. I never looked into how the intake was set up to service 3 cylinders on two carbs. They are highly sought after by the air cooled guys. I always looked at the Corvair pancake engines as the Harley Davidson of cars. If they weren’t leaking oil, it was just a matter of time. Another reason I was/am attracted to late model Corvairs is that the Buick/Oldsmobile all aluminum V8’s were a popular engine to replace the flat 6 in its rear engine configuration. My first car was a 62 Olds Cutlass with the 215 performance V8. I wouldn’t mind having one again although the styling wasn’t the greatest on the road but not bad. |
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« Reply #17 on: May 12, 2021, 12:19:36 PM » |
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Everybody has a car and/or bike in their past they wish they still had. Mine was a 66 Corvair Corsa. Six (or maybe 4) one barrel carbs and 140 hp. Four on the floor. Man that thing would run! Surprised a lot of Mustang owners. Met it's demize in a head on with a Buick Skylark on a snowy day in, well who can remember the month. Lucky I had two mounted tires in the front boot. Kept the front end from getting pushed into me. Loved that car. It was different (can you say "reverse cool") and fast. I wish I had a picture of it. Found some on line that look just like it. When I was about 14 or 15 a friend had one. It was cool. It was the only one I’ve ever ridden in though. |
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Patrick
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« Reply #18 on: May 13, 2021, 03:43:59 AM » |
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I gave some serious thought to the V8 swap thing, but, ended up with a Beck body and a salvaged 935 for a good price.
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Rams
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« Reply #19 on: May 13, 2021, 04:04:51 AM » |
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Ralph Nader would be rolling over in his grave.............. If he was dead. Rams |
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« Reply #20 on: May 13, 2021, 04:23:36 AM » |
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