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21eagle
05-11-2011, 12:39 PM
Any corvair owners on here?? What to look out for?? Seem to be priced cheap?? Thank you
Hydrophobic guy
05-11-2011, 12:51 PM
Corvair?
Oh, I thought you said fire.
21eagle
05-11-2011, 01:44 PM
Really? They have a cooling prob or something?
albypine
05-11-2011, 01:48 PM
lol lot's of em burned up,maybe some was becuse the owner did not like what they bought and needed quick way out:leaving:
Frank Molé
05-11-2011, 02:24 PM
had one when i was 17,what a blast..........................drove it everywere
rock
05-11-2011, 04:03 PM
Corvair?
Oh, I thought you said fire.

Very good. They were pretty neat old cars designed to last about 30,000 miles. The turbo model ran pretty good.
Rock
JR IN JAX
05-11-2011, 05:10 PM
They were the next best thing to an aluminum cylinder wall Chevy Vega.
Riverman
05-11-2011, 09:13 PM
They were really neat cars. A lot were used as ice racers with a 327 mounted amidships.

If I was going to do a car resto it would be in my top five.
phil blomquist
05-11-2011, 09:17 PM
first car i ever been upside down in got a bloody nose out of the deal but they had the spider 140hp little screamer
SuperBoat Steve
05-11-2011, 10:17 PM
my friend had one in the early 70's blue/white turbo pretty fast cool car. My brother had the corvair 140 HP engine in a 1966 VW bug looking as stock as we could make it . fun sleeper !


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=59voKreB2j8
21eagle
05-11-2011, 10:22 PM
Found a 1963 convertible clean car for 3500$. Looking for something to take the kids cruising
Riverman
05-11-2011, 10:31 PM
Found a 1963 convertible clean car for 3500$. Looking for something to take the kids cruising

Nice! Stick or auto? Which engine?
lightchop
05-12-2011, 10:26 AM
nice job putting a v-12 in one.
Forkin' Crazy
05-13-2011, 07:29 AM
Really? They have a cooling prob or something?

I know I had a hard time getting an upper radiator hose for one.... :eek:
Enticer1
05-17-2011, 12:14 PM
Drove a 1961 Vair in High School, was a lucky kid because my Dad replaced the 80 HP mota with a 110 from a later Monza. Only failure I ever had was a top fan bearing and a plastic oil sensor.
JR IN JAX
05-17-2011, 01:10 PM
There were several fatal rollovers in Corvairs here in Jax back then. Then again, once a year a Volkswagen Bug with the same folding suspension would roll-over on the sharp curve in front of our house and smash flat, killing everyone inside. It happened often enough that it was an exciting time [as a child] to meet-n-greet our neighbors while the Firemen/Policemen did their work cleaning up. It usually happened right after the bars closed at night [2:15 AM].
Forkin' Crazy
05-17-2011, 03:35 PM
Yea, but they changed to a different suspention in 1965 I think. Too bad it was already dead. Nader personally saw to that. :nonod: