[FC] '62 Rampside Questions...again...

[Ben's Bus]

A good tight (or even loose) FC will ride really nicely. They kind of float
and the driver position over the front wheels is amazing! You can really see
what is happening on the road and ahead of you. FCs kind of float along.
They are bulky, but no bigger than a new minivan, and way cooler! Dad
described driving one to me as being like a Greyhound bus. He had a '61
Greenbrier in '63. He used it as I do for camping and hauling stuff. He had
trouble with it vapor locking and gave up on it. Too bad. He likes to drive
mine, now...

Enjoy the search. I checked out the pics on eBay. It looks like an OK truck,
but heed the advice of all the members who are kind enough to respond. The
FCs have specific rust areas that are hard to fix well. On the other hand,
they were built like tanks (read...like all cars in the 1960's, so much
better than today!) Any part is available from the vendors or other members.
It did take me two years to find my Rampside, but the right truck came along
for the right price. It has never seen salt and has been a true workaholic.
It is slumbering away in the garage right now waiting for the snow and salt
to go. Too bad it had a dead battery when I went out to idle it today.

Best wishes. Feel free to ship any particular concerns my way if you like. I
have been an FC daily driver since 1993.

Ben


----- Original Message -----
From: <jwhalen at gra.midco.net>
To: <corvanatics at corvair.org>
Sent: Monday, February 26, 2007 3:29 PM
Subject: [FC] '62 Rampside Questions...again...


>
> Thank you all very much for your quick and helpful comments concerning a
'62
> Rampside I'm looking at.  The truck is actually on ebay right now going
for
> $1500 with no bids just yet.  I don't know why they're are no bids as it
looks
> in pretty good shape.  I'm guessing that it's too far away for most folks
to
> pick it up (up by the Canadian border in Minnesota).  The truck is yellow
with
> a green stripe (I think).
>
> If anyone has looked at that ebay item and has any comments on the truck,
I'd
> love to hear them.  I'm still pondering bidding on the thing...but the
standard
> issues are getting in the way:  where to store it, money, how much I'd
> eventually be putting into it, wife's reaction to yet another Corvair.
>
> I've never driven a FC before.  How do they drive?  What do they feel
like?
> (I'm bored at work and have the time to make a lengthy post...hope you
don't
> mind).
>
> Any comments would be appreciated.  Thank you.
>
> Jon
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