[SCG] "Bloomington Gold" for Corvairs?

[Russ Moorhouse]

I like the original poster have an all original 65 Corsa with a little over 
89,000 miles on it and other than the repaint the original owner did in the 
80's,  normal wear items, and the stock exhaust being replaced with Clark's 
custom exhaust extractors, to take advantage of the porting that was done 
when I had the original heads refurbished after dropping a valve seat.  As 
it sits, it is a very good running, safe car to drive, but has the normal 
door dings that show up after 20 some years after the previous paint job, 
which was in the original color for the car,  The interior is still all 
original, as is the original AM/FM radio with rear speaker, telescoping 
steering wheel, and all glass is the same tinted glass that came with the 
car.  The headliner is still in great condition, but the some of the seats 
and carpet have stains I haven't been able to get out.  There is only one 
stitch seam on the driver seat back at the top that is coming  undone.  I 
enjoy driving the car as is, but at shows it get little respect.  There 
seems to be more of a push by other antique auto clubs to keep these so 
called "survivor cars" and they have special categories for that.  The idea 
is that once you restore a car it is no longer original and you can't go 
back.  They feel there is or will be a need for survivor cars in the future, 
to be used as a reference as to what stock was/is.  Hemming's Classic Car 
Magazine is also a big proponent for this type of recognition.

As it is I've stopped going to shows with my car and just enjoy driving it 
the way it is, rather than getting shunned/ignored at the car shows.


Russ Moorhouse
'65 Corsa coupe 140 HP