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[N. Joseph Potts]

My personal opinion is that it's a RARE 40-year-old car that can be made
reliable, and that only with thorough (expensive) mechanical restoration. I
don't quite know what your budget is. In low-budget ranges, the Corvair CAN
be an effective solution. Reliability of brakes and steering are important
everywhere and always. Importance of reliability of the rest of the running
gear depends on local conditions (social, meteorological, etc.).
     40-year-old cars are less crashworthy than the same-size newer car,
even without rust damage to the older car's structure. IF you can fit her
Corvair with three-point retractable shoulder belts that she will use
(midyear change in 66 added shoulder-belt anchors in the roof), that would
contribute more to her safety than any other mod you could make to the
Corvair. I have 'em, but am happy to report that I have not tested them as
yet.

Joe Potts
Miami, Florida USA
1966 Corsa coupe 140hp 4-speed with A/C

-----Original Message-----
From: virtualvairs-admin@corvair.org
[mailto:virtualvairs-admin@corvair.org]On Behalf Of Murray, Rod
Sent: Friday, December 31, 2004 5:43 PM
To: virtualvairs@corvair.org
Subject: <VV> (no subject)

Here's one for the dads...my 15-year old daughter is due for her license
next
summer, so the inevitable "1st car" is not too far behind. Am trying to put
my
pro-corvair bias aside for a minute while considering if a vair is a wise
choice. Safety, reliability, and cost to buy, operate, maintain, and insure
are key elements - uniqueness is an added bonus...

Looking for some input here...if it were your daughter, what would you do?

Thnx

Rod
66 monza convt