<VV> Ouch! (Was Nomads were NOT hardtops (was Origin of Corvair name))

[Alan and Clare Wesson]

While researching this (my conclusion is that yes, the B post on a Nomad is 
part of the roof, but so what - the C post on any car, and the B posts on 
many (a lot of eurohatches, for a start), are part of the roof, but that 
still doesn't make them hardtops in the sense that hardtops are pillarless, 
because the only opening in the side is the front door, and that applies to 
any two door car with a B post anyway!), I found the following story, which 
has really upset me - not quite as bad as the thought of being beheaded 
today, but pretty nasty anyway:

http://www.herald-journal.com/archives/1998/stories/reward.html

Cheers

Alan

www.xtraspecialsevens.co.uk
Lotus 7 S2 and S3 spares and restoration specialists


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mark" <mblasko@jps.net>
To: <Wrsssatty@aol.com>; <virtualvairs@skiblack.com>
Sent: Wednesday, September 22, 2004 3:44 AM
Subject: Re: <VV> Nomads were NOT hardtops (was Origin of Corvair name)


> the '57 Nomad in my driveway would disagree.  Nomads are two door hardtop
> wagons.  It would probably be easier to convert a 2 door Bel Air hardtop
> into a convertible than to take any wagon and make into a Nomad, as any
> other two door wagons (or 4 door for that matter) had pillars/window 
> frames.
>
> The forward sloping piece is part of the top, not the door.
>
> Mark
> '66 Corsa 140 convertible
> '57 Nomad
> etc
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: <Wrsssatty@aol.com>
> To: <virtualvairs@skiblack.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, September 21, 2004 12:38 PM
> Subject: <VV> Nomads were NOT hardtops (was Origin of Corvair name)
>
>
>> <No way...Nomads / Safari's  were 2 door HARDTOPS!! [ pillarless]>
>>
>> Au contraire!  Nomads very definitely had a B pillar.  And a rather
>> prominent, forward sloping one at that!
>>
>> Bill Stanley
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