<VV> Corvair Firsts (ad naseum)

Tony Underwood tonyu@roava.net
Tue, 28 Sep 2004 08:40:32 -0700


At 06:39 hours 09/28/2004 +0100, Alan and Clare Wesson wrote:
>Bob Earls wrote:
>
>> <First Air Cooled.
>>
>> Certainly not the first air cooled.. I believe there's only 1 or 2 in 
>> existence.
>
>It was called the 'Copper-cooled' and one of the two is in the F**d museum 
>in Dearborn - I have seen it. A bit of a coup for Henry, that - apparently 
>the General is thought to have tried to sink them all in Lake Erie, and 
>asked for owners to return them, but Mr Ford wasn't keen to comply...

I assume the other one is the example in the CPF?     


>> Hudson and Nash right after the war.
>
>No - Nash before the war - see separate email saying I would love one.
>
>>        "Cogito eggo sum"
>
>Ah! I am on strong ground here - I know more about Latin than Vairs. I can 
>assure you with some confidence that it is:
>
>Cogito ERGO sum!
>



Actually, that one expresses a belief in the existence of breakfast snacks.
    


...you guys don't have Eggo over there, do you...?   





tony..