<VV> RE: Corvette vs Corvair

[Chris C, Warwick RI]

Mine are more like.

Jerk at light, trying to goad me.  He guns it, and 2 blocks later sees the 
pop corn machine.  I glide carefully by him.



At 04:26 PM 8/4/2005, you wrote:
>In his message, Charles alluded to the fact that the Corvair is understated
>and the Vette is overstated.  That is one of the things that make it so much
>fun.  Someone in another post mentioned his episode with the Mustang GT on
>the back roads.  I am willing to bet we all have stories like his.  Mine
>goes like this.  I had a 64 Monza 95hp/4sp, nothing fancy about it at all,
>but it would get up and go from light to light.  Some kid in a 64/65 Pontiac
>Tempest with a 326 Auto pulled up beside me at a light.  Well, I dusted him.
>At the second light I could tell he was power-braking the shiftless tranny.
>So, I dusted him a second time.  At the third light, his girl friend was
>laughing so hard she almost fell out of the car.  This time, he puts it in
>neutral, gets it up to around 2K and slams it in gear when the light
>changes.  He burns rubber, but I still leave him sitting.  Finally, at about
>45-50 MPH he passes me with a smug look on his face.  Oh well, if only it
>had been a 140.
>
>Anyhow, Charles, I love Corvairs no matter what I drive from day to day, and
>if I ever get the rest of my parts, I will be driving my 66/140 just about
>everyday as well.
>
>Cheers,
>
>Cliff Tibbitts
>66 Monza 140/4sp
>
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