<VV> Corvair and the gals

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<<I married a gal that had a 1962 Corvair >>
<<My wife  also had a new 1962 Corvair when we got married. This is all her  
fault.>>
 
This brings up an interesting observation.  The Corvair, when it was  new, 
did seem to have a special appeal to women. GM seemed to acknowledge this  at 
times in their advertising, at least for the early model.  I got into  Corvairs 
when my big sister, straight out of college, bought a '63 Monza coupe  as her 
first car.  She told me later that she wanted something affordable  and so 
many of her friends had VWs she wanted something else just to be  different.  Not 
having to worry about anti-freeze or trouble with  a radiator and hoses also 
appealed to her (remember cars weren't as  reliable then as they are now).  
The light steering and easy  maneuverability into parking spaces also appealed 
to her.  She liked that  with the smaller size she could easily wax it in an 
afternoon.  I remember  her using silver fingernail polish (hey, it was the 
sixties!) to touch up nicks  in the car's Satin Silver finish!  
 
Anyway, perhaps we could put this observation to good use even today just  as 
GM did way back when the car was new.  Perhaps we could ponder a way to  
reach out to women as potential new CORSA members.  Maybe we even ought to  think 
of selling the Corvair to women.  I'm sure there are young women out  there 
who would like to express their unique personality with a similarly unique  car. 
 In some cases it might mean emphasizing different aspects of the car  and 
the hobby.  Maybe some of you shade tree  mechanics could make  known your 
availability to help out with some maintenance or repairs.  You  could even charge 
enough for your services to afford your own Corsa dues  for a year or two!  
 
Just a thought.
 
Bill Stanley