<VV> The Last Corvair Article (Corvair in Print)

Spence Shepard sshepard3 at earthlink.net
Thu Nov 24 20:35:15 EST 2005


That's it.

Spence Shepard
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> Probably the Pate Museum of Transportation in Fort Worth.  Not to be 
> confused with the Texas Transportation Museum that has the 1996 Corvair 
> Monza <http://www.txtransportationmuseum.org/Auto.htm>.
> Jim Davis
>
> At 04:08 PM 11/24/2005, Spence Shepard wrote:
>>I remember seeing a '69 Corvair in a museum in Texas in about 1980. It was 
>>billed as being "new" and one of the last ones. I'm not sure where the 
>>Museum was, I think near Fort Worth. I remember it was west of Dallas. I 
>>don't think it was an entirely automotive museum and I was surprised to 
>>see the car there. I'm sure someone in NTCA knows about it.
>>
>>Spence Shepard, former NTCA member
>>----- Original Message ----- From: "Russ Moorhouse" 
>><corvair65 at verizon.net>
>>To: "VV" <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
>>Sent: Wednesday, November 23, 2005 5:22 PM
>>Subject: <VV> The Last Corvair Article (Corvair in Print)
>>
>>
>>>Excuse me if this has been mentioned before.  I didn't see it if it was.
>>>
>>>The last two issues of Hemmings Classic Car (December and January) have 
>>>had a short article on the last Corvair.  December's pertained to a 
>>>Corvair in the Art Astor collection, in Anaheim, CA, and was being 
>>>advertised as the last Corvair.  In January's article, David Newell, sets 
>>>the record straight. That was the first I had heard of a body being built 
>>>after 6000, but never got a VIN or running gear and is supposed to sit in 
>>>a museum in TX.  Has anyone seen this?
>>>
>>>December's issue also had an article on the 1967 Chevy Astro I, which was 
>>>Corvair based and was supposed to have a 240 HP OHC Corvair engine in it. 
>>>David Newell and Larry Claypool are mentioned in this article.
>>>
>>>Hemmings Classic Car has always been very favorable in their articles on 
>>>the Corvair.
>>>
>>>Russ Moorhouse
>>>'65 Corsa coupe 140 HP
>>>Group Corvair Member
>>>Corsa Member
>>>Kent Island, MD
>>>
>>>
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