<VV> Re: Corvair's handling compared

[Charles Lee at Proper Pro Per]

I agree.

In 1968, I ordered a new 1968 Mustang fastback with 302 ci / 345 hp Special 
Order engine and performance package, including M70 tires.  (Is anyone 
familiar with this car ? Only 500 were produced.)

After ordering the Mustang with a $1000 deposit, a friend bought a 1965 
Corsa coupe and after driving it, I couldn't believe how well it handled.  I 
fell in love with the car and wanted to get out of the Mustang so I could 
get a Corvair, too.

Fortunately (or not, depending on your perspective), Ford exhausted their 
supply of the engine I had ordered, and wanted to substitute a 427, or a 428 
for mine.  (That's when I discovered "breach of contract" and it was my way 
out.)

With my deposit, I bought a 1965 Corsa convertible, and had no monthly 
payments !

Nothing drive like a Corvair, ESPECIALLY an LM ! (EMs are unique, but LMs 
simply cannot be matched.)

PS:

Does anyone know anything about this 1968 Mustang fastback with 302 ci / 345 
hp Special Order engine ? I'm pretty sure it was not a Mach I or a Shelby, 
but I can't find any info on that engine.

Chaz




----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jeff Clark" <markii56 at yahoo.com>
To: <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Saturday, August 19, 2006 12:42 PM
Subject: <VV> Re: the viewpoint of a young Corvair enthusiast


> Well said, Ray.
>
> What makes the Corvair such a cool car for us older
> folk is that we remember SO WELL what other early-60s
> cars drove like.  You just can't appreciate how well a
> Corvair drives (especially the EMs) unless you've also
> driven a Falcon, or a Valiant, or almost any other
> mid-size or large car from that period.  Compared to
> today's cars, all the others drove like lumber wagons;
> only the Corvair was truly FUN TO DRIVE among
> American-made cars.  I'm talking about the cars' total
> performance: not just acceleration (which is all a
> 60's muscle car was good for), but braking, traction,
> handling, road feel, responsiveness, etc...
>
> Without all the controversy and notoriety, the Corvair
> would STILL be a great car to own.  as you say, it's
> "infamy" just gives us all a lot more to talk about at
> car shows and cruise nights.  As I've told you all
> here before, one lady came up to me at a car show
> several years ago, took one look at my Monza and
> shrieked, "I thought they outlawed these cars years
> ago!!"  I replied, "yeah, but we're allowed to drive
> them one Sunday a month."  Who else but a Corvair
> owner would get to use a line like that?!
>
> Jeff Clark
>
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