<VV> Re: Corvair's handling compared

[Charles Lee at Proper Pro Per]

If a 1968 427 Mustang would buy 27 Corsas, how many would a 1968 302/345 
Mustang buy ?

I had wanted a good balance, small, light engine in front to offset "no 
weight" in rear, so the 427/428 option was NOT what I wanted.

Turns out, thanks to my friend, the Corsa was EXACTLY what I wanted, but 
thereto fore hadn't known existed.

My mother had a 1963 coupe that I drive, and it was fun, but the Corsa was 
so much more !  Maybe the fully independent, articulated link rear 
suspension.

I didn't even know about the IRS until an axle fell out going over a RR 
crossing (at night) and going airborne, because a mechanic hadn't installed 
the lock washers on the brackets holding the axles in ?

Thrilling ride and even more thrilling 360 on the 3-wheel landing, but 
totally worth it !

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bryan Blackwell" <bryan at skiblack.com>
To: "Charles Lee at Proper Pro Per" <chaz at ProperProPer.com>
Sent: Saturday, August 19, 2006 2:16 PM
Subject: Re: <VV> Re: Corvair's handling compared


> I'd guess that it was Ford's special engine for Trans Am racing, 
> equivalent to the Z-28's 302.
>
> --Bryan
>
> On Aug 19, 2006, at 4:16 PM, Charles Lee at Proper Pro Per wrote:
>
>> 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.
>
>