<VV> Underrated Corvair is a Sleeper: "America's Cheapest Hardtop" ? Yeah...

[AeroNed at aol.com]

In a message dated 8/20/2006 2:54:21 P.M. Central Daylight Time,  
chaz at ProperProPer.com writes:

Many  GTO, 442, and Charger owners have shaken their heads in disbelief,  
demanding to see "What's under the hood ?" and even more so when I'd have  to 
say, "No, the engine is back here !"



That's one of my favorites. Many times it follows with an argument on the  
Corvair being a "real" Chevy. That's mostly from the young guys. One guy at  
work, a "There's no good American cars," asked me why I was buying a Corvair to  
autocross. I said, rear air cooled engine, 4 wheel independent suspension,  
plenty of brakes and about 2500 pounds. He said, "I thought you were getting a  
Corvair, that sounds like a Porsche." My reply, "Yup, a but it's  
all-American."
 
My all time favorite was from a HS kid at a gas station, "So, what kind of  
Honda is that?"
 
Ned