<VV> My Corsa's maiden voyage

Secular rusecular at yahoo.com
Tue Sep 12 00:21:43 EDT 2006


  I'm truly impressed...I was under the impression that he made the trip recently (14 years after the advent of the EU) - but from your description, he must have done it in a prototype Chevy during the Nazi burning of the Reichstag building in Berlin :))

  Tony


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From: "Arjay Morgan" <n3lkz at yahoo.com>
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Sent: Monday, September 11, 2006 11:42 PM
Subject: <VV> My Corsa's maiden voyage (Int. Corvair meeting Nancy


> Congratulations to Guus and his Corsa's maiden voyage.
>  Guus didn't give his route, but we Americans should be aware that his trip had to at least take him into three COUNTRIES, not states, but countries where historical animosities doubtless still linger. From the sexually permissive Netherlands he had to cross Belgium, once known as the Battlefield of Europe because of the wars that were fought there. Or, he could have taken a little nip across warlike and teutonic Germany, thence into utterly self-centered France. His trip took him across cultural minefields that could only be imagined in the United States in the 1860s. To do that in a 45 year old car, to put oneself to the mercy, so to speak, of historically hostile people is no mean feat. He had to cross cultures, languages, cusine, varying motoring rules, incomprehensible maps written in foreign languages all while assuring his Corvair was running properly. And, he doubtless had to have his paperz in order for each of those nations, all of his paperz. I wonder how many
> of us would even attempt such a challenge. My hat's off to the guy, not only for showing his car to the peasant populations along the way, but for negotiating across conflicting bureaucracies and finally returning home with internment.
>  Arjay Morgan
>  64 Monza convert
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>  From: Guus de Haan <guusdehaan at wanadoo.nl>
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> This week my Corsa had it's first big trip. My wife and I went to the  
> international Corvair meeting in Nancy (France), which is a 1300 km  
> (800 miles) round trip for us. Quite a challenge for a car that has  
> never been used much since it's restoration. Most of you may remember  
> the fuel leakage problems the car previously had.  This year  
> everything seemed to be solved so we decided to go. Only 15 minutes  
> from home the almost new fan belt completely ripped apart. Not a good  
> start. The funny thing however was that from that point on the car  
> ran flawless. The only other thing that went wrong was the chrome  
> piece of the switch for the power top broke. Nothing serious and it  
> will still do the job.
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> It was a great meeting with something like 33 cars attending from  
> Switzerland, France, Germany and of course The Netherlands. We had  
> the best weather one could wish for. The previous weeks it was really  
> raining cats and dogs so this was weekend was a great treat! Our club  
> made the voyage with 7 cars and all made it back home safe. Only one  
> car got PG problems (doesn't shift to second gear anymore) but it  
> came home under his own power anyway. My wife and I won a price as  
> the team which had covered the biggest distance to be there. A nice  
> reward and certainly a memorable trip!
> 
> We'll write a story for the Communique and I hope to get some  
> pictures online.
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> Regards,
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> Guus de Haan
> The Netherlands
> '65 Corsa Turbo-Charged Cvt
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