<VV> The Marvelous Corvair

[Mark Corbin]

At the convention Jim Musser gave an interesting talk. Jim worked for GM at
the time the Corvair was built. What I found interesting was that he
confirmed a suspicion that I've had for years. That was that the management
wanted to put the Corvair name on the '67 ponycar, but that Ralphie's book
made that impossible. So in reality, what was named the Camaro was REALLY
supposed to be the third generation Corvair.

That makes me want to go buy a '67 Camaro, and replace all the "Camaro"
nameplates with Corvair nameplates. Then take it to a Camaro meet, and say
that it's a prototype that escaped from GM tech center. Wouldn't that be a
hoot?!

Another thought is to find a '67 Camaro that's lost its floorboards, and
then cut the entire body off it. Then mount it to a Corvair floorpan and
drivetrain. Viola! A rear-engine "Camaro"!! ;o)

-Mark


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> Subject: <VV> The Marvelous Corvair
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> I read an article of an interview with a Chevy exec of
> the time, who said that the reduced costs of not
> having to produce all that water cooling hardware made
> producing the Corvair more economical, and that it
> made producing the Corvair no more expensive than any
> other model in the Chevy lineup...Bill Hershkowitz
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