<VV> front engine Corvair

[Mark Corbin]

That's about the best way to describe it. The old saw I've so often heard,
"just to see, prove, (insert word) if it can be done" isn't a reason, it's
an excuse. One has to ask just how many rodders are in an all-fired rush to
put their Camaro's (or any other car's) engine in the BACK. Yea, right.
When you can even those numbers out, then you can talk to me about a
"front-engine" Corvair.

The problem I have with the idea of a "front-engine" Corvair is that that's
like saying (the proverbial) "millitary intellegence" or something like
that. It's a total contradiction in terms. The whole idea of a Corvair is
to have the engine BEHIND the passenger compartment. The moment you put it
in front of the passengers, it ceases to become a REAL Corvair, and becomes
a "something" in Corvair sheepskin. It's nothing short of heresy. I often
wonder if building a car like that encourages the public to question the
Corvair designers' wisdom of having a rear-engine in the first place.

And THAT, regardless of workmanship quality or any other excuse, is reason
enough to disown such vehicles as Corvairs. To me, they are not Corvairs
anymore, plain and simple.

-Mark


> [Original Message]
> From: RKHenry <robert.henry at earthlink.net>
> Subject: RE: <VV> front engine Corvair
>
> > Hutchinson, MN car show with nice looking Corvair with the engine in
> > front. http://www.hutchinsonleader.com/node/3501
>
> Like those Long John Silver TV ads, "That ain't natural!"
>
> But then, that's what some said about the Corvair, isn't it? 
>
http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,869176,00.html?promoid=goog
> lep
>
>
> RK Henry
>