<VV> Corvair mention in Oct. '07 Hemmings Classic Car

[Steven]

The table of contents subheading for Jim Donnelly's column is "What if a 
Classic came later?"

The column is titled "There's Life After 1948" and a quote in the margin 
reads "it's always a little disappointing that the CCCA has shut the doors 
to post-1948 cars..."

He goes on to mention "a sampling of a few that might become Full Classics 
if the rules unexpectedly changes"  The cars named are a 1948 Hudson 
Commodore, 1951 Chrysler New Yorker Newport, 1955 Chevrolet Bel Air, 1957 
Ford Fairlane 500 Skyliner, 1960 Chevrolet Corvair, 1963 Stedebaker Avanti, 
and 1965 Buick Riviera.

Of the Corvair he writes "Bar none, the most radical, unconventionally 
packaged, breakaway American car built since World War II.  The Corvair took 
themes that were ostensibly the protected turf of outlanders and made them 
its own. Where to start? Rear-oriented powertrain, horizontally opposed 
engine, air cooling, fully independent suspension: It was light years ahead 
of every other American car..."


But we already knew that :)

Steve Brown
'62 Rampside
CORSA, Corvanatics, & PCA member