<VV> Corvair mention in NYIT alum. mag.

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A friend who is an alumnus of NYIT (NY Inst. of Technology) shared his  
Spring 2007 alumnae magazine with me because on page 36 is a black &  white picture 
of the shell of a '65 Corvair coupe almost vertically on it's nose  in front 
of a campus building dangling from the end of an extended back  hoe.  The 
caption reads; "THE AUTOMOBILE OF THE 21ST CENTURY...IN  1973".  The text reads; 
"Electrically powered cars may be a familiar sight  today, but in 1973 they 
were rare indeed--unless, of course, you were an NYIT  student.  In this photo, 
engineering students under the direction of  Professor Edward Kafrissen, Ph.D., 
lower a 1965 General Motors Corvair into the  machine shop inside Harry 
Schure Hall at the Old Westbury campus.  They  later removed the engine and 
installed an electric motor with a rechargeable  battery.  More than 30 years late, 
NYIT students are just as determined to  shape the future."  Despite what it 
says, the engine had obviously already  been removed before the car was lowered 
into the building.  Maybe someone  looking at the picture in the 21st century 
thought that big hole in the back of  the car was the trunk!



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