<VV> RE: My first Corvair

[Craig Nicol]

Well, that would take us back to about 1971.  I was smitten by the sight of
a red '66 convertible on a lot in Redondo Beach, CA.  I went back with my
Dad to check it out the next day.  It was a Red/Black '66 Corsa 140 convert,
pretty much stock with 42k and a bad clutch.  We got them to knock the price
down $50 ($499 became $450).  It had this funny little badge on the back
that I didn't really understand. It read S P R I N T.  It wasn't until I
went to my first club meeting and watched the reactions.  Koni shocks:
Check.  Aeon rubber springs: check.  Steering damper: check.  Flame
throwers: check.  Flash to pass: check.  Trombones, individual air cleaners,
revised throttle linkage, black painted cove, rockers& headlight trim:  It
was all there.  It wasn't until later that I realized what I really had.