<VV> Corvair and their lack of appeal

chris c ricorvair at cox.net
Thu Apr 10 10:02:56 EDT 2008


Does he do road trips??? Maybe you take him to the convention!!!


Dennis Dorogi wrote:
> This is not a new problem.  It was hard to get mechanics to work on corvairs 
> when they were new.  My unbelieveably healthy neighbor was a Chevy mechanic 
> in the 60's.  He was the main corvair mechanic in the dealership. He said 
> often there would be 7 or 8 corvairs waiting for service (by him) while the 
> other mechanics were doing next to nothing.  He told the manager that he 
> would quit if they didn't start sharing the work on the corvairs more.  The 
> reply was "But Frank, your the best mechanic on the corvairs.   Well,  Frank 
> quit on the spot and went to work in the local steel mill.
>         I am proud and lucky to have him as a neighbor as he can always fix 
> any problem I have.  At 88 he is 15 years older than me and I can't begin to 
> keep up with him.He can perfectly balance carbs by feeling the vacuum with 
> his finger.  You have to see it to believe it.   Dennis Dorogi
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Russ Moorhouse" <corvair65 at verizon.net>
> To: "VV" <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, April 09, 2008 9:15 PM
> Subject: <VV> Corvair and their lack of appeal
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>> I was writing to a friend in New Zealand, telling him about my experiences
>> with my Corvair, and how they haven't seemed to catch on or appeal to the
>> mainstream old car people over here as the Mustang and other pony or 
>> compact
>> cars have.  Then while I was telling him how parts for the Corvair aren't
>> readily available in the local auto stores and that it's hard to find 
>> anyone
>> who can or will work on them, it dawned on me that maybe that's why they
>> haven't caught on with the mainstream car people.
>>
>> I work with several people who have bought old cars who have never turned 
>> a
>> wrench in their life and they all bought mainstream cars, one a 67 Mustang
>> V8 and the other a 57 Chevy BelAire V8.  Both cars are very nice, with the
>> Mustang costing them in the ballpark of a nice Corvair and the 57 about
>> twice that.  The one thing about both these cars, is that they can and 
>> have
>> taken their cars to local mechanics to have them worked on.  They and the
>> mechanics can also go to the local auto store and get the parts they need
>> that same day.  Then I started looking at those car owners at the local
>> cruise-in and I would venture to say that probably more than 50% of those
>> there don't do any kind of mechanical work to their cars.  About as far as
>> the work they do is cleaning them for the shows and I know a few of them
>> even have somebody detail their cars for them.
>>
>> So here we are with the Corvair, that for most engine parts you have to 
>> send
>> for and then wait and then once you get them, unless you are one of the
>> fortunate few who have a Corvair mechanic near you or a club that is into
>> working on each others cars, you're going to have to do it yourself.  Most
>> of you enjoy doing this, but there are many more car people out there that
>> don't know how nor want to work on their cars and once they find out about
>> this with Corvairs, they are going to look for something else.
>>
>> The only way to over come this problem is for clubs to become more active
>> with tech sessions and making more appearances at car events other than 
>> just
>> Corvair events, which mostly just draw other Corvair people.  By appearing
>> at highly visible cruise-in and car shows with several members from a 
>> club,
>> those that may be attracted to a Corvair will be able to have their
>> questions answered and see that there are people in the local area who can
>> help them with problems they may have once they decide to go ahead and get 
>> a
>> Corvair for themselves.
>>
>> Russ Moorhouse
>> '65 Corsa coupe 140 HP
>> Kent Island, MD
>>
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