<VV> Daring the Darien Epitaph

[Craig Nicol]

Pete wrote:

As most of you know, the 1961 trip through the jungle was the sequel to the
previous year's trip from the US down through Mexico and to the then-end of
the Pan American Highway. The cars used were three red 1960 Caveman
Corvairs. At the end of the trip the cars were not brought back to the
States and I remember hearing that they may have been used for Taxi service
in Mexico.

The Darien trip used three red 1961 Corvairs. These cars took a real beating
and were not fit for use after the trip. I have heard previously that they
were left behind in the jungle even though they had less than a couple of
thousand miles on each of them. There was a report a while back that someone
on an expedition in the area where the trip ended found some of the remains
still rotting away."

Craig adds:
Here's a link to a picture of the car as found ca 1990 (currently at the
bottom of the thread)
http://corvaircenter.com/phorum/read.php?1,174618
The car looks pretty good, really but the fact that someone found a picture
and that image made it back to us really amazes me.
Craig