<VV> When is a Corvair Wagon not Stock?

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True. I consider what I'm working on to be a "what if" car, in much the
same vein as the '69 Corsa I did. A LM wagon will obviously be a "custom"
car, in the strict sense of bodywork. But I'll know that I'll have
succeeded in my goal when someone comes up to me and tells me "I KNOW it's
a custom car, but it looks SO stock!" 

-Mark

> [Original Message]
> From: <jvhroberts at aol.com>
> Subject: Re: <VV> When is a Corvair Wagon not Stock?
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>  Well, clearly, an LM wagon won't be stock. Now, if someone wants to
build something crazy, or something as an interpretation of what GM would
have made, or something else all together different, is simply a matter of
what the constructor wants to make. But it won't be anything resembling
stock. 
>
> I think Mark wants to make a 'what would GM have made?' LM wagon, which
is a very interesting exercise in and of itself. Heck, it would be fun also
to take ANY LM, and do some things to it in the vein of 'what would GM have
made, if they resourced Corvair development properly?' For instance, a
greater departure from what was done for the 1960 cars, etc. After all, the
engines in ALL Corvairs are very closely tied to the 1960 design, as are
the transaxles, front suspensions, etc., with all their inherent
limitations.  And from a styling standpoint, well, that's probably
something larger than any of us would want to take on. And, as time goes
on, the costs for making new stuff goes down, and CAD/CAM and other
developments become more accessible. 
>
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>
> John Roberts
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mike Jacobi <mvjacobi at comcast.net>
> To: peter koehler <pkoehler01 at atlanticbb.net>; virtual Vairs
<virtualvairs at corvair.org>
> Sent: Sat, Nov 28, 2009 9:42 am
> Subject: Re: <VV> When is a Corvair Wagon not Stock?
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>
> Hi Pete
>
> I think you've got it right.  Labels count for little...the important
thing
> is to have fun with your car, made the way you like it.  Otherwise we
might
> as well all drive Chevettes
>
> Mike in Michigan
>
>
> On 11/27/09 8:09 PM, "peter koehler" <pkoehler01 at atlanticbb.net> wrote:
>
> >. Would it be stock? Would it be custom? Who cares!
> > As long as it is cool. And a clone of the first ever
> > Corvair station wagon has to be way cool. Agreed? -
> > Caveman Pete
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