<VV> 68 Vette, C.Jordan, Astro I and Opel GT's.

[moonpie8n at comcast.net]

I gotta go along with David, ... IN our neck of the woods, All the guys wanted V-8's. The bigger the better. You could buy a Corvair, with a 140hp , and a 4 spd for around 2500$. You could buy a Nova with the base V-8 [283 & 3 in the tree] for about 2800$. Then in '67 you could buy a Camaro w/base V-8 [327 -2bll - 3 on the floor] for about the same money. Put Lakewood bars, a high rise & Holley, a competition tune , and that car would fly [ high 14s]. Just a little more [headers , Crower cam and kit] and you were in the high 12s. I think the Corvair was run off the road by GM'S own cars. There were a fair amount of Corvairs around my area too , but they were all 110 powerglides, driven by Granny Goodwitch or OLE' PA Kettle. 
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David O'Neal" <dnoneal at bellsouth.net> 
To: "Doug Mackintosh" <dougmackintosh at yahoo.com>, ricebugg at mtco.com 
Cc: "Virtual Vairs" <virtualvairs at corvair.org> 
Sent: Monday, December 13, 2010 11:17:16 AM 
Subject: Re: <VV> 68 Vette, C.Jordan, Astro I and Opel GT's. 

I like the car OK but it's obvious GM did not spend a lot of time designing 
the Chevy II. 

I think the V8 is what killed the Corvair as much as anything. And the 
Mustang was available in a cheaper base 6-cyl. version as well as their many 
options including more power under the hood with the standard 2bbl. V8 and 
the HiPo's. The Chevy II followed suite. 

In the 50's the V8's were luxury options, but by the 60's almost every car 
had one available. The public did not buy the idea that the Turbo was a 
serious competitor to the V8's. 

David O'Neal 




-----Original Message----- 
From: Doug Mackintosh [mailto:dougmackintosh at yahoo.com] 
Sent: Sunday, December 12, 2010 2:58 PM 
To: ricebugg at mtco.com 
Cc: Virtual Vairs 
Subject: Re: <VV> 68 Vette, C.Jordan, Astro I and Opel GT's. 





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