<VV> Was Corvairette now Vette/Vair Suspension

RoboMan91324 at aol.com RoboMan91324 at aol.com
Mon Mar 1 15:19:32 EST 2010


Rodney,

The suspensions of the LM Corvairs and the post 1962 (1963 on ...) 
Corvettes are basically the same design.  Perhaps the Corvair's lighter weight and 
lower center of gravity has something to do with it.  Of course, this assumes 
that the 1/10th of a G figure is correct.  No doubt the Corvairs in general 
and especially the LMs are as good or better than most at handling.

Doc
1960 Corvette; 1961 Rampside; 1962 Rampside; 1964 Spyder coupe; 1965 
Greenbrier; 1966 Corsa turbo coupe; 1967 Nova SS; 1968 Camaro ragtop
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In a message dated 3/1/2010 10:18:50 AM Pacific Standard Time, 
virtualvairs-request at corvair.org writes:

> Message: 2
> Date: Sun, 28 Feb 2010 23:20:43 -0800
> From: "Rodney Spooner" <rodneyspooner at corvairgarage.com>
> Subject: <VV> Corvairette
> To: "'Chris & Bill Strickland'" <lechevrier at earthlink.net>,
>     <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
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> Bill Strickland wrote: " Now, if you could just put a C5 'Vette transaxle
> under a '53~55 'Vette body......."
> 
> 
> Didn't I read somewhere that the 1965 "Poor Man's Porsche" out cornered 
> the
> 1965 Corvette by 1/10th of a G? So, in addition to the telecolumns,
> shouldn't they also be throwing 1965 Corvair suspension under their 1965
> Corvettes to make them as good as the Corvair?
> 
> Uh-oh...did I just open a new can of worms?
> 
> Celebrating the Chevrolet Corvair's Golden 50th Anniversary with pride and
> trapezium.
> 
> Vairy truly yours,
> RodneySpooner at CorvairGarage.com
> (951) 313-8774


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