<VV> Research Value WAS Black 63 Spyder Aircleaners

[Ken Pepke]

While it may seem tedious to chase a detail like this, there is value in establishing, as close as possible, original specs even though many do not think it worthwhile for just a Corvair.  The exact date of the change may never be established but Ray has presented some hard evidence.  Remember, at the start of this thread there were highly knowledgable persons that believed that the 62s were black and the 63s were chrome ... and it may have had something to do with either leftover or excess stock of parts or even crankcase ventilation!  

Ken P
Wyandotte, MI
Worry looks around; Sorry looks back, Faith looks up.

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> From: "Smitty" <vairologist at cox.net>
> Date: December 16, 2011 12:47:55 PM EST
> To: <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
> Subject: <VV> Black 63 Spyder Aircleaners
> 
> Smitty Says;  Curiosity is one thing, but really how important is it to know 
> whether they were all painted or chrome unless you are having a problem with 
> the classifier at a National Convention concours.  Who cares?  What is in it 
> for you?
> Years ago in the Early days of CORSA NC there was a man with a 63 convert he 
> was showing in the "stock, original" class.  He had bought the car new and 
> it had never been to a mechanic.  It had a 64 type Mag fan on it.  He and 
> the classifying judges were upset almost to the point of fisticuffs over 
> whether the fan was stock on the car.  Outside of that gentleman and the 
> small group of dissenting judges, who really cares and how important is it 
> to make a liar out of him.  Do I think the fan was original.  Yes.    Do I 
> know if a number of chrome 64 aircleners made it onto some 63s ?  No!  Do I 
> think it is necessary to go on and on about the subject when nobody can 
> prove one way or the other?  No.
> I am sure the Chrome aircleaner was one of the first visual upgrades a 63 
> owner would make after he saw the 64s.  I would have (and did) on all my 
> Early Spyders.
> One can collect all the data from the liers, posers, the well intentioned, 
> etc. he wants to, but unless he can track that one car from the assembly 
> line to today's owner, it still stands that 63 Spyders had painted 
> aircleaners.