<VV> Shifty or Shiftless

Ron ronh at owt.com
Wed Mar 16 14:46:47 EDT 2011


You're right on track with that.  How many would prefer to do a parade with 
a four speed than with a PG?  I have a nice parade ready '62 wagon with PG 
and am working on a '61 wagon with a four speed transmission so I'll find 
out for sure whether I'm right or not.  I have another PG '61 wagon for 
sale, no rust problems.
RonH

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Chris & Bill Strickland" <lechevrier at earthlink.net>
To: <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Wednesday, March 16, 2011 11:06 AM
Subject: <VV> Shifty or Shiftless


> Sometimes, quarter mile times are not what is important.  Maybe you want
> to go cruising on cruise night in heavy traffic without wearing out your
> clutch cable, or maybe you have a bad left leg part (knee, ankle, hip,
> ...) that makes a clutch more of a problem.  Private convesations with
> amputees are accepted.
>
> Speaking of pawing for the clutch pedal with the auto, how about pawing
> for 5th gear with the stick?
>
> Originally, I was going to convert my 1960 to a 4-speed, like I had done
> with my first Corvair (another 1960), but found the stock automatic to
> be fairly pleasing to drive, not excessively slow, and fairly good on
> fuel (just short of 30 mpg, when gently driven).
>
> So, to keep those clutchy desires satisfied, I've converted this current
> wagon project to the 4-speed I wanted, so I can choose whether I want to
> be shifty or shiftless ...
>
> Bill Strickland
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