<VV> Dana Corvair

[Bob Dunahugh]

There was to be a relationship involving the Corvair between Dana and Yenko that from what I saw went south just after the 3 cars were ordered from GM. The Problem involved Dickey Harold  in some way. Mark G. our Warren D. would probable know the details. I know Donna Mae told me some of the stuff on the Dana car when she was at my house one day. Dana COPO Corvair is a good description.  The first time I saw the car was about 10 years ago, and it was described then as a Dana stinger.  It's has been written up in a lot of publications, and has also done a lot of good PR for the Yenko Stingers. The car and owner have been good for the Corvair and stinger world as I see it. Refer to the car in a manner that you see fit, and respect the car and owner  for the place in the history of the Corvair that it holds. I'd love to own it. It's probably worth more then most Yenko Stingers. ( And NO, I don't want to get into the value of any car or cars. )  Yes, California cars came with A.I.R. systems. And mind did not. I don't think that difference has anything to do with what the cars are or were. And since the A.I.R. system was mandated by the feds., it probable wouldn't been listed as an option. The people out West can clarify that detail for us. So, one of my questions was. What is the simplest way to describes the car, as a car ordered as the stinger was, a COPO,  went to Dana, and wasn't just another Corvair. And this is what you would say to the general public without talking for 20 minutes. Like I said before, Dana and Yenko knew their intent of their business plain. The only thing I want is to see the web site yenkostinger.org do, is put the history of performance Corvairs out to the public as clear and complete as we can. Ed Cunneen has put a lot of time and money into this web site. Lets all try to help were we can. That's my 2 cents.   Bob Dunahugh

> Date: Tue, 6 Sep 2011 05:21:52 -0700
> From: yenko117 at yahoo.com
> Subject: Re: <VV> Dana Corvair
> To: fastvair at yahoogroups.com; virtualvairs at corvair.org; yenko108 at hotmail.com
> 
> 
> There is no historical context to call it a Stinger. Dana never called it a Stinger. Even it's P.O's Kevin never called it a Stinger. Kasey has decided to call it a Stinger - that doesn't make it a Stinger. 
> 
> It was not ordered identical to your 108, nor my 117 - it was ordered with an A.I.R. package, as it was sold in California.
> 
> Mike
> YS-117
> 
> 
> --- On Mon, 9/5/11, Bob Dunahugh <yenko108 at hotmail.com> wrote:
> > 
> > The car has an interesting background  that has Yenko
> > and Dana history intertwined together. I've read some of the
> > paper trail. Mark and Curtis are correct, but it also comes
> > down to, how do you describe something. The car was ordered
> > from Chevrolet, identical to my 67 Yenko Stinger # 108. Same
> > COPO #.
> 
> Then the COPO cars that
> > went to Dana. If they would have been delivered to Yenko.
> > They would have been identical to my #108 Stinger. ( by the
> > way, I made a mistake, the Dana's had black interiors. Sorry
> > ) So, if you call that car a Dana Corvair, well, any Corvair
> > sold by Dana, was a Dana Corvair. Thus referring to it as a
> > Dana Stinger help's to describe the car in a simple manner.
> > Is it a stinger? Only Yenko and Dana knew their final plans
> > between the
> > m. But when I said Dana Stinger, some people knew exactly
> > the car I was referring too.  I think it's the simplest
> > way to describe the car, and retain it's part in the history
> > of Yenko and his influence in the Corvair performance of
> > other Chevy dealers. So, our web site yenkostinger.org is
> > trying to cover more then just the stinger. 
> > Personally, I love what is going on with the performance
> > side of Corvairs. Stinger are interesting, but a little over
> > rated, and I have 4. Any way, we're open for input and
> > thought's. And any thought's on how to handle the Dana car
> > without a 20 min. description.  Bob Dunahugh 
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