<VV> Corvairs, rare indeed/ Miles driven

[tim mahler]

Dang,  missed Clark,, would have been great to say hello,  live within a few 
miles of Rt 66 as it passes through central Illinois.  Suppose I was at 
work. I drive a Corvair to work most days -- except when running errand in 
90 plus heat.  Car is parked in a garage so even on hot days, it is "comfy" 
for the trip home from work.

Am willing to drive that Corvair, or one of several others in the Garage 100 
plus miles one way.  Brakes and Engines have been verified to be good, so 
away I go.

Oh -- along that route in Illinois would have been dozens of Corvairs --  
most likely all tucked safely in a garage if it was a weekday. They show up 
regularly at the PCCA meetings 10-12 each meeting during the summer driving 
season -- over half of the attendees. many driving an hour or more to the 
meeting location (only 25 minutes for me).  Not many on the roads regularly, 
I do see a 70s era electric car on occasion -- being driven to that person's 
place of work, i presume as there are days i see it morning and evening, 
headed in opposite directions. Odd looking thing, distinctly 70s.

tim mahler
Prairie Capital Corvair Assn (PCCA),  editor

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "shortle" <shortle556 at earthlink.net>
To: "Clark Hartzel" <chartzel at comcast.net>; "Virtual Vairs" 
<virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Sunday, September 16, 2012 11:42 AM
Subject: Re: <VV> Corvairs, rare indeed


>A question for Clark: Were you driving 1 of your Corvairs on this 6100 mile 
>trip?
> A question for all of us: How many of us are willing to drive our Corvairs 
> more than 100 miles? (This takes reliability and comfort into account). I 
> suspect we all (probably 99%+) have more modern cars at our disposal.
> Timothy Shortle in Durango Colorado 81301
>