<VV> VV 46 years since the last Vair was built today - How many were built that day QUIZ

[David Newell]

Hi Ed and Matt,
Thanks for asking about the last Corvairs. It sure doesn't seem like that many years have past!

I'd refer you both to the book "1969 Corvair Finger-Tip Facts" which Mark Ellis and I wrote and is still available from Clark's. Most of what's currently known about 1969 Corvair production is detailed in the book, and much of it's proprietary from my years of research. 

The 51 cars a day figure on Wiki that you refer to, Matt, could only have come from our book. But whoever posted it took it out of context and didn't understand how to apply it. That number is the accelerated production rate which took effect on April 14, 1969 and included two eight hour shifts. 

On May 14th, the line only ran for 4 hours when it was stopped at noon. Then at 2pm it was restarted for the press so that 5998, 5999 and 6000 could be run off the end of the line. Although we don't have the exact figure, the production for that shortened day could have only been 10 to 12 cars at the most. It was probably less, amid preparations for the press and carefully staging the parts for the last three cars.

The other Wiki figure of 3000 '69s being "hand built" is completely wrong. Again, refer to our FTF book. 2194 cars were built on the main assembly line with Novas and 3806 were built on the miniature line located in the Pilot Line area. Car #2194 is listed in the FTF car roster. 

I hope this helps!

Dave   




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On Fri, 5/15/15, Thompson, Ed (MKE x1231) <ed.thompson at quarles.com> wrote:

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 To: "Matt Nall" <patiomatt at aol.com>, "David Newell" <chevrobilia at yahoo.com>
 Date: Friday, May 15, 2015, 6:33 AM
 
 
 
  
  
 
 
 
 
 Matt- 
 I wasn't horribly off, on my wild guess. 
 Dave Newell, what say you?  
 
   
 
 From: Matt Nall
 [mailto:patiomatt at aol.com]
 
 
 Sent: Thursday, May 14, 2015 8:09 PM
 
 To: Thompson, Ed (MKE x1231)
 
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 Wiki
 says approx. 51 last 3000  were
 hand
  built  
 
    
 
 
 http://www.corvair.org/chapters/69corvair/#production_line
 
 
 Matt Nall
 
 Charleston, Oregon
 
 http://tinyurl.com/The-Corvair-Patio 
 
 http://tinyurl.com/Matts-Tech-Pages 
 
    
 
 
 
    
 
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 From: Thompson, Ed (MKE x1231) (MKE x1231) <ed.thompson at quarles.com>
 
 To: Matt Nall <patiomatt at aol.com>
 
 Sent: Thu, May 14, 2015 5:38 pm
 
 Subject: VV 46 years since the last Vair was built today -
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 Matt- 
 I have done no research, but I'm guessing around 30 - 40
 were built on that Wednesday,
 May
 14, 1969. 
  I was drafted (went in the Army) five days prior, on May
 9th, my '65 Corsa turbo coupe (new [used] to me, 8/66)
 began its long nap until my return from
  Vietnam. 
 Ed,
 Milwaukee, '66
 Monza
 sedan, 110-glide 
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