<VV> [1969] VV 46 years since the last Vair was built today - How many were built that day QUIZ
Steven Brown
steven at sashimi.org
Tue May 19 19:35:13 EDT 2015
Folks that information was on the 69 group page for many years before I took over and then relinquished the lead. At least 10 years.
And I do not know if anyone is maintaining it at this point.
Steve
#0069 frost green / black / black 140 PG Conv. - and probably for sale if anyone is looking for a nice ride this summer...
On May 19, 2015 7:16 PM, David Newell <chevrobilia at yahoo.com> wrote:
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> Aha! I'm glad it wasn't Wiki that made the goof about 3000 "hand built" '69s and the misinterpretation of the 51 cars a day figure for May 14th. But I'm sorry to hear it was our 69 Group web page instead. I'm copying the Group in the hope it might get fixed.
> Thanks,
> Dave
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> On Tue, 5/19/15, Matt Nall <patiomatt at aol.com> wrote:
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> Subject: Re: VV 46 years since the last Vair was built today - How many were built that day QUIZ
> To: chevrobilia at yahoo.com
> Date: Tuesday, May 19, 2015, 3:59 PM
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> Thanks!
> Great info!! But I didn't ask..... I know I said
> Wiki, but was from the 69 group webpage
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> Matt Nall
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> Charleston, Oregon
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> From: David Newell <chevrobilia at yahoo.com>
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> To: Matt Nall <patiomatt at aol.com>; Ed (MKE
> x1231)Thompson <ed.thompson at quarles.com>; Virtual
> Vairs <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
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> Cc: Mike Fiscus <corvairmike at hotmail.com>; Stu Shuster
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> Sent: Tue, May 19, 2015 1:46 pm
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> Subject: RE: VV 46 years since the last Vair was built today
> - How many were built that day QUIZ
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> Hi Ed and Matt,
> Thanks for asking about the last Corvairs. It sure
> doesn't seem
> like that many years have past!
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> I hope this
> helps!
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> Dave
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> 5/15/15, Thompson, Ed (MKE x1231) <ed.thompson at quarles.com>
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> Subject:
> RE: VV 46 years since the last Vair was built today - How
> many were built that
> day QUIZ -- Off-List Reply
> To: "Matt Nall" <patiomatt at aol.com>,
> "David Newell"
> <chevrobilia at yahoo.com>
> Date: Friday, May 15, 2015, 6:33 AM
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> Matt-
> I wasn't horribly off, on my wild guess.
> Dave Newell,
> what say you?
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> From: Matt Nall
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> Sent: Thursday, May 14, 2015 8:09 PM
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> To: Thompson, Ed (MKE x1231)
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> Subject: Re: VV 46 years since the last Vair was
> built today -
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> were built that day QUIZ -- Off-List
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> Wiki
> says approx. 51
> last 3000 were
> hand
> built
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> http://www.corvair.org/chapters/69corvair/#production_line
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> Matt Nall
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> Charleston, Oregon
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> http://tinyurl.com/The-Corvair-Patio
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> From: Thompson, Ed (MKE x1231) (MKE x1231)
> <ed.thompson at quarles.com>
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> To: Matt Nall <patiomatt at aol.com>
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> May 14, 2015 5:38 pm
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> Subject: VV 46 years since the last Vair was built
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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)
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> began its long nap until my return from
> Vietnam.
> Ed,
> Milwaukee, '66
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> Monza
> sedan, 110-glide
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