<VV> Old Time Corvair Mechanic

[Steve Hammatt, Mount Vernon WA USA]

I’m really just trying to find out who the mechanic may have been. 
For some reason, the name “Ray” comes to mind, but it has been 
somewhere around 40 years since I thought about this.
I think the improvement we’re thinking of was the staking of the 
seats.  The engine is a 140hp Corsa.

Steve Hammatt
Mount Vernon WA USA

From: Joel McGregor 
Sent: Friday, September 16, 2016 8:18 PM
To: Steve Hammatt, Mount Vernon WA USA 
Subject: RE: <VV> Old Time Corvair Mechanic

Upgraded how?  Deep seats?  The stock seats are fine for unleaded if that's what you are attempting to determine.

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From: VirtualVairs [mailto:virtualvairs-bounces at corvair.org] On Behalf Of Steve Hammatt, Mount Vernon WA USA via VirtualVairs
Sent: Friday, September 16, 2016 10:05 PM
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Subject: <VV> Old Time Corvair Mechanic

I own a one-family 1965 Corvair.  It was purchased by my mother in the late Fall of 1964.  Sometime (possibly in the early 1980’s) it was ‘refreshed’ by a well known Corvair shop (mechanic) that lived in SoCal (Riverside, Redlands, or ???). 
I recall that the mechanic was quite well known and possibly was referenced in a Los Angeles Times article about that time period.
Can anyone help in trying to name the mechanic/shop? 
The question came up because we’re not sure if the valve seats could have been upgraded at that time. 
The engine has around 90k miles on it since new.
Thanks.

Steve Hammatt
Mount Vernon WA USA
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