<VV> 1966 Corvair on Hemmings

[Steven J. Serenska]

Hey John:

Thanks for letting us know.  It's obviously a first-class restoration.

SJS


On 11/9/2017 3:30 PM, John Sweet wrote:
>
> Steven,
>
> The car you are talking about was built by Don Magas of Indiana, PA.  
> The car is a 98 point car and was really well done by him.  I worked 
> on the engine and he had the AC installed very neatly in the engine 
> cavity as you can see in the pictures.  He does a lot of restorations 
> on all types of cars.
>
> John Sweet
>
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> *From: *Steven J. Serenska via VirtualVairs 
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> *Subject: *Re: <VV> 1966 Corvair on Hemmings
>
> > There is a corvair on Hemmings 1966, conv., 4spd, turbo, with air.  
> Someone must have put the car together never saw a turbo with air or 
> am I wrong?  Nice looking car from the pictures but has a price tag of 
> 30K. I am looking for a conv. 4spd with air don't care to pay a decent 
> price for it but I think 30K is out of the question, or maybe I just 
> want one that bad  What do you think?
>
> I have several thoughts:
>
> 1) As others have mentioned, A/C wasn't available with the turbo option.
>
> 2) It's been a long time since I looked through the Hemmings classifieds:
>
>     a) Wow!  Look at those prices.  $25K+ is quite common.
>
>     b) 70 listings for Corvairs.  Again, Wow!  20 years ago, there
>
> would have been 70 listings for '55 Chevy's and 4 listings for Corvairs.
>
> 3) For the listing in question (if anyone else wants to see it:
>
> https://www.hemmings.com/classifieds/dealer/chevrolet/corvair-corsa/2019807.html) 
>
>
> , that's definitely a modern-components (non-factory) A/C setup. They
>
> moved the battery to the passenger side to accommodate the new-looking
>
> a/c equipment.
>
> 4) There are a few other interesting things about that car:
>
>     a) The factory am/fm wasn't available with the rear antenna option
>
>     b) He put map pockets on the '66 door panels ... also not available
>
> ... but a nice touch
>
>     c) He got rid of the crinkle paint on the dash and painted it the
>
> interior color
>
>     d) He even painted the brake handle the glossy interior color
>
> 5) The tires say "Cooper" on the sidewalls.  Are these old stock?  Or do
>
> we have a new tire option I'm not aware of?
>
> Nice car.  $30K?  Right after I hit Powerball...
>
> Steven "still on a Corvair budget" Serenska
>
> Bristol, RI
>
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