<VV> The Forcasta, custom show car built on a '60 Monza coupe

[BBRT]

Bob is too modest. He announced the showing of the "Forcanoestoga" when the first one came out...

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Subject: Re: <VV> The Forcasta, custom show car built on a '60 Monza coupe

Never heard of it?  Dave, you're younger than I thought!  I remember the 
"Forcasta" when it made its debut -- I was into Corvairs from the day 
they hit the showrooms.

--Bob


On 2/6/2018 10:54 PM, Dave Leonard via VirtualVairs wrote:
> Was watching American Pickers this evening, and they visited a fellow in Ann
> Arbor MI who had an extensive collection of "bubble cars" - custom cars
> built with bubble-tops.  One specifically mentioned was "The Forcasta" which
> was noted as being based on a Corvair.  I had never heard of it, and thought
> it was interesting.  A bit of poking around, and sure enough, there is a
> write-up on it with pictures:
> https://www.kustomrama.com/index.php?title=The_Forcasta   "1960 Chevrolet
> Corvair Monza Bubble Top Custom built by legendary show car builder Darryl
> Starbird of Wichita, Kansas in 1961."
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> Would make an interesting article for the Communique if anyone near Ann
> Arbor could look up Rick and go look at the car.
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> Dave
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