<VV> VirtualVairs Digest, Vol 165, Issue 18

[Peter Koehler]

The Astro 1 concept car was slated for scrappage back in the mid-'80's.
Through some clandestine maneuvers we were able to spare it that fate and
had GM restore it back to it's original splendor. The car is now on display
at the GM Heritage Collection in Somewhere-Warren, Michigan. There was an
article about the saving of the car in a past issue of the CORSA Communique.

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>    1. Re: Monza GT practically abandoned in Nowhere,    PA in 1976
>       ... was : two seater Corvairs (Charles Lee)
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> Message: 1
> Date: Thu, 18 Oct 2018 10:08:25 -0700
> From: "Charles Lee" <chaz at properproper.com>
> To: <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
> Cc: <ricebugg at comcast.net>
> Subject: Re: <VV> Monza GT practically abandoned in Nowhere,    PA in
>         1976  ... was : two seater Corvairs
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> Back in 1976, I found the Monza GT practically abandoned, slated for
> demolition, in Nowhere, PA...
>
> I was driving home from a CORSA convention (in Pittsburg?) and while
> looking
> for a gas station, I passed by an open parking lot on a cloudy Sunday
> afternoon.
>
> I made a few phone calls and wrote a few letters to ALCOA (where I found
> the
> car) and they had it "on loan" because it was slated to be scrapped as was
> their custom.
>
> So I called GM who confirmed ALCOA's story, and I asked if "we" (CORSA)
> could have it rather than destroying it, but that would require a certified
> museum, which we did not have at the time.
>
> A few years later, the car showed up at the Detroit CORSA convention, and I
> was edified to see GM had at least changed their mind and restored it
> nicely
> for THEIR museum?
>
> Skip ahead to 2016, 38 years later, and I went to the grand re-opening of
> the Petersen, and "What to my wondering eyes did appear?"
>
> My old friend the Monza GT was waiting patiently right in the opening foyer
> for our reunion!
>
> https://www.facebook.com/SirCharlz/media_set?set=a.10204920503824987&type=3
>
> Sadly, automakers considered "dream cars" aka "prototypes" as "sketch pads"
> and routinely destroyed them because (a) they took up too much space to
> keep
> them all, and (b) did not let anyone have them to prevent their ideas from
> being pirated.
>
> I even got to "drive" GM's Corvair Custom Prototypes (Way back when~)
> https://www.facebook.com/SirCharlz/media_set?set=a.10204679443758636&type=3
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>
>
> Charles Lee
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: VirtualVairs [mailto:virtualvairs-bounces at corvair.org] On Behalf Of
> James P. Rice via VirtualVairs
> Sent: Tuesday, October 16, 2018 10:16 AM
> To: virtualvairs at corvair.org
> Subject: <VV> two seaters and Corvair Enthusiasts: VVD,V165,I16
>
> Harry:  I remember both the Pontiac and the Corvair two seaters from when
> they were new.  The Corvair made the cover of Car & Driver.  Guess this
> makes me old....  VBG!!!
>
> At the CORSA Convention in Detroit in 1979, the Concourse was at the GM
> Tech
> Center.  While talking to Chuck Jordan, the care take of the GM show cars
> (Dick Hutcherson?) came by.  I asked him what happened to the Corvair 2
> seater in your post.  He said it was crushed.  I asked why.  He said
> "Because we didn't know it would be famous."
>
> Scott: There are more than 4000 Corvair enthusiasts.  At the Cedar Rapids
> CORSA Convention many years ago I was told by a "CORSA official person" Cal
> Clark told him they have more people on their mailing list in Iowa than
> CORSA had members at the time.   Corvair people, being a independent lot,
> generally are not joiners.  Sadly.
>
> Thanks for the posting.
>
> Historically Yours,
>                 James Rice
>
> Message: 1
> Date: Mon, 15 Oct 2018 18:54:05 -0400
> From: "harry yarnell" <harryyarnell at verizon.net>
> To: <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
> Subject: <VV> FW: Long Forgotten GM Concept cars
>
> Subject: Long Forgotten GM Concept cars
>
> So you think you know your GM concept cars.  Ever seen either of these
> stillborn GM two seaters?  Both cars look way beyond the concept stage.
> It's a shame neither make it into production.
>
> 1961 Pontiac Monte Carlo (click on the link below)
>
> https://www.hemmings.com/classifieds/dealer/pontiac/unspecified/1837550.html
> ?refer=blog
>
> 1963 Two Passenger Corvair
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> Message: 2
> Date: Mon, 15 Oct 2018 19:10:47 +0000 (UTC)
> From: Scott Morehead <moreheadscott at yahoo.com>
> To: virtualvairs at corvair.org
> Subject: <VV> OPGI Catalog
>
> Several folks have indicated that they have received the latest Corvair
> OPGI
> catalog. I just finished perusing that catalog and was curious.? I noticed
> an update on Clarks website with more reproduction parts - Guessing they
> are
> buying from other vendor(s) and not necessarily reproducing them. ?
> Also, noticed OPGI catalog have a lot of (ASSUMING) Clarks reproductions.?
> We know that many of the interior/exterior parts are multifaceted and apply
> to other GM vehicles (Door handles / Mirrors etc) - IS OPGI then buying the
> door sills, headlight bezels etc from Clarks and then reselling to the
> public (maybe drop shipping - doubtful) - It is doubtful that OPGI would
> reproduce for Market with some 4K Corvair enthusiasts.? Especially, the
> quantity necessary for a production run.
> Anyone have any inside info.? Just curious
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