Yes, those and VW's - even some BMW boxers -- https://flycorvair.net/2013/12/24/basic-corvair-information/
A friend in HS had one - had trouble keeping the fan belt on. On Sun, Jun 21, 2020 at 7:55 PM Karl Wittnebel via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > My dad had a corvair at some point. Handled especially well on gravel > corners apparently. He said there was a huge plug uner the dash that would > come unplugged periodically and that it was exciting at night because the > headlight power ran through it. > > I guess people made experimental airplane motors out of that engine, which > seems cool. > > On Sun, Jun 21, 2020, 2:18 PM Dan Penoff via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> > wrote: > > > My next door neighbor’s wife, a school teacher, had a red Corvair sedan > > like this one. Low miles, pristine car, well maintained. Her husband was > a > > model maker (machinist) with Western Electric, and had a really cool > > machine shop set up in his garage. I sued to wander over there and marvel > > at the stuff he made. > > > > People were always stopping by and asking if she was interested in > selling > > the car, which she wasn’t. I told Bob, her husband, that I would like to > > have dibs on it if she ever chose to sell it, but never figured he would > > offer. She died when I was in high school of some form of cancer, I don’t > > recall what. We were chatting across the back fence a few weeks after she > > passed and he asked me if I wanted the car. I had just bought a “new” > car, > > so I was in no financial condition to do so, so I passed. That sucked, as > > it was a cool car. > > > > I had a buddy in school that rallied the Monzas - they had a couple of > > them that were all juiced up, I don’t recall the details. I do know they > > were quite fast, though. > > > > -D > > > > > On Jun 21, 2020, at 5:09 PM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes < > > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > > > > This Corvair shows well - and is reversible. You can rotate the seats > > and > > > drive backwards for a different look. > > > > > > > > > https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1963-chevrolet-corvair-7/?utm_source=dm&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=2020-06-19 > > > _______________________________________ > > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > > > > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________ > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > -- OK Don "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect." Mark Twain “Basic research is what I’m doing when I don’t know what I am doing.” Wernher Von Braun 2013 F150, 18 mpg 2017 Subaru Legacy, 30 mpg 1957 C182A, 12 mpg - but at 150 mph! _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
