Re: [MBZ] Corvair and Globule warming
I owned a '62 Corvair Monza convertible and a couple Greenbrier Vans, a '62 and a '64. None were anything special, but they were very fun to ride around in. Sometimes, I wish I had hung onto the convertible, especially when we're having a nice stretch of warm, sunny weather. I would rather have a 300D or similar Diesel. Kevin in Hillsboro, Oregon ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to 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
Re: [MBZ] Corvair and Globule warming?
On 02/12/2011 9:05 AM, Dan Penoff wrote: Heh. The rich kid graduation present at my high school was the Trans Am with the "eagle" on the hood. Made me chuckle every time I saw one. Dan who drove VWs all through high school and never left a burning roach in the ashtray Sent from my iPhone There was a young lady named "Janie" back when I was in highschool who had her own VW bug. We heard rumours that the hand straps on the side pillars were useful to hold her ankles for certain purposes but cannot say if it was true. I had my own girlfriend at the time and never went out with Janie. Randy ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to 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
Re: [MBZ] Corvair and Globule warming?
On 02/12/2011 9:19 AM, Jim Cathey wrote: Trans Am with the "eagle" on the hood. A.k.a. "Hood Chicken", "Hood Poultry", or "Iranian National Bird"? Those are the nicknames I remember. -- Jim We called it a screaming chicken. Around here, they were popular with the Pilipino immigrant fellows. Randy ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to 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
Re: [MBZ] Corvair and Globule warming?
On 02/12/2011 9:11 AM, Mitch Haley wrote: Dan Penoff wrote: Heh. The rich kid graduation present at my high school was the Trans Am with the "eagle" on the hood. Made me chuckle every time I saw one. One of my classmates and her older sister got a pair of late model used Firebirds, a blue one and a black one. Neither one had a Screaming Chicken on the hood, and I don't think either one was a Trans Am. I think their parents, and possibly the parents of the Mustang II girls,figured a small back seat was a good back seat. But, what about those nice high backed reclining bucket seats?? Randy Mitch. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to 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
Re: [MBZ] Corvair and Globule warming?
I certainly thought that at the time, but now I appreciate it. It's that good Midwestern work ethic. Dan Sent from my iPhone On Dec 2, 2011, at 2:31 PM, Rich Thomas wrote: > What a mean father. > > --R > > On 12/2/11 12:11 PM, Dan Penoff wrote: >> I don't remember much of it, not surprisingly. >> >> While my Dad was an executive VP for a major Midwestern bank at the time and >> could have easily cut a check for a new car for me, I was expected to go to >> school, make good grades, and work for any "luxuries" I might desire. >> >> Hence the string of VWs throughout my younger years >> >> Dan >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> On Dec 2, 2011, at 10:19 AM, Jim Cathey wrote: >> Trans Am with the "eagle" on the hood. >>> A.k.a. "Hood Chicken", "Hood Poultry", or "Iranian National Bird"? >>> Those are the nicknames I remember. >>> >>> -- Jim >>> >>> >>> >>> ___ >>> http://www.okiebenz.com >>> For new and used parts go to 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 >> For new and used parts go to 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 > For new and used parts go to 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 For new and used parts go to 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
Re: [MBZ] Corvair and Globule warming?
What a mean father. --R On 12/2/11 12:11 PM, Dan Penoff wrote: I don't remember much of it, not surprisingly. While my Dad was an executive VP for a major Midwestern bank at the time and could have easily cut a check for a new car for me, I was expected to go to school, make good grades, and work for any "luxuries" I might desire. Hence the string of VWs throughout my younger years Dan Sent from my iPhone On Dec 2, 2011, at 10:19 AM, Jim Cathey wrote: Trans Am with the "eagle" on the hood. A.k.a. "Hood Chicken", "Hood Poultry", or "Iranian National Bird"? Those are the nicknames I remember. -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to 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 For new and used parts go to 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 For new and used parts go to 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
Re: [MBZ] Corvair and Globule warming?
But a small back seat is no deterrent at all for the determined and innovative. Wilton - Original Message - From: "Mitch Haley" To: "Mercedes Discussion List" Sent: Friday, December 02, 2011 10:11 AM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Corvair and Globule warming? Dan Penoff wrote: Heh. The rich kid graduation present at my high school was the Trans Am with the "eagle" on the hood. Made me chuckle every time I saw one. One of my classmates and her older sister got a pair of late model used Firebirds, a blue one and a black one. Neither one had a Screaming Chicken on the hood, and I don't think either one was a Trans Am. I think their parents, and possibly the parents of the Mustang II girls, figured a small back seat was a good back seat. Mitch. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to 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 For new and used parts go to 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
Re: [MBZ] Corvair and Globule warming?
I don't remember much of it, not surprisingly. While my Dad was an executive VP for a major Midwestern bank at the time and could have easily cut a check for a new car for me, I was expected to go to school, make good grades, and work for any "luxuries" I might desire. Hence the string of VWs throughout my younger years Dan Sent from my iPhone On Dec 2, 2011, at 10:19 AM, Jim Cathey wrote: >> Trans Am with the "eagle" on the hood. > > A.k.a. "Hood Chicken", "Hood Poultry", or "Iranian National Bird"? > Those are the nicknames I remember. > > -- Jim > > > > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new and used parts go to 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 For new and used parts go to 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
Re: [MBZ] Corvair and Globule warming? now kids and their cars
One of my son's high school classmates got a Jagyoowah XK-R for his 16th, that lasted 2 weeks until he bought a tree with it. So daddy bought him a Hummer (the huge original) so he would be safer. My son was driving the 79 TD, and was arguably safer. (Benz content) No comment on any of the St Agnes girls who might or might not have ridden in the wagon, if they could have stood the stench of Houston-heat-marinated lacrosse gear he and his buds left in there. --R On 12/2/11 10:05 AM, Dan Penoff wrote: Heh. The rich kid graduation present at my high school was the Trans Am with the "eagle" on the hood. Made me chuckle every time I saw one. Dan who drove VWs all through high school and never left a burning roach in the ashtray Sent from my iPhone On Dec 2, 2011, at 10:02 AM, Mitch Haley wrote: Rich Thomas wrote: Turns out he had a left a roach smoldering in the ash tray, and it flared up and burned the car up. "This is your Corvair. This was your Corvair on drugs." Somehow or other his parents discovered the initiating event, and he was forced to ride the bus until he made enough money (working at Mac's diner) to buy some other s--box, I think an old clapped-out beetle. A couple of my classmates had old Mustang IIs. One of them was out with her friends, ran out of weed, and was looking in the glove box for more using a lighter for light to search by. After the girls vacated the car, it burned to the ground. Her parents decided that they had endangered their daughter by sticking her in a gussied up Pinto, and out of guilt bought her a brand new car to replace the sbox she torched. Another girl in my class got a brand new Monte Carlo for a graduation present, right before her parents found out she was pregnant. Mitch. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to 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 For new and used parts go to 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 For new and used parts go to 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
Re: [MBZ] Corvair and Globule warming?
Trans Am with the "eagle" on the hood. A.k.a. "Hood Chicken", "Hood Poultry", or "Iranian National Bird"? Those are the nicknames I remember. -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to 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
Re: [MBZ] Corvair and Globule warming?
Dan Penoff wrote: Heh. The rich kid graduation present at my high school was the Trans Am with the "eagle" on the hood. Made me chuckle every time I saw one. One of my classmates and her older sister got a pair of late model used Firebirds, a blue one and a black one. Neither one had a Screaming Chicken on the hood, and I don't think either one was a Trans Am. I think their parents, and possibly the parents of the Mustang II girls, figured a small back seat was a good back seat. Mitch. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to 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
Re: [MBZ] Corvair and Globule warming?
Heh. The rich kid graduation present at my high school was the Trans Am with the "eagle" on the hood. Made me chuckle every time I saw one. Dan who drove VWs all through high school and never left a burning roach in the ashtray Sent from my iPhone On Dec 2, 2011, at 10:02 AM, Mitch Haley wrote: > Rich Thomas wrote: >> Turns out he had a left a roach smoldering in the ash tray, and it flared up >> and burned the car up. "This is your Corvair. This was your Corvair on >> drugs." Somehow or other his parents discovered the initiating event, and >> he was forced to ride the bus until he made enough money (working at Mac's >> diner) to buy some other s--box, I think an old clapped-out beetle. > > A couple of my classmates had old Mustang IIs. One of them was out with her > friends, ran out of weed, and was looking in the glove box for more using a > lighter for light to search by. After the girls vacated the car, it burned to > the ground. Her parents decided that they had endangered their daughter by > sticking her in a gussied up Pinto, and out of guilt bought her a brand new > car to replace the sbox she torched. Another girl in my class got a brand new > Monte Carlo for a graduation present, right before her parents found out she > was pregnant. > > Mitch. > > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new and used parts go to 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 For new and used parts go to 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
Re: [MBZ] Corvair and Globule warming?
I went to school with two brothers who had a whole stable of these that they raced competitively. Also had a retired teacher that lived next to me when I was growing up that had a red one with almost no miles on it. People were always stopping to make her offers on it, but she would not sell. Dan Sent from my iPhone On Dec 2, 2011, at 9:36 AM, Rich Thomas wrote: > With the car or with the wife? > > My auntie got a Corvair back in the late 60s or early 70s, used. I remember > it was a light metallic blue sort of color, with a blue interior. It had > this chrome kleenex box holder mounted on a swinging arm under the glove box, > it was really cool. You could reach down and swing the holder out, grab a > wipe, and when you hit it the spring would swing it back in. Looking back, I > really liked that car, both the styling(it was the more rounded version) and > the color. It might have been the turbo, I vaguely remember my dad and > uncles talking about it as being sorta cool. > > I had a buddy in high school who had an older one, clapped out in sorta turd > brown color in and out. He rigged up a hose from the dash to the trunk, > wherein he would stash a bottle of whiskey with the hose end in it, and while > driving around on a Sat night be able to take a little toot off the whiskey. > Very inventive. One morning we were all in class, and heard all these fire > trucks and such coming to the school. So we go look out the window, his car > was parked down the street a bit, and see the firemen spraying the car, it > was burning and belching smoke. Turns out he had a left a roach smoldering > in the ash tray, and it flared up and burned the car up. "This is your > Corvair. This was your Corvair on drugs." Somehow or other his parents > discovered the initiating event, and he was forced to ride the bus until he > made enough money (working at Mac's diner) to buy some other s--box, I think > an old clapped-out beetle. > > --R > > On 12/2/11 12:40 AM, Fred Moir wrote: >> Was fun while it lasted, and I never go a ticket in it. It continues to >> amaze me that I physically survived that marriage, mentally, well who knows? > > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new and used parts go to 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 For new and used parts go to 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
Re: [MBZ] Corvair and Globule warming?
Rich Thomas wrote: Turns out he had a left a roach smoldering in the ash tray, and it flared up and burned the car up. "This is your Corvair. This was your Corvair on drugs." Somehow or other his parents discovered the initiating event, and he was forced to ride the bus until he made enough money (working at Mac's diner) to buy some other s--box, I think an old clapped-out beetle. A couple of my classmates had old Mustang IIs. One of them was out with her friends, ran out of weed, and was looking in the glove box for more using a lighter for light to search by. After the girls vacated the car, it burned to the ground. Her parents decided that they had endangered their daughter by sticking her in a gussied up Pinto, and out of guilt bought her a brand new car to replace the sbox she torched. Another girl in my class got a brand new Monte Carlo for a graduation present, right before her parents found out she was pregnant. Mitch. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to 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
Re: [MBZ] Corvair and Globule warming?
With the car or with the wife? My auntie got a Corvair back in the late 60s or early 70s, used. I remember it was a light metallic blue sort of color, with a blue interior. It had this chrome kleenex box holder mounted on a swinging arm under the glove box, it was really cool. You could reach down and swing the holder out, grab a wipe, and when you hit it the spring would swing it back in. Looking back, I really liked that car, both the styling(it was the more rounded version) and the color. It might have been the turbo, I vaguely remember my dad and uncles talking about it as being sorta cool. I had a buddy in high school who had an older one, clapped out in sorta turd brown color in and out. He rigged up a hose from the dash to the trunk, wherein he would stash a bottle of whiskey with the hose end in it, and while driving around on a Sat night be able to take a little toot off the whiskey. Very inventive. One morning we were all in class, and heard all these fire trucks and such coming to the school. So we go look out the window, his car was parked down the street a bit, and see the firemen spraying the car, it was burning and belching smoke. Turns out he had a left a roach smoldering in the ash tray, and it flared up and burned the car up. "This is your Corvair. This was your Corvair on drugs." Somehow or other his parents discovered the initiating event, and he was forced to ride the bus until he made enough money (working at Mac's diner) to buy some other s--box, I think an old clapped-out beetle. --R On 12/2/11 12:40 AM, Fred Moir wrote: Was fun while it lasted, and I never go a ticket in it. It continues to amaze me that I physically survived that marriage, mentally, well who knows? ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to 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
Re: [MBZ] Corvair and Globule warming
Many people drive on tires that are over 10 years old and have never had an incident. Some have also died doing the same thing. Do you feel lucky? One reason I put my loved ones in a Mercedes is to stack the odds in their favor. I'm not going to undo that by trying to save $100 on tires. Firestone used to have a production facility here in Cleveland a while back. I knew the plant manager. He HAD to use Firestone tires on his car. He would only put Michelin's on his wife's car. I admired his thinking. -Dave Walton On Dec 2, 2011, at 8:13 AM, roger...@comcast.net wrote: > Guys, > I can only tell you my experience with TWO 1964 Corvairs. They ran great and > they did corner "like they were on rails". I once took an Olds F85 small V8 > off the line at a redlight. I was a 4 spd manual and he was an automatic. I > did not experience any over steer or traction problems. Again, they would > leak too much oil. Mine ran great because I had a Chevy mechanic who told me > how much I could tweak the timing and points and not hurt anything. Really > made the cars run with a lot more power and better mileage as well. And yes I > saw several wrecked in junk yards when I was seeking parts (during college so > I did most of my own repairs), but then I saw a lot of equally smashed VW > bugs and larger cars and Ralph never attacked any of them. I always thought > Ralph had a personal vendetta against the Corvair and GM. And yes Fred, that > 140hp turbo Monza was something else! Just dreaming of the good ole days :-)) > Best Wishes, > > Roger Hale > Dinnerware Classics, Inc. > Monroe, Ga. > 770-267-0850 > www.dinnerwareclassics.com (new) > www.rubylane.com/shops/sna (antique) > > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new and used parts go to 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 For new and used parts go to 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
Re: [MBZ] Corvair and Globule warming?
-Original Message- >From: Fred Moir >Sent: Dec 1, 2011 11:40 PM >To: Mercedes Discussion List >Subject: [MBZ] Corvair and Globule warming? > >I had a '65 Corvair. There I said it. >Whilst working for Raytheon research in Waltham MA put 60 pounds of >concrete in the front well, early radials, set up by a GM mechanical >repair genius, Air Research double (stacked) turbo on a 140hp engine and >Mad Fred was loose on the road. >It went like stink and cornered like it was on rails, drank (cheap) gas >by the bucket-full, and leaked just enough oil to fog up the windows >with a gooey film. Until, that is, "The First Wife", decided that it was >her car and smoked the engine etc, etc, etc. Other than the serious oversteer, then 65 wasn't too bad for a 60's GM product. Peter >Was fun while it lasted, and I never go a ticket in it. It continues to >amaze me that I physically survived that marriage, mentally, well who knows? > >-- >Fred Moir >Lynn MA >Diesel preferred > > >___ >http://www.okiebenz.com >For new and used parts go to 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 For new and used parts go to 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
