I wish I would have kept the 1962 Corvair Monza Convertible that we had in the mid to late 1990’s. It was fun winding along the backroads between Redmond and Bend, Oregon once it got going. It had the 2-speed Powerglide automatic transmission. I’m not sure how the acceleration compares to a 240D, but that would be an interesting drag race! Kevin in Hillsboro, OR 2019 Sprinter 12 passenger 144WB 875 miles, Low Mileage Lutgard AKA Der DoodleWagen 1982 240D, High Mileage Hildegard, waiting on proper linkages/vacuum lines to wrap things up with engine replacement
Sent from my iPhone > On Jun 21, 2020, at 6:45 PM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > Its funny you guys bring up Corvairs, I saw one the other day: > https://photos.app.goo.gl/DweXKX3DQSLA1CvK8Its over by the in-laws. Looks > okay, you can see some rust in the picture under the bumper, I didn't get out > and look it over.If I had a garage... > -Curt > > On Sunday, June 21, 2020, 9:41:30 PM EDT, OK Don via Mercedes > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > 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 > > > _______________________________________ > 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
