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Discover

Joined: 26 Feb 2007
Posts: 429

Posted: Fri May 04, 2007 11:59 am Post subject: Corvairs

Gary,

  

 I didn't know you were a corvair nut...Me too. Dad still has 5 at the  house. One I learned to drive in a 65 Corsa. One he is putting a Fiero rearend  under with a 4.9 aluminum block in it...Dad's 83....so it's taking  awhile...

  

 I sure would like to take a ride in your  400hp Totonado powerd  corvair...must a been a real rocket, corvette eater

  

 Did yours look like this one:

  

 http://www.mts.net/~lhonke/pbruce.htm

  

 [img]cid:009501c78e86$8f1c0ad0$0400a8c0(at)JULES[/img]

  

 PS.  I've been driving General Motors cars since 1967.  And that  

includes 9 Corvairs (I never lost any money on Corvairs.  I bought one  

convertible for $6, drove it for a year, and sold it for $150.  The  

last one I had I put a 400hp 455 Olds Toronado engine and trans in it.   

Now, that was fun.).  In 40 years I've only had one lemon; it was a car  

returned on a lease.  My mistake

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GrummanDude

Joined: 15 Jan 2006
Posts: 926
Location: Auburn, CA

Posted: Sat May 05, 2007 12:02 am Post subject: Corvairs

Mine was white.  Same idea though.



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aa1bflyboy(at)msn.com
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Posted: Sat May 05, 2007 7:21 am Post subject: Corvairs

I had a 66 Mazda convertable that my cousin and I restored. Well really it 

was mostly him... Finally sold it to his brother then another freind of his. 

It was a fun car. My cousin had a project he did with a Corvair van that had 

a V8 engine in the bed. He had to put wheelie bars on it to keep it on the 

road. He did another one with a Ford Econoline Pick-Up, same trick V8 engine 

in the bed. I think he finally crashed that one in a rollover... The things 

we did when we were young...  Last summer he and I flew into OSH with 64L. 

We prop go to OSH with 64L again this year but land somewhere else... 



If I'm right I have no need to be angry;

If I'm wrong I have no right to be...

Steve Roberts - AA-1B N9664L soon to be N641HY





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Mine was white.  Same idea though.



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Discover

Joined: 26 Feb 2007
Posts: 429

Posted: Sat May 05, 2007 7:43 am Post subject: Corvairs

Just a heads up on Fon Du Lac. Lot's of war birds land there.



I think Oshkosh is safer to land at then Fon Du Lac. Osh has many more volunteers helping. I watched a P51 taxi right into a brand new Commander 114 at Fon Du Lac. The rudder went staight up about 300'. It was a clean cut leaving no damage to the vertical stabilizer OR the propeller on the P51



In any event Osh approach and landing is an unforgettable experience. I've done it 4 times, 3 of those in my Tiger

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aa1bflyboy(at)msn.com
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Posted: Sat May 05, 2007 7:59 am Post subject: Corvairs

Wow I did not know that. I'll keep that in mind. If I do go back to OSH I'll 

break the arm of any groundspeople who want to help me push my plane.



If I'm right I have no need to be angry;

If I'm wrong I have no right to be...

Steve Roberts - AA-1B N9664L (at) ILG





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Date: Sat, 5 May 2007 11:42:57 -0400






Just a heads up on Fon Du Lac. Lot's of war birds land there.



I think Oshkosh is safer to land at then Fon Du Lac. Osh has many more 

volunteers helping. I watched a P51 taxi right into a brand new Commander 

114 at Fon Du Lac. The rudder went staight up about 300'. It was a clean cut 

leaving no damage to the vertical stabilizer OR the propeller on the P51



In any event Osh approach and landing is an unforgettable experience. I've 

done it 4 times, 3 of those in my Tiger

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