Scavenger Hunt

[hemibee]

Cool photo. There is a man down the road from me that restores them. The last time I was next door to his house he was loading his last two up on a trailer, he had just sold them. I'll have to try and catch him at home some day to see if he has another project underway.

 

[keystiger]

Thanks Hemi....Hell I think this ones for sale if he needs another project

 

[otherwise]

Keys, what is that silver car?
At first I was thinking Fiat Pininfarina late 60's but looking a bit longer don't think so.

 

[keystiger]

Its a Corvair My great Aunt had a purple (factory original color) one when I was a kid, we called it the "Flying Purple People Eater" lol
Sorry heres a link to info.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chevrolet_Corvair

 

[otherwise]

Interesting, I'm on my way out just now but will check them out later today.
In that photo it looked European.

 

[The Seeker]

They were air-cooled rear flat 4 engined.......an answer to the VW Beetle. Ralph Nader got them banned with his book Unsafe At Any Speed.

They did look better than a Beetle. I had a friend with a really cool RS model called a Corvair Stinger. Stingers had turbochargers.



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[keystiger]

Tubo Charged Corvair???? That is a death trap lol.

 

[The Seeker]

The Stinger is quite collectable today. I've even seen them competing in Vintage races.

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[keystiger]

Really they where cool little cars. Another (fun little car) was the Monza (I had an 80's model) They came with little 4 cylinder or a small six but you could WEDGE a small 8 cylinder in the tiny light little body, then the issue was keeping the front wheels on the ground
Stock version
Upgraded version.
And appologies for taking this thread WAY FREAKIN OFF TRACK......remember ya'll we are looking for a 7-'s model Muscle Car pic just FYI.

 

[The Seeker]

The Corvair makes the term "understeer" an understatement. They handled like a shopping cart without serious suspension work.

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[DaveM]

With the price of fuel this side we consider these as being a Muscle Car

 

[CarlS]

:y24: :y24:

 

[keystiger]

 

[hemibee]

The Southern Version of the SA Muscle car.

 

[keystiger]

THAT is just wrong on soooooooo many levels.

 

[CarlS]

 

[DaveM]

well at least I now know we are not that bad

 

[The Seeker]

A Robert E Lee smart car? I've seen it all now!

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[keystiger]

Uhm I believe that is the General "Wee"