Re: Corvair??

Posted by Gene Davis (Ga.) on June 01, 2012 at 15:09:57 from (98.80.239.134):

In Reply to: Corvair?? posted by dave2 on June 01, 2012 at 12:32:50:

Dave2. The Corvair was one of the most
mistakenly bad mouth automobiles of it's day. Most
of the bad publicity you hear about them is from
people who never owned one, just heard others
badmouth it and are repeating hearsay. The
majority of the problems it had were worked out by
1964. The 1965 Corvair was one of the better
handling cars of it's day. The Yenko Stinger was
one of the hottest cars on the sports car circuit
in it's day.It was a stock production Corvair that
Chevrolet dealer Don Yenko of Pennsylvania made
some changes to it and really set the rally
circuit on its ear. Most of the problems were
caused by either owner neglect or just plain
stupidity. They like all vehicles of the day
required maintenance and looking over once in a
while. A large part of the problem came from GM
dealers not wanting to accept a radical change in
work methods, special tools and educating the
service personel for working on them. Most of the
oil leaks were stopped by using a better grade of
o-rings on the valve push rod tube and a light
coat of silicone on the rocker arm cover gaskets
sealed it up. An early problem was in 1960 when
the cooling thermostat failed it let the cooling
damper go shut. it was fixed in 1961 when all the
doors opened when it failed.The economy version
project of this car went down the drain when the
Ford Mustang muscle car hit the road. GM answered
it with the Corvair Spyder, the 4 carb. 140 hp
Corsa and other souped up versions. The 1960-63
versions were 140 CID engines, From 1964 on the
displacement was 164 CID. The 1964 Monza Spyder
developed 150 hp with a turbocharger and a 4 speed
gearbox. There were 3 levels of trim available
with Corvairs. The 500 series was basic with dog
dish hubcaps and almost no chrome. The 700 series
had a little more trim and full wheel covers were offered and
the 900 series was full bell and whistle trim
level. The GM corporate structure along with the
dealers abandoned ship rather than compete against
the Mustang, Hemi-Cuda, The Chargers and those
muscle cars. Ford's Falcon took over the
economy race along with the Plymouth Valiant and
of course the ever present VW. Supposedly Ralph Nader did
not even have a drivers license. I myself owned
several at one time and faithfully drove one of
the pickup trucks until my job requirements were
more than it could handle. If people don't think
they bring a good price, they haven't seen what a
good restored one will bring.In my own personal
opinon nothing damaged the Corvair's reputation as
much as the neglect of owners and the lack of
commitment by GM dealers. They are vehicles for
people that think out of the box and don't have
a herd mentality.

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