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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