Author: SFBA CORSA
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A few Corvairs from recent events
Here are a few snapshots from our September gatherings. Have any photos or stories you want to share? Have a recommendation of an upcoming event? Send us a message and we will share in a future dispatch!
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Do you know the story of the Corvairs crossing the Darien Gap?
Next time some blowhard at a car show tells you what a Corvair “can’t” do or how “dangerous” they are, you can let them know that not one, but TWO Corvairs survived a crossing of the Darien Gap. The third Corvair remains there to this day. First, a very brief primer on the Darien Gap…
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Another happy Corvair owner… and another one!
Recently, a topic popped up on the Corvair Center Forum from a new owner who purchased a 62 Monza and wanted it gone through to make sure it was, for lack of a better term, safe to drive. Being near The City, they decided to take their Corvair into Zaki’s shop for a diagnosis and…
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From the Corsa Archives
Did you know the Corvair Society of America (CORSA) has the entire archive of Corvair Communique Magazines available for members to download? The article above from 1963 actually pre-dates Corsa and was in a Corvair Communiques Magazine produced by Chevrolet and given out to “Corvair Owners Club” members which were usually sponsored by local Chevrolet…
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25 Things You Didn’t Know About The Corvair
Well…. maybe 25 things some of you didn’t know about the Corvair. We know that some of you know all of these things and more about our little air cooled beauties. Thanks to Jon Peters from the San Diego Corvair Club for sharing this in their newsletter this month. Always a fun read Jon, keep…
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The 55 year old part that brought a dead Corvair back to life
Many of us enjoy reading an article about a classic car being brought back to life after a long rest. For our group, it’s even more enjoyable to read when the car in the article is a Corvair! Enjoy this read from Kyle Smith of Hagerty originally published in 2020. If you are looking for…
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For Sale ~ Everything must go!
Over the weekend, we received a message from Larry Foreman of the Sacramento Club. He is liquidating his Corvair Parts Collection and we wanted to pass on the information to help Larry and help YOU! “Hi Everyone, I am FINALLY closing out the rental garage I have with all my squirreled away Corvair parts. I…
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Down under engine rebuild
Many of you have seen the photos and video of the Corvair that member Carl Kelsen has restored in Australia. The car has been converted to right hand drive, all done by hand by Carl. It’s a really fantastic car. The attention to detail is so good that looking at images of the right hand…
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It’s a 60 year old car!
Happy Friday everyone! We hope you are getting ready for the weekend and also hope to see you at the Oakland Aviation Museum on Sunday for the Corvair Cockpit Day. An interesting topic during last nights meeting came up, as it often does. Our Australian ambassador, Carl Kelsen, has undertaken his first Corvair engine rebuild.…
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Welcome new members
We wanted to take a moment to welcome our new SFBA CORSA members. We are happy to have you all as members of the club. You will be receiving a club decal in the mail shortly. You can stick it on your Corvair, toolbox, laptop, Yeti cup…wherever! We would also like to thank our new…
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