Category: Members submissions
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Corvair Horn Buttons
A subscriber sent this chart made by Stock Group Corvair member Bill Hubbell showing the different Corvair horn buttons made throughout production. A very helpful chart if you are restoring an interior or just curious to see what the various buttons looked like over the production years. If you sit on the stock branch of…
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Artificial Intelligence or Artifice
As you may have seen, or think you may have seen, the age of AI is upon us. There is much deception and misinformation out there. A crude but apt term bandied about is “AI slop”. In the short story, “The System of Dr Tarr and Prof Fether”, Edgar Allan Poe once penned the proverb,…
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Tarps off! … or on
I don’t know how many of you are baseball fans, but there’s a new “tarps off” craze sweeping MLB this year where fans remove their shirts and wave them over their heads to show their team support and as a rally cry. In our world, we are rallying one of our junior members, Brodie, as…
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CORSA Board Of Directors
Today, let’s switch gears and talk about CORSA. I hope that everyone reading this is a CORSA member. If you aren’t, its time to right that wrong and sign up! The nomination period for CORSA division directors opened 01 July and goes through 15 August. Once all nominations are received, candidates will run for a…
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Happy 4th From SFBA!
SFBA member Chris Myers got his 65 Monza all decked out for the Danville Patriot Cruise. We hope that you all have a safe and happy 4th. If you participate in a parade or just take your Corvair out for a spin, send us some pics to share with the group!
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USS Hornet Spring Tour
From Tito Garrett with Valley Corsa: I hope everyone has saved Saturday, May 23, for the spring tour. The plan is to meet in the East Bay for a spirited drive through the hills followed by lunch in Alameda and a tour of the USS Hornet. If we have at least 15 people we can get…
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Corvair Documentation
I don’t know about your family, but our family led a documented life, at least since I was born. My parents kept all the records from birth announcements through grade school report cards, Boy Scouts to college to my military service. All of that came to me at some point. I bring that up because…
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A Little On The Corvair Powerglide Transmission
Here is an interesting article by the late Bob Helt about the powerglide transmission. Quite a few common questions we get from PG owners are answered in this piece. We’d like to thank the Lehigh Valley Corvair Club for posting it in their April 2026 newsletter. Enjoy! Strange as it may seem, the Corvair Powerglide…
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Unreal at Any Speed ~ John Black’s 1966 Chevy Corvair
It’s always interesting to find a Corvair article where you wouldn’t expect to find a Corvair article. This one was shared with us by a member and we thought you’d enjoy it too. Originally published in the Summit Racing Catalog. Article by Aaron Dolezal. Photos by Todd Biss Productions. Originally published “On All Cylinders” in…
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Corvair Racing Memories At Candlestick & Upcoming Vintage Race At Sears Point
By Seth Emerson There is an upcoming vintage racing event at Sears Point (Sonoma Raceway) on April 17th. In a promo pitch on Facebook they used a picture from the Candlestick Park Road Race event in 1964. I attended that event, as a spectator, and again in 1965. The Candlestick parking lot, all land fill…