Category: Members submissions
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Bringing a ’65 Corvair Corsa Back to Life: A Body and Paint Restoration Journey. Part 2 of 4
Uncovering Hidden Damage and Fabrication The first stage was what I call “pre-paint stripping.” Using extremely coarse grit sandpaper, we manually removed the old paint and, more importantly, the heavy layers of old body filler that were hiding shoddy repairs. It’s always a relief when an owner is prepared, and luckily, Bruce had sourced new…
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Bringing a ’65 Corvair Corsa Back to Life: A Body and Paint Restoration Journey. Part 1 of 4
Gabe Lopez of Sterling Restorations was kind enough to share the story of restoring Bruce’s 65 Corsa convertible. Many longtime SFBA members may remember this car belonging to Marc Bruchy. Mark’s parents bought the Corvair brand new in San Francisco. Marc grew up with the car in his family and, eventually, inherited it. After some…
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Members stories ~ Priscilla gets a makeover
By Pete Tachis~ I’ve now owned my Corvair, aka Priscilla, for about a year and a half. I feel like I’ve accomplished much in that time, but she still needs quite a bit more work. From minor stuff like, repairing the heat/defrost system, and the shift linkage to major tasks like rebuilding the engine, repairing…
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Members Cars ~ A Love Supreme
SFBA member Laurence Jones has a passion for classic cars. So much so that they created a blog specifically to showcase cars of interest spotted in the streets over the years. A few years back, Laurence reached out to the club to ask about a 65 Monza Sports Sedan that was for sale. After much…
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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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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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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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Uh-Oh… The Bolt
By Pete Tachis A couple of weeks ago, I had new rims and tires installed on my Corvair. Eager to test the improved handling, I rolled out of the shop, hit second gear and bang, the clutch pedal goes to the floor. Probably should have installed that clutch cable I bought last month. Ben Franklin said, “Never leave that till tomorrow…
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California License Plates and our Corvairs
A new Corvair owner recently reached out to us to ask about the steps to obtain a period correct plate for her 1962 Monza. When she purchased the car, it came with the modern “lipstick plate”. As we shared information with her on this, it dawned on us that you may have this same question.…