Category: SFBA History
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From 1965…
We won’t bore you with the copy from the other models in the ad, but thought you would enjoy the pitch for the Corvair in ‘65… ’65 Corvair Wait’ll the guys who always wait till next year see this. A completely new rear suspension puts the handling on a par with the new international styling.…
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Revisiting Great Articles ~ “Rooster Tails” Hot Rod Magazine, Sept 1964
Originally published in the September 1964 issue of Hot Rod Magazine. Article & photos by Eric Rickman Although the versatile little Corvair engine has appeared in almost every guise the hot rodder could conceive, it remained for Bob Laughton of Monza Enterprises in Sherman Oaks, California, to come up with this most unique application. Bob’s…
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The Romantic and the Stinger
Corvair people are often unique, dare I say “eccentric“, types who tend to view the world through a different lens. This may be especially true of us long time Bay Area people, from the “weirdos” out in San Francisco, to the fine folks in “Bezerkley” and our friends down in “Hayweird”. Going back into the…
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50 years ago…
We like to dig into back issues of the Communique magazine to unearth forgotten gems to share with you. Sometimes funny. Sometimes educational. Always interesting. Today, we share some classifieds we thought you’d enjoy from the Feb 1976 Communique. 50 years ago this month! Unfortunately, no photos back in ’76, so you’ll have to use…
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Doug Hargrove’s V8 Corvair
The Modesto area has a rich history of Corvair racers. SFBA life member Doug Hargrove is one of those race car builders and drivers. We thought you would enjoy reading about Doug’s undertaking of an abandoned V8 project Corvair. The original article and a massive archive of V8 powered Corvairs can be found on the…
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A Little About The Corvair Engine
Today’s article is for those of you who may be a little newer to the Corvair world. While we will share tech articles time to time that will more advanced, we never want to lose sight of the fact that we were all new to Corvairs at one time. We want you greenhorns to become…
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Vairs at the Vault update
We have been receiving messages from chapter members and Corvair owners asking about a date for Vairs at the Vault. We are sad to report that we will not be having the Vault event this year. This event is put together by a very small group. With the CORSA convention, big life events, intense work…
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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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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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Do you know about the “Electrovair”?
In 2025, we have become used to seeing electric vehicles everywhere we go. In the last 15 years, with the advance of battery capacity and charging technology, we have made significant advances with EV’s. As revolutionary as the Corvair was in so many ways, did you know that engineers and designers at GM made TWO…