Category: Supplemental news
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A Yenko Mechanic Shares Tales From Inside The Shop
Outside of CORSA, Hagerty may be doing more work to promote the Corvair than all other publications combined. If you are looking for insurance for your Corvair or other classic car, or just enjoy reading about the classic car hobby, you can’t go wrong with Hagerty. Many thanks to member Bruce Mooers for sending this…
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Upcoming Weekend Events
Sure, this post is a little later than usual, but lucky for you, it’s not too late to get your Corvair out for the weekend! Comment below if you plan to go to any of these, know of any others, or need a specific location. ~TG Friday, 8/28:Cruise-In & Grill n Chill, Fremont, 5p-9pBay Area…
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Tech Tip ~ The Corvair Steering System – Steering Box to Steering Arms
So, today’s tech tip is brought to us by the Central PA Corvair Club Sept Newsletter who originally got it from SFBA member Seth Emerson’s website Performance Corvairs. A tip that goes coast to coast… and back again! Steering Columns The steering column housing for the early-model Corvairs (60-64) was a complex weldment. Besides the…
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Upcoming Weekend Events
They say you meet the nicest people on a Honda. Debatable. We all know, however, that you meet the nicest, smartest, most attractive people with impeccable taste in a Corvair. With that said, take that Corvair out this weekend and be seen! Thanks to Tito Garrett of Valley for the rundown of weekend events! Thursday,…
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From the CHS: 1964 Sales Dept Archive
Periodically, we want to share with you all interesting archival documents from Larry Claypool and the Corvair Historical Society (formerly the Corvair Preservation Foundation). In today’s article, Larry discusses a bulletin sent out to salesmen in 1964 to promote some positive press and buildouts for discontinued models. Enjoy! Often our lessons revolve around service department…
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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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Tech Tip: Metallic Brake Shoes
This article comes from Jim Simpson and our friends at Group Corvair who are based out of the Washington DC originally published in their Aug 2026 newsletter. When I bought my ’66 Corsa turbo, I ran it hard. I quickly learned that the original GM brakes really weren’t up to the task of hauling the…
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Upcoming Weekend Events
Monterey car week continues, but even you don’t want to go down, there are still plenty of places to get your Corvair out to closer to home. Comment below if you plan to go to any of these, know of any others, or need a specific location. ~TG Thursday, 8/13:Pebble Beach Tour d’Elegance, Pebble Beach,…
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From the CHS: 1965 Head Gaskets
Today we journey back to November of 1964. The new 65 Corvairs have been on sale for just over a month now, and the problem of blown head gaskets has finally been fully adressed with the new, wider stainless steel gaskets and mating surfaces used in the ’65 engines. Well, that was plan anyway. Early…
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SFBA Monthly Meeting and Upcoming Weekend Events
Tonight at 7pm is our monthly Zoom meeting. Come on in if you want to visit and talk Corvairs. All are welcome. Saturday is the annual SFBA/Valley picnic at Quarry Lakes Park in Fremont. Come on out and bring your Corvair. All are welcome. Details on both can be found in this month’s Spyder Web…