Tag: air cooled
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Corvair Myths
A great book to add to your Corvair Library is “Corvair Secrets“, written and published by the late Bob Helt. Bob published many books on the Corvair and all are worthy of a read. For today, we want to crack open “Corvair Secrets” and share one with you. Corvair Myths. It is strange how some…
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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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April 2026 Spyder Web Newsletter
The April SFBA CORSA Spyder Web Newsletter is hot off the digital presses for your reading enjoyment. Events are starting to happen and we are updating our calendar as we get them. Have an event you are hosting that will have Corvairs there? Attending an event with your Corvair and want other club members to…
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Revisiting great articles ~ Buying A Corvair Wasn’t The Plan
Originally published in the “My Ride Section” of the Wall Street Journal from July 31, 2022. Article by AJ Baime photos by Ryan Schude Citlalli Gonzalez comes from a family of classic car lovers. She decked out a 1965 Chevrolet Corvair Monza with her own unique touches. At 24, She Turned Turned a 1965 Corvair…
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Tech Tip~ Electric Fuel Pump Conversion
Fuel. Gas. Petrol. It seems to be a hot topic of conversation lately! Within our little community, it has been a topic of conversation for a long time. What type of gas should I run? What type of fuel additives should I use? Why does my engine bay smell like gas? Where can I get…
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Miss P. (aka my 65) goes under the knife continued…
The body work continues but at a slower pace. My brother is doing the skilled bodywork, hammering and filling and I’m doing the grunt work, as in sanding, sanding and sanding. My wife calls him “Bondo Don”. “Bondo” has been traveling a lot lately so I’m keeping busy doing stuff like straightening out chrome and…
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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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Tech Tip ~ Vairtrix LM Tachometer Upgrade
Today’s tech tip is geared toward our members who own Corsa’s or who have Corsa dashes in their late model Corvairs. Is that tachometer a little sluggish? Off? Entirely dead? Do you have an aftermarket tach strapped to your steering column while your factory tach sits there dead? Why, that’s no way to live! Vairtrix…
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Yenko Stinger For Sale
Yes kids, you read that right! You could be the proud owner of a Yenko Stinger with a rich racing pedigree. From the owner: For sale : YS-305, legitimate Yenko tag, paper work in hand from original purchaser. Tom Piantanida built car. Road race history in D/production and later GT-3. Lastly this car was only…
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Open Discussion ~ Lets hear from you
Today, we want to open up the floor to you! What would you like to see more from with the club? In the emails? In the Spyder Web newsletter? Anywhere else? We want you to get the most out of your Corvair experience and will do our part to share important and time sensitive topics…