Tag: antique
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Member Stories ~ San Francisco Old Car Picnic
By Josh Deitcher The Old Car Picnic this last weekend at Golden Gate Park did NOT disappoint. According to event organizers, there were over 650 vehicles that attended. Along with this impressive number, I can only suspect that there were thousands of spectators, hundreds of pounds of meat BBQ’ed and millions of stories and laughs…
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Upcoming Weekend Events
Here’s your weekend event update courtesy of Tim Newey of NorCal Car Shows and Tito Garrett of Valley Corsa. Did you leave your car out on Monday to let it get washed? Yes? Perfect! Now it’s ready for all the car shows this weekend! Comment below if you plan to go to any of these,…
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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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New Members & SFBA Notes
We would like to welcome new member Jim Pennell from Arroyo Grande. Many of you already know Jim as he is a member of Central Coast Corsa in the San Luis Obispo area. CCC the annual Vairfest weekend which draws Corvair owners from all over the state. Jim was also instrumental in bringing this year’s…
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Drive Your Corvair Day & Upcoming Weekend Events
Happy Birthday to the Chevy Corvair! On this date in 1959, the Corvair was introduced to the public with much fanfare. Every October 2nd, we encourage owners to celebrate this day by driving your Corvair. National Drive Your Corvair Day! Also, this evening at 7pm is our monthly SFBA club zoom meeting. Meetings are open…
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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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Corvairs at Ironstone
This weekend was the 29th Annual Ironstone Concourse d’Elegance at the Ironstone Winery in Murphy’s Ca. We did a little writeup of this you can find in the archives. This year’s event was well represented by the Corvair with 10 cars entered in the field. SFBA members Jeffrey Ross, John Heiser and Christy Barden all…
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October 2025 Spyder Web Newsletter
Here’s the October issue of the Spyder Web Newsletter. For those of you that are new subscribers, this is the monthly summary of everything going on with the club. If you would like to contribute an article or photos for a future newsletter or blog post, please contact us at sfbacorsa@gmail.com. Enjoy!
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Upcoming Weekend Events
Here’s your upcoming weekend event schedule from our friends Tim Newey at NorCal Car Culture and Tito Garrett of Valley Corsa. Ah, the first weekend of fall. Crisp temperatures, cozy sweaters, pumpkin spice lattes… Maybe elsewhere because here it’s still car show season! Get that Corvair out to a show, or at least for a…
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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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