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  • Corvair by the numbers

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    Being enthusiasts, some might call us “nuts”, we often see more Corvairs in the wild than your run of the mill car enthusiast or non-enthusiast civilian. This will lead folks to say things like; “Corvairs are rare!”, “Didn’t the government ban those?”, “They really made them for ten years?!” etc etc. So, if you are…

  • First time engine re-build

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    SFBA member Jeffrey Ross has decided to put a 140 in his late model Corvair. Usually, not newsworthy, but Jeffrey has decided to build the engine himself under the guidance of Mel Raven at Mel’s Vairmart in Santa Clara. Here is his progress to date. Back at my happy place to start my “summer of…

  • Leno’s Law

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    Many of you may have (or may not have) been following the progression of California State Senate Bill 712, better known as Leno’s Law. The law makes a smog exemption on collector cars 35 years and older. The champions working to pass this bill into law are state senator Shannon Grove and comedian & Corvair…