Tag: California
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The Dennis Hopper Photograph That Caught Los Angeles
Recognize the car in this photo? No, not the Impala across the street or the cars in the rearview mirror… the car that actor/director/photographer Dennis Hopper is sitting behind the wheel of while taking this iconic photo. His 1964 Spyder Convertible. Enjoy this article from Mark Rozzo of the New Yorker originally published May 12,…
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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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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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9 COMMON BEGINNER MECHANIC MISTAKES
Full disclaimer, this article was original generated from CJ Pony Parts, a Mustang restoration website. Before you reach for the tomatoes and raw eggs to throw, this is a informative and thoughtful article for those of us who are new on our Corvair journey. We have made slight modifications to make this article more Corvair…
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This 200-hp Corvair runs with the big dogs at Laguna Seca
Hagerty seems to give more love to our Corvairs than just about any publication we can think of. Not that there are a whole lot of publications left! As an added bonus, they also insure our Corvairs at a very reasonable rate. Today, we go into the not so wayback machine to 2022 to revisit…
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Do you know about the Breakfast Club Rally?
Tomorrow, we will share our weekly weekend events drop. With spring and summer on the horizon, we wanted to introduce, or maybe re-introduce, you to one of the more interesting classic car events in the Bay Area, The Breakfast Club Rally. Started in 2020 as a loose group gathering by car enthusiasts in the North…
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Feb 2026 Spyder Web Newsletter
We would like to take a moment to thank all of our members who have signed up for 2026! We are off to a great start and looking forward to a fun 2026! If you haven’t renewed yet or want to join, please do so by clicking HERE. We want you to be a part…
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Me & My Car: Orinda owner’s ’64 Corvair Spyder reminder of first vehicle
This article originally appeared in the San Jose Mercury News / Bay Area Newsgroup Jan 22, 2023 edition profiling longtime SFBA member Steve Schnier and his 1964 Spyder. Written and photographed by Dave Krumboltz. The archive is available to read online chock full of ads and popups. You can enter at your own risk HERE…
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Welcome new member & a small dose of SFBA news
Please welcome new SFBA member Ben Nomura from Marin County to SFBA CORSA. Ben doesn’t currently own a Corvair, but has his sights set on a (preferably) 64 Monza or Spyder hardtop with original paint. If you know of such a car or something close to it for sale, shoot us a message! We also…
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Tires!
Tires. We all have them. Some are sporty. Some are skinny. Some are fat. Some are bald. Some are European and exotic, while others like to maintain a low profile. The topic of tires came up at yesterday’s SFBA Holiday lunch. Based on the chatter throughout the room, I would imagine that hundreds of topics,…