Tag: car
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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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Tech Tip ~ Choosing the Correct Oil Filter
In the classic car hobby, you will hear more discussion, debates, possibly flat out rivalries over oil types, weights, additives and duration. While we will not be discussing specific oil types in this piece, we do want you, the new Corvair owner, to know what your options are regarding available oil filters and the importance…
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Revisiting Great Articles ~ The other lasting legacy of the Chevrolet Corvair, Hagerty Media 2018
Today, we wanted to revisit this interesting and informative article from Benjamin Hunting, originally published in 2018 with Hagerty Media. The original article can be found here. Enjoy! General Motors is a favorite punching bag for futurists and stockholders alike. Both parties share disappointment in what’s perceived as a lack of motivation for bringing innovative…
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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,…
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SFBA Monthly Zoom Meeting Tonight & Holiday Lunch This Saturday
Just a last minute reminder that our December 2025 Meeting will be this Thursday (that’s the day after tomorrow already!) starting at 7:00 PM on Zoom. Use the Christy Link (below) or go to Zoom and enter the meeting ID number. Hope to see everyone at the meeting! Clark Calkins, newsletter editor SFBA Corsa…
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Yenko Stingers at the MCACN
This year’s MCACN (Muscle Car and Corvette Nationals) recently wrapped in Illinois right before Thanksgiving. “Cool story, what does this have to do with Corvairs?”, you say? This year, A LOT! The Corvair Yenko Stinger was the invitational mark this year as it was the 60th anniversary of its release. Our resident Yenko owners, Bruce…
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December 2025 Spyder Web Newsletter and club reminders
We hope everyone had a wonderful holiday weekend and you were able to get a little Corvair time in! Here is this month’s Spyder Web newsletter for your reading enjoyment. SFBA dues are due in January, so if you want to get it out of the way now for 2026, you can do so by…
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Chevrolet’s Air~Cooled Flat~Six Was Influenced By The Volkswagen Flat~Four And Horizontally~Opposed Aircraft And Tank Engines
Article by Mike McNessor and published by Hemmings. The original article complete with ads and popups can be found here While the Corvair did bring turbocharging to the masses in ’62, the Turbo Air 6 was Chevrolet’s name for the naturally aspirated base engine that made its debut in ’60. Initially, the six displaced 140-cubic…
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6-Day Wonder: Sterling’s Stealth ’64 Corvair Full Respray
By Gabe Lopez, Owner of Sterling Restorations It’s not often in the restoration business that you encounter a 60-year-old classic car that’s, well, almost perfect. For those of us who make a living sanding, welding, and fixing decades of rust and poor repairs, finding a truly solid foundation is the equivalent of striking gold. That’s…
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Happy Thanksgiving from SFBA CORSA
We would like wish you all a Vairy Happy Thanksgiving. We are thankful for all of your support and friendship over the years. We are also thankful to Ed Cole and Bill Mitchell for making the idea of the Corvair a reality that we are able to enjoy to this day. We are thankful for…
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