Tag: cars
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Upcoming Weekend Events & Monthly SFBA Meeting
Tonight is our monthly SFBA Club meeting on zoom at 7pm. The club meeting room number is on the front page of every issue of the SpyderWeb newsletter. If you need a link, please don’t hesitate to reach out. sfbacorsa@gmail.com. Valley Corsa has planned a spring tour and you are invited to attend. From Tito:…
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From the CPF ~ Chevrolet Announces The Spyder
A brief history class from CPF Professor Larry Claypool on the announcement of the new Spyder Turbo option for 1962. To learn more about the Corvair Preservation Foundation, click here. Our class today takes us back to March & April of 1962 when Chevrolet announces availability of the Spyder package and the Monza convertible, plus…
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May 2026 SpyderWeb Newsletter
Hello everyone. Here is this month’s SpyderWeb Newsletter fresh off the presses. If you have anything that you want to share with the newsletter, please don’t hesitate to drop us a line. Enjoy!
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Tech Tip ~ Noises From The Rear
For today’s tech tip, we want to share Mike Dawson’s “Noises From The Rear” which was published in the PCCA May 2026 Newsletter. To learn more about the PCCA chapter, click here. While it’s important to learn to diagnose a problem that may come up with your Corvair, it is equally (more?) important to be…
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Upcoming Weekend Events
A good looking weekend, weather and event wise for you to take your Corvair to. The big event of the weekend kicks off Friday, the 70th Annual Autorama at Cal Expo in Sacramento. We encourage you to attend this event and head out to the club house to say howdy to our friends, Classic Corvairs…
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SFBA Work Party Sat May 2nd
This Saturday, May 2nd, is our next SFBA work party at Don’s in Antioch to continue progress on the club’s ’66 Corsa. Mainly focusing on buttoning up the interior this time. Once the interior is up to snuff, we will give the engine and brakes a good once over, make sure all of the electrical…
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Upcoming Weekend Events
This weekends featured event is SFBA member and restoration maven Gabe Lopez’s first cars & coffee at Sterling Restorations in Fairfield. This event will be every last Saturday of the month starting this Sat. 8am-11am. Gabe will have coffee and pastries on site along with music and, naturally, some of the best looking classic cars…
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From the CPF Archive: Introduction of the Monza 4 Door Sedan
Today, we get a little history lesson about the Monza 4 door sedan from Larry Claypool at the Corvair Preservation Foundation. To learn more about the CPF, click here. MONDAY MORNING HISTORY CLASS IS NOW IN SESSION! 4-20. Today we stroll back to December of 1960 as Chevrolet introduces the new Monza 4 Door sedan!…
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Unreal at Any Speed ~ John Black’s 1966 Chevy Corvair
It’s always interesting to find a Corvair article where you wouldn’t expect to find a Corvair article. This one was shared with us by a member and we thought you’d enjoy it too. Originally published in the Summit Racing Catalog. Article by Aaron Dolezal. Photos by Todd Biss Productions. Originally published “On All Cylinders” in…
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Upcoming Weekend Events
With the rain in the rearview, time to get that Corvair out on the road for a much needed drive! Remember to check the SFBA Calendar as we are adding events that we know will have a Corvair or two. Don’t see an event on the calendar that you are taking your Corvair to? Let…