Tag: chevrolet
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Members Stories
By Herb Wimmer I was doing some organizing and shop office cleaning yesterday and ran across a bunch of photos of my cars.. Of the hundreds I have taken ofmy Monza over the past 40+ years .. Here are a few that stood out: 1) preparing for display at the Sacto Auto Museum…
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For Sale: 1963 Rampside
For Sale: 1963 Chevrolet Corvair Rampside Price: $1,500 (Firm)Location: Penngrove, CA (near Petaluma) Hi, I’m selling my 1963 Corvair Rampside project. Pink in hand, registered non-op, ($159. in fees due) Vehicle Details: Notes: Over $3,500 into this project. Asking $1,500 firm. If interested, comment below or send an email to sfbacorsa@gmail.com and we will give you…
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Leno’s Law
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…
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Corvair Day at Cars & Cabernet in San Carlos
Member event submission from Pete Tachis Corvair Day at Cars and Cabernet in San Carlos. Sunday, July 13 at 10AM . If at all possible I’m going to need an approximate car count by the end of next week. Visit the host website, Autovino Exotic Car Storage to learn more about the…
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On this day…
On this day in 1960, Bill Mitchell received the Industrial Designers Institute Award for the 1960 Chevrolet Corvair. The Corvair design has inspired countless other car designs over the years both European and Domestic. HERE is a great read about Bill Mitchell’s Secret Styling Studio at GM from MotorTrend Magazine. Photos below are of Bill…
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The Corvair Center Forum
Editorial Blog by Josh Deitcher It has often been said that everything old is new again. Perhaps we are now seeing this digital evolution as the modern internet has passed the 30 year marker and social media is into its 20’s. Personally, my time on Facebook has been ever waning. Between the ads, bots, rage…
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June 2025 Spyder Web Newsletter
Our new website is live! It may look different when you come to visit, so make sure to check in often. For our first blogpost, here is a copy of this month’s SpyderWeb Newsletter.
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