Tag: classic cars
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Why Corvairs (or) Why Me?!
Hunting around for an interesting tech article, we accidentally stumbled across this very entertaining article from the January 1986 CORSA Communique. We got a good laugh and thought you might too. The original authors dollars are 1986 (40 years ago now!) so keep that in mind when reading. Also of note, ALL back issues of…
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Happy Holidays from SFBA
We wanted to take a quick minute to wish all of our members, subscribers, and friends in the Corvair Community a a belated Happy Hanukkah, current Merry Christmas and early Happy Boxing Day to our friends up north. We hope you have a holiday filled with love, laughter, good food and cheer.
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Upcoming Weekend Events
Hello and a Happy Friday to you all. It’s looking like we are going to be catching some rain this weekend, but if you are looking for something to take your Corvair out to, there are a handful of local events. Thanks to Tim Newey of NorCal Car Culture and Tito Garrett of Valley Corsa…
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Upcoming Weekend Events & A Message From CORSA
It’s almost Thanksgiving but that doesn’t mean that there aren’t any events to take your Corvair to this weekend! Thanks to Tim Newey of NorCal Car Shows and Tito Garrett of Valley CORSA. Please read past the events for a message from CORSA. Car Shows November 29 – San Francisco: The 28th Annual NorCal Car Club…
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Doug Hargrove’s V8 Corvair
The Modesto area has a rich history of Corvair racers. SFBA life member Doug Hargrove is one of those race car builders and drivers. We thought you would enjoy reading about Doug’s undertaking of an abandoned V8 project Corvair. The original article and a massive archive of V8 powered Corvairs can be found on the…
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Upcoming Weekend Events
With the holidays fast approaching, the days getting shorter and colder (and wetter!), the events get a little sparse. But, that doesn’t mean that there aren’t things to do this weekend. Get that Corvair out on the road in advance of the upcoming Thanksgiving and Black Friday week! Thanks to Tim Newey of NorCal Car…
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1966 Corvair Monza For Sale
We recently received a message from Roy Arimoto of the Sacramento Club letting us know he is putting his 66 Monza up for sale. Selling my 1966 Monza, 19k miles. Front suspension rebuilt, new steering box. Interior is original except for new carpet. White with red interior. Beautiful repaint. 110hp engine with 2 speed powerglide…
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A Little About The Corvair Engine
Today’s article is for those of you who may be a little newer to the Corvair world. While we will share tech articles time to time that will more advanced, we never want to lose sight of the fact that we were all new to Corvairs at one time. We want you greenhorns to become…
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Upcoming Weekend Events
Well gang, it looks like the atmospheric river has arrived. Or is it a bomb cyclone? Rain. It’s raining you guys. This means you’ll be rollin the dice this weekend with events, but if the sun decides to shine this weekend, here’s a list of places to drive your Corvair. Thanks, as always, to Tim…
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Thank You Veterans
We wanted to take a moment to thank our SFBA members and Corvair friends who served to protect our country and wish them a Happy Veterans Day. As we like to share history around here, we want to switch gears and share a little history of Veteran’s Day for those of you who may not…
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