Tag: classic
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Fan Belt Toss Registration Now Open
Three days of Corvair Bliss! October 23-25, 2026 in beautiful Palm Springs, California. 2000 HP Dyno, Downtown Cruise, Corvairs & Cocktails, Car Show, Valve Cover Races, Fan Belt Toss Games, Trophies, Banquet, Huge indoor and outdoor Swap Meet – Vendors include California Corvair Parts, Mike’s Corvair Parts, Performance Corvair, just to name a few. We are giving…
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Aug 2026 Spyder Web Newsletter & SFBA/Valley Picnic
Here is the Aug 2026 edition of the Spyder Web Newsletter for your reading enjoyment. Also! This coming Saturday, August 8th, is the annual SFBA/Valley picnic at Quarry Lakes Park in Fremont. If you are reading this, you are encouraged to join and bring your Corvair. Details are in the newsletter. Also, also! SFBA monthly…
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From 1965…
We won’t bore you with the copy from the other models in the ad, but thought you would enjoy the pitch for the Corvair in ‘65… ’65 Corvair Wait’ll the guys who always wait till next year see this. A completely new rear suspension puts the handling on a par with the new international styling.…
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Tech Tip ~ Preparing your Corvair for driving season
Unlike our Corvair buddies who live in other parts of the country that experience four seasons, we can mostly drive our Corvairs year round. Many of us still choose to retire our Corvairs for the winter, and thats ok. With warmer weather and more events on the horizon, we thought it would be worth sharing…
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Owl’s Head Transportation Museum, CPF & The Great Race
Have you heard of The Great Race? Inspired from the original Great Race of 1908 from New York to Paris, the modern Great Race was reimagined by Tom McRae and Norman Miller in 1983. The Great Race is a premier vintage, controlled-speed endurance rally for pre-1972 vehicles, designed to test driver/navigator precision rather than top…
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1961 Lakewood Wagon For Sale
We received a note and a few photos from a lady in San Pedro who wants to sell her 1961 Lakewood Wagon. Maybe a bit of a drive for some of us up here in the Bay, but we have members and subscribers from all over and we know of more than a few people…
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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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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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Why the Chevrolet Corvair Was Cancelled
Here is an interesting, informative and mostly accurate video shared by longtime SFBA member Herb Wimmer. SFBA co-founder and historian Dave Newell gave a fantastic interview to co-founder Tony Richards a few months back on the demise of the Corvair. Watch that one after HERE and compare notes. What do you think of this video?…
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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…