Tag: club
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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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This 200-hp Corvair runs with the big dogs at Laguna Seca
Hagerty seems to give more love to our Corvairs than just about any publication we can think of. Not that there are a whole lot of publications left! As an added bonus, they also insure our Corvairs at a very reasonable rate. Today, we go into the not so wayback machine to 2022 to revisit…
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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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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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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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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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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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IMPORTANT MESSAGE FROM CORSA BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEMBERSHIP CHAIR DAVE WATSON
This is Dave Watson, your CORSA Membership Chair—many of you know me as Davemotohead. As your Membership Chair, my primary mission is to recruit new members and retain our current ones, while supporting the growth and success of the Corvair Society of America (CORSA). Today, I’m reaching out to the entire Corvair community to ask…