Tag: retro
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Upcoming Weekend Events
Did you know that summer weekends start on Wednesday? At least this one does, when it comes to car shows. You Corvair is sad when you don’t drive it. Comment below if you plan to go to any of these, know of any others, or need a specific location. ~TG Wednesday, 7/15:Ron Wood’s Hot Rod…
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Tarps off! … or on
I don’t know how many of you are baseball fans, but there’s a new “tarps off” craze sweeping MLB this year where fans remove their shirts and wave them over their heads to show their team support and as a rally cry. In our world, we are rallying one of our junior members, Brodie, as…
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Upcoming Weekend Events
I see so few Corvairs at car shows. Let’s change that, starting this weekend! Comment below if you plan to go to any of these, know of any others, or need a specific location. We also wanted to let you folks in the South Bay know that next Tuesday is the Valley Chapter’s monthly meeting…
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Upcoming Weekend Events
We have some updates on the next SFBA work party and Vairfest coming up, so stay tuned. In the meantime, this weekend is jam-packed with places to take your Corvair! Comment below if you plan to go to any of these, know of any others, or need a specific location. Thanks to Tito from Valley…
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Rampsides for sale
It seems that specialty Corvairs come up for sale in waves. It will be months and months before someone reaches out to sell a wagon, then you get 3 in a bunch. Same with vans, Rampsides… even Spyders. We are on a Rampside wave right now. Over the weekend, we had 3 members and owners…
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Upcoming Weekend Events
Too many of you missed last week’s Spring Tour. I’m going to pretend you were just out of town for the holiday weekend… But there’s no holiday this weekend, so no excuses for not getting your Corvair out! If you take your Corvair out to something fun, snap some photos and do a little write-up…
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Upcoming Weekend Events
The weekend is fast approaching. With sunny weather and longer days in the forecast, it feels like the perfect time to take that Corvair out for a day (or a night) on the town. Here’s the lowdown courtesy of Tito Garrett of Valley Corsa. Friday, 5/15:Danville Livery Cars & Coffee, Danville, 8:30a-10aBay Area Summer Nights,…
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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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Upcoming Weekend Events
Forecast calls for rain. Will it rain? We don’t know. Will rain cancel any of the upcoming weekend events? We don’t know. Do the wipers on your Corvair work? We don’t know! What we do know is that there are a bevy of events for you to take your Corvair and rain poncho to this…
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The Dennis Hopper Photograph That Caught Los Angeles
Recognize the car in this photo? No, not the Impala across the street or the cars in the rearview mirror… the car that actor/director/photographer Dennis Hopper is sitting behind the wheel of while taking this iconic photo. His 1964 Spyder Convertible. Enjoy this article from Mark Rozzo of the New Yorker originally published May 12,…