Tag: short-story
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An El Corvino Story
New to Corvairs and never heard of the “El Corvino”? What is this air-cooled Ute and what is the story behind it? Much like the Corvair roadsters and “shorty’s”, the “El Corvino” was never a production car. In fact, it may have never been a GM concept car. It was, however, the brainchild of a…
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Bringing a ’65 Corvair Corsa Back to Life: A Body and Paint Restoration Journey. Part 1 of 4
Gabe Lopez of Sterling Restorations was kind enough to share the story of restoring Bruce’s 65 Corsa convertible. Many longtime SFBA members may remember this car belonging to Marc Bruchy. Mark’s parents bought the Corvair brand new in San Francisco. Marc grew up with the car in his family and, eventually, inherited it. After some…
