Tag: writing
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Today in Corvair History ~ The Last Corvair Rolls Off the Line
Today is an important and bittersweet day for us Corvair folk. On May 14th, 1969, the very last Corvair (#6000) came off the line at the Willow Run plant ending a revolutionary 10 year run for the Corvair. Not to disappear without some controversy, there is much folklore, mystery… conspiracy(!) regarding the last Corvair, #6000.…
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Corvair Documentation
I don’t know about your family, but our family led a documented life, at least since I was born. My parents kept all the records from birth announcements through grade school report cards, Boy Scouts to college to my military service. All of that came to me at some point. I bring that up because…
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Today In Corvair History ~ GM announces end of production on the Corvair
Today in Corvair history, we go back to 1969 when on May 9th, GM officially announces the end of production on our beloved Chevrolet Corvair. During its lifespan, there were over 1.8 million Corvairs produced. Sedans, coupes, convertibles, wagons, trucks and vans were among its fleet along with one of the first mass produced turbo…
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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,…
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Corvair Myths
A great book to add to your Corvair Library is “Corvair Secrets“, written and published by the late Bob Helt. Bob published many books on the Corvair and all are worthy of a read. For today, we want to crack open “Corvair Secrets” and share one with you. Corvair Myths. It is strange how some…
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April 2026 Spyder Web Newsletter
The April SFBA CORSA Spyder Web Newsletter is hot off the digital presses for your reading enjoyment. Events are starting to happen and we are updating our calendar as we get them. Have an event you are hosting that will have Corvairs there? Attending an event with your Corvair and want other club members to…
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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…
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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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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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Member / Subscriber Poll
You ask, we listen. The club receives quite a bit of correspondence via email…and Facebook messenger, and instagram messenger… sometimes I’ll still even get phone calls and hand written letters! A topic that comes up often enough where I thought it would be worth taking a straw poll on is a having central area where…