Warren Grove Fire Area Revisited

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Piney
Mar 24, 2004
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Was that the reason they were so unsafe?

The rear suspension, a swing axle, was the main issue and was redesigned with a new independent rear suspension for the second generation in 1964. Ralph Nader was another. :rolleyes: IMO the second gen were the better cars, better looking and had some sporty engine options, the last 6 months of their life they were hand built, wouldn't mind owning one of the Corsa models.

https://petrolicious.com/articles/why-the-chevrolet-corvair-corsa-is-collectable
 

Broke Jeep Joe

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The one to have, in my opinion, is an early Spyder convertible with the turbo engine, manual transaxle and real knockoff wire wheels. An older gent I used to work with in the mid 80s owned one, I believe it was a 63. It was in decent shape, daily driven at the time and surprisingly fast! I have never seen another with the same options his had, which were more than I listed. He also owned a 66 XKE 6 cyl convertible, also a very nice and relatively fast car!
 

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He also owned a 66 XKE 6 cyl convertible, also a very nice and relatively fast car!

I owned a '70 and a 12 cyl '72, both coupes, among other 4 wheeled creations over the years :D

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