[Rhodes22-list] Corvair

[Steve]

Peter
Yeah, mom really liked that car.  She still talks
about it.
Steve


--- Peter Thorn <pthorn at nc.rr.com> wrote:
> Steve,
> 
> I had a '64 Corvair Spyder with 4 speed manual; it
> was great fun!  Your Mom
> is right - it was quick off the line.  Never got
> stuck in the Vermont snow
> drifts, even without snow tires.  Too bad Nader
> killed it.
> 
> PT
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Steve" <rhodes2282 at yahoo.com>
> To: "The Rhodes 22 mail list"
> <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, December 03, 2003 10:12 AM
> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Corny energy source
> 
> 
> > Roger
> > My mom had a Corvair.  She said that was a great
> car.
> > >From stop light to stop light, she said she could
> beat
> > my dad in his 57 chevy.  But if they made the
> first
> > stop light, he pulled away good.  Appearently, the
> > Corvair had a fast start to it.
> > Steve
> >
> >
> >
> > --- Roger Pihlaja <cen09402 at centurytel.net> wrote:
> > > Rummy,
> > >
> > > I saw GM's hydrogen powered concept car at the
> 2003
> > > NAIAS.  It was also at
> > > the 2002 NAIAS, although not as fully developed.
> > > So, you're right, GM is
> > > moving forward with the project.  It's a neat
> > > concept with a lot of very
> > > creative ideas.  But, until the hydrogen
> > > infrastructure is in place, the
> > > market will be very small.  At the moment, the
> > > hydrogen would have to come
> > > from, are you ready ... natural gas!  Boy, now
> > > there's a great use for a
> > > scarce unrenewable natural resource.  I haven't
> seen
> > > any crash test data on
> > > the prototype or any long term reliability data
> on
> > > the fuel cells.  GM has a
> > > long & undistinguished history of releasing new
> > > technology onto the public
> > > before it's ready & then having a big mess on
> their
> > > hands - the Corvair, the
> > > Vega, the in-line SOHC Pontiac 6 engine, etc.
> > >
> > > Roger
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Todd Tavares" <sprocket80 at mail.com>
> > > To: "The Rhodes 22 mail list"
> > > <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> > > Sent: Wednesday, December 03, 2003 2:22 AM
> > > Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Corny energy source
> > >
> > >
> > > > OH THE HUMANITY!!
> > > >
> > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > From: R22RumRunner at aol.com
> > > > Date: Tue, 2 Dec 2003 06:00:47 EST
> > > > To: rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org
> > > > Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Corny energy
> source
> > > >
> > > > > Roger,
> > > > > At last years Detroit auto show, GM unveiled
> > > it's new vehicle platform
> > > which
> > > > > is hydrogen based. The platform includes
> > > steering and propulsion and is
> > > > > approximately 8 inches high the entire
> length.
> > > The body is fitted to the
> > > platform
> > > > > and all connections, including joy stick
> > > steering are made through one
> > > > > electrical connection. When presented at the
> > > show, the oil industry
> > > spokes people said
> > > > > they weren't interested, but GM is going
> full
> > > speed forward with this
> > > project.
> > > > > This is no longer conceptual, it is already
> > > here. They put safety first
> > > and
> > > > > hired some of the best people available for
> this
> > > project. I read an
> > > extensive
> > > > > article a while back in one of the
> International
> > > trade magazines I
> > > get.....very
> > > > > cool project.
> > > > > The cost for the new vehicle is reported to
> be
> > > somewhere around a mid
> > > size
> > > > > luxury car, say around $20,000 fully
> equipped.
> > > Bodies can be changed
> > > easily in a
> > > > > home garage. Mom can have a station wagon
> during
> > > the week and the kids
> > > can
> > > > > have a sports car on the weekends.
> > > > > The byproduct of burning hydrogen is water.
> > > Water is the only emission.
> > > > >
> > > > > Rummy
> > > > >
> > >
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