[Rhodes22-list] Corvair

[Steve Alm]

My very first car was a Corvair.  My older sister got it first, but it had
that kind of ignition switch that didn't need the key, which she lost--but
it didn't matter.  This enabled me to steal the car and go driving around
before I had my license.  I loved that car.  It's where I lost my virginity!
Take THAT Ralph Nader!  8-)  8-)

Slim

On 12/3/03 2:03 PM, "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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