[Rhodes22-list] Corvair

[pdgrand at nospam.wmis.net]

There is a 1960something white convertible Corvair for sale close by here 
for $4,000, if anybody's looking.  Seems to be in excellent condition and 
runs well (we drove it).

Paul

On Wed, 03 Dec 2003 16:15:36 -0600, Steve Alm <salm at mn.rr.com> wrote :

> 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