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On Dec 10, 2:42 pm, "Calif Bill" wrote:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WLEIumBf2Rg&NR
There is a sweet 1970 Malibu for sale out near the stables. Maroon,
looks like a stock, garaged car, soooooooo pretty...


Not to be a party pooper, but I've never understood the fascination with
these cars.
First of all, they are a dime a dozen. As a collectible, they really
aren't worth much.
Second, having driven several, they handle like crap, ride like crap and
are not particularly "fast".

To each their own, I suppose.

Eisboch

There is a car for everyone. Look at this Auto Group.

http://www.corvair.org/

Check out some of those beauties
http://images.google.com/images?q=co...=1&sa=N&tab=wi



Was a safer car than the Beetle and faster. Just that Nader could not
attack the VW as was a cult favorite. Yenko Stinger was a really nice
Corvair. And after they dumped the VW swing axles and went to IRS, was a
good handling car. At least Corvair came with "Camber Compensators".

On Dec 10, 6:43 pm, "Calif Bill" wrote:
"Reginald P. Smithers III" wrote in messagenews:4JOdnW6CXpQEIcDanZ2dnUVZ_hWdnZ2d@comca st.com...





Eisboch wrote:
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On Dec 10, 2:42 pm, "Calif Bill" wrote:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WLEIumBf2Rg&NR
There is a sweet 1970 Malibu for sale out near the stables. Maroon,
looks like a stock, garaged car, soooooooo pretty...

Not to be a party pooper, but I've never understood the fascination with
these cars.
First of all, they are a dime a dozen. As a collectible, they really
aren't worth much.
Second, having driven several, they handle like crap, ride like crap and
are not particularly "fast".

To each their own, I suppose.

Eisboch

There is a car for everyone. Look at this Auto Group.

http://www.corvair.org/

Check out some of those beauties
http://images.google.com/images?q=co...soft:en-us&ie=...

Was a safer car than the Beetle and faster.
you sure about that, Bill?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1n7mT...eature=related

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On Dec 10, 6:43 pm, "Calif Bill" wrote:
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Eisboch wrote:
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On Dec 10, 2:42 pm, "Calif Bill" wrote:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WLEIumBf2Rg&NR
There is a sweet 1970 Malibu for sale out near the stables. Maroon,
looks like a stock, garaged car, soooooooo pretty...

Not to be a party pooper, but I've never understood the fascination
with
these cars.
First of all, they are a dime a dozen. As a collectible, they really
aren't worth much.
Second, having driven several, they handle like crap, ride like crap
and
are not particularly "fast".

To each their own, I suppose.

Eisboch

There is a car for everyone. Look at this Auto Group.

http://www.corvair.org/

Check out some of those beauties
http://images.google.com/images?q=co...soft:en-us&ie=...

Was a safer car than the Beetle and faster.
you sure about that, Bill?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1n7mT...eature=related

?:



You could trick out the Corvair engine also. Lots of the sand rails used to
use them. When I first moved into this house, young guy down the street had
a beetle that he had a 350 Chevy in the back seat. Mid engined. Only
problem was getting enough cooling air to the radiator in the VW's belly
pan.

On Dec 11, 9:27�pm, "Calif Bill" wrote:
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On Dec 10, 6:43 pm, "Calif Bill" wrote:
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Eisboch wrote:
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On Dec 10, 2:42 pm, "Calif Bill" wrote:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WLEIumBf2Rg&NR
There is a sweet 1970 Malibu for sale out near the stables. Maroon,
looks like a stock, garaged car, soooooooo pretty...

Not to be a party pooper, but I've never understood the fascination
with
these cars.
First of all, they are a dime a dozen. �As a collectible, they really
aren't worth much.
Second, having driven several, they handle like crap, ride like crap
and
are not particularly "fast".

To each their own, I suppose.

Eisboch

There is a car for everyone. �Look at this Auto Group.

http://www.corvair.org/

Check out some of those beauties
http://images.google.com/images?q=co...soft:en-us&ie=...

Was a safer car than the Beetle and faster.
you sure about that, Bill?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1n7mT...eature=related

?:

You could trick out the Corvair engine also. �Lots of the sand rails used to
use them. �When I first moved into this house, young guy down the street had
a beetle that he had a 350 Chevy in the back seat. �Mid engined. �Only
problem was getting enough cooling air to the radiator in the VW's belly
pan.- Hide quoted text -

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I've seen that done on a corvair, where a guy had to redo the whole
thing. in the "back seat" was actually a front wheel drive 455 enging
and trans. from a 71 Olds Toronado.