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The Corvair was a rear-engined automobile produced by General Motors from 1960 to 1969. It was offered in a wide range of body styles (such as a four-door sedan, coupe, convertible, station wagon, pickup, panel van, a window van called the Greenbrier) and featured an air-cooled engine, which was unusual for American cars at the time.
The Corvair remains one of GMs most unusual creations. Design began in 1956 under the auspices of Ed Cole, and the first vehicles rolled off the assembly line in late 1959 as part of the 1960 model year (in which it was named Motor Trend magazine's Car of the Year.
The Corvair engine was a flat-6 piston engine used exclusively in the 1960s Corvair automobile. It was a highly unusual engine for General Motors: It was air-cooled, used a flat design, with aluminum heads (incorporating integral intake manifolds) and crankcase, and individual iron cylinder barrels. The heads were modeled after the (excellent) standard Chevrolet overhead valve design, with large valves operated by rocker arms, actuated by pushrods run off a camshaft in the crankcase operating hydraulic valve lifters (which eliminated low temperature valve clatter otherwise seen with that much aluminum in the engine, due to its high degree of thermal expansion).
New Section - My Corvair
I have added a new section to the Web site called My Corvair. It really isn't about My Corvair although I will post items there from time to time. It really is for you, the Corvair owner out there to post photos and stories. This will take over the "Other People's Vairs" section of the site. You can post information about your Corvair and you no longer have to send me info via email and then wait for me to post it. Try it out. You will have to register to post a story, upload a photo or to post a comment.
Site
Click to visit "My Corvair"
2009 Corsa Convention
Road racing at Roebling Road, put on by the NECC and the SECC.
Convention held in Jacksonville, FL.
Held July, 2009
Photos
Click to view the Roebling Road Photos
Click to view the autocross Photos
Click to view the convention Photos
Video
Click to view the videos from Roebling Road and the CORSA convention autocross at Corvair.TV
2009 Walter Mitty
Held at Road Atlanta. Several Corvairs were on hand to race and a large group showed up to display their cars in the car corral. It was a great event to get some publicity for the Corvair.
Held May, 2009
Photos
Click to view the Walter Mitty Photos
Video
Click to view the Walter Mitty video at Corvair.TV
2009 SpringFest
Held in Helen, GA
Held April 24-26, 2009 in Helen, GA. Put on by Corvair Atlanta and Heart of Georgia Corvair clubs.
Photos
Click to view the SpringFest Photos
2008 Fall Affair
Held in Raleigh, NC
October 24-26, 2008.
It was a good but rainy weekend in Raleigh for the 32nd annual Fall Corvair Affair hosted by CORSA/NC.
The weekend started with a cruise in Friday night to the local Sonic. About the time that was winding down it started raining. The nights entertainment was a movie in the hospitality room.
Saturday morning brought a light mist interrupted by periods of heavier rain but the Concours and People Choice continued with only slight breaks in the judging when the rain was too heavy to leave the cars open.
About 30 minutes before the autocross the rain stopped and before the event was over the course was dry. It was a short course in a strip mall with a sweeper and then a 180 and back the way you came to the finish.
Other events for the weekend include a rally, banquet and an ice cream social.
Photos
Click to view the Fall Affair photos
Video
And here is a video from the autocross
2008 Summit Point
Held in Summit Point, WV
October 13, 2008. Very interesting Road Course. Plenty of challenges to finding the quickest way around. I have posted some photos and videos from the event.
Photos
Click to view the Summit Point Photos
Videos
Click to view the Summit Point Videos
2008 SpringFest
Held in Helen, GA
Held April 25-27, 2008 in Helen, GA. Put on by Corvair Atlanta and Heart of Georgia Corvair clubs.
Photos
Click to view the SpringFest Photos
2008 SECC Autocross
Held in St Augustine, FL
Photos
2008 SECC Autocross
Florida Corvair Affair
Held in Saint Augustine, FL. November 16-18, 2007. Included valve cover races, people choice show, autocross and rally. Also lots of great food.
Site
Click to see photos of Florida Corvair Affair
2007 Convention
The 2007 Convention was held in Sterling Height Michigan July 24-28, 2007
Photos
NECC time trials at Waterford Hills
Convention Photos
GM Heritage Center
Autocross
Corvair Museum
Book of the millisecond
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