Come Go For a Ride

[@Walt1119]

Absolutely love that car!

[@ilovetotri23]

Always love a ride in a classic. Thanks Mark!

[@stevebot]

Yes, the Corvair deck lid is a two-handed affair. The missing turbo makes me sad. It would be fun to get a turbo and intercooler and do a blow through carb or FI.

[@JamesAllmond]

agree, a real modern style turbo would be very interesting on that engine! (my Dad had a stock one, low end ok, but once the turbo kicked on, great googly moogly)

[@jayeblagburn2056]

Corvair, one of only two American classic cars that are on my bucket list! I became interested in these through watching the "Matt's off road recovery" channel on youtube. Matt has many Corvairs, I had a drive in a local one, a Station Wagon variety, can't remember the trim level, back in 2022. That car was one of only seven examples currently in the UK. That day, I learnt that Ralph Nader was very, very wrong. Any car can wind up on its roof in a ditch if it's badly driven but that beautiful example that I sampled was absolutely a very predictable, stable and great sounding car that fits just fine on UK's narrow roads. After viewing your Corvair content, I'm definitely going to see a local importer of USA classics to discuss the numbers and see whether i can import one. Thanks for confirming my belief that I need a Corvair in my life. I no longer own any of my old two stroke cars, my three cylinder kicks coming from a low (23000) mileage modern Toyota IQ, a great fun car, sold in USA as the Scion IQ and here in UK also known as the Aston Martin Cygnet for people who want more luxury in their microcar.

[@danw1955]

You probably won't get rid of the flat spot unless you get some exhaust heat ducted up to go into the top of that carb. Those originally had dual Carter single barrels sitting pretty much right on top of the heads, and they still had to duct hot air to them in cold weather to make them run right.🤪

[@KiwiCatherineJemma]

It looks like that Corvair convertible has a DC generator for the battery charging and electric accesories ! Many British cars used DC generators right up to the early 1970's. DC generators are fine if doing lots of open road driving in the Summer half of the year, but their lower electric power generation, especially when driving slower around town, or in Winter when more electrical power is needed, would tend to be just barely sufficient and more chance of suffering a flat battery.

[@elliottscott6179]

I don't even like Corvairs, but she's really pretty!

[@crosslink1493]

Nice ride! Does the gas gauge work? That's one I really like to have working as you can't remember how much is in the tank a few days after you filled it. If you think a Corvair is a tight fit for a tall person, try a Pontiac Fiero. Back in those days I hopped in the passenger's side of a girlfriend's new Fiero and my voice went up an octave (at least); that was quite a squeeze!

[@mikedx2706]

The headlight on the driver’s side looks burnt out.

[@gerry-p9x]

Wow two stroke. TURBO. DRIVING A TURBO

[@gerry-p9x]

Ours kept. Throwing. Belts

[@stevebot]

No turbo, he even says ex-turbo.

[@vanceblosser2155]

@@gerry-p9x They were known for that. The one Popular Science test drove back when they were introduced threw a belt. It was found that the tension was pretty critical, it had to be just right, not too tight nor not too loose. A lot of the early ones came with a gas powered heater, similar to the Ebersparchen ones available on VWs as an option (never very common in the US). Popular Science reported an incident where a new owner got up early one morning to mow the grass. He needed gas for his mower so put the empty can in the trunk, drove to the gas station, filled the can up, put it back in the trunk, and when he started it the gas heater turned on and ignited the fumes from the gas can and blew up the front of the car. Oops.

[@douro20]

I don't think I would want a Corvair unless I had access to my own lift.

[@retrobrid2784]

Man,, nice burnouts and donuts ,, its my turn next ... no wayno ? Spanish class for me

[@gerry-p9x]

Mira MIRA Mira

[@wallykaspars9700]

Too bad GM discontinued this car.

[@gerry-p9x]

Uhh looks like wrong intake carb. And air filter there....carb a CARTER. Sidedraft and air filter a round housing with a snout

[@gerry-p9x]

Unc BOUGHTht a just about new 1963. Turbo ftom. GMAC. CREDIT. IN EARLY 1964. CONVERT. WHITE BLACK. TOP. INTERIOR. THATS WRONG SIR FILTER. BEAUTIFUL DASH GAUGES 😅😅😅