World's Fastest Corvair, Is It Safe at 175 mph?

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• TH

  @thatsonebadhatharry8610 · 4 years ago

  I remember driving my 66 Corsa in high-school and the faster you went the more stable it got. And that was on 13" tires. I just wished it had had an extra gear. The fuel mileage was great and torque was good for the size engine, I know it could have pulled an overdrive gear if it had had one.

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• ME

  @Mechanickirk · 1 year ago

  It&apos;s 2025 and my 22 year old son has a thing for Corvairs, maybe someday he can buy one. I&apos;m a Pontiac guy with a soft spot for Corvairs and maybe someday I will own one of them myself after I get my GTO going again.<br><br>We just can&apos;t seem to get these cars out of our heads.

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• EN

  @engrcumins9809 · 4 years ago

  Take that, Ralph Nader!!

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• BU

  @bux49 · 4 years ago

  I had a 1965 110 Corvair in high school. In California at the time the CHP would pull you into a safety inspection to see if you had a SMOG device on your car. One day I was pulled into such a inspection. The CHP officer was standing at the front of my car and asked if I had a inside hood release ? The engine was running at the time. I said no sir the engine is in the back. The other CHP officers started laughing. I got out and opened the front to show him no engine. Then we went to the rear and he took one look and said &quot; I guess you have a SMOG device.&quot; Off I went with the sticker on the windshield.

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• TO

  @tonyunderwood9678 · 4 years ago

  I&apos;ve been playing with Corvairs for almost a half-century now. &nbsp;Currently have about eight (maybe nine, I&apos;d have to go count) in the fleet, and a couple tons of parts. &nbsp; It keeps me off the streets... ;-) &nbsp;None of the so-called handling defects of the &apos;60-&apos;63 models ever gave me any trouble, and my favorite regularly driven Corvair is a &apos;60 4-door, supposedly the worst of the crop if you believe the armchair &quot;mechanics&quot;. &nbsp; I also have late models in the fleet, plenty of respect for the entire Corvair lineup.

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• 63

  @63turbo · 4 years ago

  Cool presentation, on an important piece of Corvair history, by the man himself!!!

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• JA

  @jakespeed63 · 4 years ago

  Brilliant engineering!!!<br>We have 3 Corvairs at our hobby shop and despite being a veteran auto technician, still amazed at some of the technology.

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• BU

  @butziporsche8646 · 4 years ago

  When I was a kid. I worked at Cal&apos;s Corvair Service in Garden Grove rebuilding them. I owned a 63&apos; Monza Spyder and a Greenbrier.

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• ER

  @ercost60 · 4 years ago

  God bless this man! I met Tom at the 1990 CORSA Convention in Ontario, CA. Such a warm, humble, down to earth guy. A wonderful ambassador for the Corvair. Thank you Tom for your many contributions and tireless enthusiasm.

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• PK

  @pkrhawk · 9 months ago

  Always loved the style and looks of the Corvallis. &nbsp;Wish they could have made it more modern and safety conditions

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• DE

  @DennisdaMeance · 1 year ago

  Was hoping to see what was in the front trunk to see what holds the front end down. That was the Corvairs weak link. When pushed hard in the corners the front end would wash out. I cured that problem on mine with two concrete building blocks.

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• 61

  @61rampy65 · 4 years ago

  When I saw your engine, I immediately went and got my book by Bill Fisher, &quot;How to Hot Rod Corvairs&quot;, because I thought your engine did not look like the one in the book. I was right, but wrong. The book&apos;s picture showed a stock looking turbo with a 2 bbl carb, and intercooler. But then it said that you went 134 mph in 1966, which is still impressive. Back in the early 90&apos;s I built a turbo Corvair engine with the E-flow turbo, smaller A/R turbine housing, Porsche K-Jetronic F.I. and put it in a VW Karmann-Ghia. THAT was a fun car! Cool video, Tom!

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