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Post by Taildragger on Jun 30, 2022 18:13:33 GMT -5
People forget that the earliest ones were powered by an inline ("Blue Flame") six fed by 3 Carter YH, side-draft carburetors, not a V8:
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Post by Laker on Jun 30, 2022 20:40:55 GMT -5
People forget that the earliest ones were powered by an inline ("Blue Flame") six fed by 3 Carter YH, side-draft carburetors, not a V8:
…and, they had Chevrolet’s automatic transmission, the Powerglide. I almost owned one back in ‘65 when a friend wanted to trade a pennant blue ‘54 for my Honduras maroon ‘62 340 hp Vette. The V8 showed up in ‘55 during the production year in (probably) unsold ‘54 cars. |
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Post by roly on Jun 30, 2022 20:59:17 GMT -5
Thanks
Very nifty.
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Post by Riff Twang on Jun 30, 2022 22:52:24 GMT -5
Marvellous.
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Post by walshb 🦒 on Jul 1, 2022 10:05:06 GMT -5
Cool story, cool car!
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Post by Taildragger on Jul 1, 2022 15:31:09 GMT -5
Did you guys know that there was a Corvette "Nomad" concept car in 1954?  |
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Post by Riff Twang on Jul 1, 2022 21:27:59 GMT -5
Saw it in the video. What a wonderful look these vehicles had to them. The fastback Corvair is my favourite. A stunning looking car in my opinion. I'm a sucker for a coupe. 2doors good, 4 doors boring, and a hatch or fastback is definitely my kinda thing.
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Post by Laker on Jul 2, 2022 8:26:59 GMT -5
This Corvair was built by Long-time Corvette enthusiast Mike Terry.  I believe it was sold and repainted and now looks like this.  |
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Post by gato on Jul 2, 2022 10:52:24 GMT -5
Inspiration for the Beatles song, "Nomad Man"?
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Post by Larry Madsen on Jul 2, 2022 22:25:09 GMT -5
Paul Stanley auctioned his 2022 Corvette today in Vegas.
I believe it went for about $180,000.00
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