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Old 10-10-2008, 09:41 PM   #1
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Before the Camaro there was the Corvair

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chevrolet_Corvair

and before the first Yenko Camaro there was this car

http://www.corvaircorsa.com/yenko01.html
http://thiscrazygarage.com/EbayYS003page.html
http://autoxer.skiblack.com/stinger.html

and before that was this
http://www.conceptcarz.com/vehicle/z...ch-Sprint.aspx

I just though some of you younger folks would like to see some of the Camaro's heritage...

I especially liked this part of the Wiki writeup
Probably because I have owned 2 65 and one 66 Corvair

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1965

Chevrolet Corvair,
A dramatic redesign of the Corvair body and suspension and two powerful new engines came in 1965. The new body style showed influence from Chevrolet Corvette Stingray and the 1963 Buick Riviera, with 'coke bottle styling' that set the trend for GM cars for the next fifteen years- foreshadowing the 1967 Chevrolet Camaro that eventually replaced the Corvair. Many consider the second generation to still look contemporary in contrast to the first generation body. A new fully independent suspension similar to that used on the Corvette replaced the original swing axle rear suspension. Car and Driver magazine's David E. Davis Jr. showed wild enthusiasm for the 1965 Corvair in their October 1964 issue. For the first time, none of the passenger cars had a "B" pillar, making all closed models true hardtops.

"And it is here too, that we have to go on record and say that the Corvair is - in our opinion - the most important new car of the entire crop of '65 models, and the most beautiful car to appear in this country since before World War II."

"When the pictures of the '65 Corvair arrived in our offices, the man who opened the envelope actually let out a great shout of delight and amazement on first seeing the car, and in thirty seconds the whole staff was charging around, each wanting to be the first to show somebody else, each wanting the vicarious kick of hearing that characteristic war-whoop from the first-time viewer."

"Our ardor had cooled a little by the time we got to drive the cars - then we went nuts all over again. The new rear suspension, the new softer spring rates in front, the bigger brakes, the addition of some more power, all these factors had us driving around like idiots - zooming around the handling loop dragging with each other, standing on the brakes - until we had to reluctantly turn the car over to some other impatient journalist. We were actually annoyed about having to drive the new Sting Ray and the new Impala SS with a great, storming 409 to propel it"

"The '65 Corvair is an outstanding car. It doesn't go fast enough, but we love it."
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Old 10-10-2008, 09:43 PM   #2
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i love those turbo yenko corvairs.....
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Old 10-11-2008, 01:23 AM   #3
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That car was a trip! Perfect for the 60's.
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