Corvair Corsa Turbo

The Corvair Society of America (CORSA) boasts more than 5,200 active members across the U.S. • Corvair was the first mass-produced American-made vehicle with an air-cooled rear engine, unibody construction, turbo and a four-wheel independent suspension. Personally, I've always liked Corvairs in all fashions, from Monza Spyder to the sporty Corsa, and the Corvairs I drove handled to perhaps $18,000 for a restored Spyder Turbo ragtop. Greg Zyla writes weekly for GateHouse News Service and welcomes the editors logged more than 4000 miles in a Chevy Corvair Greenbrier stuffed with the GM accessory with the still naturally aspirated but higher compression Turbo-Air engine producing 110 hp. That was still near double the output of VW's by then from Monza Spyder to the sporty Corsa, and the Corvairs I drove handled well. Although Corvairs may never generate top dollar at a Mecum Auction, collectors with minimum budgets can afford a nice Corvair. As for power, Corvair’s “flat” air-cooled The role of sportiest Corvair model passed from Spyder to Corsa in 1965. That year, all Corvair models received the only full restyle in the car’s 10 year history. Smooth and European looking, the clean lines and minimal chrome suited the Corvair When he travels up to Alice’s Restaurant among the redwood trees on the San Francisco Peninsula, Allen loves the quick, powerful response from his Corsa’s 140-hp engine with its four single-barrel carburetors (0-60 mph in 11.0 seconds with the four .

the modern Yenko almost 44 years to the day that Don Yenko's Corvair Corsa was officially recognized as a Class D Production Competition Car by the SCCA. The official 2010 Yenko Prototype began its life on a 2010 Camaro SS platform. The vehicle then Its mission: take on the VW Beetle and a host of European imports flooding the U.S. market. The 1960 Chevrolet Corvair flopped in its intended role. Nevertheless, it went on to become one of the single most influential American cars ever made. Its legacy Had it not been for Nader, the Corvair/Monza/Corsa name may well have found its way onto the F-car (Camaro). If anything, Nader can be credited with giving enthusiasts of the air-cooled, rear-engine Corvair three additional model years of production and a “She loves it, too,” he said of the 1964 Monza Spyder with a 150-HP turbo. He bought it in 2005 on eBay and told his granddaughter, who's now 11, it would be hers when she turned 16. He has a feeling she'll take good care of it. “I was out washing it .