Carter AFB.. he he!

From: Richard Erlacher <edick_at_idcomm.com>
Date: Mon Mar 12 10:28:09 2001

Mine was a Corsa, which had four of the carb's, IIRC. It had plenty of
get-up-and-go even for a car much more endowed with horsepower. It was light
and quick, yet handled well. I don't remember experiencing any of the effects
that Nader complained about but that was probably because the model year I had
('65) had the "fixed" rear suspension.

Dick

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jeff Hellige" <jhellige_at_earthlink.net>
To: <classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org>
Sent: Monday, March 12, 2001 9:12 AM
Subject: Re: Carter AFB.. he he!


> If I recall the models correctly, all but the Monza had just two of the
> Webbers, including the turbo-charged version. I believe the Monza was the
> model with the 4 carbs and there were problems keeping them synced but it
> was still a very nice engine. Sturdy, compact and lightweight. The gearbox
> was a bit of an oddity though. If I had the space for one, I wouldn't mind
> having another, as I had a '60 model.
>
> Jeff
>
> >Well, in the pre-Nader days, or shortly after his rise to prominence, I had a
> >Corvair, and if my experience is any indication at all, they're not a major
> >source of trouble.
> >
> >Dick
> >
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "Jeff Hellige" <jhellige_at_earthlink.net>
> >To: <classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org>
> >Sent: Monday, March 12, 2001 3:32 AM
> >Subject: Re: Carter AFB.. he he!
> >
> >
> >> > OT: From my street-racing days: the Javelin was not a bad little ride,
> >> >properly set up, and I drove a few of them competitively. Holleys were
> >> >always my first carb choice, Carters being 'okay' jugs, and then there
> >> >Rochesters... yuck, poo!
> >>
> >> Then you had the Corvair's with thier 2-4 single barrel
> >> Webbers...nice but tempermental to keep working right.
> >>
> >> Jeff
> >> --
>
>
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