From: utzoo!decvax!decwrl!sun!megatest!fortune!hpda!hplabs!hao!seismo!harpo!eagle!mhtsa!alice!wookie
Newsgroups: net.auto,net.misc
Title: Re: Corvair advice
Article-I.D.: alice.1814
Posted: Tue May 10 18:03:20 1983
Received: Tue May 17 00:57:38 1983
References: <1055@dvamc.UUCP>

The rolling of Corvairs was due to the jacking effect of the rear
independant suspension.  This was corrected first with a rollbar
on the rearend for 1964 to solve the problem while therear end was redesigned for 1965.  Hence your best bet is a 1965 or
newer although the 64 should be OK.  So the ones made after the fix
are not prone to roll-over and die.

As with most air cooled engines the Corvair usually does wind up
burning oil especially if the fan belt has been broken and the
engine kept running for a while.  

All in all it wasn't such a bad car although the heater wasn't so
good.  The spider is probably the most collectable and yes they
are becoming a collectable car!
					Keith Bauer
					White Tiger Racing
					Bell Labs  Murray Hill