Somewhere the Rear-Engine Multiverse Shudders

"SBA Thanks You For All The Fish" (santabarbarianlsx) 03/07/2020 at 12:15 • Filed to: None

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CL Find. Words fail me. Wrong, so wrong, on so many levels.

I only stumbled across it in looking for a low-rust late-run Corvair Monza.  This, it arises, is not it.

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shop-teacher > SBA Thanks You For All The Fish 03/07/2020 at 12:23

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One of my favorite Gambler 500 memories was pulling a high-centered Corvair on a Blazer chassis off of a burn, with the RallyMetro.

fintail > SBA Thanks You For All The Fish 03/07/2020 at 12:28

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Reminds me of this thing which made the rounds years ago:

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > SBA Thanks You For All The Fish 03/07/2020 at 12:36

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That car does not work for me.

WilliamsSW > SBA Thanks You For All The Fish 03/07/2020 at 12:45

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https://barnfinds.com/wild-custom-1961-chevrolet-corvair/

Lol I posted this car in a comment yesterday. Another front engine Corvair.

boredalways > SBA Thanks You For All The Fish 03/07/2020 at 13:18

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I like it

RangerSmith > fintail 03/07/2020 at 13:35

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I haven’t seen this one. But I’ve seen 50s chevys and fords lifted like this. I don’t know why I like these but I can’t look away. Its beautiful.

fintail > RangerSmith 03/07/2020 at 13:55

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There is something about it.  I also assume the car was destined for the scrapyard anyway, so probably no harm done.

SBA Thanks You For All The Fish > RangerSmith 03/07/2020 at 14:09

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I can see it on a G-Wagen chassis...

RangerSmith > fintail 03/07/2020 at 19:45

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Exactly this. There was an article I read, m aybe on the front page or somewhere else. But someone theorized that in the future, many older cars could be saved by using electric drivetrains. Especially niche cars like the Corvairs where the people with experience working on them will someday be gone completely. Really interesting stuff.

fintail > RangerSmith 03/07/2020 at 20:06

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For cars that aren’t rare, it’s only a good thing.  These aren’t of special historical significance, they are just old cars, made in the tens or hundreds of thousands, with thousands still rotting away in barns and fields.  If it keeps a few more from ending up as Chinese toasters, we should all support it.