We're BACK with a Corvair and Bugs!

Kinja'd!!! "GenuineAlexReid - The Reidus" (genuinealexreid)
01/30/2018 at 10:42 • Filed to: #ReidusandCletus, R+C

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Literal bugs, there were a ton of them in this 1966 Corvair that Cletus dragged off of a farm in rural Ontario. We try our best to get this old beast running and driving in time for Hagerty’s Maple Mille, but it needed a lot and we were running short on time. Watch to see what happens with THIS wreck!


DISCUSSION (7)


Kinja'd!!! shop-teacher > GenuineAlexReid - The Reidus
01/30/2018 at 11:07

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YES!


Kinja'd!!! Demon-Xanth knows how to operate a street. > GenuineAlexReid - The Reidus
01/30/2018 at 11:21

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If you ever get into trouble with a Corvair, here’s a few links:

http://www.corvaircenter.com/phorum/list.php?1

http://www.corvair.com/user-cgi/main

https://www.corvair.org/chapters/corvanatics/manuals.php

The Corvair community is exceedingly helpful!


Kinja'd!!! InFierority Complex > Demon-Xanth knows how to operate a street.
01/30/2018 at 11:42

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I think they sold the Corvair last month, just too far gone, IIRC.


Kinja'd!!! GenuineAlexReid - The Reidus > Demon-Xanth knows how to operate a street.
01/30/2018 at 12:06

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We actually had a great experience with the Corvair community! Very friendly and knowledgeable, unfortunately, this car was just too crappy to be financially feasible.


Kinja'd!!! Demon-Xanth knows how to operate a street. > GenuineAlexReid - The Reidus
01/30/2018 at 12:28

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The sad thing about Corvairs is that the supply still outstrips the demand. So fixing them up really isn’t financially worth it. Every one you see fixed up is truly a labor of love.


Kinja'd!!! My bird IS the word > GenuineAlexReid - The Reidus
01/30/2018 at 13:28

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yeah, with a dead cylinder that was probably a good call financially.


Kinja'd!!! BvdV - The Dutch Engineer > GenuineAlexReid - The Reidus
01/30/2018 at 13:41

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Woohoo, I’m internet famous now too :p

Sucks that the engine turned out to be bad in the end, could have been a really cool car.