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60. OK I had three Corvairs. I know they are Chevys but

Sun Jan 6, 2013, 04:46 PM

Jan 2013

the likes of an air cooled rear engine haven't been on the market for decades. And the Corvair did die a rather infamous death.
The last one I owned was a truly rare Corvair van. Gotta get some points for that.

I had a red one that was the spitting image of this little death trap.

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