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Re: Fiats & 'Vairs

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Subject: Re: Fiats & 'Vairs
From: bruce haden <bhaden@ucsd.edu>
Date: Fri, 10 Sep 1999 06:33:02 -0700
At 07:22 AM 9/10/99 -0700, JD_Kemp@notes.ymp.gov wrote:
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>
>Judy:
>
>You wrote:  "Fiats & Corvairs- major similarity is they both leak oil from
>the same end & you "have" to enjoy working on them with great
>regularity & have a big supply of oil & gaskets."
>
>Now, I coulda swore that Fiats were Eye-Tallian cars ("Fix It Again,
Tony!) and
>that 'Vairs were Chebbys, made in 'Marica...  You sure they ain't BRITISH????
>
>JD Kemp &
>"Lucretia MacEvil" #13 MGB
>Decidedly BRITISH!
>
Actually Vairs were not particularly prone to rust under normal conditions.
They made up for it, however by tossing  their fan belts as often as possible!!

                Bruce...my first ever autox was in a vair; just ask Steve Coe.


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