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Re: Fiats & 'Vairs

To: bruce haden <bhaden@ucsd.edu>, autox@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: Fiats & 'Vairs
From: Judy Becker <judyb@cts.com>
Date: Fri, 10 Sep 1999 08:55:45 -0700
Hence the infamous fan belt toss competition whenever 'vair owners congregate.
And Fiats made up for with their "subtle" rust problems, sure helps when
trying to figure out where to lighten the car's wt.

Judy  {:>}

At 06:33 AM 9/10/99 -0700, bruce haden wrote:
>At 07:22 AM 9/10/99 -0700, JD_Kemp@notes.ymp.gov wrote:
>>
>>
>>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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