I went into a curve on clear summer day in '67 in my '63 Monza, and not
all that fast. I was going sideways in the other lane before I knew what
was happening -- no warning -- no drifting -- rear end just broke loose
and tried to do a 360 on me. Good thing no one was coming. Would have
been real ugly.
I was amazed at how the TR250 would drift through the curves. Everything
seemed under control -- not sure it really was -- but at 21 years old I
guess it was close enough :-)
Don Malling
Charles & Peggy Robinson wrote:
> Tell him that taking a coil out of the rear springs to decamber the
> rear and adding a stiffer roll bar in the front will help a lot. They're
> only really dangerous in the wet. It's also a good idea to put some
> ballast in the boot. Why don't you do it for him as a project in yer
> spare time? (G, D&R)
>
> The only time I had one get away from me was when someone pulled out
> in front of me on a wet street and I lost it dodging him. It swapped
> ends into a gas station driveway. Tho only damage was the pinch hole in
> the driver's seat. ;^)
>
> I drove a '62 Monza 2 door with stock suspension from west Texas to
> Boston and back one summer. Ran the thing 85 mph on the freeways all
> day. Had it full of camping gear and had a folded tent in a carrier on
> top too. It got around 25 mpg on that trip. Hell, I lived to lie about
> it, so can yer friend.
>
> Cheers,
>
> CR
>
> Paul Root wrote:
>
>> A friend of mine has a '63 Corvair that's essentially stock. The
>> suspension is completely rebuilt and he's terrified to drive it on
>> the highway. He's not very mechanically inclined.
>>
>> Consequently, he's thinking of selling it.
>>
>> Charles & Peggy Robinson wrote:
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