I agree that it was a fun car to drive when you knew what you were doing. Same
with the early Porsche.
On Jul 2, 2010, at 6:22 PM, J Foster wrote:
> On Fri, Jul 2, 2010 at 6:59 PM, Larry & Sandi Miller <millerls@ado13.com>
wrote:
>> It is plain to see that none of you ever owned or drove an early Corvair.
They
>> put tail happy Porsches to shame. A real bad tendency to swap ends. Sandi
and
>> I are lucky that It did not kill us before I learned how to drive it. The
>> later ones were greatly improved.
>>
>
> That "tail happy" attitude is exactly what I liked about my 63 coupe.
> What a blast to drive thru the corners (which was the only place I
> could outrun my buddies Camaro)!
>
> Of course the front-wheel-lifting tendency when you drop the clutch
> was pretty fun in my Corvair 95 Rampside pickup too! Almost wish I'd
> kept the truck more than I miss the coupe (my first car). The first
> time my friend drove the Rampside he "accidentally slipped off the
> clutch" (yeah, riiight) and pulled the front tires 8-10 inches into
> the air.
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