Corvair Funny Cars (1 Viewer)

[Cliff]

Nader's Real Nightmare- The Corvair Funny Car

In 1960, the Chevrolet folks released their newest compact car to compete with the VW Beetle and an onslaught of Japanese compacts; this compact car was the Corvair. This mid-engine stovebolt was to be the USA's warrior against the foreign invasio

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[Jack]

Fondly remember Malcom Durham's injected red Strip Blazer Corvair running at Connecticut Dragway during the 60's. Made a big impression to an 11 yo back then!

 

[sammi]

First US Nationals funny car winner was a....wait for it...Corvair.

 

[AZGARY]

I love this picture hanging on the wall of Duggan's Irish Pub on Woodward Ave. Royal Oak Michigan. But of course I'm from Detroit and always loved the Seaton Super Shaker cars.

 

[TopFuel@Lions]

That shot is ultra cool. Del Heinert drove the injected version before Terry. Terry was a flippin animal with Pete's car.



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[Cliff]

Cast iron block & heads. Amazed they didn't blow up more than they did.

 

[TopFuel@Lions]

The automatic transmissions were the big bug-a-boos of that era, so many cars broke after a run or two. Alternates got to make some runs and a little bank.



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[AZGARY]

That shot is ultra cool. Del Heinert drove the injected version before Terry. Terry was a flippin animal with Pete's car.



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I was on the fence in the pits at Detroit Dragway when Delmar did one of his famous 3 wheel, wheelies in the '65 Chevelle. It came down and came right at us, drove along the berm and when it got back on the track it rolled several times. He was fine but what a memory. This picture is also at Duggan's.

 

[TopFuel@Lions]

Del was some driver. Some of the Corvair rides besides some mentioned in previous posts were fun to watch. Machine Gun Kelly, Jim Maybeck, Ward and Guzman, Pisano, Ronnie Runyon to name a couple more. Doug Thorleys ride to me was the top 'Vair' car.




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