Corvair Forum

sNow that the Corvair Olympics seems to be a done deal, we should all try to help out the Denver convention. I was originally drawn to Convention by the performance events, now I enjoy all of it. The Convention organizers need your help to assure that we add to the Convention variety by the addition...

It must be cabin fever or the family,friends and crew insisting that I write while I can just barely remember the events with their help; but the new book is going to the printer Monday morning. A Little Vintage Racing History Is about a family's adventures into SCCA sports car racing when vintage d...

Museum 009.jpg Museum 009.jpg Museum 009.jpg Museum 011.jpg 1960 to 2010, A Race Odyssey Oddyssey of a race car. I used to go to the library in the 60s to view news about the Bill Thomas /Doug Roe Corvair. This was the development car for the 4 carburetor, big valve Corvair engine. At that time Dou...

Thanks Kevin, good viewing in a cold winter.

Warren

Valve guide wear was solved by bronze guides.
I had NOS cast guides fail in one race. I wouod assumce that the higher lift cam was the main culprit.

Warren

Ancient History (YS160) My sons and some of my old crew members, who have much better memories than I, have insisted that I write about racing in the glory days while I can still barely remember it. The glory days to me were the eras of factory participation in club production racing (not tube frame...