Welcome to the Corvair Forum! I joined the Corvair Forum back in August 2012 when my wife and I purchased a 1966 Corsa convertible for our 40th anniversary. I had been around Corvairs since my parents bought a brand new 1961 Monza coupe in San Jose, California (I was eight years old). I learned to drive in the 1965 Corsa convertible they upgraded to a few years later, and Corvairs have been a part of my life ever since. The '66 Corsa we bought in 2012 was our tenth family Corvair.
You mentioned that you have already explored the Corvair Forum and read a lot of material. I wrote a Corvair introduction some time back that targets new prospective Corvair owners. You may have already seen it, but if not I would encourage you to click on the following link and read through the material. It might be helpful and informative and hopefully will help you in making a purchase decision.
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We live about four miles north of Hiawassee, Georgia on Lake Chatuge, on the Georgia/North Carolina border. That puts us about 90 miles northwest of your location in Anderson, SC. There is a Corvair electronic fuel injection developer named Ted Brown in your town.
http://corvair-efi.com/ In fact, I am hoping to purchase one of his systems for my Corsa in the near future. Ted Brown also used to be the president of the nearest CORSA (Corvair Society of America) club chapter to your location. I would encourage you to contact this club chapter. CORSA club chapters are family-friendly and often offer technical guidance and training, socializing with other Corvair aficionados, picnics, car shows, competition events, scenic Corvair-based group drives, etc.
CORSA Chapter Locator - CORSA South Carolina
Chapter ID: 296
Organization Name: CORSA South Carolina
Street Address (Primary): 3 South Del Norte Road, Greenville, SC
Corsa SC Board 2015
President: Jeff Murrell
Vice President: Susan Williams
Secretary: Patti Ellison
Treasurer: James Cheek
Board Members at Large:
Glenn Kelly
Cole Adcock
Jewel Deyoung
Newsletter Editor: Cole Adcock
Webmaster: Donnie & Jane Bird
Newsletter Name:
News & Affairs of Corvairs
Website:
http://www.corsasc.com
Email (Primary):
info@corsasc.com
Corsa SC is a “Corvair Club” serving the Upstate area of South Carolina. If you are interested in more information, please contact our membership chairman, Bruce Schug at
info@corsasc.com
JOIN US - You are welcome to join us at our monthly meeting, held the second Tuesday evening of each month at 6:30 pm. We currently meet at the home-cookin’ restaurant “Southern Fried Green Tomatoes” at 1175 Woods Crossing Road in Greenville, SC.
There are two other CORSA chapters in South Carolina...
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CORSA Chapter Locator - Central Carolina CORSA
Chapter ID: 291
Organization Name: Central Carolina CORSA
Street Address (Primary): PO Box 581, Manning, SC 29102
President: Gerald V. Brown, Sr.,
air_cooled63@yahoo.com
Vice President: Louis Mays,
louism@ftc-i.net
Secretary: Rebecca Pointe,
noelle_pointe@hotmail.com
Treasurer: Mary Brown,
bluedog19488@yahoo.com
Newsletter Editor: Gerald V. Brown, Sr.
Newsletter Name:
Blast From The Past
Website:
http://centralcarolinacorsa.tripod.com
Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/cccorsa?fref=ts
Email (Primary):
centralcarolinacorsa@hotmail.com
CORSA Chapter Locator - Lowcountry Corvair Association]
Chapter ID: 294
Organization Name: Lowcountry Corvair Association
Street Address (Primary): 111 Hamlet Lane, Ladson, SC 29456-5457
President: Jerry Brown
Vice President: Jerry Murray
Secretary: Don Marlowe
Treasurer: Paul Broyles, (843) 747-4898
Newsletter Editor: Fran Pittman
Newsletter Name:
The AirCooled News
Website:
http://www.lowcountrycorvair.com
Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/607430302653808/
Email (Primary):
lowcountrycorvair@gmail.com
If you decide to go ahead and buy in to Corvair ownership, the websites at this link may be useful...
Common and Useful Corvair Websites
Corvair Forum viewtopic.php?f=225&t=6007
I would like to encourage you to expand on your initial post and tell us more about yourself, the Corvair you are considering buying, and your goals for your Corvair. If you can describe your personal assessment of your mechanical skills and abilities, that would help a lot. Members of the Corvair Forum love to be helpful in assisting other Corvair owners with technical support and advice, but it helps a lot if we have some understanding of your technical background and mechanical abilities, Corvair-related knowledge, etc. Helping us to know more about you and your Corvair will help us to write comments to you that are tailored to your needs and experience. Pictures are great too, because pictures of your Corvair will help us to visualize where you are with your Corvair and its condition at the present time. Knowing your location is also useful, because knowing where you live can sometimes suggest possibilities to resolve some issues or problems.
1966 Corvair Corsa Convertible
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