Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/03/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I had a first year Corvair, my first car. I use to race it on Sunset, Mulholland, and Topanga Canyon. I've taken a few one wheel turns in it, with its ass literally up in the air. Never had an axle collapse. Though if hadn't been sitting down, I think I would collapsed from the shock each time. My second car, a black convertible '65 Impala Super Sport, wasn't as forgiving. Both cars were my High School cars. Slobodan Dimitrov On Mar 28, 2007, at 2:46 PM, Henning Wulff wrote: > At 3:34 PM -0600 3/28/07, GREG LORENZO wrote: >> Lawrence Zeitlin writes: >> >>> On Mar 28, 2007, at 4:06 PM, Jim wrote: >> >>> Ah yes - but "unsafe at any speed." >>> >>> I remember it well. >>> >> >> Only if, like Ralph Nadar (sp), you can't drive. >> >> Greg J. Lorenzo >> Calgary, Alberta > > Greg, the early Corvairs put a whole new meaning into 'swing axle'. > The Corvairs truly were evil handling cars at the limit. The only > thing I can think of that came close was the Triumph Herald of > 'Hark the Herald Axles Swing' fame, or rather, infamy. > > -- > * Henning J. Wulff > /|\ Wulff Photography & Design > /###\ mailto:henningw@archiphoto.com > |[ ]| http://www.archiphoto.com > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information