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Prairie Capital Corvair Association, PCCA, is a group of Corvair
owners and enthusiasts dedicated to the preservation and enjoyment of the Corvair
automobile. PCCA has been a sanctioned chapter of CORSA
,the Corvair Society of
America since 1977. PCCA meets regularly on the second Saturday of each month at the
Rochester, IL Community Center.
Contact PCCA at PrairieCapital@corvair.org or snail mail to P.O. Box 954, Springfield, IL 62705 |
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Meeting Location – Is the Rochester Community Building located off Il Route 29 in Rochester Illinois. The community building is on the east end of Rochester at #1 Community Drive
May 03 PCCA May Corvair
Show 11:00-3:00pm
Meeting during the show
at the Rochester Community Building
Car Display from 11:00am to 3:00 pm Awards MAY be given at
2:00pm
Tour to the Gardens of Sandy Gabriel at roughly 3:00
pm
for
PCCA members and invited guest, the picnic lunch will be at roughly
12:00
PCCA will provide the sandwiches, a dish to share is
suggested
Orphan Plant Exchange "for the ladies" will also be conducted
June 14 PCCA Pekin Park Show – meeting during the show. .
June 20-21 Litchfield Rout 66 festival, Litchfield Ill Car show, 10-4 June 21
June 23-27, 2008 CORSA International Convention. Ventura California
July 12 PCCA Meeting at the LLCC Car Show, college campus, Springfield IL
Aug 1 Monmoth Illinois Cruise-in, Friday evening
Aug 9 PCCA Meeting at the Rochester Community Building
Aug 16 PCCA Corvair Display at the Illinois State Fair grounds with Rt 66 Association
Sept 6 Secretary State Antique Auto Show, Springfield, IL (NOTE: DATE is Sept 6)
Sept 20 Hoosier Auto Show, Indianapolis, IN
Sept 27 Rt 66 Festival and Car show, Downtown Springfield
Oct 11 PCCA Meeting
Nov 8 PCCA Meeting
Dec 13 PCCA Christmas Party – Springfield, Illinois
Check out the calendar of events at CORSA's website. CORSA Calendar
Simply A Fun Car to Drive.
Travel Tips
Virtual 'Vairs Home Page
CORSA Home Page
Gary Aube's facinating Corvair Site
VIN Decoding Information on the Bay State Corvairs home page.
Rick Norris' Corvair Scrapbook with early CORSA history and photos from the first convention. webpages.charter.net/corvairalley
Terry Kalp's Corvair pages members.cox.net/rarevair/corvair.htm
Cathy Pivonka's web page. More pictures of that 1960 coupe http://www.cathyscorvair.com/
PCCA Home
The FlatSix Editor rambles. Disclaimer, the following is Tim's opinion and not necessarily those of the Club.
The Corvair was introduced in the fall of 1959 as an economy, family car. Period ads toted its air cooled engine, four wheel independent suspension and fuel economy. Production ceased in 1969 after more than 1.7 million vehicles were produced and sold. The last 3 years produced fewer than 60,000 cars as GM had already conducted the Corvair's funeral.
The Corvair could be said to have missed its market. As an economy car, the Ford Falcon and later the Chevy II were more accepted by the general public. The Corvair was too expensive to produce and its unconventional styling and engineering were too much to sway the economy minded.
Contrary to reports by Ralph Nader, the car handles quite well. In 1971, the US Department of Transportation conducted tests that basically disproved what Nader wrote in his book, Unsafe at any Speed. The Chevy Corvair was not removed from the road because of this book, but because it so successfully inspired the creation of the pony cars - the Mustang, Camaro, GTO, Malibu SS and others as well as the compacts Nova, Falcon and others.
However, as an European Style Sports car, the Corvair was an inspiration. In fact, the sporty Corvair Monza inspired the creation of the Mustang, which in turn inspired the Camaro, GTO, AMC and other muscle cars. Tell this to your friends the next time they sneer and ask "why do you drive a Corvair?"
Sources: "The Corvair Decade" by Tony Fiore. "Corvair Affair" by Mike Knepper. Numerous Corvair Enthusiasts.
Comments, corrections/changes may be sent to Tim Mahler at: FlatSix@corvair.org
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