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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 |
Calendar of Events Corvair Links Pictures Officers/Contacts Editor's Story of the Corvair Newsletters
January 2008 NewsletterLeft Click to view. Right Click to save a copy to your computer.
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
August 27/28 Detroit Homecoming Detroit Corvair Club
August 29 Chicagolan Corvair Enthusiasts Orphan Auto Picnic, Kendall County Fairgrounds
September 11 Illinois
Antique Vehicle Show- Feature Car Corvair-
Springfield.
Banquet after the show hosted by
PCCA.
Host
hotel is the Rt66 on 6th street in Springfield www.rt66hotel.com $60 room
rate.
A
banquet after the SOS show at the Golden Corral at
6pm
with a cost
of $13.50 per person including
drinks.
http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/publications/programspub.html#autoshow
September 12
Murphysburo Applefest Car show. Murphysburo IL. Registration Fee $10.00
Registration starts at 7:00 am Judging begins at 12:30 pm Awards presented at 4:00 pm
September 12 All Chevy Show at Transport Museum in St Louis.
September 17-18
Hoosier Car Show and Swap Meet. Marion County Fairgrounds, Indianapolis Indiana.
Car Show is the 18th. Banquet that evening.
Host hotel is the La Quinta Inn at 5150 Victory
Dr.
Contact Phil Riddle for more information
September 24-26 Great
Plains Corvair Round-up. Green Country Corvair Group Tulsa
OK.
Embassy
Suites Tulsa I-44. Valve cover racing. slo-drags, people’s choice car show,
concourse, tech sessions, hospitality suite and awards
banquet.
www.tulsa.com or event chair, Marv Luke at
918-250-1500 or by email at mluke@cox.net .
October 9 The Mill Car show – Lincoln
November 13 Monticello Train Museum tour with meeting at Red Wheel Inn- Monticello.
December 11 Christmas Party—Myra's Restaurant at Pawnee.
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/
Jay Lenos Garage Rampside video
PCCA Home
Download a copy of PCCA's By-laws Left Click to view. Right Click to save a copy to your computer. By-Laws are dated 01-13-2009
Contact PCCA at PrairieCapital@corvair.org or snail mail to P.O. Box 954, Springfield, IL 62705
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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