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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
Feb 13, 2010 PCCA
Meeting at the Rochester Community Building 2-4 pm
- Tech Session Tech Session
by Jim Allen @ Library Refreshments Jahns
March 13 PCCA Meeting at the Rochester
Community Building 2-4 pm
- Collectors Show Collector Show, refreshments Laubachs.
March 13 Performance Workshop, Performance Corvair Group, Indianapolis, IN
April 10 Chevrolet Museum in Decatur Tour and Meeting PCCA meeting
May 8: PCCA annual car show and picnic at Rochester Community Building
June 5: Pekin Car Show and Meeting.
June 21-25 Corsa Convention, Cedar Rapids Iowa
July 10: LLCC Car Show- Springfield
August: 6-8 Decatur Celebration
August 14 SMCC-PCCA Joint Picnic, location TBD
August 21 Illinois State Fair Display
September 11 Illinois Antique Vehicle Show- Feature Car Corvair- Springfield.
October 9 The Mill Car show – Lincoln
November 13 Monticello Train Museum tour with meeting at red wheel inn- Monticello.
December 11 Christmas Party—TBD
Check out the calendar of events at CORSA's website. CORSA Calendar
THE PCCA QUILT RAFFLE
A Corvair 50th. Anniv.quilt will be raffled off at the Corsa Int’l Conv. In June at Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
The quilt is sponsored by the Prairie Capital Corvair Assoc. out of Springfield, Il., and has been made by one of its members, Kay Laubach. Tickets will sell for $1.00 or 6 for $5.00 .
You can purchase ahead of time by making a check payable to the PCCA club and mail to: Ruth Boxdorfer, 122 Echo Ln., Bethalto, IL. 62010. Please mark envelope- Atten: QT in the lower left corner.
If you wish to receive your tickets or stubs by return mail, please send a SASE. You may also e-mail Ruth at pccaquilt@sbcglobal.net if you have any questions about the quilt or tickets.
Tickets can also be purchased at the convention. Just look for the PCCA Quilt Raffle table.
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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