Many of us are now owners of a Corvair because we once owned (or always have owned) one or more of these great American cars. I am not different in that aspect as my father was a first generation Corvair owner starting in 1960 with a brand new coupe. I learned to drive in a 1963 coupe and during my junior year of high school (1971) I was given a 1965 Corsa Convertible (140hp). My family graduation present was a brand new convertible top from J.C. Whitney which I installed by myself in my grandparents driveway. The fondest memories of my youth were in (and under) that Corsa.

In 2007 at age 53 and having just my lost my last parent, I found that I had a little extra money and wanted something to relive my youth. I had always wanted to own an old car, but had been thinking of a 1920’s or 1930’s vintage. I was talking with a mechanic friend who does a lot of antique auto work and I asked him what make would be a good daily driver in the summertime. He quickly swayed me from the earlier vintage cars and asked me “what did you drive when you were in high school”? Well it had not occurred to me until then, of course! I quickly sought out and joined the local Corvair Club here in Indianapolis. Went looking for a car which I found in August of 2008 and the new adventure began.