Interesting setup

[vairman]

I love air cooled... No water cooling systems to worry about.. This is gonna be my tear tow Car


164CID or 2.7L (if you like) 110HP. Opposed 6 cylinder, 2 carbs, 4-speed trans. and 3:27 gear ratio the car weighs in at about 2700 lbs.. I should be fun towing the tear with the top down.. ( Woo Hoo) Now all i need is to get my tear built...

Greg

[Steve_Cox]

Greg,
Had a friend in highschool that had a corvair monza 2 door coupe. I loved driving that car. Still remember taking corners at, what seemed like at the time, about 50 mph. Flat cornering and lots of power. Almost more fun than my '64 Chevy II SS, it had a little 283 with a borg warner 4 speed, ate 289 Mustangs for breakfast... 396 Chevelles, it would leave 'em sitting in their own tire smoke, but they could always catch up at the top end.... ahhh to be a kid again.....

Steve in St Augustine

[Grandadeo]

You...you mean we're NOT still kids? I may be getting old but I refuse to grow up! Just ask my wife.

Lee

[Gage]

but isn't that a Borgward or is it a Pugeot in the background (red one)???

Boy, doncha watch yer 'Columbo' re-runs? Peugeot 403 convertible.
And an air-cooled Renault is as likely as a rear-engined Ford.
You boys want to do some more book-learning before you wake the teacher up again.....
Andrew

And here I thought all along that Columbo's car was a Simca convertible. Talk about busting my bubble.

Have a good day.

As for the 4CV, back in 1957 I had one for about 3 months. Traded it in for a '53 MGTD. Wish I had either one of them today.

[alaska teardrop]

Greg - But are you OLD enough to recall Don Yenko, Donna Mae Mims, Dick Thompson and Jerry Thompson racing their Yenko Stingers Donna Mae "The Pink Lady" was a kick with her pink Corvair, drivers suit, pink hair and poodle Fred

[angib]

And here I thought all along that Columbo's car was a Simca convertible.

Eeeek! What a nasty idea! Simca's were not very nice cars, whereas Peugeots as old as Columbo's (1959) were beautifully-made cars - quite comparable with a Mercedes.

Columbo site 1 gives some background, while for them Yankee-hating Frenchifying guys like Madjack Columbo site 2 is in French.

Andrew

[madjack]

Andrew...you misunderstand me...I do not hate yankees, I find then very usefull, I think everyone should own 2 or 3(the screw driver that is)
madjack