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Old October 19th, 2004, 01:45 PM
Conan the Librarian
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Default FA: Back issues Fly Fisherman, Fly Rod & Reel, American Angler

Allen Epps wrote:

Hmmmm, why a HOOD scoop on a Corvair. Me thinks the engine has migrated.


I noticed that too. My first thought on seeing the picture was,
"Jeezus ... a hopped up rear-engine Corvair?! The front wheels on that
thing will *never* touch the ground". Then I realized that the scoop
was up front.


Chuck Vance (who drove a '65 4-barrel/4-speed/140 h.p. Corsa back
in the day, and used to joke about driving into a service station and
telling them to "check the gas and fill the oil")