1961 Corvair Wagon - Maryland - $9,500

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  1. 101Volts

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    "Tina" is a beautiful car, and being the original paint, that makes her even more special. I'm wondering, though, how you change heater hoses on an AIR COOLED ENGINE! Wonder what the mechanic actually did, or if the seller, who has been working on cars for 40 years, thinks that a Corvair has a radiator!
     
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    These cars did indeed have "heater hoses." Of course, they did not carry water or coolant, but they were hot air hoses from the engine to passenger compartment. :cheers:
     
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    Apparently, GM beat VW to the punch:boxing: with the Lakewood in 1961. The VW 1500 Variant or Squareback didn't come out until 1962. (y)
     
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    For that money, you even get the obnoxious stickers. I guess, he's confident. Otherwise, he'd buff out the paint to shine and scrape off those stickers
     
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    "She". "Tina" "cooperative" ... Puke

    Cool car though.
     
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    Don't care about the trophies, Don't care about the dorky character guy in the first pic. Don't care about the wagon's 'patina'. Heck, get out the rubbing compound and buffer, dude. Otherwise, it's a cool wagon.
     
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    "......I have plenty of money...it's room I need. Too many toys in the garage right now.."

    Well, 'toy' is a good way to describe the Suzuki SX4. :banghead3:

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    If the owner isn't using those roof racks (On the Suzuki) he should take them off if he wants higher fuel economy.
     
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    He might be included in the price, though. That is, if he's real

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    Heater hoses on a Corvair were a sticky wicket. They are fairly long and run between the cooling shroud around the engine and the heater fan mounted just above and forward of the rear axle.
    Problem was the engine shakes, plus road dust and dirt and engine oil tends to get on the flexible tubes/hoses. So... a 10 - 15 year old Corvair could begin to suffer from leaks in the tubing/hoses resulting in an ineffective system. Eventually they rot totally away leaving nothing but a wire coil allowing road dust and oily smells into the cockpit.

    But a car that's pushing 50 years old? If they've never been replaced... well... lets just say it's nice to have warm feet in the winter.

    We had a 14 year old Corsa when I was a kid. Took a while to clear the windshield since the stupid fan was mounted 5 feet away... but the little heater vent under the back seat with it's little plastic trap door was a godsend for me and my brother. :yup:
     
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