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Old 01-19-2021, 01:29 AM   #757 (permalink)
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Why does that Porsche-designed Studebaker reminds me the Aero Willys?


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Originally Posted by Piotrsko View Post
I am under the impression that the corvair engine was considered too defective to be useful for drive and neglect like most other chevy products. However, not as high routine maintenance as a VW. ( but different clientele)
I was actually considering another approach, such as fitting the Corvair engine into a more conventional front-engined model. Not easy to beat the economics of scale from the 230 and 250cu.in. straight-6 or the 4-pot 153, but it would be quite interesting to say the least, just like those trucks converted to Diesel with air-cooled Deutz engines in Argentina instead of something more conventional such as a water-cooled Perkins.
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