A little E9 in an Ed Cole design

[Nicad]

I made a good call with a trip to the local junkyard where time is ticking on an E9 headed for the crusher. I decided to buy some extra rear seats because I figured if ever I came across some Scheel type seats I could recover them to match and just store my original Blue leather interior. Storing them is the problem. But then I thought about one of the main missing pieces of my 1966 Corvair 500. I threw out the back seats years ago (Owned it over 30 years) and it is a great storage compartment for stuff in the mean time. So I figured maybe they will fit in the Vair. The width of the 2nd gen Corvair is almost identical to an E9. I think I can build on this. The rear seats on the Vair must also weigh about 80 pounds, so this is a big win if it works. I think this car needs a Petri now. (I would not be leaving them Brown if this car ever gets refinished)

 

[MMercury]

The width of the 2nd gen Corvair is almost identical to an E9. I think I can build on this. The rear seats on the Vair must also weigh about 80 pounds, so this is a big win if it works. I think this car needs a Petri now. (I would not be leaving them Brown if this car ever gets refinished)

But what about electrifying the rear window lifts?

Interesting exposition tracing the Corvair's purported influence on other designs, including the '02, E3 and E9. . . . . . . Chicken or egg?

http://www.curbsideclassic.com/auto...0-corvair-started-a-global-design-revolution/

Quaint idea.

http://www.e9coupe.com/forum/showthread.php?t=7834
http://e9coupe.com/forum/showthread.php?t=10686


http://www.corvaircorsa.com/brochure.html

 

[Nicad]

Interesting thesis in the first link. They lost me when they suggested the Ford Taurus shares design themes with the 1960 Corvair though.