why is there a second set of gauges down below the instrument panel? that was always one of the great Mopar exclusives - they were typically equipped with gauges instead of just warning lights
I love finding these cars. Heritage Motors was my family’s company. I still have multiple cars and the promotion car hauler they used for car shows. I walked the assembly line as a kid learning to turn wrenches for the first time. Were the car modernization features everyone’s cup of tea? No, but it helped sell the cars for more profit.
I used to build these VW Trikes at The Trike Shop, located in White Bear Lake, Minnesota back in the mid to late 90's.. We built the Road King (large) and Road Hawk (small) and built Gold Wing and Harley Davidson trike conversions as well. It was a fun place to work and very rewarding.
My girlfriend bought a red 65 or 66 Corvair Corsa while I was serving in Vietnam. When I returned home we were married, and we drove it to my next assignment at Altus AFB in Oklahoma.We packed up all our things, including her dog and drove straight thru to Oklahoma non stop. I remember it had multiple one barrel carbs (with a four speed the best I can remember). It gave no mechanical problems whatsoever during the trip there or back a year and a half later to the East Coast. The next vehicle we bought was a 1970 Pontiac GTO.
First of all, Thank you for your service. We seem to have forgotten our Vietnam veterans, but I always endeavor to give them their due. Their war was possibly more horrific than any other, and their return (if they even did) was met with some of the most vile rejection ever encountered by a war veteran. You sir, are in my esteem. With regards to your bride's Corvair Corsa, I'm wishing you still possessed it. As a dolt myself back in those days, I too, probably would have given up a Corvair for a GTO. Full disclosure: I actually abandoned a 1960 Corvair for a 1964 Ford Falcon CONVERTIBLE, and then dumped it for a 1968 Chevy Impala sedan. To this day, I am amazed that I was never prosecuted for my gross series of automotive offenses. As penance, I am attempting to restore a 1946 Willis CJ2A Jeep.
