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Old 10-10-05 | 02:21 PM
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Originally Posted by jyossarian
Dude, is that a Corvair? Aren't those things unsafe at any speed? Good thing you're on the fixie!
The Corvair's a 64, it was the 60-63 models that didn't reinforce the rear axle to support the weight of the mid-engine and about which Ralph wrote his book. But it is pretty much immobile these days so it's as safe a car as its ever going to be.
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