Tom Hughes, in Baltimore, Maryland, has for quite some time been maintaining a weblog which chronicles his adventures in keeping Corvairs on the road for his daughters and himself. It is titled “Corvair Fleet Management,” and a link is provided below.
Tom sent us this photo and the accompanying note:
I've been working on my daughter's '61 Monza club coupe for the last year. In addition to replacing much of the flooring and all of the rocker panels, I've done rust repair on fenders, I've changed the exterior paint color from black to Black Cherry Pearl, the interior from red to black, and rebuilt a 95HP engine for it. I recently finished the paint work and am finally working on reassembly.
Since it will be nicest one in the fleet, I'm going to ask her if I can drive it to the convention.
Because dad is doing the work, we hope that daughter will say ‘yes’ to his request.
In reading Tom’s blog you will learn quickly that he is not doing the work in some big fancy shop, just a simple older residential garage and driveway.
Find the Corvair Fleet Management blog
here. Click on the image labeled “Ringo” to read about this specific car.
