The photo was taken in 2002 and we post it here because the car’s owner and driver will be at Sturbridge, and if history is any guide he will be at the wheel of an early model four-door.
This 1960 Model 700 sedan is an unrestored original, including the original Tasco Turquoise factory lacquer paint. Geoff Flynn, who lives in the Albany, New York, area, bought the car from the family of the original owner. It had 49,000 miles on it, and had been sitting in a garage for 27 years before Geoff bought it.
Geoff then made up for the car’s years of inactivity by putting it on the track, in stock form, at Lime Rock and Pocono. Of course it was never the fastest car on the track, but Geoff had more fun extracting maximum performance from a modest car than most people have driving high-powered machines.
Geoff says, "This was, hands down, the most solid feeling, smoothest running, quietest Corvair I owned. Right down to the exhaust system, every component on this car was correct, original or an exact reproduction."
Geoff later "updated" to this car, shown on the Lime Rock track in 2006.
The car was sold originally by Roosevelt Chevrolet in Jackson Heights, Queens. Geoff bought it from the original owner with 41,000 original miles. After Geoff was done making period-correct modifications to the car, it went from a base engine with a 3-speed to a high-horsepower engine with a 4-speed, with a bunch of tweaks to the brakes, suspension and steering. It ran not only at Lime Rock, but also at Mosport and BeaveRun.
Anyone who saw Geoff drive either of these cars will understand that early model Corvairs can move!
In the photo below Geoff is on the track for the autocross during the CORSA convention held in Buffalo, New York, a few years back. This year’s autocross will take place on a similar oval track, and we expect to see Geoff there in an early model sedan!
