Corvair 140: Dogwood Show and Shine

The Chevrolet Corvair is a pump that many mistake for a Camaro. Living under a name like that did no good for the sales of the Corvair. These cars were not only commonly mistaken for their higher up but also they were constantly misunderstood.

Many people looked at the Corvair and saw a smaller more affordable Camaro, but were they ever so wrong with what this car really was. This Corvair, with correct tire pressure and maintenance, was rival only to the Porsche 911 and fiat 500 abarth.

To the surprise of to many, the engine of this car was located in the trunk. When Camaro drivers would place their smuggled goods in the trunk of their rig, easily assumed as the stashing place for recreational goods by the local PD.

These Corvair drivers, took the next step in penitentiary avoidance and put their "golf clubs" up front where everyone assumed the engine was.

Knowing that Chevrolet had this in mind and kept the American public in check with their own built in anti-pen specific features, this gives a better understanding of what the company was really shooting for with this car, they left the high class Corvette and Camaro driving citizens hanging while giving the little guy a break. interesting more Chevy, interesting

This type of thing is what makes or breaks a company. Chevrolet took the common problem of getting caught with goods in the trunk and kept their loyal costumers loyal by watching their back and loving them, when they needed it most.

And while digging deeper it seems they were not only looking out for their costumer but they were looking out for themselves because in reality how much of the economy back in the sixties was boosted by the import, export, and transportation of recreationals. Not that I'm trying to relate Chevrolet to the drug problems of north America, but its hard to think they weren't thinking about this at least a little bit when designing this car.

so here is it, the one thing that this car has that took costumers from state pen parties to penthouse parties, from the slums, to still-houses, and from orange soda to Orange-Cardamom Madeleines, the rear mounted engine of the Chevrolet Corvair.

Joshua Sewell
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Meguri-Ai: The Washington Bred RWB Porsche

While I was at Formula Drift Seattle I had my first real life encounter with a Genuine Rough-Welt Porsche. Meguri-Ai is one of the few Porsche 911s that has been given the Rough-Welt Begriff treatment. Porsche purists hate them and just about everyone else loves them, but no matter who you are they grab your attention, and I have a hunch that was part of the goal when they were modified.

 The thing that struck me most about this Porsche and many of its siblings was the massive #AIRSLICER on the decklid, not only do they add so much to the statement the car makes but also seem to be functional...

 An observant eye can catch the air scoops that the spoiler also performs as forcing more Air into the engine bay and therefore allowing for more Pumping of Air! These scoops speak to the presence that Nakai san (the kat behind these monster cars) wants his cars to have, not only to have them catch your attention but also perform well to match the daunting looks.

 This better shows the massive down force producing wing that slices through the air..the same medium the Pump breathes. This also shows the gorgeously incorporated wide body treatment given to the once stock 993.  

 Meguri-Ai was sitting pretty on a set of 18 inch iForged Fusion, Performance Alloy wheels. Hugged by a set of Pirelli Pzeros with a stenciled idlers on the sidewall. Before I knew much about these cars I didn't really like them, but knowing now that they are raced at events like idlers, thus makng the form and function of them come out, I have to say my feelings have changed.

The first time I saw one of these RWB Porsches online I wasn't sure if i liked them or not, they seemed to loud for what I was into. But After researching them and leaning that Nakai san does indeed race them at the Idlers 12hr and other Competitions in japan I have to say I have grown to like them.

When I went to Fourmula Drift Seattle I knew I would enjoy everything about it, but I had no idea that I would see an RWB Porsche. Meguri-Ai.. the name meaning "chance encounter" fit so well with how I came across the fine Air Pump it had to be of some supernatural occurrence.

Joshua Sewell

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