by Vantastic Thu Dec 27, 2012 5:20 pmbensbus wrote:I have a snazzy piece of literature that I am currently having scanned that talks about the double walled nature of the nose of a 1st gen van. It is a factory instructional piece that discusses front crashes, how to replace the nose skin, and a host of other items relevant to service personnel concerned with these brand new vans (1964). Also included is some cool info comparing the 1st gen. Chevys to the Corvair vans they were replacing.
I saw a Corvair Greenbrier once that had hit a telephone pole head on- centered on the nose. The front end was smashed in for sure, but by the looks of it, the driver might have walked away. The front floor area was intact and looked like it could have been worse. Although lack of seat belts might have kicked my theory, this thread is not about lack of seat belts...
I will post the literature scan as soon as I get it back.
That's a sweet corvair Ben!! Sweet!
