CORSA San Francisco Bay Area Chapter

12/12/2025

Tech Tip ~ Choosing the Correct Oil Filter

In the classic car hobby, you will hear more discussion, debates, possibly flat out rivalries over oil types, weights, additives and duration. While we will not be discussing specific oil types in this piece, we do want you, the new Corvair owner, to know what your options are regarding available oil filters and the importance in changing them. The old rule was, under normal driving conditions, to change your oil and filter every 3 months or 3,000 miles....

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12/09/2025

Revisiting Great Articles ~ The other lasting legacy of the Chevrolet Corvair, Hagerty Media 2018

Today, we wanted to revisit this interesting and informative article from Benjamin Hunting, originally published in 2018 with Hagerty Media. The original article can be found here. Enjoy! General Motors is a favorite punching bag for futurists and stockholders alike. Both parties share disappointment in what’s perceived as a lack of motivation for bringing innovative automotive technologies to the market....

http://sfbacorsa.com/2025/12/09/revisiting-great-articles-the-other-lasting-legacy-of-the-chevrolet-corvair-hagerty-media-2018/

12/07/2025

Tires!

Tires. We all have them. Some are sporty. Some are skinny. Some are fat. Some are bald. Some are European and exotic, while others like to maintain a low profile. The topic of tires came up at yesterday's SFBA Holiday lunch. Based on the chatter throughout the room, I would imagine that hundreds of topics, stories and anecdotes were shared, but with the (California) winter weather upon us and a new year on the horizon, we thought it would be a good time to sit down and have a talk with you about those tires....

http://sfbacorsa.com/2025/12/07/tires/

12/04/2025

SFBA Monthly Zoom Meeting Tonight & Holiday Lunch This Saturday

Just a last minute reminder that our December 2025 Meeting will be this Thursday (that’s the day after tomorrow already!) starting at 7:00 PM on Zoom. Use the Christy Link (below) or go to Zoom and enter the meeting ID number. Hope to see everyone at the meeting! Clark Calkins, newsletter editor SFBA Corsa Use the following Christy Link to easily Join the Zoom Meeting ...

Just a last minute reminder that our December 2025 Meeting will be this Thursday (that’s the day after tomorrow already!) starting at 7:00 PM on Zoom.  Use the Christy Link (below) or go to Zo…

12/03/2025

Yenko Stingers at the MCACN

This year's MCACN (Muscle Car and Corvette Nationals) recently wrapped in Illinois right before Thanksgiving. "Cool story, what does this have to do with Corvairs?", you say? This year, A LOT! The Corvair Yenko Stinger was the invitational mark this year as it was the 60th anniversary of its release. Our resident Yenko owners, Bruce and Seth were unable to attend, but shared photos and a brief write-up from other attendees....

http://sfbacorsa.com/2025/12/03/yenko-stingers-at-the-mcacn/

11/30/2025

December 2025 Spyder Web Newsletter and club reminders

news1225Download We hope everyone had a wonderful holiday weekend and you were able to get a little Corvair time in! Here is this month's Spyder Web newsletter for your reading enjoyment. SFBA dues are due in January, so if you want to get it out of the way now for 2026, you can do so by sending $25 for a full membership or $15 for an associate membership by logging into PayPal and sending to [email protected]....

news1225Download We hope everyone had a wonderful holiday weekend and you were able to get a little Corvair time in! Here is this month’s Spyder Web newsletter for your reading enjoyment. SFB…

11/29/2025

Chevrolet’s Air~Cooled Flat~Six Was Influenced By The Volkswagen Flat~Four And Horizontally~Opposed Aircraft And Tank Engines

Article by Mike McNessor and published by Hemmings. The original article complete with ads and popups can be found here While the Corvair did bring turbocharging to the masses in ’62, the Turbo Air 6 was Chevrolet’s name for the naturally aspirated base engine that made its debut in ’60. Initially, the six displaced 140-cubic inches but, in ’61, the bores were enlarged from 3.375 inches to 3.437 inches raising the engine size to 145 cu.in....

Article by Mike McNessor and published by Hemmings. The original article complete with ads and popups can be found here While the Corvair did bring turbocharging to the masses in ’62, the Turbo Air…

11/28/2025

6-Day Wonder: Sterling’s Stealth ’64 Corvair Full Respray

By Gabe Lopez, Owner of Sterling Restorations It’s not often in the restoration business that you encounter a 60-year-old classic car that’s, well, almost perfect. For those of us who make a living sanding, welding, and fixing decades of rust and poor repairs, finding a truly solid foundation is the equivalent of striking gold. That's exactly what happened when I took on a project for a great customer and great friend, Bruce Mooers....

By Gabe Lopez, Owner of Sterling Restorations It’s not often in the restoration business that you encounter a 60-year-old classic car that’s, well, almost perfect. For those of us who make a living…

11/27/2025

Happy Thanksgiving from SFBA CORSA

We would like wish you all a Vairy Happy Thanksgiving. We are thankful for all of your support and friendship over the years. We are also thankful to Ed Cole and Bill Mitchell for making the idea of the Corvair a reality that we are able to enjoy to this day. We are thankful for the Corvair Society of America. We are thankful for Cal & Joan Clark and everyone at…...

We would like wish you all a Vairy Happy Thanksgiving. We are thankful for all of your support and friendship over the years. We are also thankful to Ed Cole and Bill Mitchell for making the idea o…

11/26/2025

Upcoming Weekend Events & A Message From CORSA

The Original Ellis Brooks Chevrolet on Van Ness in San Francisco. Photo provided by Tony Richards It's almost Thanksgiving but that doesn't mean that there aren't any events to take your Corvair to this weekend! Thanks to Tim Newey of NorCal Car Shows and Tito Garrett of Valley CORSA. Please read past the events for a message from CORSA. Car Shows…...

The Original Ellis Brooks Chevrolet on Van Ness in San Francisco. Photo provided by Tony Richards It’s almost Thanksgiving but that doesn’t mean that there aren’t any events to ta…

11/22/2025

Doug Hargrove’s V8 Corvair

The Modesto area has a rich history of Corvair racers. SFBA life member Doug Hargrove is one of those race car builders and drivers. We thought you would enjoy reading about Doug's undertaking of an abandoned V8 project Corvair. The original article and a massive archive of V8 powered Corvairs can be found on the V8 Registry website. Doug’s conversion is a modified Crown installation....

The Modesto area has a rich history of Corvair racers. SFBA life member Doug Hargrove is one of those race car builders and drivers. We thought you would enjoy reading about Doug’s undertakin…

11/21/2025

Upcoming Weekend Events

With the holidays fast approaching, the days getting shorter and colder (and wetter!), the events get a little sparse. But, that doesn't mean that there aren't things to do this weekend. Get that Corvair out on the road in advance of the upcoming Thanksgiving and Black Friday week! Thanks to Tim Newey of NorCal Car Culture and Tito Garrett of Valley CORSA for the weekly round-up!...

With the holidays fast approaching, the days getting shorter and colder (and wetter!), the events get a little sparse. But, that doesn’t mean that there aren’t things to do this weekend…