text: Saturday, July 21, 2018, the Corvairs were well represented at the annual Keeneland Concours. This great event is sponsored yearly as a fund raiser for the UK Children’s Hospital. Below are some images of our Corvairs as well as the Corvair Wanna Be. Enjoy.
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  Corvair Tech Sessions
  December 12, 2017 Cliff Tibbitts
  If you’ve ever owned a Corvair, you know all too well how difficult it can be to find someone with the skills and inclination to work on this rear-engined wonder. One of the great benefits of belonging to a local club is that this might be the only place you will find someone with both. At Derby City, we try to host at least two tech sessions annually. It’s a great way to make some needed improvements to your car and also, a chance for new Corvair owners to get a better understanding of their new cars.
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  50th Anniversary at the Corvette Museum
  December 12, 2017 Cliff Tibbitts
  The National Corvette Museum in Bowling Green, KY hosted a display of Corvairs in its Special Event display area for the month of October, 2009 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Corvair.
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  Bob Hook’s 50th Anniversary of the Corvair
  December 12, 2017 Cliff Tibbitts
  On October 2, 1959 Chevrolet dealerships across the country opened their doors to reveal the 1960 model Corvair. Originally intended to be a four door economy car, the Corvair developed into much more including sports cars, 2 and 4 door models, convertibles, station wagons, trucks and vans. The weekend of October 2 and 3, 2009, Bob Hook Chevrolet in Louisville, KY rolled back the clock and filled its showroom with a variety of Corvairs, in honor of the 50th anniversary of the Corvair.
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  Hoosier Corvair Classic
  September 21, 2017 Cliff Tibbitts
  On September 15-16, members of the Derby City Corvair Club attended the second annual Hoosier Corvair Classic. Again the main event, the car display, was held at Ray Skillman’s Classic Car dealership in Greenwood, IN. We enjoyed perfect weather for the weekend and we all made it there and back without any major issues. As always, it was great to get together with our friends from Indianapolis. Thanks again to Circle City Corvairs for hosting this event.
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  Chicken Little’s Big Adventure or “Tacoma or Bust”
  July 8, 2014 Cliff Tibbitts
  Our big Corvair adventure was taking the little car from Lexington, Kentucky, to Rochester MN, Tacoma, Washington, down the coastal states to California, then across a good portion of Route 66 and home, during the summer of 2014. A total of almost 7000 miles with only one mild (carburator) problem.
  Here’s the initial post, which we didn’t update (sorry!) but it was a grand trip!
  As I post along the way, I will continue to put the new stuff at the top of the page so that you don’t need to scroll to the bottom to find out what we are up to.
  Thursday, July 17, 2014: I left Lexington yesterday about 9:00 AM. Since I gained an hour in the central time zone, there wasn’t any need to get out too early. The car performed well except for a slight stumble at around 3000 RPM. I have a couple of things to check. I swapped out plug wires this morning. That was the easiest thing to to do. Will look at the carburetor balance when I get to Rochester this afternoon.
  I had dinner last night with an old buddy of mine that recently moved to Iowa City. Had a nice rest last night, a good breakfast this morning and am ready to hit the road. I meant to get a picture at the restaurant last night. (Sorry Beth) I will have to pull up an old picture of us from our archives.
  Peoria, IL looked like it would be a neat place to visit. I wish now I had had the time to stop and look around. Also, just outside of Iowa City, I passed I-80 Truckstop, billed as the world’s largest truck stop. That would have been fun to see as well.
  Tuesday, July 15: We will be leaving tomorrow, July 16th, to join friends in Minnesota and then head west to Tacoma, WA for the national convention. From Tacoma, we will proceed south along the Pacific coast and eventually make our way down to Route 66. Our plans are to follow Route 66 more or less all the way to St. Louis, MO then head home. Here’s hoping and praying the little car holds together. We’ve been all over the US east of the Mississippi, this will be huge for us.
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  CORSA Convention 2004
  February 27, 2014 Cliff Tibbitts
  In June of 2004, CORSA, the international association of Corvair owners and enthusiasts held their annual convention in Lexington, KY. The convention opened with a parade down Main St. Lexington. During the course of the week visitors and Corvair enthusiasts were treated to some scenic back roads in and around Lexington for the road rally and the econorun. Car displays, outdoor vendors and the autocross portion of the convention were held in the Cox St. parking lot behind the host hotel, the Hyatt Regency. I will be adding more stories and images as I collect them.
  In the meantime, you might enjoy the Promotional Video produced by Jeff Rogers prior to the convention. Take a look at the videos below. The first video is courtesy of Jeff Rogers.
  The second two videos are courtesy of Scott Szalkowski and were filmed during the convention.
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  Welcome
  February 4, 2014 Cliff Tibbitts
  Welcome to the KY Corvair Enthusiasts website. Today’s question is this. Just how many Corvair Nuts does it take to replace a fan belt? The answer is, none if it’s installed correctly the first time.