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About Rear Engine SpecialistsDocument Actions
The
business was started in 1967 as a part time venture with myself and Speed
Roberts. We wanted money to race on so after working on cars and machinery
during the day, we fixed up CORVAIRS and VW's at night. Soon we were inundated
with CORVAIR repair and the constant offers to buy or even take for free,
CORVAIRS sitting in people's yards. By 1970 we decided to go full time with the
shop. In the late 1970s the shop seemed destined to decline, mostly because of
GM's role in discontinuing lots of parts. Luckily the two nationally known
vendors (Underground and Clarks) began reproducing parts plus the interest in
the CORVAIR seemed to be gaining popularity. On the unlucky side, Speed was
injured in a traffic accident and we dissolved the partnership in 1981. I have
continued on by myself and today the shop is still busy.
Through all of the years REAR ENGINE has been involved in CORVAIR powered midget open wheel race car, various dune buggy and kit car projects and v8 builds as well as the normal maintenance that the CORVAIR seems to need on a regular basis.
I am a member of CORSA, Rocky Mountain Corvair Club, Pikes Peak Corvair Club and Manx Owners Club #299. |
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