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We went to Carmel it smelt like sewage and people were rude they think the public beaches r private and they own them going to Carlsbad next time nicer!

Amazing collection of California history 👍🏻

Good vid thanks mate. I think you might be ready for a new t shirt with all those hot rock burn holes dude! 🤣

good video, thanks

Hey Tony it was great to finally meet you. This was the first video I gravitated to because my grandma took me there to feed the swans when I was a kid. My mom used to play tennis when she was 10, 30's, under the dome with my grandpa. I used the design of that dome for a home I designed. I'll email you the elevation drawing, I'm pretty sure it's digitized.

Cool car and story. It would have been nice to see more of the car in this video instead of two guys talking.

What color pinstripe other than black would you use on a 1999 Chevy s10 pu puwter I'm thinking burgandy or dark green

I like hearing about that! You ate in yhat restaurant

Are you a clergyman?

That's where you stay?

Thank you for uploading this very detailed and complete tutorial. My black 03 Tundra needed some love on the door moulding. The center “chrome” strip faded so I went back with red too. Exciting! All the best to you and yours.🤙🏼

Thanks brother. Very nice work, well explained.

Had a 64 500 with the three speed non-synchro transmission and a non-pushbutton radio. It ran so good and got an honest 30+ MPG. I really think the "pauper" cars such as the Corvair 500 and others like the Chevy II with 4 cylinder are going to be highly desirable collectibles one day. Anyone can get one of the old cars and drop a V8 in them, the interesting ones are the ones with the smaller motors designed for gas mileage.

One sitting down the street just sitting

I’m actually standing right were

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Nice work 👍

U look like my uncle bud so much its crazy hes a hippy kinda guy smokes lil herb n drinks busch beer

I love my '69 500. Such a blast to drive and I really enjoy listening to other peoples stories of the Corvairs in their pasts. I'm on the fence as whether to restore it or leave all original. Still has Frost Green paint, with many little flaws. Interior is still all original and in great condition. Open for input......

Thank you sir - a pro job 👏🏻🙏🏻

Tony, where can I buy 3M™ Scotchcal™ Striping Tapes, Double Stripe, One Color. Excellent video,Thanks

Good video thank you

52 year old seals dont work

Looks exactly like mine, same year, color and options.

Love the sound of Corvair engines!!!

I had a ‘65 500 with 3 speed manual. Had an AM radio as the only option. Drove it all over the country. Great all around car. The bench seat was uncomfortable and the hot vinyl would give me 3rd degree burns in the Summer. I swapped it out for a pair of junkyard Audi 100 bucket seats. The flat floor made the swap a breeze.

why didnt camera guy show closeups of car instead of old hippie and bald guy? GEEWIZ?

Tony did you take it to Zaki?

I like everything about your Chevrolet Corvair 500; The exact number of 1967 Corvair 500 Coupes produced was 9,257. Those 95 HP engines are very stout, & reliable. Your quite right not many 500 around anymore. I own 3 Corvairs a 64 Greenbrier Deluxe, 65 Corsa turbo coupe, & a 67 Monza Convertible. That 69 Malibu Convertible looks pretty sweet as well. Thanks for the chat on your 67 500.

I love hearing your histories of San Francisco, Tony. I always learn something new. Thank you!

Great looking 500! Tasteful upgrades. I love the 67-69 model years, primarily for the added safety features. I live in Sacramento County and I have not seen Lou Williams Chevrolet anywhere. Many old name dealerships are gone. The prices for a good paint job are astronomical these days! Have fun with that very special 500.

How muchbdid you spend?

I had a 1969 500; #512 as I recall, built two weeks from the end of Corvair production. They were trying to use up parts and my car had quick steering and a heavy duty 3 speed shifter. Not as much fun to drive as my other Corvairs. It was done in by a collision with a deer.

Looks to be in good shape

Thanks for the video. I was a car enthusiast at a very young age, and, when I was 14, I remember going to the nearby Chevy dealer when the second gen was introduced for 1965. It looked so futuristic. And they sure look great in blue - as do the Corvettes from the same period. Have fun.

Great video, Tony! Where are you driving? Petaluma? Nice car.

Cool Corvair, cool owner. Dad bought a new Corvair Monza ('62, as I recall), later took it back as the rear end had a habit of passing the front on wet, muddy, or oily pavement. Do not oversteer. I rather like the 'gen 2' Corvairs. Tony Dow (remember Leave It To Beaver? ) lived in my neighborhood and another neighbor (Barry Bushnell) got him into Corvairs. They were rather 'advanced' for a U.S. auto of the day. The styling of the second generation Corvair (like this one) was a step toward lines of the original Camaro.

Drive it more often! I have a (recently acquired) restored Willys MB and I'm not shy. I'll be driving it in about twenty minutes.

95 HP ! ! ! That is the Best Engine for Todays' Corn sweeten Gas. The Engine is the Best Strong Engine for Longevity. 500 She is a Beauty it is Like a Beautiful Lady that Needs no Make or Lipstick like the Monzas and Corsas. Just Don't Lend it Out. That's the Way I lost Mine (Crashed). Park it in a Secure Alarmed Garage. It is a Keeper. Ex-Corvairite Shingle Springs, CA

I LOVE that car. I think I saw a pale yellow one on the road somewhere yesterday….❤️❤️❤️🔥👍👍👀

Good Video man. Thanks for the info.

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I'm about to strip my CTS Caddie though only using the thinnest piece of the two. Great tips from ya. Rather than the cleaning agent you showed, I'm using alcohol to clean the surface. Thanks for the tips & tricks...

So sad Corvairs were Fun Vehicles

now i feel confident doing my boler trailer. Thank-You.

Thank you for this video. "Thanks for all the history." "That's just some of it." !!!!!!! Wow amazing to see Zaki again. He has not aged since I saw him in the late 1980's. Good health to you Zaki! I used to work around the corner from this shop. He worked on my Chevy Van; from water pumps to carburetors to tune-ups. I hung around that place for many hours listening to Jazz while he worked. You could do another one on Zaki's knowledge of Jazz. He gave me a hat that says Bird Lives............Miles Ahead...............Chasing The Train. Still have it.

Ive learned soo much!!! You are a true expert at your craft!!!

Looking good

Here's a few things I've heard. Maybe you can confirm them please? Was the dirt from McArthur Tunnel used to build the berms along PPB? Was Funston side between Balboa and Fulton used to experiment growing trees that might grow well in the City? PPB is a part of the original path Juan Bastista DeAnza used when he settled at Mountain Lake Park and founding San Francisco. The Lake was much larger then. Also, there was a walking path recently built on the southern side of PPB, or 14th Avenue, from Lake to Fulton. Those of us living on 14th Ave were experiencing numerous homeless encampments. I presented a plan to SF Rec & Park that suggested adding a path along this side of PPB would make the greenbelt safer because it would be used by walkers and bicyclists. I was thrilled when SF Rec and Park embraced this idea around 2010 and blazed a formal city trail from Lake to Fulton, complete with signage designating it as a park path. It has made a HUGE difference -- and it is a joy to see people and bicyclists using the pathway.

All good info here, and nicely presented! Very glad I stopped by!