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The lost Corvair of the Darien
While reading up on the Pan American Highway (a highway that supposedly runs from Alaska, thru Canada all the way down to the tip of South America), I saw that there is a approximately 60 mile stretch that was never completed and known as the "Darien Gap". The darien gap is 60 miles of swampy forest separating Panama and Columbia. So of course, I had to look that up and came across this obscure article about a team of 3 red corvairs Sponsored by Dick Doane Chevrolet in Chicago who attempted to cross the darien gap.
One didn't make it, and amazingly enough, the other two did. The one that didn't make it and was abandoned in the Darien Gap, between Panama and Columbia is still there in the Jungle. Barn Find? Quote:
Just a cool story of when men had the grit to try anything. Another article here: https://bestride.com/news/the-wages-...the-darien-gap (however this is a GM promo and does not mention the corvair "lost" to the Jungle) Quote:
3rd article here: https://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/20...wo-cars-leave/ Quote:
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There was a film crew that documented it all. The Houston club had the GM film on it years ago. If I remember correctly it was about 45 minutes. It is really an interesting film to watch if you can find it
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Um, just click on the youtube links and watch it.
Interesting. One of the few cars you could do that with back then. Wonder how much the trucks broke trail. And wonder what happened that made them leave the third car.
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Kurt S - CRG Last edited by Kurt S; 04-17-2021 at 04:07 AM. |
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"which the few travelers who have managed to reach it have, over the years, carved their initials to memorialize their passage".
Looks like they also took some souvenir parts back with them too. |
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