You're welcome! I have seen the riots in France. The French, in some ways, have it right. It's well established there that the government works for the people and not vice versa. They don't hesitate to hold their elected officials accountable if they make decisions that go against the wellbeing of the people. We've lost this philosophy here in the US along the way.
I'm going to have to look up that peacetime flag. I'm curious what it looks like. I'm afraid they're about to get us into the war to end all wars. It feels like a runaway train straight to WWIII and most people seem too distracted to care or paralyzed by fear. If this was the 1960's protestors would be taking over the streets. Rumor has it that China may start (openly) providing weapons to Russia.
I feel the same way about the Corvair. The back end of it did remind me of the Porsches of that era. Those are some of the most beautiful cars there are. I would choose the Corvair over the 50's Corvette. In the article they said they were very underpowered though.
There's nothing better than getting a vehicle like that running. You definitely appreciate it more if you have logged some hours working on it. It's going to be a fun summer for you, my friend! It sounds like you've found a gem worth waiting for.