BSCC- Corvair project for sale

[Joey Smiley]

Hi Rick/Ron,
 What about the van?
         Joey O.










>From: Rick MacDonald <rickm at smithprint.com>
>Date: Wed Feb 01 13:10:43 CST 2006
>To: bsc-list at corvair.org
>Subject: BSCC- Corvair project for sale

>I got a nice letter from a woman in Chatham (Cape Cod) whose husband had
>been collecting parts for a restoration since the 70's. He passed away and
>now his project car and NOS parts collection is for sale. I figured we
>needed an expert on talking little old ladies out of their valuable Corvair
>parts, so I consulted Ron Muise.
>Here's what he had to say:
>
>"I would rate the car a 40 out of 100, and the parts a 95 out of a 100.
>Seems the guy wanted to restore it so he stripped all the trim off, painted
>it crappy red, and pushed it into his damp cellar in 1985 to finish sometime
>in the future.
>He didn't get around to doing anything further to it except travel around
>new England buying NOS trim to finish it. I don't exactly know when, but he
>developed a brain tumor and died three years ago leaving the car and parts
>in his damp Cape basement until three months ago.
>They had some water in the basement so the car was towed out to a local gas
>station to sell. The parts half fill a van and are extensive.
>I give the car low points, the parts high points.
>The car is a 64' Spyder convert, rolling stock only. Looks terrible because
>the dampness has cracked the twenty year old paint and it has bubbled and
>cracked with age, It has no trim on it so it looks real bad.
>Both lids have been sandblasted but not painted so they are all surface
>rust. The top is black, faded and old looking, but not torn.
>The interior is all there but may smell with the dampness.
>The numbers check out so it is a real Spyder, the engine looks good and
>turns by hand, but I don't know if it runs.
>Underside is very good, no holes thru and very little rust. All metal looks
>good with only surface rust. Crossmember very good.
>New tires and all glass in place and in good shape.
>All the trim is in a van along with many NOS replacement parts that show
>prices from the 70's.
>What I saw in the van was very impressive and many duplicates, all 64'.
>Headlight bezels NOS, several sets marked $10.00 ( I didn't dare tell him
>what Clark's was getting for their repros). Several air grills, wheel well
>trim, Delco shocks, Spyder dashes, (used) turbos, many mechanical parts, two
>front fenders, spinner hubcaps, three sets, I didn't want to paw over
>everything but did look at the trim. The chrome was affected by the dampness
>but the aluminum trim was spotless and still in GM paper.
>All of the stuff was in cardboard boxes, and was very damp, may have been
>under water.
>In closing, the car looks bad, but is very solid for a total restoration. I
>was able to look under the car up on the station lift and the bottom was
>more impressive than the top. The trim is outstanding with many pieces NOS,
>and redundant.
>The widow is asking $4,000.00 for both the car and all the trim, and will
>not split the package. If she did the car wouldn't be worth much with no
>exterior trim.
>It is a solid project car that would have to have all the systems gone
>through and rebuilt as it has not run in 15 or 20 years.as I had no way of
>checking if any thing worked.
>Presently the car is stored outside at the Citgo station on Route 28, at the
>North end of town under a car cover, and it rolls.
>The owner has the title and has entrusted the negotiations and sale of the
>car and parts to her mechanic at the Citgo station, Carl, The car can be
>seen and all offers are to be made to Carl. His cell # is 508-237-9762, and
>his e-mail address is tikeela at galaxy.net  Carl is a strong Mopar man and
>does not know the first thing about Corvairs and doesn't realy give a rat's
>ass about them so he doesn't wish to be bothered with technical questions
>about the car, because he isn't interested in Corvairs.
>If anyone has any questions that I can answer about the car, they can call
>me or email rcmuise at gis.net
>Hope this is what you were looking for. If I wanted a long term, (three
>years or so) project, I would buy this, but it needs everything, and I may
>not be here in three years, just like the former owner.
>regards, Ron Muise"
>..
>
>
>P.S.  I would like to host a tech day at my house this spring, keep that in
>mind OK??    Maybe we can make it an o-ring replacement demo!!!   -Rick M.
>
>Rick MacDonald
>The Smith Print, Inc.
>90 Longwater Drive
>Norwell, MA 02061
>781-878-5555 tel
>781-878-2040 fax
>rickm at smithprint.com
>
>
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