BSCC- March Communique

John jcwingle at comcast.net
Wed Mar 14 22:10:25 EST 2007 

Ummmm. I guess the score is settled then. You apparently did me a favor by 
beating me to the punch!



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John Weigel" <jwvair65 at verizon.net>
To: "Bay State Corvairs (MA)" <bsc-list at corvair.org>
Sent: Wednesday, March 14, 2007 8:50 PM
Subject: Re: BSCC- March Communique


> Sorry about that.  Unfortunately I let the steering column go with a '69 
> conv I sold about 12 years ago.  Had I known how rare that column was, I 
> would have kept it.  20-20 hindsight.  That 69 500 was a fairly high SN - 
> 5329 or 5239 if I remember correctly.  I assume it received the 
> telescoping column because parts inventory was just being used up by that 
> point?  I can't imagine anyone special ordering a 500 with a tele column. 
> I think I dropped Mark Ellis a note about that car for his 69 registry 
> book.
>
> That blue 69 500 is actually a source of some entertaining memories of 
> younger days and dumb luck.  Here's the story:
> I bought it for the tele column and never intended to drive it (it was 
> badly rusted).  But I needed a car for the winter and it ran (kind of). 
> The brakes and suspension were safe, so I decided I would drive it until 
> it stopped.  It ran like a toilet, but never quit on me, so I ended up 
> driving it for the whole winter.  Frequently it started with a spectacular 
> backfire ("key bang"), so I knew an exhaust valve was bad and the muffler 
> was being filled with a fresh fuel-air charge.  The muffler seam was long 
> blown out. When I finally parted out the car, I pulled the heads off just 
> to see what was wrong.  I was amazed to find the valve seat simply 
> dangling on the valve.  The area where the seat would have normally been 
> was plannished perfectly hollow and smooth.  I had driven the car for over 
> 6000 miles like that!  That's a phenominal testament to the abuse these 
> engines can take (sometimes) and how much luck I had - that car never once 
> failed to get me where I was going.  Oh, and half of those miles were 
> driven with a broken clutch cable.  The front swaged end had broken off, 
> so I just clamped a pair of vice grips on the loose end.  I'd operate the 
> clutch by hand to get started, then shift without the clutch until I had 
> to stop again (69 3-spds have 1st gear synchro).
>
> See you at one of the meetings.
>
> John
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "John" <jcwingle at comcast.net>
> To: "Bay State Corvairs (MA)" <bsc-list at corvair.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, March 14, 2007 6:32 PM
> Subject: Re: BSCC- March Communique
>
>
>> Hey John, Didn't realize you had already rejoined! Welcome aboard 
>> [again]!
>>
>> For the record..The 69 500 was black [originally white] with green 
>> interior. You helped me put a fuel pump on my 69 Monza as partial 
>> payment. I also seem to recall you just beating me to the punch on 
>> another 69 500 for sale in Foxboro or Walpole [?] back in the 80's. It 
>> was blue with black interior. A 3 speed and a TELESCOPIC STEERING COLUMN! 
>> You were writing the check as I pulled in the driveway to look at 
>> it.....It seems we still have a score to settle..:]......What ever 
>> happened to that steering column????
>>
>> How's that for a Corvair memory???
>>
>> John
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "John Weigel" <jwvair65 at verizon.net>
>> To: "Bay State Corvairs (MA)" <bsc-list at corvair.org>
>> Sent: Tuesday, March 13, 2007 11:46 PM
>> Subject: Re: BSCC- March Communique
>>
>>
>>> Hi John -
>>>
>>> Wow, what a memory!  The 69 I bought from you was white with the green 
>>> interior, right?  Already did rejoin, just last month.  I'll try to make 
>>> as many meetings as I can, but probably won't make that many events, as 
>>> my schedule revolves around my two boys' sports and activities.
>>>
>>> I took a "Corvair timeout" in 1998 because I was tired of dealing with 
>>> rust. I was finally found the time and money to get a solid car from the 
>>> southwest last spring (the 69 Monza in "Suzy, The Little Blue Coupe"). 
>>> Then I bought a nice 65 Monza conv from Texas last fall which led to the 
>>> sale of the 69.
>>>
>>> Thanks for the thoughts.
>>>
>>> John Weigel
>>>
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>> From: "John" <jcwingle at comcast.net>
>>> To: "Bay State Corvairs (MA)" <bsc-list at corvair.org>
>>> Sent: Tuesday, March 13, 2007 11:20 PM
>>> Subject: Re: BSCC- March Communique
>>>
>>>
>>>> Also, A former member John Weigel [Not to be confused with Wingle.] 
>>>> from Natick is mentioned several times in an article titled "Suzy, The 
>>>> Little Blue Coupe". John was a member of Bay State several years ago. 
>>>> Even before my time. I remember selling him a 69 500 parts car back in 
>>>> or around 1988. I wonder if he's interested in re-joining?
>>>>
>>>> Johnny Wingle
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>>> From: "David McMillan" <dmac632000 at yahoo.com>
>>>> To: <bsc-list at corvair.org>
>>>> Sent: Tuesday, March 13, 2007 10:11 PM
>>>> Subject: BSCC- March Communique
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Has anyone gotten a chance to read their March CORSA Communique yet?
>>>>
>>>> I received mine in the mail yesterday and noticed something 
>>>> familiar...a couple of names...
>>>>
>>>> On page 19 you'll see a Mr. Steve Silvia's article on Interior 
>>>> Detailing and a Mr. Don Silvia's tech brief article on Carbon Remover!
>>>>
>>>> Congrats to both of you for your articles "making the big magazine!"
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