[FC] Corvair Parts Story

[corvanatics@corvair.org]

   I was contacted by a fellow about a week ago and said he had some Corvair 
parts he wanted to get rid of and would rather see them go to a Corvair 
person rather than throw them in the dumpster. At the time he called we were 
about 200 miles north of home in Mi. We were just starting back home when 
this call came and the stop was half way, on the way home. Well, 13 miles out 
of the way! When I called to let him know where we were and he said his last 
name a light bulb flickered on in my brain. I knew that name but couldn't 
remember from where. Just about when we got to his house things became very 
familiar. I had been there about 12 years earlier with Byron Shaw. He was 
looking at a 6.2 diesel engine and the guy was into dune buggies and Corvair 
power.
   He showed me what he had left, the dune buggy was long gone. Everything 
that he showed me would and did fit in the back of a full size pickup. I saw 
some of the good stuff when I looked, but I just unloaded the truck and put 
stuff away. In the parts area there were 2 complete 4 spider posi diffs, 1 
3.89 gear set, 1 4.11 gear set, 1 saginaw trans, several machined 140 heads 
but only 1 stock head, a Mallory dual point dist., plus the normal everyday 
stuff that comes in a deal like this. He also handed me a stack of papers and 
books. In that stack was Communique's from '86 & '87, an Isky catalogue, a 
distributor curve book, 65-69 Chevrolet service news, and the big find was an 
original Yenko Stinger Tech Manual.
   I know I haven't said anything about price yet. The fellow hinted that he 
would give me the parts! But, he really wanted something for them. WEELLL, I 
ended up giving him $200. He was happy his attic and garage was cleaned out 
and I am happier yet because the race car just got a spare differential.
   
   Ken Hand
   Sometime things do go your way.