[FC] THE CRAMPY ? I BOUGHT

[Ken Hand]

 If you have the Crampy and the picture that I think you have I helped orchestrate the picture. It was taken at one of our get togethers over this way and was pre-Homecomming. I can't remember all the details but I will ask Pete Koehler if he remembers.

 

Ken Hand
248-613-8586
www.corvairmechanic.com

http://s186.photobucket.com/albums/x118/vairmech/Viet%20Nam%20Pictures%201971/


 

 

-----Original Message-----
From: N2VZD <N2VZD at aol.com>
To: corvanatics <corvanatics at corvair.org>
Sent: Fri, Jan 6, 2012 7:11 am
Subject: [FC] THE CRAMPY ?  I BOUGHT


I am still wondering what I really bought. I own a complete set of  
Corvantics newsletters , but never thought to look thru them for the "history?"  
of 
the crampy I bought. Last night at a club meeting I was handed a well used  
issue from March-April 1986 with a crampy on a flatbed. The article went on 
to  say something about a rough one in Boston area. I was lead to believe i 
bought  the one that was the cover one in Dec? 84 communique . Now i am 
wondering what i  have here. Mine is VERY rough , with some serious cob job 
work under it, and  other issues. I don't care , I have some real dreams for 
the future of it , when  i can get at it. I have accumulated a lot of neat 
parts for it , and will get at  it in a year or so.
QUESTION is can anyone help me with the REAL story of this thing?
it has a homebrew vin plate with matching Michigan title. I hope to keep a  
good record of my work in pictures. I have it running real good now , but 
it has  a one gallon bottle for a gas tank , so i have not run it much. It 
fits in the  same space as my mower for winter , mower moves down cellar.
I did replace the doors , seats , and wheels / tires so far. It will get a  
new powertrain that is now in my rampy also. It will probably become a "rat 
rod"  type redo , because i have to do it all myself.
SO , any notes about the past of this project would be welcome.
Thanks , Tim Colson    pictures will be posted at  the   
_www.cnycorvair.com_ (http://www.cnycorvair.com)    web site as I work on it.
I just scanned the article , but it is poor quality due to  age.
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