<VV> Rarity of various Corvairs

[Jim Houston]

I have a '67 Vert with AC parked in my garage (I'm fixing some things on 
it for a friend)...

Jim Houston
Brandon, FL

Bigwave Dave wrote:

>Wow, that's news to me. Where did you find the data for the number of AC
>equipped cars in 1967. I did not see it in the book. Even with the number of
>AC cars, It would have been hard to breakdown since it involve 5 models that
>could be so equipped instead of just two models. All estimated data used
>just two models in this article. The uncertainty would be much greater. I
>have no doubt that and AC 67 Vert would be rare!
>
>Bigwave Dave
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>----- Original Message -----
>From: <tkalp@cox.net>
>To: "Bigwave Dave" <thebigwave@comcast.net>; <VirtualVairs@corvair.org>
>Sent: Sunday, December 12, 2004 5:36 AM
>Subject: Re: <VV> Rarity of various Corvairs
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>>If you want to break it down by model and AC then the '67 convert I had
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>would be second with an estimated 79 units. (using the numbers from the
>Corvair Decade).  My guess would be that the true numbers were less than
>that because Convertible buyers would be less likely or order AC than Coupe
>or sedan buyers.
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>>Terry Kalp
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>>>From: "Bigwave Dave" <thebigwave@comcast.net>
>>>Date: Sat, 11 Dec 2004 19:00:56 -0800
>>>To: <VirtualVairs@corvair.org>
>>>Subject: <VV> Rarity of various Corvairs!!!!  very long
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>>>Well after all the talk about which Corvair is rarer, I have decide to
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>post my
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>>>article about Corvair rarity on this list. Numbers that are estimates
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>use
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>>>ratios of known production numbers to arrive at the estimates. Some of
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>the
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>>>numbers I've seen posted are just plain wrong. Cut and save!  Enjoy!
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>>>Bigwave Dave Trull
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>>>HOW RARE IS IT? (total US production = 1,786,243)  1960 - 69
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>>>Total models produced in US       * = estimated #
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>>>This list includes all US built Corvairs with a total of less than
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>10,000
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>>>units built.
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>>>Models are listed in order of numerical rarity. Estimated values are
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>gross
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>>>estimates which employed the same ratio formula used to derive the
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>generally
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>>>accepted estimated value of 585  for the 1966 Turbo Convertible.
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>>>1966 Corsa Conv w/AC                      46            *est
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>(Tonawanda
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>>>engine figures, 153
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>>>1966 Corsa Coupe w/AC                   107            *est   A/C 140s
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>were
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>>>built for use in Corsas)
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>>>1962 Loadside                                    391
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>><Smit>
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