<VV> Corvair that was in the water

[Bill Elliott]

I bought a '64 convertible that was submerged in Hurricane Hugo back in '89.  I got it about a week after the water subsided. (This is likely a LOT more 
severe than the car on Ebay).... and it was a project car to start with.

The good news? Trunk was filled with NOS bits from Clarks, many of which were not damaged by the water.

The bad news? The engine was filled with sand and silt. Though the body was not too bad, rust exploded despite my best attempts to rinse out all of the salt 
water.  

You think sandblasting a car is bad? This car had every nook and cranny filled with salty sand. Everything that could seize did.

In the end, I parted the car out.... 90% of the value came from the parts in the trunk.

Bill Elliott
Urbana, MD

On Tue, 24 Feb 2004 20:16:21 -0500, Russell Moorhouse wrote:

>There's a 65 Corvair convertible on ebay (2460850731) that was caught in the
>hurricane last year and water was about half way up it.  The car is located
>only a couple of miles from me.  I might swing by and look at it, even
>though I don't have any place to out it.
>
>Has anybody had experience with Corvairs that have had water damage like
>this and can tell me what to expect if I should decide to adopt this.