<VV> Inbred Corvair owners

[J R Read_HML]

Hey Dave,

Maybe some of Harry's suggestions would help you manage the VV list to what
you feel is an appropriate level for you?

I've also been to "cruise nights" where I've been one of one or two
Corvairs.  So?  Mine usually gets a good deal of attention because it is
"different" from the other cars there - especially when I bring the
Rampside.

Yes, there is a tendency to "talk with the folks you know" or that have a
common interest.  Perhaps that is what you are noticing as inbred?  I know
that our local club has so much going on that there is little time for
"other" shows.  But, we DO HOST an Orphan Auto Picnic each August which
brings out LOTS of weird stuff.  Seems to me that, at least for that event,
we are being "outbred" if that is a word.

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Later, JR
'61 Rampside Standard 4/110
'65 Monza Convertible 4/140
'66 beater Coupe - icemobile 4/140

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dave Keillor" <dkeillor@ultrex.com>
To: "'J R Read_HML'" <hmlinc@sbcglobal.net>
Cc: <virtualvairs@corvair.org>
Sent: Tuesday, June 29, 2004 3:57 PM
Subject: RE: <VV> Signal to Noise Ratio NO CORVAIR


> JR,
>
> It's not that I don't like the format -- it's the clutter I can't deal
with.
> I run a software development company and don't have the time to sort
through
> the many uninteresting threads.  Information management is my business, so
> perhaps I'm biased, but a pile of emails is not the way to manage
> information (which is what I'm mainly seeking).
>
> The Nova group does have a national convention -- it will be in Cedar
> Rapids, Iowa next year.  No, it's no as big and well orgainzed as the
CORSA
> convention, but conventions are a form of internal visibility.  For some
> reason, Corvair people tend to be inward looking and seem to enjoy the
> "cult" aspects of their hobby.  I used to take my Corvair to mixed-brand
> shows and I was almost always the only Corvair there, even though there
are
> lots of nice Corvairs in this part of the country (Minnesota).  Basically,
I
> think Corvair hobbyists tend to be somewhat inbred.
>
> If some of this seems to be harsh, I don't mean it to be.  Just my
> observations.
>
> Dave