<VV> Performance workshop

[Shaun]

Wow. It's good to see it's having another life.
Personally I'd like to see it restored to exactly the way it was when built
the first time and put it in the Corvair Museum, but it's always a hard
decision what to do with as important a piece as that.
On the other hand it'll be a blast to drive it and/or see it being driven as
it was intended.
Why on Earth did it sit in the desert for 16 years after it was restored?
yea, Vairily ... Shaun

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Sent: Monday, March 01, 2004 7:52 PM
Subject: Re: <VV> Performance workshop


> In a message dated 3/1/04 8:25:39 PM Eastern Standard Time,
> shaun_mcgarvey@shaw.ca writes:
>
> << I'd love to have that Bill Thomas car, it's got to be the
ass-kickingest
>  Corvair ever.
>  How has it fared and what will you do with it?
>  >>
> It won a lot of Road races and hill climbs in the late 60's (documented) ,
> then was restored by the Cactus Corvair Club, Ed Connolley, and Doug Roe
for the
> '87 Monterey classics.  I was there helping to deliver Jim Schardt's
Stinger.
> The Orange car was beautiful, but was restored mechanically wrong and DNFd
> due to an oil plumbing problem.
>   It has sat in the california dessert for 16 years. Most mechanical
goodies
> are missing (incorrectly restored anyway), but the suspension, brakes, and
> such are in very good shape and it came with many new, hard core, hard to
find
> parts.
>    I am installing a new fuel cell, all new oil and fuel plumbing,a fresh
> turbo engine and transaxle, and all new safety equipment. I wasn't looking
for
> this car, but who could resist owing and running this vintage classic.
>    I spent a lot of pleasant time with Doug Roe at Monterey.
>    It will compete this fall in hill climbs and ??????
>
> Warren
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