<VV> RE: Corvair puzzler

[Norman C. Witte]

Well, it's my contest so I make the rules.  No mats, no mags, one mirror, no
wires.  Anyway, not to keep everyone in too much pointless suspense, but
while putting my convertible together I saw this the other day and frankly I
was amazed.  The fourth bowtie is on...

the antenna base under the fender!  The little die-cast base that the cable
threads to on one side and the chrome antenna nut threads to on the top side
has a little bowtie cast into it.  What a bizarre thing.  I would have
figured that part would have found its way onto virtually every GM product
of the day.  Apparently the supplier who bid the Corvair antenna bid that as
a Chevy specific part.

With suppliers like that, who needs brand managers?

Norm Witte

> -----Original Message-----
> From: J R Read_HML [mailto:hmlinc at sbcglobal.net]
> Sent: Tuesday, August 09, 2005 4:33 PM
> To: Norman Witte; 'Mike Stillwell'; virtualvairs at corvair.org
> Subject: Corvair puzzler
>
>
> So, not only do we have to know where GM put them, but we
> ALSO have to know
> which ones are on your particular car?
>
> How many outside mirrors do you have?  If just one (left),
> that would be 1,
> right?  If two (regular) mirrors, that is 2.  If a remote and
> a regular,
> then back to 1.
>
> And the factory floor mat (full one anyway) does have a bow
> tie, but I take
> it your car does not have the mat?
>
> Attachments (if any) are scanned with anti-virus software.
>
> Later, JR
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Norman C. Witte" <ncwitte at wittelaw.com>
> To: "'Mike Stillwell'" <yenko117 at yahoo.com>;
> <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, August 09, 2005 2:39 PM
> Subject: RE: <VV> Elitist -- and a Corvair puzzler
>
>
> > Sorry.
> >
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: Mike Stillwell [mailto:yenko117 at yahoo.com]
> >> Sent: Tuesday, August 09, 2005 3:21 PM
> >> To: Norman Witte
> >> Subject: RE: <VV> Elitist -- and a Corvair puzzler
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>  Rats! Couple of my '66's have it on the wood wheel
> >> center button - you don't have a wood wheel do you?
> >>
> >>  Mike
> >>
> >> --- "Norman C. Witte" <ncwitte at wittelaw.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> > Nope, but nice try.
> >> >
> >> > Norm
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > > -----Original Message-----
> >> > > From: Mike Stillwell [mailto:yenko117 at yahoo.com]
> >> > > Sent: Tuesday, August 09, 2005 3:07 PM
> >> > > To: Norman Witte
> >> > > Subject: RE: <VV> Elitist -- and a Corvair puzzler
> >> > >
> >> > >
> >> > >
> >> > >  Factory Floor Mat?
> >> > >
> >> > >  Mike
> >> > >
> >> > > --- "Norman C. Witte" <ncwitte at wittelaw.com>
> >> > wrote:
> >> > >
> >> > > > Oh, yeah, and # 4 is a stock part.
> >> > > >
> >> > > > Norm
> >> > > >
> >> > > > > -----Original Message-----
> >> > > > > From: Mike Stillwell
> >> > [mailto:yenko117 at yahoo.com]
> >> > > > > Sent: Tuesday, August 09, 2005 2:47 PM
> >> > > > > To: Norman Witte
> >> > > > > Subject: RE: <VV> Elitist -- and a Corvair
> >> > puzzler
> >> > > > >
> >> > > > >
> >> > > > >
> >> > > > >  Grille Bar (Lock Bar)
> >> > > > >  Mirrors - Left and Right
> >> > > > >  Radio number plate
> >> > > > >
> >> > > > >  oh, that's four, how many mirror's does your
> >> > car
> >> > > > > have?
> >> > > > >
> >> > > > >  Mike
> >> > > > >  YS-117
> >> > > > >
> >> > > > > --- "Norman C. Witte" <ncwitte at wittelaw.com>
> >> > > > wrote:
> >> > > > >
> >> > > > > > Bryan, I like the "push" vs. "pull"
> >> > description.
> >> > > >
> >> > > > > > It's very apt.  Where this
> >> > > > > > really comes into play in in reaction time
> >> > for
> >> > > > > > replies.  VV clutters my
> >> > > > > > mailbox and doesn't have slick graphics, but
> >> > > > it's
> >> > > > > > always my first choice
> >> > > > > > because it gets me the juice quick.
> >> > > > > >
> >> > > > > > Hey, here's a question:  I am aware of three
> >> > > > bowtie
> >> > > > > > emblems on my '65 Corsa
> >> > > > > > 140.  The car does NOT have wire wheel
> >> > covers on
> >> > > > it.
> >> > > > > >  Where are the emblems?
> >> > > > > >
> >> > > > > > Norm "Neither Click nor Clack" Witte
> >> > > > > >
> >> > > > > >
> >> > > > > > >
> >> > > > > > > BTW, push vs pull is a point worth
> >> > > > considering.
> >> > > > > > All the
> >> > > > > > > folks who keep
> >> > > > > > > saying web forums are better for everyone
> >> > seem
> >> > > > to
> >> > > > > > forget
> >> > > > > > > there's been a
> >> > > > > > > Corvair web forum over at the Corvair
> >> > Center
> >> > > > for
> >> > > > > > several years.  I'm
> >> > > > > > > personally getting a little tired of being
> >> > > > > > insulted like this,
> >> > > > > > > especially since VV appears to still be a
> >> > > > > > successful format.  If web
> >> > > > > > > formats always worked better then nobody
> >> > would
> >> > > > use
> >> > > > > > e-mail, but the
> >> > > > > > > reality is that the dynamic of a "push"
> >> > > > mechanism
> >> > > > > > is different from
> >> > > > > > > "pull".
> >> > > > > >
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