<VV> VairAid (JR's K&N filters)

[Bill Elliott]

I forwarded to FastVairs and am copying them on this message as well to let them know the filters are not yet spoken for.

Bill

On Thu, 12 May 2005 13:07:22 -0400, henry kaczmarek wrote:

>J R

>Perhaps the Fastvair guys would be a more interested market.

>Regards
>HANK
>----- Original Message ----- 
>From: "J R Read_HML" <hmlinc at sbcglobal.net>
>To: "Roger Gault" <r.gault at sbcglobal.net>; "Corvair List" 
><virtualvairs at corvair.org>
>Sent: Thursday, May 12, 2005 12:31 PM
>Subject: <VV> VairAid


>> Roger and VV Group,
>>
>> I've had no bids on the K&N air filters.  Perhaps this is the wrong 
>> audience?
>>
>> This is a BENEFIT auction!
>>
>> Let me repeat, please.  I'm offering up for bid - This is NOT eBay, so 
>> make one BEST offer - a pair of K&N filters in vintage canisters.  They 
>> are set up and ready to go onto a 140hp engine.  Proceeds of the sale are 
>> to go to Lon Anderson.  Indeed, the check should be made out to him.  I 
>> will pay the shipping charges to get the filters to the winner.
>>
>> Send bids to me (private) at: HMLinc at sbcglobal.net
>>
>> Filters can be seen at: 
>> http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/hmlinc@sbcglobal.net/detail?.dir=/ac3a&.dnm=a24d.jpg&.src=ph
>>
>> You should find 4 pictures there - one "installed" view and 3 
>> "uninstalled" views.  The filters were on the car for approximately 7,000 
>> miles.  I removed them after buying the car and deciding that I wanted the 
>> stock system so that the spare could go back into the engine compartment. 
>> If you know these, they are cleanable and reusable.  They are touted to 
>> "breath" better than stock paper filter elements.  Sure, I'll throw in the 
>> little chrome breather cap too - if the winner wants it.
>>
>> I'm told by one person that the value is likely in the $75 to $100 range. 
>> Another person tells me that the filters themselves are probably worth 
>> about $35 each and the canisters - around $30 to $40.  So, the two 
>> opinions I have seem to be fairly close.  I guess that I'm going to have 
>> to say that $50 would be the minimum acceptable bid.  Remember, I've 
>> offered to cover the shipping costs.
>>
>> This is not eBay - so there will be no "snipe" opportunity as I do not 
>> intend to "publish" the bids as they arrive.  If you feel these would be 
>> of benefit to you and your car, make your best offer and we will see who 
>> has made the highest contribution to the "VairAid" fund at the end.  Oh, 
>> yes - Bidding closes at midnight - Monday night - 5/16/05 - Central 
>> (daylight savings) time.
>>
>> Bill Elliott, when you see this, would you kindly forward it to the 
>> FastVair group.  Thank you.
>>
>> Attachments (if any) are scanned with anti-virus software.
>>
>> Later, JR
>>
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