<VV> New 140 Motors (This time for real!)

[Charles Lee at Prop Per]

Yes, those are good days !

Back around 1980, I called Kelsey-Hayes to get info on their wire wheels, 
and was told he had a few sets left that he wanted to get rid of, and asked 
where he should send them.  Gulp !

One of the sets is on the "Black Widow Spyder" and another is on (I think) 
the "White" counterpart, sold for the "original price" (plus "cola," maybe).

Those were the days.  Not too many offers like that come your way.  Wish I 
coulda had one of those 140's !!!

Nice that you shared them with Corvair owners and they didn't go into 
helicopters of boats or whatever !




----- Original Message ----- 
From: <NicolCS at aol.com>
To: <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Friday, April 07, 2006 6:30 AM
Subject: <VV> New 140 Motors (This time for real!)


>I was a parts counterman at a Chevy dealership  for five years back in the
> mid-Seventies...(Martin Chevrolet, where South Coast Corsa still meets 
> monthly)
>
> Here's a call that got my attention...
>
> Phone rings....
>
> Hello Parts. This is Craig
>
> Hi Craig.  This is XXX from XXX Chevrolet in Burbank. I hear you are kinda
> into Corvairs.  One of my customers (Lockheed, Burbank) used to use 
> Corvair
> engines for (pumps???) and they have some surplus NOS engines in crates. 
> Would
> you be interested in buying one?  I have a total of five.
>
> Gee XXX, that sounds interesting.  What model are they?
>
> Don't know the assembly number but the engine code is XXA.  They have the
> setup for four carburetors.
>
> REALLY.  What do you need for them?
>
> $300 each.
>
> Hmm.  OK, I'll take them.
>
> Them?  All of them?
>
> YES, I'll take them all.
>
> End call.
>
> They showed up the next day.
>
> I had four of them sold within a couple of hours to Corvair buddies.  A 
> $75
> markup on each of the four sold paid for the one I kept and put in my '69
> Convertible!
>
> That was one of the best days in my Corvair career!  I'm still waiting for
> another call like that one...  There's always hope.
> Craig Nicol
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