<VV> Thats Just Swell - No Corvair?

[Ron]

Lon,
That's a real blow but your decision is surely correct as your own health is 
the most important thing you have.  No one else will ever have the concern 
for quality that you have and we have appreciated it.
RonH

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "corvairs" <lonwall at corvairunderground.com>
To: "Virtualvairs" <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Tuesday, June 06, 2006 10:06 PM
Subject: <VV> Thats Just Swell - No Corvair?


>        Ah yes, the miracles of modern technology. I've railed against them 
> as much as anybody, but then here we are.
>
> Without the internet this news would be much harder to get out. Without 
> modern technology I would have been dead 21 years ago of kidney failure.
>
> With regret I have to make the following post -
>      After 32 years of owning Corvair Underground I must offer it for 
> sale -  PLEASE  read this entire message carefully, as I don't want any 
> misunderstandings!
>
> A few weeks ago I was told to visit a heart surgeon, by my heart 
> specialist. Linda and I just got back this evening from our appointment 
> and here's the situation. Very shortly I will need heart valve replacement 
> and replacement of  much of my main aorta. This is major surgery that will 
> lay me up for at least 2 months. I'm apparently in a somewhat risky 
> situation right now and I've been asked to reduce my stress.
>
> Yes, others can run this business without me. And I also intend to 
> continue working here full time until the operation (in 2-3 weeks). But 
> the time has come for a change. The day to day operations of a business of 
> this kind has been deemed too stressful for me and, after my operation I 
> need to take a new direction in life. I owe it to myself and most of all 
> to Linda.
> I am a seriously motivated seller at this point. Our entire retirement is 
> wrapped up in this business. A younger, healthier person at the helm could 
> keep this operation going and still get quite a bit out of it. Although 
> things have been radically changing in this market I have every reason to 
> believe that there is a future for the Corvair parts business. I think 
> there is a real opportunity here.
>
> What if we don't find a buyer? Then we will carry on. PLEASE do not take 
> this as some sort of sign that we are ready to close. Because that is NOT 
> the case. If we DO NOT find a buyer, in fact, keeping this business going 
> strong and healthy will be even more important to us. In fact, we may have 
> to temporarily close the next 2 Wednesdays just to pull everyone off the 
> phones to process orders and shop work that we are behind on!  I picked 
> Wednesdays because those are our worst days of the week for people calling 
> primarily for free tech advice on stuff they bought off the internet or 
> elsewhere. I need to free those phone people up  to do something 
> productive.
>
> Business here is as usual and if you have orders in process they will be 
> completed and shipped with as much haste as we can muster. YES we will 
> continue to take your orders (We can use them more than ever) and, in my 
> absence (and in the hopefully unlikely case we don't find a buyer) Curtis 
> Grainger, whom many of you have talked to and met at Portland and on the 
> phone, will be in charge here.
>
> Will I give up Corvairs - Heck no. I intend to stay on the board and 
> continue enjoying conventions. Oh yeah, because of the operation scheduled 
> and the recuperation involved I will NOT make it to Buffalo (Almost bought 
> the airline ticket today). That's a real bummer to me. I will be very sad 
> not see all my friends this summer. I knew the National this year would be 
> a radical departure for me - but not like this.  But such is life and I 
> plan on hanging around a lot longer anyway.
>
> Lon Wall
> President Corvair Underground Inc.
> Proudly a Western Corsa Director
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