<VV> 67 Doors and The Last Straw

[Norm Witte]

Danny, I hear your frustration.  I have had plenty of hiccups with my cars--you should hear the tale about my Corsa coupe, the accidental paint job and two engine rebuilds.  I hope you're just blowing off steam.  If you want to get out of the hobby, at least sell the car to someone who wants to give her another go and recoup some of your investment.  Or, just park it for a couple weeks and come back to it when you're not so frustrated.

--
Norm Witte 
DeWitt, Michigan 
'65 Corsa 180 convertible 
'65 Corsa 140 coupe 
www.wittelaw.com/personal 

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From: LastHamlet <lasthamlet at yahoo.com> 

> So, it's Fiday afternoon around 5 PM, a long week is 
> neary over, but a three hour drive through a high 
> traffic area, is in store. None the matter cause I am 
> on my way to get a pair of used and rare, 67 doors. 
> Passing 2 backups, caused by some fender benders, and 
> all is still good. 
> Finally made it, and it was dark, but all is still 
> good. Loaded the doors, and was talking with the 
> gentleman who sold them to me. We talked a bit long, 
> so it was after midnight before I got to leave. 
> With little more than 3 hours away from home, I am so 
> thirsty, and still it does not matter, cause I have a 
> pair of 67 doors. 
> Arrive at home 3:30 in morning and literally fell in 
> the bed. Saturday morning comes early, when you got to 
> be to work at 7 AM, and I am one tired puppy, but 
> still all is good, cause I have them doors in the 
> back, safe and secure. Get home Saturday afternoon, 
> and you guessed it, had to get out the doors to sand 
> them down for a good primer coating. All excited cause 
> finally something has went right. 
> WAIT, how could I be so stupid to think that this odd 
> year car would not take the chance to pee in my face 
> again... I should have known better, as things have 
> continued to be a steady flow of urine in my face. 
> So, I have traveled the distance, and made it back 
> home, with a set of 66 doors, yes 66 doors. Although, 
> being assured they were 67's before I even went after 
> them, they were not. Before you even think it, NO, 
> they will not fit, and 67 is the only year that will 
> fit a 67. Basically because of the hole locations for 
> the hindge holes are different than other years, and 
> the hindge itself is different. 
> I never minded enduring the countless hours of 
> re-doing the car, even despite the fact that the only 
> people I trusted to work on her, damaged part after 
> part. True, the last fellow damaged the least, but 
> still new door sills are expensive, and I really 
> wished I had been given back my old parts as I 
> requested. However, that didn't bother me as much as 
> losing the left rear brake light's operation, after 
> completely rerunnuing the new wire harnesses, bulbs, 
> sockets, housing, lenses, trim rings and all, just 
> three months back, to solve this brakelight problem. I 
> have done things twice so many times that my mind is 
> slipped into a state of insanity. 
> I know people say you don't just own one Corvair, but 
> these people don't know me, cause this is not only my 
> first, but my last. After now having 0ver 27K in her, 
> and still don't have her painted and such, I am done. 
> I did mention the insanity, didn't I??? 
> I am not sure at which manner of destruction I will 
> use, but rest assured, this 67 will not turn up to 
> haunt another person, ever again. 
> Rather than spill out all the things that led to this 
> insanity, I would just sum it up to say, that this was 
> just a failed experiment, miserably failed at that. 
> I have enjoyed the accompolishhments, but not 
> repeatedly having to do things more than once, and 
> sometimes due to to other's mishaps, time and time 
> again. 
> I live where I have no one I can trust to do anything 
> to her, and frankly I am tired of the constant 
> heartbreaks. 
> I should have known though, as it began as a disaster, 
> and I kid you not. All you have to do is go to EBay, 
> click on my screenname(LastHamlet), and click on my 
> reviews and guides, cause I have only wrote one guide, 
> so it will be easy. That tells how it began, and in 
> looking back, those were the good days, when I still 
> had my sanity. 
> I have now drawn a line in the sand to preserve my 
> sanity, so the next steps I take, and though I am not 
> sure what manner of insane revenge I will take, will 
> be most rewarding. Well, rewarding is a backwards way 
> of saying it, but satisfaction would be a better one. 
> I would like to thank all who helped me, and there are 
> some grand people here, and in the Corvair Clubs, but 
> I would like to bid you all, a fond farewell. 
> 
> All The Best Regards, 
> Danny Barber 
> R.I.P. Wilma 
> 
> 
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