<VV> '67 Telecolumn - '65-'65 Holy Cow

[airvair]

>From what my local Corvette guy tells me (who incidentally is ALSO after
Corvair tele columns), the parts that they need can be obtained off
Corvair columns and either directly used, or modified to be suitable
matches. Which is why they are after the columns. They are thus able to
recreate ALL of what they need. The leftover parts usually are scrapped.
All this comes at the expense of trashing otherwise usable and (to
Corvair people) irreplacable Corvair parts. I view it as marque parts
theft.

Which leaves us Corvair people faced with the very real situation of
either eventually losing all our available accessory/replacement parts
sources to deep-pocket Corvette people, OR having to pay Corvette prices
for Corvair parts. Either way, we are losing big time, and there are too
many greedy people out there who are more than willing to help it
happen. In a capitalistic sense, SOME greed is good. I can't blame
somebody for wanting to make a reasonable profit. But excessive greed,
at the expense of historic concerns IMHO is very, very bad. This
situation is a shameful abomination on the old car hobby.

-Mark

Kent Sullivan wrote:
> 
> Yep, and the Boyne switch fits first generation Firebirds too.
> 
> I heard from a NCRS parts expert that some of the stuff in the '63-6
> Corvette tele column is unique and very hard to find... Which makes me
> wonder why so many Corvair columns are getting sacrificed. 95% of a tele
> column does not make a functioning assembly! Maybe there is something I'm
> missing.
> 
> --Kent
> -----Original Message-----
> From: virtualvairs-bounces at corvair.org
> [mailto:virtualvairs-bounces at corvair.org] On Behalf Of airvair
> Sent: Thursday, March 22, 2007 3:59 PM
> To: Charles Lee at Proper Pro Per
> Cc: Darren at skiblack.com
> Subject: Re: <VV> '67 Telecolumn - '65-'65 Holy Cow
> 
> There's a number of parts in the Corvair tele columns, both '65-6 and
> '67-9 designs that fit a Corvette. However, what the Corvette guys do is
> rob only those parts and then pitch the rest. Thus it denies the Corvair
> community of these accessories. Reason enough NOT to sell one to a known
> Corvette person. Pretty soon, Corvair people are going to end up paying
> Corvette prices for certain parts.
> 
> Speaking of which, I found out that the Boyne switch that is used in ALL
> '67-9 Corvairs also fits '67-8 Corvettes. Which is why the new repops
> are high dollar, and probably also the reason they are available at all.
> Kind of a double-edged sword, so to speak. It's happening already.......
> :o(
> 
> Now if only we could get the 'Vette people to NOT pitch the parts they
> don't use..... At least leave us with SOMEthing....
> 
> -Mark
> 
> Charles Lee at Proper Pro Per wrote:
> >
> > Looks like he's cornering the market on steering columns, both Corvair and
> > Corvette - tele and standard types.
> >
> > Buys them all with about 5 seconds left (probably has a 'sniper' program
> > running ?)
> >
> > Wonder what he actually bid if he sniped it at $763 ?
> >
> > Does the standard Vair column fit a Corvette, or is he storing Corvairs
> too
> > ?
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Darren "Big D" Agazio" <darrenvvagazio at yahoo.com>
> > To: "Virtual Vairs" <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
> > Sent: Sunday, March 11, 2007 8:29 PM
> > Subject: Re: <VV> '67 Telecolumn - '65-'65 Holy Cow
> >
> > > Replying to self:
> > >
> > > Item number 290090366460 sold for $763 and I think a Corvette guy got it
> > > again!
> > >
> > > -Darren
> > >
> > > "Darren \"Big D\" Agazio" <darrenvvagazio at yahoo.com> wrote: So I still
> > > have my telecolumn in my '67 and still don't like it. There is a
> > > ('65-'66?) on eBay right now #290090366460 and it looks like the whole
> > > steering head moves back and forth.
> > > -Darren
> > > Rocketcity, AL
> > > 1967 Monza Coupe
> > >
>