<VV> Scrapping the Astro I show car

[Tony Underwood]

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>"peter koehler" <pkoehler01 at atlanticbb.net> wrote:
>
>The story has a happy ending. The Astro I was delivered to
>my residence in Farmington Hills and stayed there for less
>than a week. This is where Stu Shuster took over. He let
>it be known at Design Staff (where he was employed by GM
>as a designer) that we (the Corvair Club) had their (Chuck
>Jordon is very possessive of his creations) show car!
>Somehow Stu got Chuck Jordon to approve some funds ($25k?)
>to repaint and repair the aging beauty. I delivered the
>car to the GM Tech Center in Warren with my old 1977
>Caprice station wagon and a borrowed trailer. The next
>time we all saw the Astro I it was beautiful again.
>
>Stu should get all of the credit for saving the Astro I.
>It seems amazing to me now that we actually pulled this
>stunt off! - Pete K





I recall a Communique mention and seeing a photo of the car in the 
driveway, been quite a while.    The car wasn't repainted yet.


Somebody went to some trouble go get all that done, especially 
considering who you had to deal with (corporate entity).    Kudos.  :)



tony..