<VV> CORVAIR UNDERGROUND 1974-2009

[LonzoVair at aol.com]

Lon,
I know I speak for a lot of people when I say "Thank You".... you've been  
more than just a businessman and supplier of parts, but you've been a wealth of  
knowledge, a source of humor, a voice of reason, and above all else, a  
friend.
I'll never forget the time I called looking for a speedometer cable and  just 
like Kris Kringle at Macy's, you said "I don't have one, but  Gimball's (Cal) 
does!"...
That's not a businessman, that's a friend... 
I've done what I could over the years to buy what I can from you, even if I  
do have to pay a little more in shipping than I would from "the Falls"... and 
it  saddens me to hear about you leaving the parts supplier scene, but you've 
done a  mighty fine job for the last 35 years. I've been to enough funerals 
lately to  recite from memory that bit about how a difference one has made in 
one's  life is summed up by just a little "dash" between the dates of one's 
beginning  and one's end... well, Corvair Underground has made a huge 
difference...  probably more than you will ever know. So again, I say "Thank You", your  
bargains and penguins and bizarre sense of humor in your sale ads will be 
sorely  missed.... but you, my friend, deserve a break from the daily grind... go 
enjoy  your well deserved retirement, and God bless!
Your friend,
Lonzo.... the younger, much larger, Lon 
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In a message dated 1/7/2009 5:52:08 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
corvairs at pacifier.com writes:
 
CORVAIR UNDERGROUND
1974-2009

It would be trite of me to say  that this is the hardest letter I have 
ever had to write. It would be trite  and, well, untrue as well. All of 
us have had negative events in our life,  some worse than others. On a 
scale of negativity this letter ranks pretty  high, but I’ve seen worse.
>> snip<<
Has Corvair Underground been a positive force in the Corvair parts  
market these past 35 years? Well, the age of self-promotion of my  
business has ended for me. Other people and history will answer that  
question, eventually.

Lon  Wall
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