<VV> Greenbrier nomenclature

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The Greenbrier Resort in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia is a  
five-diamond luxury resort and hotel that was a favorite haunt of GM executives  
back in the days when the Corvair was new.  GM chose Greenbrier  as the name 
for the Corvair van as an homage to the resort.  The  Spyder option and the 
convertible were introduced there and the red/red Spyder  convertible that 
debuted there remained for years in the hands of a higher-up  employee of the 
resort and garaged there.  He sold it to Corsa  member, Allen Bristow, I 
believe in the '90s.  In his hands, the car  underwent an outstanding 
restoration.  I'm not sure if he still owns  it.  I remember seeing it, with an 
informative display of the car's history  at the gathering commemorating the 30th 
anniversary of the '69s that took place  in 1999 when the CPF collection 
was housed in Virginia.  The car was also  seen in the People's Choice display 
in Lexington at that convention.  The  car is definitely a Concours quality 
vehicle but that year Allen felt he did not  have the time to give it a 
proper detailing for Concours. 
 
As a native West Virginian and a Corvair fanatic, I am proud of the  
Greenbrier resort's historic ties to the Corvair.
 
~Bill Stanley
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