<VV> Was Tele Column, Now Cheapskates

[RoboMan91324 at aol.com]

Thanks Richard,

I don't mind people being cheap or "frugal" might be a better word.  
Frankly, I like that Corvairs and their parts are inexpensive.  I guess this is 
the reason that so many of us wind up owning more than one Corvair.  The 
Corvair has many "exotic" elements in its design and some features are close to 
being unique, at least among American car manufacturers of the 60s.  Even our 
vendors are quite inexpensive in the collector car industry.  No other car 
gives you the features of the Corvair at such a low cost.

Of course, this has a potential upside and downside.  Sooner or later, the 
Corvair will be "discovered" by the main stream collector industry and you 
will see prices rise over a very short period.  Look what happened to the 
1958 Chevy.  Those of us who already have a collection will probably appreciate 
the increase in value but there will be those among us who will complain 
that the driver and restored cars as well as donor cars are being snapped up 
by "outsiders" who are "ruining" the frugal aspect of our Corvairs.  CORSA 
will increase membership and their dues but their financial problems will 
disappear.  However, they will probably lose many old time members who think the 
new dues rate is outrageous.  Our conventions will change completely in 
flavor which will alienate many.  Certainly, our vendors are likely to benefit 
but new or previously "outsider" vendors may be attracted to the Corvair 
world and who knows what may happen to our existing vendors.

I have a number of other classic Chevys.  My 1967 Nova SS and the 1968 
Camaro ragtop are quite expensive to buy and restore.  The '67 was a 2 year 
design and the '68 was the middle of a 3 year design.  The 1960 Corvette is much 
more expensive to buy and restore considering that there were fewer made 
than later models and have not attracted as many reproduction parts 
competitors.  I have more Corvairs in my collection in part because of the low cost.  
Last, if the telescoping column I own was appropriate to the 1960 Corvette, 
I would not hesitate for a minute to have it altered for installation in 
that car.  As it is, it is earmarked for my 1966 Corsa .... maybe.

Doc
1960 Corvette; 1961 Rampside; 1962 Rampside; 1964 Spyder coupe; 1965 
Greenbrier; 1966 Corsa turbo coupe; 1967 Nova SS; 1968 Camaro ragtop
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
In a message dated 2/22/2010 12:06:38 PM Pacific Standard Time, 
rampside64 at att.net writes:

> Right on Doc.
> 
>     Corvair folks can't get over being cheap. I have been involved with 
> Corvairs (cars and parts) for over 30 years. The knock on Corvair
> people is that they are cheap. I had a vendor at a big Texas swap meet 
> tell me that he quit bringing Corvair parts because the Corvair guys
> wanted to low-ball him on everything. This appears to be true here.
> 
> You want something, decide what you can afford and go for it. Don't pi** 
> and moan and expect someone else sell it to you
> cause you are cheap.
> 
> Richard Gebhardt
> 
> CORSA
> NTCA
> MCC
> 69 Group
> Corvanatics