<VV> "66 Pilot - Turbo Convertible

[John O'Shea]

Actually there is a good picture of the RR tail area, hence my comment about 
the poorly fitted exhaust plumbing in my previous message.  It has what 
looks like the correct cutout, but the tailpipe isn't in the cutout.
Jack (cooling down in Las Vegas.  Only 109F today.)


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "shortle" <shortle556 at earthlink.net>
To: "Bretts Vette" <brettsvette at hotmail.com>; <yenko117 at yahoo.com>; 
<virtualvairs at corvair.org>; <jco99 at cox.net>
Sent: Monday, July 19, 2010 12:53 PM
Subject: Re: <VV> "66 Pilot - Turbo Convertible


> Out of curiousity, what made you form the opinion this car is a "pile"? Is 
> it the aftermarket wheels? The fact it's a Turbo? Since there is not a 
> good pic of the RR tail area we cannot see if it has the correct turbo 
> cutout. I don't know this car but based on the pics and description it 
> looks pretty darn descent to me.
> Timothy Shortle in Durango Colorado
> With jet lag
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> -----Original Message-----
>>From: Bretts Vette <brettsvette at hotmail.com>
>>Sent: Jul 19, 2010 1:11 PM
>>To: yenko117 at yahoo.com, virtualvairs at corvair.org, jco99 at cox.net
>>Subject: Re: <VV> "66 Pilot - Turbo Convertible
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>>Agreed.  I think this "pilot" may be a pile.
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>>> Date: Mon, 19 Jul 2010 11:45:15 -0700
>>> From: yenko117 at yahoo.com
>>> To: virtualvairs at corvair.org; jco99 at cox.net
>>> Subject: Re: <VV> "66 Pilot - Turbo Convertible
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>>> What rule states that all Pilots had to have a Tele-Column? The Pilots 
>>> are not supposed to be a high light of every option available. They 
>>> don't have HD suspension, AM-FM, Quick steering, bumper guards or a 
>>> bunch of other stuff.
>>>
>>>
>>> Mike
>>> YS-117
>>>
>>> --- On Mon, 7/19/10, John O'Shea <jco99 at cox.net> wrote:
>>>
>>> > From: John O'Shea <jco99 at cox.net>
>>> > Subject: Re: <VV> "66 Pilot - Turbo Convertible
>>> > To: "Virtual Vairs" <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
>>> > Date: Monday, July 19, 2010, 10:52 AM
>>> > For $16,000 I would expect, if not a
>>> > show car, at least a car with no
>>> > issues.  That car has issues.  Those wheels are
>>> > aftermarket, no?  Not an
>>> > authentic pilot car without the pilot wheels/hubcaps?
>>> > What is wrong with
>>> > the exhaust plumbing?  The tailpipe is not in the body
>>> > cutout.  Does the
>>> > close-up of the passenger cove molding show a good sized
>>> > dent, and in the
>>> > same picture are those ripples down the fender line after
>>> > the wheel well?
>>> > What's wrong with the convertible rear window?  Looks
>>> > almost as if pinned in
>>> > place.  Window zipper broken/missing?  Is the top
>>> > boot missing?  Strange
>>> > that a pilot car has the wood wheel, but not telescopic
>>> > column?
>>> >
>>> > 110 in Las Vegas today.  113 yesterday.
>>> > Jack (waiting for balmy winter)
>>> >
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