<VV> Knowing when to say "When"

[Jay Pitchford]

Wisdom ...

On Wed, Mar 31, 2010 at 6:56 PM, peter koehler <pkoehler01 at atlanticbb.net>wrote:

> I, too, hate to see a Corvair get scrapped if there is any
> chance for resurrection. Over the years I have tried in
> vein to save some Corvairs that really did deserve to die.
> I was just too hard headed to accept the obvious. Seems
> that when I do say "When" and send a potential project car
> to the scrap heap I feel bad about it. How long I feel bad
> depends on much I wanted to save said Corvair.
>
> Example: I am still disappointed that I let go of 1960
> Corvair #327 back in 1984. Yeah, it was toast. But it was
> the oldest known surviving Corvair in the World. Period.
> And I let it go... Shame on me!
>
> Another example: I am sorry that I couldn't save Larry
> Claypool's Lazarus 1962 Rampside with Toronado power. By
> 1995 Larry finally figured out that he couldn't give it
> enough time and effort and money to bring it back from the
> brink. He gave it to me to try. Took me several months to
> figure out what Larry already knew. Hey, I never said I
> was the smartest Corvair enthusiast around!!
>
> Yet another example: My brother found a well optioned 1966
> Corsa turbo convertible for me several years back. It had
> been parked along side a garage in the dirt for too many
> years. We pulled it out of the hole it was in and hauled
> it back to my brother's shop. Man, was it rusty! I didn't
> have the skill to replace the bottom  six inches of both
> sides of the car. The guy who bought the carcass from me
> probably took it down and parted it out. One less turbo
> convertible makes the rest of 'em that much more valuable
> and rare. I'm not proud of that one either.
>
> And there are numerous Corvair projects that I did tackle
> and some of them met with some level of success. The moral
> of the story is that not everyone can save every Corvair
> left on the planet. Pick you poison and enjoy doing to it
> whatever your desire is. If it is the wrong car for you
> don't get despondent. Just get another Corvair and try
> again!!! This is our hobby and we are supposed to be
> having fun, as my good friend Bob Marlow needs to remind
> me now and again. - Caveman Pete
>
>
>
>
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