<VV> dechromed, was: Corvair with 50 miles

[Beamin Scott]

Where I make the transition in opinion is when the chrome was no longer a
metal based accessory.  Through the 60's and 70's chrome indicated that an
extra process has occurred to some of the metal that added appearance but by
the 80's it meant shinny plastic (and usually after 5 years the shinny would
peal off, bubble, or dull).  I'm all for lots of chrome as long as it's real
chrome but if it's just a huge slab of shinny plastic I agree that the black
out options are much cooler.

Scott A.
Grain Valley, MO
HACOA, MCCA, CPG, Corvanantics, and CORSA
64 Spyder
66 Monza

Date: Sat, 8 May 2010 20:47:42 -0400
> From: "Mark Corbin" <airvair at earthlink.net>
> Subject: <VV> dechromed, was:  Corvair with 50 miles
> To: "Eric Prosise" <eprosise at hotmail.com>, virtualvairs at corvair.org
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> A friend of mine (around my age) once told me that the younger crowd likes
> the "dechromed" look, which is why so many new cars have so little, if any,
> chrome. He said that to them, chrome means "cheap", but to us (his and my
> age) it's just the opposite. The LACK of chrome, to us, means "cheap".
>
> Personally, I don't care what those young bucks think, give me CHROME!.
> Lots and lots of chrome.......
>
> -Mark
>
> > [Original Message]
> > From: Eric Prosise <eprosise at hotmail.com>
> > Subject: Re: <VV> Corvair with 50 miles
> >
> > 500s are cooler to me due to their sparce trim / interiors.  I prefer the
> looks of my brothers '69 500 to my Corsa Coupe.
> >
> > Maybe its just because I am part of the younger crowd....
> >
> > Eric P.
> > DeWitt, IA
> >
>