<VV> About that Corvair...

[Vairtec Corporation]

In all the chatter about 1969 convertible #5997 and the price for which 
it is being offered, overlooked is the following:

How did we come to be aware that this car is for sale?  The seller 
submitted an ad to Hemmings Motor News.  The editors at Hemmings then 
selected it as their "Find of the Day" for last Friday, July 1, and 
featured it on their blog and their daily subscriber e-mail.

This means that Hemmings found the car to be significant.

This does not mean that Hemmings found the price to be high, low, or 
correct.  But Hemmings did find the car to be significant.

This seller has priced his car as compared to other Chevrolet 
collectibles of the era, not as compared to the expectations of the 
"typical" Corvair owner.  Whether or not his pricing strategy proves 
successful is not the point.   The point is that the documented last 
Corvair convertible has a place not only in Corvair history, but a place 
in automobile history. The correct current value for the car will be set 
when the seller and a buyer reach an agreement.

And I just have to say:  On this forum I find the speculations about the 
seller's motives to be highly inappropriate.

--Bob Marlow