<VV> GM will sell photographs - 100% Stock, not Customs ?

[Charles Lee]

The convertible prototype and the Monza Super Spyders were not just tacky
malaprops, of little automotive value in my opinion, and more like I'd
expect on a used car lot, than from GM.

How much are though "authentic GM museum quality" prints from GM anywqay?

Charlie


-----Original Message-----
From: Dave Leonard [mailto:dave at arborlea.com] 
Sent: Tuesday, November 29, 2011 8:05 PM
To: 'Charles Lee'; virtualvairs at corvair.org
Cc: 'Western Canada CORSA'; 'Bryan Blackwell'
Subject: RE: GM will sell photographs - 100% Stock, not Customs ?

Charlie,

It's an authentic photo for sure - just like
.  Not of a stock production car, but authentic.

The real question is did anyone ever see or hear of a '63 Spyder Rampside
before seeing this photo?

Dave 

-----Original Message-----
From: Charles Lee [mailto:chaz at properproper.com] 
Sent: Tuesday, November 29, 2011 10:49 PM
To: 'Bryan Blackwell'
Cc: 'Western Canada CORSA'; 'Dave Leonard'; virtualvairs at corvair.org
Subject: GM will sell photographs - 100% Stock, not Customs ?

I suppose instead of "think" I shpuld have said that I "expected" a "Genuine
GM" photo to be more authentic.  

I'm not talking about customs, like Edsel Ford's 1923 (?) roadster at the LA
Auto Show, which are 'big boy toys' 

Plus, changing wheels and removing the crossbar in the grille are hardly
'design studies' IMHO, and barely qualify as a "custom car" either (at least
after high school).

Sure, Bill Mitchell's extended pearl pink 1961 Monza convertible was such a
car, but that was a custom, and I don't believe it was intended to be a
'design study' just something for his wife ?

Charlie

-----Original Message-----
From: Bryan Blackwell [mailto:bryan at skiblack.com] 
Sent: Tuesday, November 29, 2011 12:35 PM
To: Charles Lee
Cc: 'Western Canada CORSA'; 'Dave Leonard'; virtualvairs at corvair.org
Subject: Re: <VV> GM will sell photographs - 100% Stock, not Customs ?


You'd be wrong :-)  Go look at factory show cars today, plenty of
customization.

Do a little reading about Bill Mitchell in particular, his personal car is
at the GM Heritage Center.  I can assure you it's not a 'vanilla' car.

--Bryan

On Nov 29, 2011, at 3:18 PM, Charles Lee wrote:

> Right, but I'd think a "Genuine GM" photo would be of a 100% stock car,
not
> one that was customized in ANY way.