<VV> Longing for the olden days! (was : 1963 Monza coupe-for sale)

[Charles Lee]

Yes, "those were the days" !

I guess "spoiled" is the word.

Back then, while I was working on my Corvair, "caring" husbands and fathers
would stop and ask me to relieve them of their Corvairs, for free, to
"protect" their families from the dangers that lurked within the Corvair, to
spontaneously flip over with them in it.

It was the least I could do, as a public service to my community, to remove
these dangers from their midst.

At one point, I had 3 identical Madera Maroon early Monza coupes, and got
two 1962 4-speed Monza wagons, among others.

I paid $50 for a working 1964 Spyder coupe After I had the signed
registration, the wife told me later her husband would have PAID me to
remove it!  I told her I would have paid a LOT more, just for the Kelsey
Hayes wire wheels (which she thought were "hub caps")!

Interestingly, I was only offered early models for free, which I hadn't
realized until now.

So, I guess I'm spoiled, too, and longing for the olden days!  



-----Original Message-----
From: virtualvairs-bounces at corvair.org
[mailto:virtualvairs-bounces at corvair.org] On Behalf Of FrankCB at aol.com
Sent: Tuesday, October 18, 2011 10:37 AM
To: DTerry8123 at aol.com; virtualvairs at corvair.org
Subject: Re: <VV> 1963 Monza coupe-for sale

Wow!  $1200 for a Corvair with a seized engine!  I still remember  the 
"good ole days" when I bought a LM Convertible for $150 cash and immediately

DROVE IT HOME!!
Frank "spoiled" Burkhard
Boonton, NJ
 
P.S. Dan, thanks for your efforts in trying to find a home for this  one.
 
 
In a message dated 10/18/2011 8:11:40 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
DTerry8123 at aol.com writes:


I  Folks,
I received an email from a woman who is trying to sell her  father's  car. 
He is 84 years old. He and his wife requires home care  from their  
daughter. 
I went out to see the car today. My  observations are below her  
description.

1963 Chevy Corvair Monza  2-Dr. Coupe
Mileage-91000.
102 HP, I  think Couldn't make out the  motor number
Color-Maroon/burgundy exterior,  black interior.  
automatic transmission. (motor will not  run/seized).
Not much  rust on the body, interior, or motor.  It has  been kept in a  
garage-but not cranked in years.
Exterior paint is fair.  Windows  are not cracked, good condition.  All the 
trim and logos are   still on the car.  Replaced front headlight.  New 
front  
trunk  latch.  
Black interior seats have one seam on the  driver's seat that  has come 
loose-not a tear, otherwise the seats  are intact. Black Carpet still  
looks good 
and clean.
Door panels  intact. Needs a headliner.  Dash looks  good-all parts  
present.
Body and interior in overall good condition.

Here are my  additional comments: On the plus side, there is a set  of 
original  early style wire wheel covers that look like all they need is  
cleaning.  
Also, the glass may be tinted. It was hard to tell with the car  in  the 
garage. The car was originally white and repainted a color that  is  close 
to 
the Palomar red. The engine will not turn by hand. He  claims his wife  
drove 
it for several years, and it was running when  he put it in the garage to  
restore at a later date. It looks like it  was last driven in 1979. The 
underside  of the floors has some rust,  but I didn't see any rust thru. 
The trunk  
floor and the battery tray  looks like they have been repaired. They are  
asking $1200.00 OBO.  The car is located in Powder Springs, GA. If anyone 
is  
interested,  please contact me. The daughter is very busy taking care of 
her   
parents and holding down a job. I am including a picture of it. If you  are 
 
interested, I can email more.

Dan Terry
Corvair  Atlanta
-------------- next part --------------
A non-text attachment  was scrubbed...
Name: not available
Type: image/jpeg
Size: 237715  bytes
Desc: not available
Url :  
http://www.vv.corvair.org/pipermail/virtualvairs/attachments/20111017/a8e87d
07/attachment.jpe  
_______________________________________________
This message was sent  by the VirtualVairs mailing list, all copyrights are 
the property
of the  writer, please attribute properly. For help,  
mailto:vv-help at corvair.org
This list sponsored by the Corvair Society of  America, 
http://www.corvair.org/
Post messages to:  VirtualVairs at corvair.org
Change your options:  
http://www.vv.corvair.org/mailman/options/virtualvairs  
_______________________________________________

 _______________________________________________
This message was sent by the VirtualVairs mailing list, all copyrights are
the property
of the writer, please attribute properly. For help,
mailto:vv-help at corvair.org
This list sponsored by the Corvair Society of America,
http://www.corvair.org/
Post messages to: VirtualVairs at corvair.org
Change your options: http://www.vv.corvair.org/mailman/options/virtualvairs 
 _______________________________________________