<VV> Fwd: Chrysler/Fiat orders Rare Collector Car Crushed- Non-Corvair

[Karl Haakonsen (cityhawk@pobox.com)]

According to this article, It seems liability is listed as the primary reason. However the vehicle is owned by Chrysler and loaned to the schools. It seems stupid that they can't just take the cars back and sell them to private collectors "as is." They could make a lot of money for the company and there has to be some way to limit the liability, even disabling the engine somehow. If buyers wish to re-enable their engine, how is that different than me taking a 600 hp engine and putting it on a go kart and killing myself? I don't know, it just seems a stupid and unnecessary loss of history. 

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From: "J. R. Read" <hmlinc at sbcglobal.net> 
To: "Jim Becker" <jim.becker at verizon.net>, virtualvairs at corvair.org 
Sent: Thursday, March 6, 2014 2:45:46 PM 
Subject: Re: <VV> Fwd: Chrysler/Fiat orders Rare Collector Car        Crushed-        Non-Corvair 

The email could have been merely a "heads up" with a formal letter to 
follow. 
Later, JR 

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From: "Jim Becker" <jim.becker at verizon.net> 
To: <virtualvairs at corvair.org> 
Sent: Thursday, March 06, 2014 11:43 AM 
Subject: Re: <VV> Fwd: Chrysler/Fiat orders Rare Collector Car Crushed- 
Non-Corvair 

BIG SNIP 

  I still consider the email piece of the story to be the red 
> flag. 
> 
> Jim Becker 
> 
> -----Original Message----- 
> From: jbailey 
> Sent: Thursday, March 06, 2014 11:13 AM 
> To: virtualvairs at corvair.org 
> Subject:  Fwd: Chrysler/Fiat orders Rare Collector Car Crushed - 
> Non-Corvair 
> 
> All: 
> 
> Nope, this is definitely not an urban legend.  This story can be verified 
> with local newspapers and tv stations.  Here are links to the Tacoma News 
> Tribune  and Seattle's CBS affiliate below: 
> 
> http://www.thenewstribune.com/2014/03/04/3078795/rare-sports-car-at-spscc-must.html 
> 
> http://www.kirotv.com/ap/ap/washington/olympia-college-told-to-crush-prized-training-car/nd6G5/ 
> 
> The director of the Lemay Museum where the CORSA convention is going to be 
> held this year is even quoted in the Seattle Times article below: 
> 
> http://seattletimes.com/html/localnews/2023057505_vipercrushxml.html 
> 
> 
> John B. 
> 


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