<VV> stranded

[hank kaczmarek]

At least you can drive it on and off the trailer.  In 1988 I went to the 
All-Chevy Show at Chevrolet Tonawanda. (only 3 blocks from Mom's house where 
I was living for a year while wifey was at sea).   Saw a very nice 69 Monza 
HT.  Not ultra low mileage but you could tell very original as to paint, 
etc.  At the end of the show they PUSHED it into an enclosed trailer.  When 
I asked why not drive it on, he said he couldn't.  It would puke oil and 
fluids from everywhere.  it was ALL original, right down to pushrod tube 
seals, oil pan gasket, etc.  I said "What do you do with it when you're not 
showing it"?   Oh, it sits inside this trailer in the driveway.  Now more 
than most I appreciate a car that is an unrestored original.  I wish I knew 
where it was so Stock Corvair Group could go over it with a fine tooth comb. 
But a Corvair you can't drive, even just on and off a trailer is a terrible 
waste of a Corvair.   I drive mine and own them for one reason.  The most 
fun car to drive I've ever been behind the wheel of.  And I've driven just 
about everything domestic worth sitting in.  Only thing worse, in a similar 
state, would be a "Bathtub" Packard.

Hank


-----Original Message----- 
From: Ed Bittman via VirtualVairs
Sent: Monday, November 03, 2014 6:20 PM
To: virtualvairs at corvair.org
Subject:  stranded

I found the perfect solution to being or as the case may be being not 
stranded,it's called a trailer. I would no more drive my low 
miles,un-restored 60 sedan more then 100 miles to any show,anywhere. My back 
and my wifes back would never be the same. You can only carry so many parts 
and tools with you. I would much rather arrive at a show,enjoy the 
festivities then be stranded on some lonely highway and arrive home safely 
from the show.Ed Dade City,Fl
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