<VV> Story of "Lisa" 1964 Monza Coupe.

[J. R. Read]

Sounds like a KEEPER after all.  Thanks for the story.

Later, JR

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ignacio Valdes via VirtualVairs" <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
To: "Virtual Vairs" <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Sunday, March 15, 2015 12:55 PM
Subject: <VV> Story of "Lisa" 1964 Monza Coupe.


> The story of "Lisa":
>
> I have the original bill of sale for 1964 Monza Coupe "Lisa" somewhere in
> my papers. The car was purchased in Illinois by Mary Baran (not sure if
> that is the exact spelling of the last name) who if she is still alive 
> must
> be in her 90's now. The bill of sale had her date of birth which is how I
> know her approximate age. The car came to me in Houston when it was owned
> by a Rice University architecture student Cemre Durusoy who drove it daily
> and from whom I purchased it approximately 2000-2001 when she graduated.
> Ms. Durusoy called her "Lisa" because there was one of those meeting name
> tags stuck to the dash with Lisa on it.
>
> Between 1964-2000 I do not know its history. It had a fair amount of rust
> and mismatched interior and hood when I received it. The front cross 
> member
> has a big plate of steel welded to it to the center so I think it was in
> rust country for awhile. A lot of welding, Clark's interior, door, hood
> swap and "lagoon aqua" paint job made her look new again. Someone had gone
> through the engine and put in Viton rings.
>
> So my well-maintained "new" car a 1997 Honda Civic got rear ended a month
> ago and is getting fixed. I've been driving Lisa daily now since then. The
> neighborhood and nearly everyone else thinks it is cool.  It is the only
> antique car in the parking lots of work and church and gets lots of smiles
> and curious questions. My children like riding in "Daddy's old fun car."
>
> -- IV


---
This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software.
http://www.avast.com