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

[Ignacio Valdes]

If this is her then she passed in 2009

http://www.memorialsolutions.com/sitemaker/sites/hoytco0/obit.cgi?user=148853Harding&printIndex=1

On Sun, Mar 15, 2015 at 1:36 PM, Ignacio Valdes <ivaldes at hal-pc.org> wrote:

> Found the attached original bill of sale. I had the details wrong. Lisa
> was originally purchased 12/16/1963 at Town & Country Chevrolet Company
> Post Road Westport, Connecticut by Ms. Mary A. Baran DOB 6/23/1922 (forgive
> me Mary for publishing your DOB) who then resided at Woodbury Avenue in
> Norwalk, Connecticut making her about 93 years old now. Original title cost
> $8. If anyone knows if she is still living tell her her Corvair is doing
> well. Ms. Durusoy brought her from Vermont. So somehow Lisa ended up in
> Vermont before coming to Houston. -- IV
>
> On Sun, Mar 15, 2015 at 1:18 PM, Ignacio Valdes <ivaldes at hal-pc.org>
> wrote:
>
>> I haven't checked in on Ms. Durusoy in awhile, she looks successful:
>>
>> http://archdrsy.com/author/Cemred/
>>
>> and has a twitter feed:
>>
>> https://twitter.com/archdrsy
>>
>> On Sun, Mar 15, 2015 at 1:12 PM, J. R. Read <hmlinc at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>>
>>> Sounds like a KEEPER after all.  Thanks for the story.
>>>
>>> Later, JR
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ignacio Valdes via VirtualVairs" <
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>>> 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
>>>>
>>>
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