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

[Ignacio Valdes]

Here is Lisa today after a wash:

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On Sun, Mar 15, 2015 at 1:45 PM, Ignacio Valdes <ivaldes at hal-pc.org> wrote:

> If this is her then she passed in 2009
>
>
> http://www.memorialsolutions.com/sitemaker/sites/hoytco0/obit.cgi?user=148853Harding&printIndex=1
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> 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" <
>>>> 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
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
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