<VV> 3-speed reminder

[Todd Miller]

My father's car, I was with him when he bought new in May of 1969, was a LeMans Blue 69 Monza Convertible, with a 140 hp and a 3-speed.  I took my drivers test with this car in 1971, and it was a lot of fun to drive.  After my father died in 1986, the car was sold.  I found it (it was listed in the 69 fact book, with some help by looking for convertibles of LeMans Blue with the 140 hp and the 3-speed.  I believe there were only two listed in the book.  The car was in Southern Iowa in around 2000, owned by a retired dentist who had it inside.  It was very rusty but he was going to restore it for his grand daughter.  I offered to buy it, but wouldn't pay $6K for a bunch of rust, even if it was my dad's.  I don't know if it was every restored, probably not, or if it even still exists, but it was a fairly rare bird.  So now, I have a 69 Monza Convertible, LeMans Blue, 110 hp, but it has the 4-speed.  

Todd in MN
Corvair MN
 
 
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From: Tony via VirtualVairs <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
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Sent: Wed, Sep 9, 2015 10:34 am
Subject: Re: <VV> 3-speed reminder



---- jwcorvair--- via VirtualVairs <virtualvairs at corvair.org> wrote: 
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I'm just wondering how many cars still have their 3-speeds.


The blue '67
coupe in the driveway has its original 3-speed.  

tony..

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