[NoVa-Corvairs] 64 Spyder Convertible

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Darrin,
 
I shouldn't be surprised at this point, but once again this another  case of 
someone buying a Corvair on E-bay w/o benefit of inspecting it  in person.  
Similar to the gent in Fairfax that was trying to  sell the 65 Monza Vert.  This 
young lady says she paid (this July) 9600.00  including the cost to ship it 
from Mount Airy MD.  She was asking 10,500  for a car that in my opinion is 
barely worth 5,000.  What we have is a true  Spider Convertible with a 28 year 
old restoration, with cracking dull paint,  a bad miss on acceleration and 
surface throughout the floor boards  and around most of the weather-strip.  It 
shifted smooth and didn't  smoke. There was a pretty strong smell of gas when I 
first walked up to the car,  which then the seller admitted the fuel pump had 
"sprung a leak" over the  weekend when her father took it for a test drive. She 
said he tightened it up  over the weekend and that fixed it??  Anyway, I think 
once again I'll pass.  I don't think she would be willing to take 5K less 
than the asking  price. 
 
On the convention, like you, I'm planing on driving up early Saturday and  
returning by night fall. I have to go out of town early Sunday and need to be  
back by a reasonable hour Saturday night.  Where would you like to  meet?