[NoVa-Corvairs] Fwd: Corvair Part

[Bryan Blackwell]

Forgot to send this to the list.  If anybody has a late spare tire  
bracket, please let Jim know.

--Bryan

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> From: "jjwallen" <jjwallen at cox.net>
> Date: June 4, 2007 9:14:06 AM EDT
> To: "Bryan Blackwell" <bryan at skiblack.com>
> Subject: Corvair Part
>
> Bryan,
>
> You may or may not remember me.  I am a charter member of our  
> Corvair club.  I have been a continuous owner of corvairs since  
> about 1971 when I bought a used 1969.  I must have driven it about  
> 100,000 miles before I gave it to one of my sons.  He did some  
> minor work on the body and added a really slick paint scheme  
> (silver over black).  He drove it while in college and into his  
> first job.  He finally sold it for about what I had originally paid  
> for it (about $700 as I recall).  I then bought "Old Blue" from our  
> then club president.  This was a 67 with a sun roof.  I drove this  
> one for years.  It has been handed down through two sons, and is  
> still in the family, and the engine is still strong (but the body  
> is in pretty bad shape).  I now have a 69 that Whitey Rowley  
> rescued from becoming a beater about 20 years ago.  The body and  
> interior are in excellent condition (pretty much original).  The  
> engine has one cylinder with very low compression.  I have not had  
> it out of the driveway since Whitey delivered it to my house.  It  
> has been garage kept ever since.  I am thinking of fixing up the  
> engine and anything else that may have deteriorated while sitting  
> in the garage.  Now to the purpose of my message to you.  The  
> bracket for the spare tire for the car is missing.  Could you  
> please ask around and see if anyone has a spare tire bracket (that  
> fits the 69) they don't need.
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> Best wishes
>
> Jim Wallen
>