[SCG] Horn-hole '60 on eBay

[Dave Newell]

The car hasn't been run much for years but the engine's the least of the car's problems. The current & previous seller on eBay is a used car dealer who bought the car from the first eBay seller (off eBay) for speculation. The first seller bought the car out of a barn from an estate and had no interest in driving it either.
Dave

-- "Bob McShane" <heritinsp at taconic.net> wrote:
One thing I noticed was the sparkplug wires and the fact that they do not 
have the proper boots that seal to the engine shroud. If he's run this 
engine for any length of time the engine is likely fried (all the cooling 
air goes out the spark plug holes instead of down thru the heads).
Bob McShane
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dave Newell" <chevrobilia at juno.com>
To: <Wrsssatty at aol.com>
Cc: <scg-list at tiger.skiblack.com>
Sent: Monday, January 05, 2009 4:02 PM
Subject: Re: [SCG] Horn-hole '60 on eBay


> Hi Bill,
> This car has been on eBay twice before and didn't sell. We '60 cavemen are 
> aware of it. I'm especially aware, since the CPF will have #407 in 
> Jacksonville where it will celebrate it's 50th Birthday to the very day!
> Pete Koehler has been to see this car and it's so full of bondo that the 
> front fenders aren't even the correct shape anymore below the side 
> moldings. The horn slots are partially full of bondo and might be 
> impossible to fix. The car's a poorly "restored" rust bucket. Pete had 
> made a deal with the seller to buy the car but chose not to do the deal 
> when he first saw the car in person, from a block away. Beware of eBay 
> photos! The jury-rigged battery tray should tip you off that the car is a 
> dog.
> As far as we know, this car is actually the earliest known Corvair to 
> still exist, though the serial plate and documentation from a still 
> earlier car may be around. The seller apparently doesn't know this, and 
> I'd appreciate it if he doesn't find out. It might keep the price down for 
> some brave CORSA soul willing to tackle the car.
> #407 is in far better shape. But if someone in CORSA buys 375, we'd still 
> love to display BOTH cars in Jacksonville and would even buy two birthday 
> cakes!
> Dave Newell
>
> -- Wrsssatty at aol.com wrote:
>
> Someone has listed on eBay one of those VERY early '60s that have the 
> slots
> in the sheet metal under the front bumper for the horn.  The VIN is
> 00769W100375  Does anyone know this car?  Can anyone confirm or deny  the 
> seller's
> assertion that "This Corvair is believed to be the 2nd oldest  surviving 
> Corvair
> out there."?
>
> The ebay item number is: 120358886559
>
> The URL for the listing is:
>
> _http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Chevrolet-Corvair-700-sedan-1960-Chevrolet-Cor
> vair-700-RARE-34K-mi-Early-Production_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQ_trkparmsZ66Q3a2Q7c65Q
> 3a10Q7c39Q3a1Q7c240Q3a1318QQ_trksidZp3286Q2ec0Q2em14QQhashZitem120358886559QQi
> temZ120358886559QQptZUSQ5fCarsQ5fTrucks_
> (http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Chevrolet-Corvair-700-sedan-1960-Chevrolet-Corvair-700-RARE-34K-mi-Early-Production
> _W0QQcmdZViewItemQQ_trkparmsZ66Q3a2Q7c65Q3a10Q7c39Q3a1Q7c240Q3a1318QQ_trksidZp
> 3286Q2ec0Q2em14QQhashZitem120358886559QQitemZ120358886559QQptZUSQ5fCarsQ5fTruc
> ks)
>
> ~Bill Stanley
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