[SCG] 3k mile orig. '63 sold at Barrett-Jackson

[Dave Newell]

Bill,
Here's a pic of the engine compartment from the eBay listing. It appears pristine and dead stock except for the oil filter and battery. Thank goodness the detail person didn't do his paint thing in there!
Also attached in a pic of the VIN plate. You can clearly see that it was masked so the jamb around it could be painted (note dirt under the paint). So it's possible that the whole car was repainted but I can't tell from the other pictures.
Dave

---------- Original Message ----------
From: Wrsssatty at aol.com
To: chevrobilia at juno.com
Cc: scg-list at tiger.skiblack.com
Subject: Re: [SCG] 3k mile orig. '63 sold at Barrett-Jackson
Date: Tue, 26 Jan 2010 16:22:30 EST


Thanks, Dave.   Can anyone tell from the photo of the engine compartment how stock that appears to be? ~Bill Stanley In a message dated 1/26/2010 4:19:14 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, chevrobilia at juno.com writes:Hi Bill,
We know the car's history through Pete Cimbala who was acquainted with the original owner's family. It was offered on eBay last year by a slick collector car dealer. 
Yes, it would be great to document the stock details on the car. Unfortunately the stock underside of the car was ruined by a schlocky, used car lot application of black and silver paint before it went on eBay. The original owner lived on a farm and drove the car on gravel and dirt roads to his house, which dinged up the underside of the car. The collector car dealer's two-bit detail job tried to cover up the damage but made the car worse, not better. 
The entire underside is painted black so there's no red oxide primer or red paint showing (including partly sprayed springs & shocks). Except for what they painted silver and the bottom of the trunk (which looks like it as a complete coat of fresh red paint on it) they hit everything in black. The PG pan, exhaust system, axle shafts (!!), front suspension linkage, gas tank and strap etc. all got shot in silver, likely from a spray can. If anyone wants to return the underside to stock it will cost them some bucks and a LOT of time.
Dave 


---------- Original Message ----------
From: Wrsssatty at aol.com
To: scg-list at tiger.skiblack.com
Subject: [SCG] 3k mile orig. '63 sold at Barrett-Jackson
Date: Tue, 26 Jan 2010 11:34:43 EST

Go to:

_http://www.barrett-jackson.com/application/onlinesubmission/currentcarlist.
aspx?aid=304&sd=01/23/2010&ed=01/23/2010_ 
(http://www.barrett-jackson.com/application/onlinesubmission/currentcarlist.aspx?aid=304&sd=01/23/2010&ed=01/2
3/2010) 

and type "Corvair" into the model search.  This should take you to a  list 
of two Corvairs, one of which is a 3,000 mile all original  '63 Monza coupe. 
Wouldn't it be great if one of us could track down the  new owner and get 
his/her permission to document this car?!

~Bill Stanley
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