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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Welcome! I am excited about the new
group. Hope to get some good discussions going over this next few
months. In the meantime, I am adding your name to the membership
list.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Bill Hubbell</FONT></DIV>
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<A title=nmspyder@gmail.com href="mailto:nmspyder@gmail.com">wayne ward</A>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=whubbell@umich.edu
href="mailto:whubbell@umich.edu">whubbell@umich.edu</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, August 08, 2005 11:23
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Stock Corvair Group</DIV>
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<DIV>Thank you, Thank you, Thank you</DIV>
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<DIV>I have been a member of corsa since the early 70's (on and off). I
purchased my Spyder convt. in 69 when I was in the 9th grade. For my 40th
birthday and its 30th I restored it to what was going to be a driver but as so
often happens it turned into a challenge to see how original it could be. And
so it goes that at the Corsa convention in Albuquerque NM, its first show,
scored 94.75 points to take second by only a very small amount. Not bad for a
beginner. Later it scored 99.5 in the Classic Chevrolet national show in
Albuquerque. And won best of class and best of category in the Super Chevy
Show in Phoenix, AZ. And I might I say have been treated like a second
class citizen by most of the Corvair people that I have come in contact with
since. Yes its a trailer queen. But a open trailer I might add. A car should
be shown and its nice to see people look at it. Only driven about 200 miles in
the last 10 years. I only show it in shows close to home and only 2 or 3 times
a year. It almost always wins something and most times I enter with the
understanding that whatever my award would be to give it to someone that is
trying to achieve a pure stock car (whatever make). Call me a purest or non
conformist I don't care. I like cars the way they came from the factory. My
answer to the trailer queen remark is that it only takes a salvage yard
and a torch to build a modified or street rod, but it takes a lot of time and
effort to put a 30 + year old car back to original. I am self employed and
have owned an auto repair business for 30 years. I also own about 45 corvairs
in various states of condition. My father was the service manager of the local
Chevrolet dealership for 25 years ending 1976. I have lots of information
about those days as I grew up in a Chevrolet dealership. </DIV>
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<DIV>I have owned lots of other cars over the years but for some reason there
is a soft spot in my heart for Corvairs. </DIV>
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<DIV>I would be honored to be a part of your new chapter. Please keep me
informed. I had almost given up on Corsa.</DIV>
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<DIV>thanks</DIV>
<DIV>Wayne Ward (Cleburn Ward Jr.)</DIV>
<DIV>2230 Coleen Ct.</DIV>
<DIV>Las Cruces, NM, 88001-1624</DIV>
<DIV><A href="mailto:nmspyder@gmail.com">nmspyder@gmail.com</A></DIV>
<DIV>505-523-4863 w</DIV>
<DIV>505-526-1758 h</DIV>
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