[V8Vairs] Parts - Availability

[Steve Goodman]

Hello Al:  This is what I was trying to state in my post.  At least I found
someone
who agrees with me.  I notice that Rick Norris basically says the same
thing.

Regards, Steve

----- Original Message -----
From: AKidd <akidd at zeagna.com>
To: <v8vairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Wednesday, March 02, 2005 8:13 AM
Subject: RE: [V8Vairs] Parts - Availability


> As a business person I wouldn't put any money into building Crown or
Kelmark
> parts.  You need to know your market.  How many corvairs are going to get
> converted to V8's per year?  10?  Of that how many would be done as a
crown
> considering that there are many ways to put a V8 into a vair.  Who in
their
> right mind would pay for a production run for that kind of market?  Even
if
> you find someone to build 20 that gives you two years supply assuming
> everyone in the world buys from you.  You then have to finance it, store
> them and look after them.  The fact that Ted & Cal both couldn't make a go
> of it should be an indication that this is not the market to be chasing.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: v8vairs-bounces at corvair.org [mailto:v8vairs-bounces at corvair.org] On
> Behalf Of Steve Goodman
> Sent: Wednesday, March 02, 2005 9:09 AM
> To: v8vairs at corvair.org
> Cc: The Source, Inc.
> Subject: Re: [V8Vairs] Parts - Availability
>
> Hello all:  I don't envy the vendors like David (THE SOURCE).  The costs
> involved in getting a shop to make parts for us is a high price and I
don't
> blame them for not wanting to commit to this without some signal of
interest
> from customers.

><snip>

> It may very well be the fact that the WILLS kit is available, the interest
> in starting from scratch with the CROWN kit is not as great but it leaves
> guys like Paul Strohl in a bind for parts.
>
> Regards, Steve