[V8Vairs] V8 Parts

[Al Kidd]

I think our posts crossed.  I read yours after I sent mine but we agree.
Even Bubba in Huricane sees the light now that hes restoring a 69.  The
market for hot-rodded corvairs is too small to do profitably.  There are
niche products that will find a home (disk brake kits, Wills Kit etc) but
basically a complete kit is a no-go from the start in my opinion.

Back in the 70's when vairs were everywhere and you could get a driver for
$50 there was a market.  But those days are long gone.  I've built, owned &
abused a crown.  Now doing the same to my frame under V8.  Absolutely no
comparison between the two in my opinion.  I would drive cross country in
the frame under.  Hated driving cross town in the crown.  The crown drew a
bigger crowd at shows but that was the only plus I could find.

-----Original Message-----
From: v8vairs-bounces at corvair.org [mailto:v8vairs-bounces at corvair.org] On
Behalf Of Steve Goodman
Sent: Wednesday, March 02, 2005 10:09 PM
To: v8vairs at corvair.org
Subject: Re: [V8Vairs] Parts - Availability

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


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