<VV> Eastern Rust, NO CORVAIR

[Marc Sheridan]

Craig,
You know, guys like you just make me sick! You just gotta rub it in, 
don't you?  So sorry you don't get to see the ravages of salt on a 
Corvair :o).

Marc (envious in the salt belt) Sheridan

CS@aol.com wrote:

>Thanks for all the input, guys.  I was only thinking about corrosion, I 
>hadn't thought about the winter beater use or all the "stinkin" potholes that 
>litter NE roadways.  I don't think I will consider sourcing my "new" AWD Astro from 
>the rustbelt area.  THANKS for the great info.  
>
>So, when you guys go into a boneyard, are 1994 models rusted out?  How about 
>1984 models?  (for comparison, here in the Northwest, '74 and '64 models in 
>the boneyard show little or no rust except for the oddball mudtrap.)  This 
>applies to the rare Corvairs I find in the junkyards and backyards too.  The 
>undersides of my three Corvairs are typical, they still show the factory paint and 
>all hardware is in fine shape.  What are you seeing with more modern cars in 
>the NE junkyards, as far as corrosion goes?
>Craig (likes clean undercarraiges) Nicol