<VV> Matching Engine Numbers

[Kent Sullivan]

Hi,

Good discussion. I am in the thick of decoding Fisher Body tags and have a
passion for stock cars but I would never want things to go as far as they
have with 'vettes. I think it's unlikely to happen unless the Corvair's
value becomes much higher. We are blessed to have fun cars that don't
attract the people who are looking for investments first and cars second.
Bill hit the nail on the head of why it's fun for me to find out what is
correct even if I don't want it to show up on a concours judging sheet.

I'm also not too worried about the "disease" spreading beyond a few of us
self-labeled nuts because the number of people who bother to restore a car
to try to compete in the factory stock classes is very small. As Bill said,
we are fortunate to have a concours that is NOT all about stock; it's
primarily about cleanliness and attractiveness. Hyper-stockness only matters
in two of the classes.

--Kent
> -----Original Message-----
> From: virtualvairs-admin@corvair.org 
> [mailto:virtualvairs-admin@corvair.org] On Behalf Of airvair
> Sent: Monday, May 31, 2004 11:31 AM
> To: Bill Hubbell
> Cc: NicolCS@aol.com; virtualvairs@corvair.org; 
> NOSVAIR@aol.com; Bob Norwalk
> Subject: Re: <VV> Matching Engine Numbers
> 
> I think that we should demand that this section be deleted in 
> the concours rules. It'll only serve to infect us with the 
> "matching-numbers" disease.
> 
> Conversely, I'll agree about KNOWING what the body tag codes 
> stand for.
> As long as that's the only thing we do it for.
> 
> If that sounds contradictory, it isn't. It's all a matter of 
> not letting it put a price tag on our fun.
> 
> -Mark
> 
> Bill Hubbell wrote:
> > 
> > For the record, CORSA Concours rules state that:
> > 
> > 'Vehicles in Factory Stock Original and Factory Stock Restored are 
> > expected to have "matching numbers."  Date coded items such 
> as engine, 
> > transaxle, carburetors, alternator, glass, etc. *may* be 
> checked for 
> > consistency and their relation to the body build date, 
> Paint, trim and 
> > accessory codes *may* also be verified.'
> > 
> > In practice, it seems that date codes are not really checked. 
> >
> > As far as decoding the accessory codes, those of us who are 
> working on 
> > that project are doing it mostly for the fun of the hunt.  
> Also, many 
> > people want to know what those letters and numbers mean.  
> finally, it 
> > does fit in with our mission as an organization dedicated to the 
> > "preservation, restoration, and operation of the Corvair".
> > 
> > Bill Hubbell
> > 
> > From: <NicolCS@aol.com>
> > I don't want this for our Corvair
> > world. I
> > > don't think many would sign up for this insanity if they had any 
> > > idea
> > where
> > > it could lead.  Am I alone on this?
> > > Craig Nicol
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