<VV> Tony hits a Homer!!

[Tareece at aol.com]

Tony, Tony....You are the man.
 Here's my Tony Fiore story...
   I remember about 4-5 years ago when I took my family to Virginia  on a 
Saturday, and we decided to check out the new Vair Museum. While calling due to 
the normal operating hours were Mon-Fri the Museums curator (forgive my aging 
brain for forgetting his name...I almost can remember it, but us 40+ people 
realise never struggle for wispy memories, they only get wispier) he said, "Stay 
awhile, Tony Fiore will also be coming."
     My ears perked up instantly and knew this was indeed a rare opportunity 
to glean some history from a man all Corvair owners respect as a historian 
extrodinare. I knew at that time that it would be he, his wife, the curator, and 
my family (my wife and 2 children), and I. 
    That allowed me to observe from a far after introducing myself, listening 
in on their conversations about the different exhibits, from the newly 
delivered Fitch Sprint, to the cutaway powertrain display of the Corvair, to the 
Prototype modular wheels that didn't make it on the car, and to the electrovair 
and the superspyder...
 At each of those exhibits, Tony would point out several tidbits and I would 
'lurk' and soak it up..Watching him around those exhibits, all of these 
Corvair brand related items, it seemed to me that he was absolutely in his element. 
I went ahead and bought the last copy that the museum had of his famous, 
authorative book and he was gracious enough to sign it for me.
   Tony, I hope you'll keep kicking Corvair tires and dispensing your Vair 
knowledge for "Decade"s to come... (I wouldn't mind seeing you write another 
Corvair book either) 


Todd Reece
65 Monza Convert

In a message dated 2/7/2005 12:30:57 PM Eastern Standard Time, 
virtualvairs-request@corvair.org writes:
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I've seen many answers on this new thread concerning age. Some say they
are as old as 60 !! --- My, MY!
      May I humbly add my 2 cents to this thread?
I happen to be 93 and will be 94 years of age in June.
I bought my first Corvair in September of 1959, the first 1960 Corvair
delivered in New York City.
If we're talking about age, let's talk about age.