<VV> Vendors

[Keith Wells]

So much said in support of the Corvair vendors....I can register only 
one complaint. When I went to buy my 63 convert the guy selling it 
had catalogues from Clarks and the Underground in the trunk. I was 
shocked by the availability of parts for the Vair and the reasonable 
prices. (my first corvair). I thought surely that the restoration of 
this running and driving car would be a breeze with such ease of 
parts availability. Within a week I managed to get it to shift in 
reverse and quit leaking oil, thanks to inexpensive parts from both 
suppliers. I was on a roll! Then to the body shop and off with the 
paint and out with the carpet. No floors and quarter panels held on 
with 20 year old bondo! This is now a major project! (who would have 
thought a convertible would have rust in the floors and quarters?)
  So I hold the vendors partially responsible, for if those pretty 
catalogues were not in the trunk (covering the hole) I might have 
kept my money and would not have embarked on this costly ordeal. 
  And yes, I need a dash harness too....and floors, and carpet, and a 
top, and windshield,.....Damn catalogues. Plus your legs fall asleep 
if you spend too much time reading them on the can, which can be 
dangerous and may lead to litigation someday...
Keith Wells 
Drinking coffee from a Clark's mug and dreaming of Portland
Winston Salem, NC


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