<VV> Young members

[Thomas L. Gywther]

My son bought a '64 Spyder coupe just before he turned 15 and has learned a 
bunch about it.

He can pull the engine and do a clutch job COMPLETELY ALONE now (he just 
turned 16).


Thomas Gwyther


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "4carbcorvair" <4carbcorvair at gmail.com>
To: <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Thursday, August 10, 2006 8:31 AM
Subject: <VV> Young members


>I turned 33 today, and I am one of the young pups who own a Corvair. The
> Corsa I currently have was bought for my by my wife two years ago for my
> birthday. My first at 15 years old. And I still have a lot to learn.
>
> On a few projects I have done, I have had people tell me that I should let
> someone who knows Corvairs do the work for me. How am I going to learn
> Corvairs? How are new to Corvair people going to learn if they don't get
> thier hands dirty and mess a few things up? I did all of the body work,
> paint, interior, rebuilt the engine, etc.... etc..... The only thing I
> didn't do was the machine work to the heads. It's not totally perfect, it
> looks decent, made it to Buffalo. All because of my hands, Ron Moller for
> selling me the car,( and taking me under his wing) ;), and to the 
> wonderful
> people on VV and Corvair Center who have helped me when help was needed.
> Guess I'm squeezing a thank you in here too. :)
>
> Anyway, DRIVE THEM!! Let people see them. Take a cruise by where the 
> younger
> crowd hang out. Drive your Corvair  to Dunkin Donuts. Take a ride by a
> highschool when classes are getting over for the day. I don't recomend 
> doing
> the last one too often, someone might think you are stalking someone. Let
> people see them. Talk to them when they ask questions. As mentioned, go to
> local car shows, or cruises. park them in the driveway on a nice day so 
> they
> can be seen. Unfortunately, we cannot force people to like them. We need 
> to
> convince them, and show them these wonderul cars!
>
> -- 
> Ron Tinkham
>
> 66 Corsa Convertable, 140, 4sp.
> Maine
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