<VV> re;Corvette

[Andrew Allen]

I have a similiar experience. My first car was a '65
Monza 110/4speed I drove from 15 1/2 to almost 19
yaers old. I did a shadetree resto on it and you are
right, even in 1976 that car and it's sharp maroon
paint really caught peoples eye in the nicest way. I
loved it, my freinds loved it (driving it too) and I
was way into the whole Corvair thing from the get go. 

In 1978 a friend of my dad needed cash and a beat-up
and neglected '70 350/350 4 sp. 'vette became my
project car. With the help of my friends (I know,
friends don't let friends drive...) we got it on the
road and with a well paying job at the Amoco Refinery
in Whiting I was cruising in a pretty sharp 8 year old
Corvette at 18 years old.

The 'vair was delightful to drive while the 'vette was
a chore. Rough, tail happy (power oversteer), hot and
loud. Girlz would go on one date in the 'vette and ask
if we could take their car next time and that NEVER
happeneed in the Corvair. The Corvette handled well,
it had the HD suspension, and was very fast.

I sold the Monza just before leaving for Purdue and
regretted it instantly. I sold the Corvette when I
couldn't afford driving it 5 years later while working
3 jobs and was relieved to see it go. 

The '62 at the convention is much more fun to travel
in and drive than the '70 but I'm really looking
forward to being behind the wheel of my '66 Corvair
when it's back together.

Andy Allen
CORSA Member

--- Ray Rodriguez <reray at echoes.net> wrote:

> My turn to take part in the vette thread!
> 
>      I had a bright red 1968 Corvette convertible
> for about three and a half years.  I spent the first
> one and a half restoring it.  The car was beautiful,
> and I loved it as much as one might expect.  The car
> handled and rode much better then you might think (I
> drove it from Pennsylvania to Texas and back).
> 
>      As much as I loved that car I don't miss it
> terribly much.  My biggest problem was I was always
> terrified to park it anywhere.  It would have been a
> rediculously easy car for even an idiot kid to steal
> for a joyride, and had enough desireable parts that
> a pro might take it (doubtful, but possible).  
> 
>      The funny thing is that during my ownership of
> the vette I bought my first Vair (a 66 monza 110
> PG).  I was astonished that my slightly beat up
> (needed paint and interior) Corvair drew more
> attention then my Vette ever did.  Certainly more
> desireable attention.... most people didnt have very
> nice things to say about a 20 year old kid in a
> classic corvette vert!!!  Everybody assumed I had a
> rich daddy, not that I scrounged every penny I
> could, took out a cash loan, and then restored it
> largely myself.  
> 
>     As stated earlier I dont miss that corvette
> terribly much (most of the time anyway), but man did
> I miss that vair' that I sold a little while before
> the vette!  Now I'm working on restoring my 65 Corsa
> coupe and have no regrets at all!
> 
> 
> Ray Rodriguez
> CORSA member
> 65' Corsa coupe 140/4spd
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