<VV> Interesting Custom bodied Vairs- now BST GT

[Mark Noakes]

Agreed this is a major problem across the old car hobby.  I know of a 1935 Chevy Suburban sitting in the weather for years that the guy absolutely refuses to sell to me (no, I'm not telling where).  There are less than 10 of these known to still exist, and it's just rotting away.  It's not just Corvair people that do this, but many Corvair owners are just as bad.

Mark Noakes

> ----- Original Message -----
> From: UltraMonzaWest at aol.com
> To: virtualvairs at corvair.org
> Subject: Re: <VV> Interesting Custom bodied Vairs- now BST GT 
> Date: Sat, 4 Mar 2006 13:31:14 EST
> 
> 
> In a message dated 3/3/2006 6:06:01 PM Pacific Standard Time,
> David.Brown at bsci.com writes:
> 
> > Yes, Matt, that would be the BST GT, made with 68 Corvair parts except
> > for the engine.  The last owner was a real flake.  He removed the drive
> > train to start a restoration project, but wasn't well equipped to do
> > much himself.  Once he realized it wasn't worth $50,000, and he wasn't
> > getting as much free help as he wanted, he left it parked outside (at a
> > friend's gas station?) to rot.  The last I heard, one of our members saw
> > it a couple of years ago &was turned off by the growing cancer &
> > figured it was going to be too expensive to repair.  It may have been
> > sent to the crusher by now.
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> *****************
> This is so sad!  Over the years I've watched 100's of vehicles purchased by
> "deluded" owners with grandiose plans....with no real knowledge of what they
> needed to do / spend.
> 
> When I suggest they just do what ever is necessary to get the car
> drivable...in order to determine if it's WORTH  any real   INVESTMENT of time and
> $$$...they  most always scoff  at the idea...saying  they, "only do things RIGHT"
> 
> When I tell them that "homebuilt / custom / innovative design" type vehicles
> are not always what the designer intended...let alone what WE may think is
> good, I'm usually met with a blank stare / glare!  As if it were an insult to say
> they MAY have purchased a POS!
> 
> I would rather see a rusted, but drivable / useable BST GT that the guy had
> only $3000 invested........than hear that it's no longer in existence!!
> 
> 
> Matt Nall / Patiomatt / WCUH / Mr. DeckRug
> 69 Monza Cpe., 66 Monza vert, 65 Crown v8 Cpe.
> Somewhere between Reno, NV and Coos Bay, Or.
> http://members.aol.com/patiomatt    Corvair Info!
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