<VV> found a 65 500, but not worth the asking price

[Marc Marcoulides]

only $700... Wow, worth every penny (provided the're is $675 in unmarked bills in the glovebox)

-----Original Message-----
>From: LonzoVair at aol.com
>Sent: May 1, 2006 12:59 PM
>To: virtualvairs at corvair.org
>Subject: <VV> found a 65 500, but not worth the asking price
>
>Hey guys,
>At church last night one of the guys came up and said "There's a Corvair  
>down the way that this guy just hauled in... it doesn't look bad"... so he gave  
>me directions and I went to look at it...
>1965 500, gold with white interior... VERY RUSTY... 95hp/powerglide... and  
>half the engine is GONE... no heads, no carbs, no jugs.... and inside are a set 
> of EM style wire wheel covers, with very pitted spinners. The headliner is 
>gone,  and the carpet is nearly so... all cardboard trim is also missing...
>I think the nicest thing I could say was the glass was intact...
>I asked the guy how much he was wanting for it...
>his reply?
>$700..........
>I said "Good luck!"
>I wanted to say "It's PAINTED gold, not MADE OF IT!".... but I didn't... I  
>didn't even leave the guy my name or number in case he needed spare  parts...
>Some people.....
>Anyway, I'll make sure I thank the guy at church who told me about it....  
>and have him keep his eyes open for more...
>I just wanted to share my chance encounter with the  uneducated ignorant body 
>shop/junk yard guy...
>Later,
>Lonzo   
>
>Lon Anderson  in White Mills, KY
>CORSA, Corvanatics, Derby City Corvair, Central Ky  Corvair
>Quart Low Quarterly Editor
>1961 Greenbrier 110/pg
>1963  Greenbrier 110/4spd
>1964 700 sedan 95/pg
>1969 Monza  110/pg
>
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