<VV> "touch and feel"

[TimogensTurbo at aol.com]

In a message dated 10/6/2006 9:25:20 AM Pacific Daylight Time, 
dsjkling at sbcglobal.net writes:

>  I want my investment to last.  For me, the
> primary investment is my blood, sweat, tears and secondarily the money.  For
> me, it's never been about what someone else thinks about them or thinks
> they're worth.  I know what mine are worth to me and that's all that
> matters.  Call it anal, call it obsessive but that's just how it is for me.
> I don't care if they made a million of them, they only made one of mine and
> I virtually built it myself.
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This is where I differ from the possible "mainstream"???  And most likely the 
reason that I do not feel as some others do...

Corvairs [ old cars,etc.] represent to me a "Toy"...something, that when I 
drive it, brings back the simple / uncluttered /carefree days of past decades.  
When deciding WHAT  car I'd like to have "AGAIN".....the 1st criteria 
was....which car was the most "FUN"  to drive..... 2nd.... to own [$$$$$$]  and  3rd 
...easiest for this aging person to work on. 4th...has good support and 
friendly people in the "Clubs".

Having lived in SoCal all my life....no need for "blood, sweat and 
tears"......too many great machines out there to buy......I'm talking of derelict / half 
finished , needing minimal $$$/ Time to make them "fun" again....cars.....or 
"hot deals"......and I do have patience....gggg  Having only purchased  3 NEW 
vehicles in my life...no need for something to be "perfect".

I have 7 Vair powered vehicles.......the highest investment being  
$3,400.00......the highest time to complete  is 11  weeks [ 200 hrs.? / all fun!]   They 
are all licensed, insured, garaged [ except the 64cp]..and I can jump in any 
of them at a whim, even the 64!

Of the 7 vehicles only 2  are vehicles that I "had to have", my sandcar and 
my v8.......all the rest are "chance encounters"

My Vair boat.......every man has to have at least one boat..........and they 
couple would not let me "not buy"  $400  with a carb screw embedded in a 
piston....

My 66 Vert........Tahoe '99 was coming up....certain persons here  were 
insinuating I was  a "flake"......one week of "search"  and it was the one  costing 
the least, requiring the least $$  and time to get ready...and every man has 
to have at least one Vert!  gg

My '69........$800   for the 11th to the last '69 made..49k orig. / one 
owner.......no rust.....a driver.....body is so ruff you'd think about using 
RhinoLiner......but everyman has to have a "stocker"  if he wants respect from Bill 
H.!   gg

My 66 Turbo cp.......Was actually looking for a LM Cp with 95 hp / 
PG............but all deals fell thru........and everyman has to have a  Corvair Turbo!  
ggg

My 64 cp// 140 pg / 3rd owner...paperwork including the "Order 
sheet"........it is a PG........and everyman wants respect from Smitty!  ggggg

So...if any of them, or all, get washed away in a Tsunami........I'll just 
wait 3 weeks and buy more....

Can you blame me for not getting "protective"??

Matt Nall
'69 stocker, '66 vert, '65 v8, '66turbo, Vairboat, Sandcar, 64 cp = $13k 
total..
ALLVAIR!
Timogen was a softy!