<VV> Car Show Touchee Feelee

[J R Read_HML]

Mike - I go to a couple/three "cruise nights" each summer.  I alternately
watch the car very closely and worry about the folks actually riding their
bicycles (or pushing baby buggies) down between the relatively closely
parked cars, the kids dripping their ice cream somewhere onto the car -
sometimes the interior where I need to sit later - and other scary things
that can happen.  The biggest scares to me are belt buckles and dangling
cameras or cell phones  - OR - (I did say alternately didn't I) - I just go
hide out in a local restaurant and have a couple of beers (with dinner) and
inspect when I return.  When I do this, I miss all the friendly "Corvair
Conversation" which normally takes place when I'm near the car.  Overall -
I'm more keen or regular car shows (mainly other owners attending) than I am
cruise nights.  But, I do both.

Last cruise night I was at, there was a beautiful plum '32 coupe (the F 
brand) with running boards painted the same as the body (no rubber on them). 
As I passed by, the owner was in the midst of berrating a father for 
allowing his son to step  up on the running board (caused scratches in the 
paint) in order to see into the car.  To me, they were BOTH in the wrong... 
think about it.

Later, JR

'61 Rampside Standard 4/110
'65 Monza Convertible 4/140
'66 beater Coupe - "icemobile" 4/140


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mike Jacobi" <mvjacobi at comcast.net>
To: "virtual Vairs" <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Wednesday, October 04, 2006 7:22 PM
Subject: <VV> Car Show Touchee Feelee


> Hi Everyone
>
> For a number of years, at least 8, I have been taking my 63 Monza Vert
> (Vairforce One) to caqr shows and cruise ins around town here in southeast
> Michigan.  And I always post "Look but Don't Touch signs on the car, just
> like pretty much everyone else there.
>
> But Just a week or so ago, I read an article in my car club magazine that
> leads me to question why I do this.  The finger prints wash off easily and
> the real potential damage is from ladies purses anyway.  Those clasps can
> be
> murder!
>
> The article simply says that to ensure that our car collecting hobby, and
> by
> my extension our love for the Corvair can only be assured if we get the
> youngsters interested in them.  So, the article went on, don't worry about
> the finger prints.  In fact, under your immediate supervision, invite them
> to sit in the car...tell them about it and let their young imaginations
> fill with visions of themselves tooling down the road in one of these
> great
> rear engined machines, maybe with a young lady by their side.
>
> Because I think this might be a great idea...with some close supervision,
> I'm going to try it at the next show I attend.
>
> Thanks for listening.  What do you think?
>
> Mike (Vairforce One-63 Monza Vert
> 58 VW Vert
> 69 Skylark Vert
>
> "There are two ways of reasoning with a liar, and neither one works"
>
>
>
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