<VV> Corvair Inventory

[James Davis]

1965 Corsa Convert 140, 4-sp, Danube blue with white top and medium 
blue interior.  Purchased new from Gallis Chevrolet in Albuquerque, 
Monday, March  1, 1965  Cost was $3050 including tax, title, and 
licence.  "Road Runner" was last driven on January 11, 2007 for a 
total distance of 133 miles.  Total mileage accumulated by me 399,386.4.

Ray some of us had the foresight to marry a young lady that purchased 
her Corvair, new before I ever met her.  "Little Bit" was a 1962 
Monza Convertible, 102, 4-sp, Ermine white with white top and 
metallic red interior purchased from Bill Miller Chevrolet, Taos, NM, 
on November 6, 1961 for $2881.  Sadly "Little Bit" was destroyed in a 
collision on February 21, 1965, our first wedding anniversary.
Jim Davis



At 02:37 PM 1/12/2007, Ray Davis wrote:

>   In  addition  to  the  question  on  Corvair inventory, I have another
>   question.   How many current owners were the proud owners of a new, as
>   in never before owned, Corvair?
>
>   After wrecking a VW Convertible four times (tree, telephone pole, deer
>   and rolled with top down), it had to go.  After admiring a friends '62
>   and  driving  it, I purchased a new 1963 4 speed Convertible for about
>   $2400 in August 1963, just before my wife and I wed. It was a bit hard
>   to  drive with my arm in a cast. Had a new motor installed in 1968 for
>   about $600 (still have the receipt somewhere).  Unfortunately, in 1972
>   two  groups  of teenagers were dorking around, side swiped one another
>   and one of them T-boned the Corvair sitting in my driveway knocking it
>   into  a  15 foot gully beside the house.  I still have the motor and a
>   few  of  its  parts.   My  wife told me she knew she would outlast the
>   Corvair and she has for 43 years.  She knows she is a close #1.
>
>   I  had  three  other Corvairs between 1972 and 1977 but was Covairless
>   between 1977 and 1986. Was overtook by the fever.  Did not get the '64
>   Convertible  on  the  road  until  1989.   It  won  a  first  in early
>   open modfied  class  in  1991  at  the International Show in Maryland.
>   Still a beauty!
>
>   My Inventory (not fleet status yet)
>
>   1961 Wagon, 3 Speed
>
>   1962  ElVair, was a wagon now a pint sized ElCamino. customized in PA,
>   A/C, Auto
>
>   1962 Rampside, 4 speed, until recently resided in SanDiego
>
>   1964 Convertible, 4 speed
>
>   All with  Antique  License  Plates and operated as such!  And yes, all
>   earlies.
>
>   Also  a  1964  VW Notchback (for sale), 1977 International Scout (Code
>   Red  for termite damage control), 1987 ElCamino  - operational but not
>   licensed
>
>   Vairly yours,
>
>   Ray Davis
>
>   Hartwood, VA
>
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