<VV> 64 vert on ebay (item#280121170177

[Marc Marcoulides]

I disagree, a 64 with a 140 and substantial upgrades is no ordinary 64

-----Original Message-----
>From: Tony Underwood <tonyu at roava.net>
>Sent: Jun 5, 2007 12:48 PM
>To: virtualvairs at corvair.org
>Subject: Re: <VV> 64 vert on ebay  (item#280121170177  
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>At 06:22 PM 6/4/2007, Tamias Metis wrote:
>>Ebay item 280121170177  appears to be a nice  paint color  but the 
>>seller's BIN appears unreasonable for a rather ordinary 1964 automatic.
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>Indeed it does.    I seriously doubt anyone is gonna go for that BIN 
>figure unless they qualify as a member of the Lunatic Fringe.
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>>It it is likely that the owner is younger than the average Corvair 
>>demographic,
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>No doubt.    This car has too much bling and not enough substance IMHO.
>
>...and that the Hell is a draft tube doing on a '64 Corvair with a 
>140 engine?
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>>   I believe the seller has probably miscalculated the 'added value' 
>> that a 'super audio'  set up  and beautiful paint  bring to an 
>> otherwise fairly ordinary '64 automatic Corvair.
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>...by a rather wide margin.   By my estimates, he wants about 13 
>grand for the stereo install.
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>>The car's owner does have  a neat  custom vanity license 
>>plate.   Bidding has reached 8K   without reaching the reserve 
>>,  it  has  a BIN of 18K.  Is this an idication that Vairs are 
>>finally rising in value as a younger demographic,
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> From a hobbyist's viewpoint, I certainly hope not.    It will spell 
>the end of Corvairs as affordable landmark vintage cars.    It could 
>also cause a drop in CORSA membership as more and more people can no 
>longer afford to own a Corvair if their market value were to suddenly 
>take off...
>
>You wouldn't see them on the roads much...  and even at shows most 
>would arrive in trailers.
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>>likely born nearly two decades after the last Vair was produced,  seek  cool
>>  and stylish vintage  American rides,  that are not beyond their 
>> 'beer budgets'.
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>Not for much longer if such mindsets as our above-mentioned boomcar 
>enthusiast take over the Corvair markets...  believing that a '64 
>ragtop with a fancy stereo and a few engine mods is worth almost 20k.
>
>Sure, for collectors and investors, it's great that Corvairs are 
>gaining in value.    For people who love the cars and like to enjoy 
>driving them and having fun with them, it's not that great...  and it 
>does nothing for expanding the hobby at all, imho.
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>tony..   
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