<VV> '67 Telecolumn - '65-'65 Holy Cow

[airvair]

I think what they're doing is looking for condition upgrades. Anything
that is better than what they got. Of course, they pitch what they got
if they find better. So what they throw away is to our detriment, either
way.

-Mark

Kent Sullivan wrote:
> 
> Another thing I don't get is: The NCRS guys would never allow a tele column
> in a car that didn't have one to start with. And if you are a Corvette fan
> but not in the NCRS, stock doesn't matter, so I would think it would be
> easier and cheaper (and better looking, in a modern style sense) to install
> an aftermarket column by IDIDIT or whomever.
> 
> --Kent
> -----Original Message-----
> From: airvair [mailto:airvair at richnet.net]
> Sent: Friday, March 23, 2007 4:16 PM
> To: Kent Sullivan
> Cc: 'VV'
> Subject: Re: <VV> '67 Telecolumn - '65-'65 Holy Cow
> 
> >From what my local Corvette guy tells me (who incidentally is ALSO after
> Corvair tele columns), the parts that they need can be obtained off
> Corvair columns and either directly used, or modified to be suitable
> matches. Which is why they are after the columns. They are thus able to
> recreate ALL of what they need. The leftover parts usually are scrapped.
> All this comes at the expense of trashing otherwise usable and (to
> Corvair people) irreplacable Corvair parts. I view it as marque parts
> theft.
> 
> Which leaves us Corvair people faced with the very real situation of
> either eventually losing all our available accessory/replacement parts
> sources to deep-pocket Corvette people, OR having to pay Corvette prices
> for Corvair parts. Either way, we are losing big time, and there are too
> many greedy people out there who are more than willing to help it
> happen. In a capitalistic sense, SOME greed is good. I can't blame
> somebody for wanting to make a reasonable profit. But excessive greed,
> at the expense of historic concerns IMHO is very, very bad. This
> situation is a shameful abomination on the old car hobby.
> 
> -Mark
> 
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