<VV> Mainstreaming the vairforce

[Dave Ziegler]

The ONLY Corvair club in Delaware," The First State Corvair Club, Inc." 
has NEVER had a show in Dover.

Dave Ziegler, past president F.S.C.C Inc.
On Mar 29, 2008, at 8:23 PM, Russ Moorhouse wrote:

> Gary Rinehart <doduckinn at centurytel.net> wrote
>
>
> -- 
>
> There should be a certain amount of pride in any endeavor, and is not 
> lack
> of that emotion with Corvair Owners.  But equally important to the 
> human
> emotion to something akin to snobbery.  We see it every time we go to a
> gathering of Packard's, Mustangs, Pontiacs, Corvettes, T-Birds, etc."
> --
>
> Russ responds:
>
> I've never noticed this myself, but now I'm wondering if this person 
> isn't
> correct:
>
> A fellow Corvair owner in our local, "non-Corvair", car club has taken 
> their
> car to a 2 day Corvair event twice and even took a prize for their car.
> Overall they came away from the 2 shows feeling that Corvair owners 
> were the
> biggest snobs they ever met. They also requested them to bring their
> Corvairs to some of our local clubs charity events shows, but they 
> never
> have.  So it would appear that people are coming away with this 
> feeling of
> snobbery when they attend any car club event that's devoted to any one 
> type
> of car, even Corvairs.
>
> Both of us take our Corvairs to other shows and cruise-ins and the get 
> a lot
> of attention with our cars.  I've attended many other car shows 
> without my
> car and only twice have I seen a Corvair at any of them.  The last one 
> I
> came across was at a Cruise-in in Dover, DE and that was the day a DE.
> Corvair club was having it's yearly big show.  I asked him why he 
> wasn't
> there and he said he liked coming to these type events because of the 
> wide
> variety of autos there, and talking to the people who remember these 
> cars.
> Then he said Corvair shows only draw in Corvair people, not the public 
> like
> a cruise-in does.
>
> We're located between two Corvair clubs and only once has a Corvair 
> shown up
> at any of our clubs events from one of these clubs, even though they 
> have
> been invited.  What's the deal here??  Are Corvair owners really snobs 
> or
> come across to others as such?  Are they afraid of not getting the
> glory/attention if they attended another show?  That certainly hasn't 
> been
> my case.  I once had more people looking at my Corvair and talking 
> with me
> than owner of  the beautiful Ford roadster next to me at one cruise in.
> Maybe Corvair owners are more of a cult and only want to associate with
> fellow cult members, the same as Corvette, Packard, and other cars 
> mentioned
> above and to be appreciated only by like minded people.
>
> Get out and show them, or you'll never get the attention of the young 
> people
> outside of the Corvair Cult.
>
> Russ Moorhouse
> '65 Corsa coupe 140 HP
> Kent Island, MD
>
> PS:  I had my Corvair parked outside of Mc Donald's a few weeks ago.  
> My
> wife and I were walking out behind behind two young boys, about 12 or 
> 13
> years old.  They got on their bikes and the one boy noticed the 
> Corvair and
> got all excited over it.  He didn't notice us coming behind them and 
> he kept
> telling his friend what a beautiful car it was and going all around it.
> When we opened it up he had a bunch of questions and praise for it.  I 
> think
> his friend was a lost cause, but this boy is the kind we need to reach 
> out
> to. That experience was worth more to me than any trophy!!
>
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