<VV> The EM vs LM thing

[Marc Marcoulides]

I only have one now, a 65 Corsa 140 Conv, have had as many as 6 at one time. My 1st Corvair and only early was a 63 Monza Cp w/Powerglide that my daughters named Harvey. 

-----Original Message-----
>From: Robert Marlow <Vairtec at optonline.net>
>Sent: Apr 29, 2009 9:18 AM
>To: virtualvairs at corvair.org
>Subject: <VV> The EM vs LM thing
>
>Happily, most people take the early model vs late model debate in a 
>light-hearted sense.  They realize that we are all in this hobby 
>together, and that the barbs about which is better are mostly offered 
>with a good-natured wink.
>
>There are, of course, a few people for whom the preference is not a 
>casual thing, it is practically a religion.  My god is better than your 
>god.  They have lost some perspective.
>
>What binds us together is, neither model is better than the other.  They 
>are different, and each offers its distinguishing features.  But they 
>are each a Corvair, collectively different from any other American car 
>before or since.
>
>But recently, I have been thinking:  Most people indulge their 
>preference by owning their preference.  If you prefer early models, you 
>own early models.  Lates, lates.  Pretty obvious.  But there are quite a 
>few of us who are Corvair enthusiasts more than we are early or late 
>enthusiasts, and so we own both.  Are you one of these?
>
>If I walk out to my barn I'll find a 1964 coupe, a 1966 coupe, and a 
>1964 Greenbrier. I think I have the bases covered.  But I am not the 
>only one.  So tell me, what do you own?
>
>Early model only
>Late model only
>FC only
>Early and late
>Early and FC
>Late and FC
>Early, late and FC
>
>A sidebar would be, what do not not own that you wish you did?
>
>For the benefit of our friends on the digest, please snip your replies.
>
>--Bob
>
>
>
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