<VV> Playing nice

Ron ronh at owt.com
Mon Dec 7 18:18:59 EST 2009


It's just that the late 2 door owners feel second class because their cars 
don't look near as good as the late 4 door sedans do.  Of course, the owners 
of the late 4 door sedans have a deserved chip on their shoulder because 
their cars do look best.
RonH

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bill Hubbell" <whubbell at cox.net>
To: <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Monday, December 07, 2009 12:36 PM
Subject: Re: <VV> Playing nice


> Mark,
>
> Apparently you think there is something insulting about the term "sedan" -
> that a car without a "B" pillar is somehow nicer than a car with one.  I
> suggest you stop a minute and consider the impact of your words have on 
> all
> of us who drive and love our "sedans" (by whatever definition).
>
> I challenge Mark to tell me my 1964 4-door Monza is somehow less of a car
> because it is a "sedan".
>
> I challenge Mark to tell me why I should be "insulted" by my car's 
> Concours
> or Autocross scores (Gold medal and highest scoring 4-door 5 times 
> running -
> 3 national Autocross first place finishes)
>
> I challenge Mark to tell me why I should be "insulted" that my lowly 
> "sedan"
> won the "Best of Show" award against a field of 100 some cars of all 
> years,
> makes, and models (including showroom new cars).
>
> I challenge Mark to tell me why I should be "insulted" that my "sedan" was
> placed in the Corvette museum for these past 3 months.
>
> Finally, I ask for a vote of the VV membership to the following question -
> Whose car would you rather own?
> - my "insulting" 1964 "sedan" or Mark's "nothing cheap about it" 1967
> "Hardtop 4-door Sports Sedan"?
>
> The winner gets to call his car whatever he wants.
>
> Bill Hubbell
> View my car here: http://rides.webshots.com/album/549666966nvLuBJ
>
> View Mark's car here: http://rides.webshots.com/album/560121201jsrsyz
> (first 78 photos, plus # 106
>
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: airvair at earthlink.net
> Sent: Monday, December 07, 2009 11:49 AM
> To: jvhroberts at aol.com; mvjacobi at comcast.net; virtualvairs at corvair.org
> Subject: Re: <VV> Playing nice
>
> John,
>
> Personally I feel a bit insulted when someone calls my '67 Monza 4door a
> mere "sedan". It sounds cheap, and with every option on it possible,
> there's nothing cheap about the car.
>
>
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