<VV> Rising price of non-Vairs and dumb moves

[Jay Pitchford]

Pete - I'd change that tune to "smartest thing I ever did, as it facilitated
me meeting my future wife" if there's any chance she reads your emails . . .
.

8-)

On Sat, Dec 12, 2009 at 12:04 AM, peter koehler
<pkoehler01 at atlanticbb.net>wrote:

> Reading Matt's Corvair trade history I would like to
> relate my biggest automotive trade blunder. My first
> motorcycle was a spankin' new Honda CB750 K1 4 cylinder
> road monster. At the time one of the fastest bikes
> available (note: owner tested to 145 MPH - really dumb!!).
> Not your best choice for a rookie motorcyclist. One of my
> roommates at college had a very nice 1970 Chevelle SS 454
> coupe that he brought to Michigan from Powell, Wyoming. It
> was special in that he ordered it with the biggest and
> baddest engine available; the 450 HP LS6. He also ordered
> a close ratio Muncie M22 "Rock Crusher" four speed and
> little else. He liked my bike. I lusted after his
> Chevelle. So we traded! The SS had a little over 50k miles
> and needed a flywheel. My bike only cost $1400 out the
> door.
>
> I fixed the clutch and flywheel and had a blast driving
> the 454. However life intervened and I had to find some
> $$$ to buy a place to live. I sold the Chevelle to a
> specialty used car shop in Saginaw for $2650 and used the
> money to buy a mobile home so I could finish college, etc.
>
> Do you know what a numbers matching LS6 Chevelle is worth
> today? Yeah, I shoulda kept it. Big Dummy!
>
> The only positive result of this transaction is that I met
> my wife, Patty, while living at the mobile home court. So
> some good came out of letting go of that magical car. -
> Pete
>
>
>
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