<VV> The Rising Price of Corvairs

[Bretts Vette]

Bottom line is this:  The car/fc/wagon whatever is worth only what someone is willing to pay for it.  No more, no less.  You can ask what you want to and maybe someone will give you what you are asking.  No one is going to offer you a lot more than what the other guy/gal is charging for their car in similar shape/condition/options/etc unless they want your specific car for whatever reason they have.  As Corvairs become more scarce, the price will inevitably go up, especially for low production styles or options.  I guess everyone I have ever known rolls out some story about finding a fully optioned survivor somewhere in a barn and paying peanuts for it.  It seems the list goes on and on and on about people buying cars for ten bucks or trading a bag of popcorn for it or they guy paying someone a million bucks to move it off their property etc.etc.etc.  Well, folks enjoy the stories, I certainly do, but be prepared to pay a pretty fair dollar for nice examples in very good condition and especially for the Spyder and Corsa convertibles as time marches on.

 

Semper Fi








 

> Date: Sat, 12 Dec 2009 13:25:22 -0600
> From: dkeillor at tconcepts.com
> To: shortle556 at earthlink.net; airvair at earthlink.net; corvair at fnader.com; virtualvairs at corvair.org
> Subject: Re: <VV> The Rising Price of Corvairs
> 
> Sure, I'll comment. I'm putting big bucks into a 1965 coupe. It's a
> nuts and bolts restoration from top to bottom. *Everything* new,
> refurbished, or rebuilt. Every fastener replaced. Show quality paint
> and bodywork. Performance build of a 140 crate engine with 10,000
> miles. Etc.
> 
> This car will NOT sit in a trailer and WILL see the highways and byways
> of the USA (assuming I finish it before I die).
> 
> Dave Keillor
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:virtualvairs-bounces at corvair.org] On Behalf Of shortle
> Sent: Saturday, December 12, 2009 1:08 PM
> To: airvair at earthlink.net; Bill Elliott; virtualvairs at corvair.org
> Subject: Re: <VV> The Rising Price of Corvairs
> 
> I might take the cake in this group as far as price paid. In February I
> purchased from Eric Starkey 1969 Monza Convert. #2891. This car had
> 21,000 original miles and is a very good example of a survivor. It is a
> very clean original well optioned car. Many of you saw this car in Jax
> last summer as I drove it across country to attend the national
> convention and join the '69 group celebrating the 40th anniversary. I
> paid between 10 and 20K for this car. Now how about the money people
> have put into their cars? I'm talking about the beautiful restorations
> that don't get to see the highways as they sit in trailers. Anyone care
> to comment?
> Timothy Shortle in Durango Colorado 
> 
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