<VV> Corvette vs. Corvair

[Dave Thompson]

I have 5 tele columns on the shelf. Two different kinds. I don't remember
how many early lates and how many late lates of the top of my head.

Dave Thompson
LS Corvair Parts

-----Original Message-----
From: airvair at earthlink.net [mailto:airvair at earthlink.net] 
Sent: Sunday, February 28, 2010 1:59 PM
To: Jim Houston; J R Read_HML
Cc: virtualvairs at corvair.org
Subject: Re: <VV> Corvette vs. Corvair

I think what you're dealing with is the difference between "rare" and
"common as dirt". At this point, spare engines are relatively common. Heck,
I happen to have two sitting in my shop at this moment. But tele columns?
Nobody has any just "sitting" around. It took me a dozen years and chasing
parts from four different Corvair sources to piece one together. And in
that time, I only saw ONE parts car with a tele in it go thru eBay. Tele
columns (for '67-9 cars in particular) are rare as hen's teeth, and made of
unobtainium.

-Mark

> [Original Message]
> From: Jim Houston <jhouston001 at cfl.rr.com>
> Subject: Re: <VV> Corvette vs. Corvair
>
> Well, I've got a 110 engine I've been trying to sell for 6 months - to 
> airplane or Corvair people --- nobody seems interested, so that argument 
> doesn't hold water...
>
> Jim Houston
>
> J R Read_HML wrote:
> > This is beginning to sound a bit like the complaint that the "Airplane
guys 
> > are going to use up all OUR engines."
> >
> > Well, BS.... it is what it is.  There's room for all in the car hobby
AND 
> > the airplane hobby.  Some will be able to afford it and some will not.
> >
> > We've got Vair guys dying off nearly every week (seems like).  We're
not 
> > about to run out of tele-columns OR 110 engines.
> >
> > Well, that's my take and all I will say on the subject.
> >
> > Later, JR
> >