<VV> Origin of "Bone-Stock"?

[RoboMan91324 at aol.com]

Kent,
 
It is great to see someone who not only accepts the various  aspects of the 
collector car hobby but actually embraces and practices what some  people 
on this site (and other marque's sites) view as incompatible aspects  of our 
hobby.  Perhaps if more of our respected members who feel the same  as you 
would come forward, the others might learn tolerance and  acceptance.  There 
is room for everyone.
 
My 68 Camaro ragtop is completely stock as is my 64 Spyder  and my 66 
Canadian Corsa is returning to stock with a 180 reinstalled in  the engine 
compartment.  However, my 60 Corvette and 67 Nova SS will  not be stock without 
their original engines and some other issues.   Yes, I know that they would 
have significantly more value with original or  "recreated original" engines 
but it is not such a big deal to me to go to the  necessary lengths to make 
those changes.  My FCs are also  other-than-stock in various aspects and will 
probably remain so with the  possible exception of one of the Rampsides.  
Also not a big  deal.
 
Doc
60 Vette ragtop, 61 Rampside, 62 Rampside, 64 Spyder, 65  Greenbrier, 66 
Corsa, 67 Nova SS and 68 Camaro ragtop
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In a message dated 3/5/2010 12:35:05 A.M. Pacific Standard Time,  
virtualvairs-request at corvair.org writes:

Message:  10
Date: Thu, 4 Mar 2010 23:17:45 -0800
From: "Kent Sullivan"  <kentsu at corvairkid.com>
Subject: Re: <VV> Origin of  "Bone-Stock"?
To: <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
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Great story!

I did a  few "over the top" things when restoring my '66 Canadian
convertible. The  core crew (Duanne Luckow, Duane Wentlandt, and myself) 
were
very pleased  that the many hours of research and going the extra mile on
stock parts  resulted in the car getting into Factory Stock Restored on its
first try in  CORSA concours (Portland, 2005).

A lot of people might not know this,  but the real reason I went all that 
way
was not to get into FSR, but to  honor the people who made the car
originally. I couldn't think of a finer  tribute than to try to recreate the
car the day it left the factory (albeit  with a paint job that was a bit 
more
evenly applied and brightwork that had  a bit nicer finish, etc.). Some of
you might have been on hand for the  ceremony Dave Newell and I put together
in Oshawa as part of the 2006  convention, where we honored a few fellows 
who
worked at the factory and  had gone the extra mile to save and make 
available
the production  records.

I did a presentation at the Buffalo 2006 convention about  items that fall
into the over-the-top/extra mile category on my car. If  y'all want to hear
about them, let me know and I can explain some of the  crazier things here 
on
VV, for amusement.

And in the spirit of  breaking stereotypes, my '64 Rampside truck is wearing
completely the wrong  paint job (courtesy of a previous owner), has rust in
several places, and  gets used on a weekly basis as a truck (gol' durn it!).
And my '66 500  coupe has a list of modifications a mile long. So while I do
love the  challenge of creating a stock vehicle, I also enjoy lots of other
aspects  of the Corvair hobby. CORSA was designed as a "big tent"
organization and I  do everything I can to see it stays that way!  :-)

--Kent