<VV> Restoring a car, was: Part Acquired

[The Robbins]

Whoever buys my car won't have to worry about sending Clarks enough $$ for
college tuition etc, I put the fire out on it so someone else doesn't have
to. The classic my loss is your gain line is so true here.  I want it to go
to a good home in the Corvair family.

Joe

-----Original Message-----
F  rom: Mark Corbin [mailto:airvair at earthlink.net] 
Sent: Monday, May 17, 2010 10:56 AM
To: The Robbins; virtualvairs
Subject: Restoring a car, was: <VV> Part Aquired

That's a good analogy. Problem is you have to drown it in money by
shoveling it in faster than the fire can burn it off. Talk about burning
thru the money! LOL

My favorite cartoon from the Old Cars Weekly strip "Otto, the mechanic"
shows his buddy telling of how he kept meticulous records on his
restoration of a '50 Studebaker, including the hours he spent working on
it. Then in the last frame, after factoring in the car's worth, he says "So
I worked for ....... 50 CENTS AN HOUR!"

Isn't the old car hobby a wonderful money pit? I'm currently working on a
project car myself, a late model 4door hardtop wagon. Talk about a money
pit!! I'd laugh, but it hurts too much....

-Mark 

> [Original Message]
> From: The Robbins <therobbins82 at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: <VV> Part Aquired
>
> I like to think of restoring a rusty Corvair as a fire that you have to
> throw money on to put out..... Been there done that. Don't worry someday
you
> will get 30 - 40% of your money back so all is well. <ggg>
>
> Joe
>