<VV> Alarming observation

[gswiatowy at rochester.rr.com]

Tim,
I know exactly what you are talking about.
I too have more parts than I could ever use, and more offers for me to "make an offer" on someone else's. Over the years, I have even been given parts collections from people who just want to be rid of it. Or purchased for next to nothing.
On the other hand, I am constantly getting calls from people looking for corvair parts.
But what they are looking for are things I don't have, or not willing to sell for next to nothing.
Telescopic columns
steering boxes.
Spyder dashes
early bumper guards
65-67 110hp motors
running Turbo or 140 motors
140 heads without block
NOS chrome and trim

Very seldom do I find somoeone wanting the more common parts.
But this is nothing new.
I've experienced this all the way back to 1978 when a local Corvair guy passed away.

But it is not only Corvair people. A couple years ago I went to an auction of a local car collector. The auction people had it listed as large collection of old car parts. What it was was spare partds he had accumulated for his collection of several collector cars, much NOS, much very good used. What the auctioneer did was make piles. and they mixed T-Bird with Cadillac, Mercury, Buick etc parts. I filled my truck inside and out to overflowing for like $75. Within a month I cleared $1000 on e-bay with plenty left. I went primarily for T-bird parts, but ended up with a lot more.

Gary Swiatowy

> From: N2VZD at aol.com
> Subject: Re: <VV> ALARMING  OBSERVATION:?
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> yesterday i went and looked at another large collection of corvair parts. i 
>  bought a couple of items at a price that will help me a lot.
> what came to me as i drove the @95 miles back home , is the fact that most  
> of us are getting older , and feel the need (do to health or other heavy 
> issues  ) to dispose of these collections of parts representing years of hard 
> work, and  slow down. i get calls , as do many others , saying i have to get 
> rid of my  corvair parts , i will sell them cheap , or they have to go to 
> the scrap  processors. there are not enough "newbies" interested enough , or 
> capable of  keeping the corvair ball rolling? whats  the answer ?
> i saw nice 60 motor sheet metal , motors and such stacked up , boxes of  
> hard to find (in the east anyways) shifters , linkages , heater boxes (cars 
> and  FC's ) axles , steering stuff , you know the drill.
> what is the future for corvairs? this is one of many such collections i  
> know of nearby.
> i plan on (in my spare? time) putting together a pdf file like a small  
> newsletter , of pictures i took of his stuff , along with info on how to reach  
> him , soon.
> i will do the same for another person close by in the same situation. this  
> takes time , but i feel it is a small thing i can do to help keep corvairs  
> going.
> i hope a vendor or 2 or a shop , could get a truck and a helper , and cut  
> these guys a deal that would help each other out.
> its a heartbreaker if you really have corvairs in your blood to watch this, 
>  and i am fighting hard here to keep my stuff under control after having to 
> move  4 years ago.
> hope more people are thinking of answers to this situation , along with  
> keeping the clubs going.
> there are similar issues in other fine hobbies..so support and pay  
> attention to museums of all kinds.
> regards, tim colson 
>   _www.cnycorvair.com_ (http://www.cnycorvair.com)