<VV> $185,000 Stinger (clarification.rebuttal)

[Taruffi57 at aol.com]

Well, Allen, I'll stick by what I saw in '05 - and yes, I very much  knew 
that walking away from the car was going to prove regrettable in the  future. 
  I forgot to interject one other factor in my not taking the  car.  D. 
Clemens was well into building my present '69 coupe for me and  there were 
impending bills to pay associated with that.  I believe I took  delivery of it 
in April '05.
 
Possible litigation?
(a)   I made no libelous comment about you.  More so that I  regret not 
pulling the trigger when I knew I should have.  I certainly  respect your 
astute judgement in purchasing the car.
 
(b)  I made no derrogatory comment about the car.  Only my  observations of 
what could clearly be seen on a clear day by anyone with decent  vision.   
Incidentally, I forgot one thing that I saw with the car and  which D. 
LaPorte and I had brief conversation.  I believe it was in the  area of the left 
front fender.  There was some slight waviness  evident.  I can't remember 
what David's response was, but he acknowledged  that it was there.
 
Of course, any and all of the imperfections on that 39 yr. old car could  
obviously be cleared up via a tiny percentage investment - relative to your  
current asking price.
 
As for the veto power of my wife in my car dealings, I won't fault her to  
any great extent on that, because it's far from a "do it and I'll want a  
divorce" situation.  (there are 13 tagable vehicles here at our  home)   Fact 
is, she is very much a car girl.  Been to SCCA  Run-offs with me, also, many 
auto auctions, flea markets, Endurance races,  World-of-Outlaws, F1 races, 
autocrosses, track days, car club meetings, to Italy  on an exotic car group 
tour, to Infineon Raceway, Moroso, Sebring, Daytona,  Road Atlanta, 
Homestead, St. Pete Indy cars, F1 at Indy, AMA Superbike races,  Barber Raceway, 
Mosport, Laguna Seca, Roebling Road, CORSA  Conventions, etc., and her second 
car is a '64 Monza convertible.  I  think it's more that she still sees the 
stock market and real estate as "real"  investments.
 
Oh, and I weighed about 175 when I drove your car and I remember making a  
mental note that I would have to get another seat or have that one shored  
up.  I also remember D. LaPorte as a slightly built guy.
 
As for my knowledge of Stingers, it is rudimentary; but the value comes  
primarily from the Yenko name and low build numbers anyway.  The cars are  
actually not radically modified from stock Corsa's.  I'm just saying that I  
have owned many Corvairs - off and on, over the last 45 years and have a  
reasonable knowledge of their
construction and values.
 
So, Corvair appreciation is something that I am all for, and I hope that  
your sale gives it just another little upward boost.
 
Joe Dunlap