<VV> Ebay '63 Spyder Vert. (WARNING - Will Robinson)

[J R Read]

I've seen several posts indicating that this car is not what it is purported 
to be and several reasons given for that conclusion.

Why don't one of you knowledgeable EM folks list all these reasons and 
report this to eBay as a fraud?

Later, JR

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tony Underwood" <tony.underwood at cox.net>
To: <Taruffi57 at aol.com>; <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Wednesday, September 22, 2010 3:56 PM
Subject: Re: <VV> Ebay '63 Spyder Vert. (WARNING - Will Robinson)


> At 09:06 PM 9/21/2010, Taruffi57 at aol.com wrote:
>>#220669001429 in Los Angelos is currently bid up to $8,600 &  bids out 
>>9/23
>>at 12:04 PDT and has NOT met Reserve.
>>
>>I just looked at it closely and bidders must not be Corvair 
>>knowledgeable.
>>  It is listed as "2,000+" miles on it's odometer and REEKS  with 
>> indicators
>>of a quickie (wrong color) paint job and MANY red  flags.  I see someone
>>getting a lot less than they probably think they are  getting here.   I 
>>hope
>>you are not the final high  bidder........
>
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>
> Anybody notice it has a '62 dash cluster?   The light/wiper switch
> pod is in the wrong place too... is this a genuine Spyder?  Need to
> check out that Fisher tag.   Radio bezel's wrong but that's
> meaningless, lots of them were wearing the wrong radio bezel after
> nearly 50 years and a half-dozen aftermarket radios later.  But the
> dash cluster swapped for a year-earlier version?   Why, when
> everything else seems pretty decent, with that claimed "2000" miles
> figure?  Top is sun-faded where it's been sitting in the sun with the
> top down.    2000+ miles likely means 102,000+.
>
>
> All that being said, it seems in nice shape.   The paint seems well
> done and the glass and rubber is nice...  still, it remains a matter
> of what it's actually worth to the buyer.
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> tony..
>