<VV> Just got the 28, 000 mile Corsa dropped off - good news/bad news.

[George Jones]

Sounds to me like the car was loaded on the trailer backwards. someone
forgot to close the deck lid until it latched (or the decklid latch needed
to be lubed so it would latch itself), and the drive got down the road a
ways and heard the crash of the wind blowing the deck lid open.

Liability; your guess is as good as mine. Who was the last one in the deck
lid? I wouldn't count on the driver to know how to open the deck lid, let
alone to know that the latches sometimes stick in the open position.

I would think the shipping company is liable, at least in some part. The
carrier has insurance, I believe they should pay for it, but you'll probably
need someone on the loading side to verify that the cars condition when it
was loaded.

The other good news is that the back light didn't get broken, though they
are easy to find.

George Jones
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Performance Corvair Group
Central Florida Corvair Club (Since 2009)
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'65 Monza Crown V8 Convertible
'66 Monza Coupe Custom


On Wed, Apr 20, 2011 at 11:29 PM, psergeant <paulsgt at earthlink.net> wrote:

> Good evening.
> I first saw this car almost 3-years ago and haven't seen it since.  I
> finally bought it last summer and due to divorce, selling my home of nearly
> 20 years and moving my car stuff from Minnesota to Kansas, I was finally
> able to get the car.  So I had it shipped from way up in Northern MN, to
> Kansas.  It arrived today.  This is a beautiful, virgin, un-molested all
> original solid, straight and complete car.  The original paint still shines
> but needs some buffing. (It's a red 66 Corsa coupe 140/4 with black
> interior)
>
> So first the bad news...
> Somehow, the deck lid was opened quite violently. So violently that it the
> pivot pin on the lid support at the lid end was ripped out of the hole and
> is gone.  The lid was pushed forward (open) so hard that the front edge of
> the deck lid dented the air grill and bent the hinge supports such that the
> lid doesn't close properly.  (it is now very tight up against the air
> grill).  I have had initial conversations with the shipping broker and he
> said "they cannot be responsible for mechanical failure of my car".  I am
> going to continue to pursue the shipper/broker.  Anyone have
> comments/thoughts on what the liability is to the shipper(?)
>
> The good news... I was pretty sure the engine was stuck.  In fact, I used
> that to get a good price on the car.  However,  I hadn't put a wrench on it,
> I just tried turning the engine by hand with the belt.  Today, I put a
> wrench on the harmonic balancer bolt and was able to turn the engine easily.
>  My plan is now to take the plugs out, pour some oil in the cylinders and
> turn the engine over several times before I try to actually start it.  I
> will probably drain the fuel tank and put fresh gas in.  The brakes seem to
> be plenty hard but I should plan to rebuild the hydraulics before driving it
> extensively.   Any other thoughts on what else I should do before I start
> it?
>
> Happy Vair-ing!
>
> Paul Sergeant
> 65 Monza Convertible (110/PG)
> 61 Pontiac Tempest Safari Wagon
> 66 Corsa Coupe (140/4 - 28,860 orig. miles)
>
> CORSA since 1975
> Member - Corvair Minnesota, CORSA, POCI, Little Indians
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