<VV> How Many Miles

[Ray Davis]

What changed Helen's attitude about suffering your erstwhile whelms?  Was it having to stand guard duty with a pistol while watching for snakes, hiding it when the state trooper stopped to inquire?  Of suffering the indignity of being pushed home with the towed vehicle?  That is still a head scratcher.  Or maybe it was some other adventure (read humility)!  She was indeed a great sport while it lasted and we are all fortunate to have the women that endure this "hobby."Ray Davis

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 > From: vairologist at cox.net
> To: virtualvairs at corvair.org
> Date: Mon, 17 Sep 2012 14:29:20 -0400
> Subject: <VV> How Many Miles
> 
> Smitty Says;  Wish this subject had come up 3-4 years ago.  I could have
> thrilled and amazed everyone with the miles I racked up every year.  GG  But
> alas I have become old and bone sore and the road side tech sessions have
> lost their glamour.  In the desert summers and the arctic heights of
> Colorado in the winter I changed fan belts, rebuilt powerglides, replaced
> crankshafts, overhauled differentials, rebuilt alternators, changed fuel
> pumps and wheel bearings, proving I was every bit as good as Frank Buck.
> (Ask an old guy).
> In between entertainments like that, in either my 64 convert "with camper or
> my 64 wagon "with camper, I went to most of the local shows in the country,
> and all conventions from 84 on.  That was the year I started hauling the
> camper.  Two trips were 12,000 miles or more and one was 14,000.  I averaged
> 14 to 15 thousand a year for most years.  I never considered a trip to be
> long until I was on the west side of Kansas.
> I attribute being able to do this to the absolute joyful driving of the
> wagon.  When I built it I was obsessed with soundproofing and driver
> comfort.  I would spend hours and hours in a salvage yard trying out seats
> until I made my selection.  Just to save you asking, the ones I chose were
> from an 80s something Mitsubishi Plymouth Saphro.  The kind that sit on the
> floor and position your legs straight ahead.  I jacked them up to
> comfortable chair height (for me).  They are firm and somewhat unyielding
> with good side bolsters and lumbar support.  One time I drove non stop from
> Kansas City to St Catherens Canada and crawled out feeling fine when I got
> there. 
> In truth I would still be "going for it", but for my wife who was a good
> sport about riding in Corvairs for many years has asked for modern comfort
> and less unprogramed stops.  She has earned my consideration.
> 
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