<VV> Fwd: Chrysler/Fiat orders Rare Collector Car Crushed - Non-Corvair

[Jim Becker]

I doubt that any of the heard-hitting professional journalists that repeated 
this story went back for a second source.  I don't even see a line like 
"Chrysler was contacted for comments but failed to respond."  Looks to me 
like they are all depending on the same original source.  Repeating an 
inaccurate story doesn't make it so.  I doubt that the director of the Lemay 
verified anything, probably just responded to a question.  All he said was 
he would like to have one for the museum.

Go back and look at the News Tribune story pointed to below and you will 
find several posts that poke other holes in the story.  I didn't go confirm 
their comments.  I still consider the email piece of the story to be the red 
flag.

Jim Becker

-----Original Message----- 
From: jbailey
Sent: Thursday, March 06, 2014 11:13 AM
To: virtualvairs at corvair.org
Subject:  Fwd: Chrysler/Fiat orders Rare Collector Car Crushed - Non-Corvair

All:

Nope, this is definitely not an urban legend.  This story can be verified
with local newspapers and tv stations.  Here are links to the Tacoma News
Tribune  and Seattle's CBS affiliate below:

http://www.thenewstribune.com/2014/03/04/3078795/rare-sports-car-at-spscc-must.html

http://www.kirotv.com/ap/ap/washington/olympia-college-told-to-crush-prized-training-car/nd6G5/

The director of the Lemay Museum where the CORSA convention is going to be
held this year is even quoted in the Seattle Times article below:

http://seattletimes.com/html/localnews/2023057505_vipercrushxml.html


John B.






On Thu, Mar 6, 2014 at 3:05 AM, <jvhroberts at aol.com> wrote:

>  I smell some urban legend here...
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>  John Roberts
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