<VV> CORSA blunder

hank kaczmarek kaczmarek at charter.net
Tue Jun 23 18:32:40 EDT 2015


Does anyone know who the Classifier was?

Hank

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>From: Bill Hubbell via VirtualVairs <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
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>Subject: <VV> CORSA blunder
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>I've never been more embarrassed by this club that by what just happened 
>today.  The '63 White Monza Lambrecht car was classified into the Modified 
>class for Concours - technically correct due to the incorrect size of his 
>whitewall radial tires, but grossly incorrect for what is probably the last 
>most perfect factory original car we will ever see again.  Mark Corbin and 
>I made a personal appeal to the Concours chair to - just this one time - 
>override the rule book and give this car the recognition it deserves, but 
>he stood on the letter of the law and refused to reconsider.
>
>Well, he does have the original Firestone 6.50-13 tire in the spare 
>location, complete with the two felt pads protecting the metal underneath, 
>the molding plugs unmolested.  All the rubber moldings, bumpers, etc are in 
>pristine, soft condition, the metal trim shiny bright, even has the drips 
>and droops of glue and goop where the factory left them.
>
>You will never see a car in more original and new condition as this one. 
>To call it modified because he didn't drive it here on 52 year old bias 
>belt tires is insane.
>
>CORSA is insane.
>
>
>
>Bill
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