OT: Corvair (was Re: [Farmall] Some ads from the 10/16LancasterFarming

[Jim Becker]

One of the things you figure out is that a lot of tractor work can be done 
from a stool, while car work requires a creeper.  Big difference as age 
advances.

Jim Becker        jim.becker at verizon.net

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "George Willer" <gwill at toast.net>
To: "Farmall/IHC mailing list" <farmall at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Sunday, October 17, 2004 9:29 AM
Subject: Re: OT: Corvair (was Re: [Farmall] Some ads from the 
10/16LancasterFarming


> John,
>
> When I sold my Corvair after more than 20 years, it still had less than 
> 15K on it.  It needed the paint renewed and it didn't seem fun at the 
> time.
>
> Maybe Don Bowen needs another one.
>
> George Willer
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "E. John Puckett" <ejpuckett at centurytel.net>
> To: "Farmall/IHC mailing list" <farmall at lists.antique-tractor.com>
> Sent: Sunday, October 17, 2004 9:35 AM
> Subject: Re: OT: Corvair (was Re: [Farmall] Some ads from the 10/16 
> LancasterFarming
>
>
>> Age does tend to change your outlook on what is fun doesn't it.
>>
>> Mike Sloane wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>> E. John Puckett wrote:
>>>
>>>> Jim Becker will probably be coming after the Corvair
>>>
>>> That one caught my eye because I used to have a '63 Corvair in '63, and 
>>> I loved it until the seals went and the heater pumped fumes into the 
>>> cabin. My wife had fond memories of hers too, so we bought an old '64 
>>> convertible and tried to restore it. The job was going nowhere, and the 
>>> car wasn't quite as much fun to drive as our memories, so we sold it for 
>>> what we had in it and never looked back.
>>>
>>> Mike
>>>
>>>>
>>>> Mike Sloane wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> For Sale:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> 1963 Corvair Monza 2 door, all original, solid body, good interior, 
>>>>> needs general restoration & paint, sell for best reasonable offer, 
>>>>> Chester Co., 610-593-5346.