Convertible Quest, Part 4

I still hold out some lingering hope for the Evening Orchid car, but I think it's unlikely now that it will ever find its way to my garage. That's probably a good thing for me.

In the last couple of weeks I skimmed through most of my Corsa Communiqués dating back to mid-1986. I am surprised at how flat the prices for Corvairs are. I suppose some people view this as a disappointment, because their investment is not appreciating. I don't see this as disappointing at all. To the contrary, the low resale prices keep the entire hobby affordable. Vendors cannot afford to charge outrageous prices for parts, because the ultimate value of the car limits how much people will spend on them. Since I am more interested in owning Corvairs than selling them, this works to my advantage.

I've investigated a few more cars. I let a couple nice looking cars on eBay slide by. There's a Corsa I've had some discussions about, another Monza here in Michigan (a '66) that is a total basket case, and then there was the car I made an offer on today.

It was an act of love.

It's a '65 Monza convertible, 110 hp with a 'Glide. It looks like this:

I went nuts and offered the seller, actually a broker with the car on consignment, $6,000.00 (gulp). The seller was asking $8,500.00 and turned me down.