You don’t see many Corvairs these days. And you definitely don’t see any Corvair station wagons.
This one, at the spring Chevy/Vette Fest, looks exactly like the one used in a color commercial where Dinah Shore was introducing the ’61 Chevys.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EpOCLD6RfCU
Same blue, same white roof. I’m sure they built more than one. Still, if it could only talk and tell me if it’s the same one that had its 10 seconds of fame holding Dinah’s matching set of luggage.
Duration : 0:2:10
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No, not necessarily …
No, not necessarily. Volkswagen Squarebacks and Buses, Corvair Greenbriers and Toyota’s first minivans did just fine. The problem, as with front-engine cars, is a leaky exhaust system that can let fumes into the interior. Again, that dirty word, maintenance.
with the motor in …
with the motor in the back enclosed within the passenger compartment, you would think exhaust might have been a problem.
Poor Ernie Kovacs. …
Poor Ernie Kovacs. His wife even agreed it wasn’t the car. He had not slept in over three days and he was coming from a party which liquor was served. He had been working on a show. So many many people were killed in wrecks that involved Corvairs,Bugs ,Valiants and Falcons. The truth is Ernie should not have been behind the wheel.
Ill-fitting hood, …
Ill-fitting hood, just my old 64 Spyder convertible!
Awesome video! I’ve …
Awesome video! I’ve heard of the Corvair Lkwood, but I’ve yet to see one. I love the two-tone colour combination. Awesome!
Nice looking but a …
Nice looking but a death trap.
Cool! What do you …
Cool! What do you own?
proble own the only …
proble own the only one left in the state of iowa
yes i know the …
yes i know the numbers and i still have mine
Your response in …
Your response in generalities is very vague! You have anything specific which makes your umption of my essment of the Corvair? Anyone can respond with, your an idiot. Don’t you agree? If you disagree with my commment, I deserve more than just I am an idiot!! Where’s the substance of your disagreement? If you really have any… Care to elaborate more?
Earnie Kovacs was …
Earnie Kovacs was killed in a wreck driving a corvair wagon.
ur an idiot!
ur an idiot!
wow thats a …
wow thats a beatiful car
classic work of art …
classic work of art! 5 stars
They were never …
They were never popular and were only offered in 1961 and ’62. In 1961, only 5,591 ’500′ models and 20,451 ’700′ models were produced. In ’62 3,716 ’700′ models and 2,362 Monzas were produced before Chevy stopped production and made way for the convertibles and the turbocharged Monza Spyder later that year.
Don’t forget that …
Don’t forget that the top of the line big wagon was called the Nomad from 1958 until 1961 as well. The trim for ’58 was similar to the Bel Air and from ’59 to ’61, the Impala.
700.
700.
Is that a 500 or …
Is that a 500 or 700 model?
This makes me think …
This makes me think of Ralph Nader’s Coffin On Wheels. These were great cars and Nader finished them off. VW had engine in the rear, but luckily Nader never ran them in the ground. I always believed that is when government started getting into the auto industry. Now they control virtually everything.
Hopefully, I’ll see …
Hopefully, I’ll see some of you at the 2008 spring Chevy VetteFest. It’s April 5 and 6 at the Rosemont, IL Convention Center. (I guess McCormick Place is history for this show.)
this station wagon …
this station wagon looks like it would be less boat-like and easy to park because it’s kinda like a compact station wagon!
Beatifull!! now …
Beatifull!! now take a look my 1986 bike cold out in the snow or take a ride East or West city HWY…….. and more 26vid.
Lovely car
Lovely car
True. It had the …
True. It had the lowest production of any Corvair body style.
It seems like even …
It seems like even in the 60s, you didnt see corvair station wagons all that often