Here’s one often overlooked, a 1963 Chevrolet Corvair turbo-charged Spyder. Actually, the Corvair in general gets bypassed on the collectability and interest scale and that’s a shame. Designing and creating an air-cooled compact tells you that in the late… more»
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Sep 12, 2023 • For Sale • 51 Comments
What Year Is This Chevrolet Corvair Estate Auction Car?
One thing we can count on here at Barn Finds is the incredible depth of knowledge of our readers. Much like CIA photo analysts clustered around an image patiently digging for clues, our readers can correctly identify every possible… more»
Aug 17, 2023 • For Sale • 22 Comments
GM’s Beetle? 1962 Chevrolet Corvair Monza
I have never known what to make of Chevrolet’s Corvair such as today’s 1962 Monza subject. While I was never a fan, I admired the combined attempt of Chevrolet and GM to build a compact designed to do competitive… more»
Sep 1, 2022 • For Sale • 14 Comments
Air-Cooled Convertible: 1964 Chevrolet Corvair
In current times, it can be hard to define an appropriate category for the Chevrolet Corvair (1960-1969). They’re a compact but not in the Chevy II, Ford Falcon, or Plymouth Valiant sense of the segment. They’re more like a… more»
May 6, 2022 • For Sale • 26 Comments
31K Miles? 1966 Chevrolet Corvair Convertible
So many Chevies from the ’60s have gone on a nutso price trajectory that it’s nice to find one model that hasn’t and that’s the Corvair such as this 1966 Monza convertible example. Occupying a lone position in GM’s… more»
May 5, 2020 • For Sale • 21 Comments
Under The Porch Find: 1961 Chevrolet Corvair Lakewood Wagon
The Chevrolet Corvair was a more remarkable car than many realize. There were the standard two-door and four-door body styles along with, thrown in for good measure, a convertible. Less often encountered are the Rampside and Loadside pickup truck… more»
Apr 22, 2020 • For Sale • 25 Comments
Rare Transporter: 1963 Chevrolet Greenbrier Van
Chevrolet gets kudos for developing its air-cooled, rear-engine Corvair; it was a radical departure from everything else that GM was producing at the dawn of the 1960s. Gone for over a half a century now, the Corvair still has… more»
Apr 21, 2020 • For Sale • 25 Comments
Stored 40 Years! 1966 Chevrolet Corvair 500
As dusty and barn-find’y as the day is long, especially in recent days, this 1966 Chevrolet Corvair 500 looks like a great project car. It’s hard to argue with this two-door hardtop body style and the nice, Tropic Turquoise… more»
Apr 6, 2020 • For Sale • 11 Comments
Original Pink Slip! 1964 Corvair Monza Convertible
Pity the poor Chevrolet Corvair. It was either ahead of its time or the right car with the wrong market. Whatever the case, they were a pretty radical departure from the typical GM design and excess at the time… more»
Feb 25, 2020 • For Sale • 14 Comments
Gorgeous Greenbriar! 1963 Chevrolet Corvair Van
Before there were mini-vans, there were full-size, what some would refer to as, hippie vans. And before those, there were rear-engine models like a VW Type II or a Chevrolet Corvair Greenbriar like this beautiful 1963 example, located in… more»
Jan 27, 2020 • For Sale • 28 Comments
Barn Find: 1961 Chevrolet Corvair 500
I’ve mentioned before that the Pacific Northwest is my favorite area for finding nicely-preserved vehicles. Cars typically aren’t rusty, or overly-rusty, like in the Midwest and Northeast with road salt eating them up. And, not being a hot, dry… more»
Oct 29, 2019 • For Sale • 48 Comments
Huge Corvair Barn Find! 1965 Corsa Turbo And More
Check out this huge stash of Corvairs! Apparently they are part of a large collection that is going to be sold off in the coming months. The first one to hit the market is a 1965 Corsa Turbo that’s… more»
