Tag: history
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Corvair Documentation
I don’t know about your family, but our family led a documented life, at least since I was born. My parents kept all the records from birth announcements through grade school report cards, Boy Scouts to college to my military service. All of that came to me at some point. I bring that up because…
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Today In Corvair History ~ GM announces end of production on the Corvair
Today in Corvair history, we go back to 1969 when on May 9th, GM officially announces the end of production on our beloved Chevrolet Corvair. During its lifespan, there were over 1.8 million Corvairs produced. Sedans, coupes, convertibles, wagons, trucks and vans were among its fleet along with one of the first mass produced turbo…
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From the CPF ~ Chevrolet Announces The Spyder
A brief history class from CPF Professor Larry Claypool on the announcement of the new Spyder Turbo option for 1962. To learn more about the Corvair Preservation Foundation, click here. Our class today takes us back to March & April of 1962 when Chevrolet announces availability of the Spyder package and the Monza convertible, plus…
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From the CPF Archive: Introduction of the Monza 4 Door Sedan
Today, we get a little history lesson about the Monza 4 door sedan from Larry Claypool at the Corvair Preservation Foundation. To learn more about the CPF, click here. MONDAY MORNING HISTORY CLASS IS NOW IN SESSION! 4-20. Today we stroll back to December of 1960 as Chevrolet introduces the new Monza 4 Door sedan!…
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Corvair Myths
A great book to add to your Corvair Library is “Corvair Secrets“, written and published by the late Bob Helt. Bob published many books on the Corvair and all are worthy of a read. For today, we want to crack open “Corvair Secrets” and share one with you. Corvair Myths. It is strange how some…
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From 1965…
We won’t bore you with the copy from the other models in the ad, but thought you would enjoy the pitch for the Corvair in ‘65… ’65 Corvair Wait’ll the guys who always wait till next year see this. A completely new rear suspension puts the handling on a par with the new international styling.…
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Why the Chevrolet Corvair Was Cancelled
Here is an interesting, informative and mostly accurate video shared by longtime SFBA member Herb Wimmer. SFBA co-founder and historian Dave Newell gave a fantastic interview to co-founder Tony Richards a few months back on the demise of the Corvair. Watch that one after HERE and compare notes. What do you think of this video?…
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Happy New Year, Jan 2026 Newsletter & Club Meeting
We want to take a moment to wish all of our members, followers and everyone in the Corvair community a happy and safe New Year’s Eve! Here is the Jan 2026 newsletter for your enjoyment. Also, we kick 2026 off right with our first club meeting of the year on Thursday Jan 1 at 7pm…
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A Little About The Corvair Engine
Today’s article is for those of you who may be a little newer to the Corvair world. While we will share tech articles time to time that will more advanced, we never want to lose sight of the fact that we were all new to Corvairs at one time. We want you greenhorns to become…
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Thank You Veterans
We wanted to take a moment to thank our SFBA members and Corvair friends who served to protect our country and wish them a Happy Veterans Day. As we like to share history around here, we want to switch gears and share a little history of Veteran’s Day for those of you who may not…