Tag: sports
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Chevrolet’s Air~Cooled Flat~Six Was Influenced By The Volkswagen Flat~Four And Horizontally~Opposed Aircraft And Tank Engines
Article by Mike McNessor and published by Hemmings. The original article complete with ads and popups can be found here While the Corvair did bring turbocharging to the masses in ’62, the Turbo Air 6 was Chevrolet’s name for the naturally aspirated base engine that made its debut in ’60. Initially, the six displaced 140-cubic…
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6-Day Wonder: Sterling’s Stealth ’64 Corvair Full Respray
By Gabe Lopez, Owner of Sterling Restorations It’s not often in the restoration business that you encounter a 60-year-old classic car that’s, well, almost perfect. For those of us who make a living sanding, welding, and fixing decades of rust and poor repairs, finding a truly solid foundation is the equivalent of striking gold. That’s…
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1966 Corvair Monza For Sale
We recently received a message from Roy Arimoto of the Sacramento Club letting us know he is putting his 66 Monza up for sale. Selling my 1966 Monza, 19k miles. Front suspension rebuilt, new steering box. Interior is original except for new carpet. White with red interior. Beautiful repaint. 110hp engine with 2 speed powerglide…
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From the Corsa Archives
Did you know the Corvair Society of America (CORSA) has the entire archive of Corvair Communique Magazines available for members to download? The article above from 1963 actually pre-dates Corsa and was in a Corvair Communiques Magazine produced by Chevrolet and given out to “Corvair Owners Club” members which were usually sponsored by local Chevrolet…