Tag: turbo
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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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1964 Corvair Spyder Convertible Project For Sale
Corvair mechanic Brian Dowdy in Willows has a very desirable 64 Spyder convertible project for sale. You can contact Brian through us or see his contact info on the classified section of the Spyder Web Newsletter. 1964 Chevrolet Corvair Spyder · Convertible · Driven 76,869 miles Zero rot!!! Surface rust only. Rockers are perfect .…
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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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Tech Tip ~ Preparing your Corvair for driving season
Unlike our Corvair buddies who live in other parts of the country that experience four seasons, we can mostly drive our Corvairs year round. Many of us still choose to retire our Corvairs for the winter, and thats ok. With warmer weather and more events on the horizon, we thought it would be worth sharing…
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Feb 2026 Spyder Web Newsletter
We would like to take a moment to thank all of our members who have signed up for 2026! We are off to a great start and looking forward to a fun 2026! If you haven’t renewed yet or want to join, please do so by clicking HERE. We want you to be a part…
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Corvair by the numbers
Being enthusiasts, some might call us “nuts”, we often see more Corvairs in the wild than your run of the mill car enthusiast or non-enthusiast civilian. This will lead folks to say things like; “Corvairs are rare!”, “Didn’t the government ban those?”, “They really made them for ten years?!” etc etc. So, if you are…
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Just for fun ~ The most expensive part
Ok, let’s have a little fun to kick off the week. Corvair parts. You’ve bought them. Likely, because you NEEDED them. Maybe you went to go buy a used part from a guy and ended up walking away with a box of “other parts” that they no longer wanted and threw in. Maybe there was…