The cars listed here on the home page are all the ones currently in the collection. To the left, the last link shows the ones
that we've had the pleasure to own or find for friends.
Welcome to the affordable vintage car.
Almost 2 million were made, gas mileage is good.
They drive and handle like no other vintage car:
Unibody construction,lightweight aluminum engine.
Many features in today's autos came from the technology
developed in the 10 years Chevy produced Corvairs.
The only car proven safe on US highways in a court of law.
All Electric car? See the link below to Electrovair II.
Links:
Electrovair II
Jay Leno's Garage
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1961 Rampside 110hp powerglide automatic
Corvair rescue,
that's what it's about.
We don't do nearly as many or total
restorations as we used to.
However, this sad little truck has sat
unfinished for so long,
it deserved a makeover and WOW did it turn out great.
The truck sports a newly rebuilt 110hp engine to go with the late model powerglide transmission and differential.
Plenty of get up and go for those scenic road trips we enjoy.
Check to the left to see the truck's transformation!
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1964 Greenbrier van 110hp 4 speed We picked up this Texas van in February of 2022. Where it wasn't rusty, it carried a lot of Texas red dust/sand and had bumps and scrapes it had collected along the way. The engine was tired so we had the drive train completely rebuilt. We scored a spot in the body shop, kicked it in high gear, and are amazed at how much work the vans are VS the trucks!
We were so pleased with the dark glass we had put into the trucks that we had all new glass, including windshield installed.
2023 will have us sporting 2 FCs in the same colors. The 61 rampside has turned out to be such a crowd pleaser, we love the color so much that we took the stock turquoise color and popped it up for the van.
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1967 Monza 4 door hardtop 110hp powerglide automatic.
AC, special steering wheel, am/fm radio with rear speaker, tinted windows and 28K actual miles! We first saw this car in 2009. It
was in a collection that we've purchased several Corvairs from.
It took several years to get the chance to buy it. Happy that we did!
The
car runs beautifully...smooth and quiet
Summer of 2022, 33K miles..we have charged the AC and it blows cold on the old original unit! Outfitted it with some modified heads from the shop of Tom Knobloch, the car breathes and runs like a champ!
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What is it? Why is it on a Corvair page? It's a Whale
1969 140hp powerglide, the Corvair Ultra Van is a unique beast.
#509 is the last Ultra Van assembled to have a Corvair drive train.
With the Corvair discontinued in 1969, the folks in Hutchison KS
would have to come up with other options to keep their unique RV
on the road. There was limited success and the Ultra Vans
stopped production in 1970. There are currently believed to have been 376 Ultra Vans built:320 were equipped with Corvair engines (1-11, 201-509)
49 were equipped with 307 cid Chevy V8 engines (510-556, 558-559)
1 was equipped with a 455 cid Olds V8 engine (TU-100)
3 were equipped with 350 cid Olds V8 engines (601, 603, 604)
1 was equipped with a 1.6 liter Chevette inline-4 engine (700)
2 were unpowered (602, 605) Weighing in at about 3500 lbs, they can get between 15-20mpg
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1965 Canadian Built Evening Orchid Corsa 140hp 4 speed We entered it in Concours and it won a senior division award at the 2016 national convention. The car is incredibly tight and fun to drive, like riding on a rail through the Ozark hills.
White interior is my favorite in the Evening Orchid.
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Look who is back in the collection? Yes, the gorgeous 1966 Corsa convertible that we restored in February 2014 has found its way home.
Delighted to have it back.
In fact, so delighted that we put the drive train that we built for the red 66 Corsa convertible in this car. Fully rebuilt 4 speed transmission and 355 differential, it has lots of get up and go. 30 over, 270 cam, everything is new. Tom Knoblauch heads insure that it breathes well and a dropped valve seat is not in the car's future. On the maiden trips, it's getting between 19 and 20 mpg in the hills and twisty roads of MO and AR.
Check the car's page to the left to see some of the car's history
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1962 Monza wagon 84hp power glide automatic.
ONLY 2362 were produced for the first half of 1962, Chevy discontinued the Corvair wagon half way through the year. Originally had the cloth bench seat, we replaced it with bucket seats. The black 1962 reproduction vinyl from Clark's Corvairs is highlighted with stainless buttons. We're very pleased with the outcome.
Heated seats, new stereo and the new wheels & tires, this baby IS on the road after more than 20 years in storage.
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1967 Monza 110hp powerglide This beautiful car came to us in 2012 with 27k miles.
Bought new by a lady who loved her car, she left it to a grandson
who was only 13. Her brother kept the car until the grandson was older,
the grandson snubbed the car and put it on Craigslist.
We had it repainted in 2014. The enamel paint had faded and there were a few flaws that we just couldn't leave on a car this nice.
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1965 Monza Sport Sedan SS. 110hp 4 speed This 4 door hardtop is a 'rebound' car back to the collection. A tribute car, it won't be leaving again. February of 2012, we purchased this car from Tom Sauter of Murphy TX. Hal Turngren of Illinois got his eye on it and HAD to have it. When Hal passed, it went up for sale and Jami Schield of Belleville purchased it for her husband Rob as a surprise.
Rob found one of our cards in the car and called John.
A deep friendship developed and we were heartbroken on
Labor Day 2020 when Rob was killed in an accident.
He was a 'one of a kind' friend and will never be forgotten
#wwrd what would Rob do #staglife *Not for sale, ever
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1963
Rampside This sweet little truck from California VIA Arkansas is Finally finished with the makeover. Putting some miles on it and they are all happy miles. The truck drives so smooth. 80hp 4 speed, 355 diff
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1963
deluxe greenbrier. Poor baby! Locked up engine, no real history on
it, it would be a full restoration. We brought it home and the decision
to restore it, partially restore, or make a double cab truck..a project
Teresa has had in her sites for a while.
The dilemma. The patina makes it a good candidate. It'd look great as a double cab, custom truck...but
The very straight and solid body, and it's a deluxe makes us hesitate.
4 speed manual transmission, we have a selection of rebuilt engines.
most people don't want to go through the process, so sadly many of these meet the crusher.
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1963 coupe AKA "Rusty"
In the category YARD ART, it's here
for the enjoyment of the tourists and locals.
It is amazing how many times this car has been
photographed in the past 8 years!
We don't leave our good Corvairs outside, so it's fun to have
one that is available for those tourist "kodak moments"
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