Greenbrier Windshield

[Whittling Joe]

Good morning,

My son and I are fixing up a 1964 Greenbrier van. We had been working all spring in the back to get the great beast running. A couple weeks ago we got it to fire up and moved it to the front yard. We were stoked! Unfortunately, a tree limb fell onto the windshield two days after we moved it forward and just shattered it. All the glass had been intact.

My question is, are all years and FC corvair models windshields interchangeable?

Thanks,

Joe

[bbodie52]

Welcome, Joe, to the Corvair Forum! Sorry to hear of your misfortune and bad luck with that tree branch destroying your windshield on your Greenbrier.


You could try contacting the Corvair Ranch in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. They have a very large inventory of used Corvair parts. They can confirm fit and availability for a replacement windshield. As far as I can tell from the Chevrolet Corvair Parts Catalog, the windshield part number was the same for all 1961-1965 Forward Control (FC) Corvair vans and trucks.

1960-1969 Corvair Parts Catalog - FC Windshield

http://www.corvairranch.com/



1079 Bon-Ox Road, ​Gettysburg, ​PA. 17325 USA
Phone: 717-624-2805
fax us by the same number... ask us to hook up the machine
​Email: corvairranch@embarqmail.com
Our hours are Monday thru Friday 9 to 5, Saturday 9 to 12
or contact us for an appointment.




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As you make progress with your Greenbrier restoration project, I hope you will choose to return to the Corvair Forum to tell us about your project and to post some pictures of your van. East Tennessee... not too far from my location in western North Carolina. I am in the middle of nowhere, about 100 miles south of Asheville, 100 miles north of Atlanta, and a little over 100 miles from Chattanooga and Knoxville.

If you are interested, there are several CORSA (Corvair Society of America) club chapters in East Tennessee...



Choo Choo Corvairs, Chattanooga, TN http://choochoocorvairs.webs.com
https://www.facebook.com/groups/175586512491207/

East Tennessee Corvair Club, Kingsport. TN https://www.facebook.com/pages/East-Ten ... 7831726996

Tennessee Corvair Show in Kingsport TN

Hosted by East Tennessee Corvair Club
Awards for eight classes and the best of show will be presented. Also featured 1950s-60s entertainment. Host LaQuinta Inn, 10150 Airport Parkway off I-81 exit 63 in Kingsport, 423/323-0500, ask for the Corvair rate of $59 double or $65 king plus tax.
When: September 19th, 2014 5:00 PM through September 20th, 2014 9:00 PM
Location: 10150 Airport Pkwy, Kingsport, TN 37663

Phone: (423) 245-2723, (423) 245-7602, (423) 246-5749

The East Tennessee Corvair Club meeting

Thursday, Sep 18 7:00p
Pratt's Restaurant
1225 E. Stone Dr.
Kingsport, TN 37662

Knoxville Area Corvair Club, Maryville, TN
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Knoxvill ... 8934895753

Founded: 1981, Contact: Richard Payne (865) 856-9464

[azdave]

My question is, are all years and FC corvair models windshields interchangeable?

Yes. They are all the same size and will interchange.

Caution:
Many FC owners prefer NOT to use a top-shaded windshield because with the high seating position in the truck, drivers tend to always be looking out the boundary area between the clear and the shaded portions and some don't like that distraction.

[Whittling Joe]

Thank you both for your replies.

I found a couple windshields locally and I am going to get one this saturday. I will let ya'll know how it turns out.

There is a Corvair club here in the Knoxville area. I have already received a little help with a wiring issue from them and an offer to sync the carbs for me soon. Dusty and I will be joining the club very soon.

Joe