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Favorite Year

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What's everyone's favorite Corvair year? I really like the '64 for some reason and a friend of mine picked one up a few weeks back. That's how I found out about this site. Just wondering what years other people are into...
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Re: Favorite Year

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I'm partial to 65 only because that was my first one. They are all so cool!
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Our first Corvair was a 1965 Monza coupe that I bought used in 1966 as a present for my wife who was a stay-at-home-mom (see didn't stay at home much after she got the Corvair). It was sold in 1968 to buy a new 1969. The '69 was a POS, but we still have it. The '65 was sadly missed, but came back home a couple of years ago for a full rotisserie restoration.

So, love the '65s, but not so much the '69s.
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hmmm ill say 66 just because thats what i have. but i like late models in general. would like to own an early convertible tho.......
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66 rules , Thats were all the performance happened.
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Re: Favorite Year

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For EM I would have a tuff time choosing between the 61 and 64. Build quality was still up as it was the second year of production. 64 has some nice refinements.

For LM, I would also say 66.
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All of them... :burnout:
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I like the ones built in the '60's...... :rolling:

Actually my preference would be Late models but Early cars were my first exposure to the cars. I do like them all too. :tu:
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I like the little details of the '63's the best. I think they have the best looking front trim, tail lights and interior trim.
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James Swazey
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Re: Favorite Year

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I like the 63 because its the same year as me....
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Re: Favorite Year

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Well prior to owning one I loved the styling of the LMs. :tu:

Now after being given a 66 Corsa, and having done bucketloads of research; I have to say I like the styling of them all. :tu: Each body style seems to have its own flavor so to speak. Kind of like comparing a 55 Chevy to a 56 or 57... completely different, but both are very cool.

Final Answer: of course the 66 coupes are my favorite!

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Re: Favorite Year

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Yeah, I hafta agree, Ira!.....my favorite EM's are '62's and '64's...although I DO like '63's!! Maybe it's easier to say which years I'm not too wild about, which would be '60's (not wild about that front end, but I DO like their weirdness on everything else) and '67~'69 (just because there's no corsas those years, no good gauges,and side marker lights suck, however I DO like those little bucket seats like the '69's have, and the fact that they have saginaw 4-speeds)

So basically, I'm just confused and don't have a real answer!.....just the tinyiest of details I may not like about certain years, but I DO really like them all!
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I like them all. The LM's are what I choose to drive and concentrate on. 66 is my favorite! Since I build other cars and bikes it just helps me to keep with LM's because Most of the parts interchange and I don't have to have space for more parts.
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i love the earlier year one's just love that square old school body
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Re: Favorite Year

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personally any corvair because theyre so diffrent.

I love 64-5s tho.
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flat6_musik wrote:Yeah, I hafta agree, Ira!.....my favorite EM's are '62's and '64's...although I DO like '63's!! Maybe it's easier to say which years I'm not too wild about, which would be '60's (not wild about that front end, but I DO like their weirdness on everything else) and '67~'69 (just because there's no corsas those years, no good gauges,and side marker lights suck, however I DO like those little bucket seats like the '69's have, and the fact that they have saginaw 4-speeds)

So basically, I'm just confused and don't have a real answer!.....just the tinyiest of details I may not like about certain years, but I DO really like them all!
I'm the opposite, I dig the side marker lights on the 68s and 69s...
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