VOTE - Corvair of the Month July 2019

Post by **Munypit** » Sat Jul 06, 2019 9:09 am

Stuck

Post by **doug6423** » Mon Jul 08, 2019 10:04 am

65 I bought 3 years ago. My first Corvair. Driven regularly, not a show car.

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Post by **generalzod** » Tue Jul 09, 2019 12:56 pm

I've got a 62 vert that had a 64 Spyder club coupe donor car. Engine and running gear along with suspension are from that 64 Spyder. New top and interior. Car is currently a work in progress, but was definitely a great find at what I would say is about 95% complete.

Post by **Scott H** » Tue Jul 09, 2019 10:24 pm

awesome pics!

Post by **doug6423** » Wed Jul 10, 2019 8:04 am

That is nice, I like the slotted mags.

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Post by **bbodie52** » Wed Jul 10, 2019 9:38 am

I enjoyed the little finishing touches that can be discovered while exploring this Corvair!

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Post by **generalzod** » Wed Jul 10, 2019 9:59 am

Thank you everyone...I appreciate the comments. The backstory on this car is interesting. It was a personal project of a gentleman who lived on a Christmas tree farm in Sommerset, CA. It was to be his and his wifes car. He began the work (based on receipts and DMV documents) presumably in the 90's. Using money generated from tree sales during the holiday months he would do a little bit of work at a time until he eventually got sick and passed away in 2012. His widow mothballed the car in an enclosed barn/industrial type garage on their property where it sat for the last six and a half years. I found an ad advertising an estate sale and looked at the pics provided. The car looked to be in great shape but needed finishing in addition to a good amount of TLC. After about of month of phone calls and emails/text messages (I live about 4 hours away from where the car was) I was able to make the trip to see the car in person. Long story short, I loaded it on a flatbed and had it towed home. What you are seeing now is the car after getting a good handful of thing taken care of since bringing it home in September of 2018. Oh...one last thing...the car came with a box of parts and odd and ends. This 7 billiard ball was something she had said her husband had intended to tap and use as a shift knob. I thought it was a fitting nod to her late husband that I put it on.

Post by **bbodie52** » Wed Jul 10, 2019 11:35 am

I'm sure he can see that billiard ball shift knob from his vantage point!

Post by **generalzod** » Thu Jul 11, 2019 3:01 pm

Again....thanks for the encouraging words. Initially when I was considering this car, I was unsure and a bit nervous about taking on the task of completing what someone else started. I now feel like I got this handled so long as I take it one step at a time. I attached a few more pictures of when I initially got it out of that storage all dirty, missing bumpers, barely running with frozen brakes and had it loaded up to tow back for that four hour drive home

Post by **Scott H** » Sun Jul 14, 2019 9:51 am

Its a very nice Vair and really cool back story. Thank you for sharing it with us.

JWDEITCHER · Post by **JWDEITCHER** » Thu Jul 25, 2019 8:57 am

Beautiful Corvair and great backstory!!!

Post by **Scott H** » Sun Jul 28, 2019 1:15 pm

doug6423 wrote: ↑Mon Jul 08, 2019 10:04 am Image1562605251.092039.jpgImage1562605273.215934.jpg

65 I bought 3 years ago. My first Corvair. Driven regularly, not a show car.

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Nice '65. I dig that first pic!

Post by **doug6423** » Sun Jul 28, 2019 6:49 pm

Thanks!

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