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Chevrolet Corvair Archive
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![In fall 1961, only two years after the introduction of the radical air-cooled, rear-engine Corvair, Chevrolet rolled out a second compact model, the conventionally engineered water-cooled, front-engine Chevy II. How […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/1962-Chevrolet-Chevy-II-100-and-Corvair-Monza-Spyder-convertible.webp?resize=115%2C115&quality=70&ssl=1 "1962 Chevy II vs. Corvair: Why Chevrolet Thought These Similarly Priced Compacts Could Coexist")
1962 Chevy II vs. Corvair: Why Chevrolet Thought These Similarly Priced Compacts Could Coexist
Posted on November 3, 2025 | 46 CommentsIn fall 1961, only two years after the introduction of the radical air-cooled, rear-engine Corvair, Chevrolet rolled out a second compact model, the conventionally engineered water-cooled, front-engine Chevy II. How […] -
![The sometimes-treacherous handling of the early Chevrolet Corvair has been a subject of controversy since soon after the Corvair debuted in late 1959. In this revealing 1960 article from a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Why-Doesnt-the-Corvair-Handle-lead.webp?resize=115%2C115&quality=70&ssl=1 "Vintage Review: Racing Driver Jerry Titus Asks, “Why Doesn’t The Corvair Handle?”")
Vintage Review: Racing Driver Jerry Titus Asks, “Why Doesn’t The Corvair Handle?”
Posted on March 7, 2025 | 46 CommentsThe sometimes-treacherous handling of the early Chevrolet Corvair has been a subject of controversy since soon after the Corvair debuted in late 1959. In this revealing 1960 article from a […] -
![(first posted 7/6/2017, updated 7/6/2023) As readers of my three-part Cold Comfort series on factory air conditioning know, I have a preternatural obsession with automotive air conditioning. The response […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/IMG_7080.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Cold Comfort: 1962 Chevrolet Corvair with Factory Air Conditioning")
Cold Comfort: 1962 Chevrolet Corvair with Factory Air Conditioning
Posted on July 6, 2023 | 105 Comments(first posted 7/6/2017, updated 7/6/2023) As readers of my three-part Cold Comfort series on factory air conditioning know, I have a preternatural obsession with automotive air conditioning. The response […] -
![(first posted 6/28/2017, updated 6/29/2023) While we normally don’t cover dealerships on Curbside Classic, Classic Autos Restored Simply, LLC (CARS – get it?) is a very special dealership that […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/IMG_6852.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Dealer Classic: The Brain Melting Cars of Classic Autos Restored Simply, LLC")
Dealer Classic: The Brain Melting Cars of Classic Autos Restored Simply, LLC
Posted on June 29, 2023 | 55 Comments(first posted 6/28/2017, updated 6/29/2023) While we normally don’t cover dealerships on Curbside Classic, Classic Autos Restored Simply, LLC (CARS – get it?) is a very special dealership that […] -
![When in doubt, lead with the convertible…I came across this grouping of Corvair variants parked/stored/moldering on the other side of the fence from my location the other day. While I […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/IMG_2161.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Storage Yard Classics: Corvairs Aplenty!")
Storage Yard Classics: Corvairs Aplenty!
Posted on March 26, 2019 | 24 CommentsWhen in doubt, lead with the convertible…I came across this grouping of Corvair variants parked/stored/moldering on the other side of the fence from my location the other day. While I […] -
![LA to San Francisco via the Pacific Coast Highway was a fantastic road trip on its own, but we weren’t done yet. We still had a rental car for another […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/k-car.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Road Trips: Bay Area to Las Vegas and Grand Canyon")
Curbside Road Trips: Bay Area to Las Vegas and Grand Canyon
Posted on April 7, 2015 | 27 CommentsLA to San Francisco via the Pacific Coast Highway was a fantastic road trip on its own, but we weren’t done yet. We still had a rental car for another […] -
![Ever since I left the US in July 2014 when my visa could not be renewed, I still had the America bug and I had been hankering to go back. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/ford-e-series-hollywood-tour-photo-courtesy-of-LA-Tourist.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Road Trips: LA to San Francisco via the Pacific Coast Highway")
Curbside Road Trips: LA to San Francisco via the Pacific Coast Highway
Posted on March 31, 2015 | 41 CommentsEver since I left the US in July 2014 when my visa could not be renewed, I still had the America bug and I had been hankering to go back. […] -
![We all know how it actually went, as the Falcon led the big 3 small car parade in 1960. But never before did the mighty big 3 contribute 3 vastly […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/Small-Car-Parade-January-1960-001.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Comparison: Compact Conundrum – Who Would You Choose in ’60, ’65 and ’69")
Curbside Comparison: Compact Conundrum – Who Would You Choose in ’60, ’65 and ’69
Posted on May 11, 2012 | 70 CommentsWe all know how it actually went, as the Falcon led the big 3 small car parade in 1960. But never before did the mighty big 3 contribute 3 vastly […] -
![More often than not when you find one rough Corvair there are often several others nearby. It’s as if they’re huddled together like penguins against the cold, harsh world. This […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/1964-Chevrolet-Corvair-110-Coupe-3.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "On The Flocking Instinct Of Corvairs")
On The Flocking Instinct Of Corvairs
Posted on August 20, 2011 | 10 CommentsMore often than not when you find one rough Corvair there are often several others nearby. It’s as if they’re huddled together like penguins against the cold, harsh world. This […]
