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Curbside Classics Archives
corvair Archive
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![Spring is upon us and summer is knocking on the door. That means warm days, outside activities, and great weather for road trips. For this particular trip, it was a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/IMG_1389.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Road Trip & Car Show Report: A Middle Aged Man & His Elderly Van Cross Paths With Churchill, Grant, and Twain")
CC Road Trip & Car Show Report: A Middle Aged Man & His Elderly Van Cross Paths With Churchill, Grant, and Twain
Posted on May 20, 2024 | 39 CommentsSpring is upon us and summer is knocking on the door. That means warm days, outside activities, and great weather for road trips. For this particular trip, it was a […] -
![The new Corvair came to meet the press and the public for ’65, much revised, and improving on every area of the original. For their January of ’65 issue, MT […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/1965-01-MT-Chevy-Corvair-Corsa-Test-1-6-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Review: Motor Trend Tests the 1965 Corvair Corsa – Superb Handling, Comfort, And Performance")
Vintage Review: Motor Trend Tests the 1965 Corvair Corsa – Superb Handling, Comfort, And Performance
Posted on August 20, 2023 | 28 CommentsThe new Corvair came to meet the press and the public for ’65, much revised, and improving on every area of the original. For their January of ’65 issue, MT […] -
![(first posted 10/16/2013, Revised and updated 8/19/2023) We keep coming back to this topic, first with yesterday’s Comet and then today’s Falcon Sprint. That era was indeed the beginning […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/books_004.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Automotive History: 1963 Days – Popular Science Tests the Hot Compacts")
Automotive History: 1963 Days – Popular Science Tests the Hot Compacts
Posted on August 19, 2023 | 88 Comments(first posted 10/16/2013, Revised and updated 8/19/2023) We keep coming back to this topic, first with yesterday’s Comet and then today’s Falcon Sprint. That era was indeed the beginning […] -
![(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&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 […] -
![(first posted 8/17/2011) There have been very, very few vehicles produced in post WWII America that can be accurately described as unique. Not “sort of” unique, but unique in the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/1961ChevroletCorvairRampside06.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1961 Chevrolet Corvair 95 Rampside – It Seemed Like A Good Idea At The Time")
Curbside Classic: 1961 Chevrolet Corvair 95 Rampside – It Seemed Like A Good Idea At The Time
Posted on June 24, 2023 | 106 Comments(first posted 8/17/2011) There have been very, very few vehicles produced in post WWII America that can be accurately described as unique. Not “sort of” unique, but unique in the […] -
![(first posted here on 5/30/2012) In 1959, David Peterson, a professional aircraft designer, had a dilemma: he owned a travel trailer and a boat, but couldn’t tow them both at […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/CC-119-041-800.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: Ultra Van – Cross An Airplane With A Corvair For The Most Radical RV Ever")
Curbside Classic: Ultra Van – Cross An Airplane With A Corvair For The Most Radical RV Ever
Posted on August 9, 2022 | 61 Comments(first posted here on 5/30/2012) In 1959, David Peterson, a professional aircraft designer, had a dilemma: he owned a travel trailer and a boat, but couldn’t tow them both at […] -
![The other day I realized, not even accounting for that little viral thing, it had been several years since I had been to a car show. While that isn’t always […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/IMG_2659.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Coverage: The May 2022 Mid-Missouri Old Car Club Cruise-In – Follow The Yellow Brick Road")
Car Show Coverage: The May 2022 Mid-Missouri Old Car Club Cruise-In – Follow The Yellow Brick Road
Posted on June 3, 2022 | 46 CommentsThe other day I realized, not even accounting for that little viral thing, it had been several years since I had been to a car show. While that isn’t always […] -
![While some think Corvairs are all collectible, the truth is that they aren’t all that rare to come across in the junkyard, and I certainly stumble upon them from time […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/CorvairComboImage.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Recycling: Corvair Summer Quartet – Could You Frankenstein One Runner From These Parts?")
Curbside Recycling: Corvair Summer Quartet – Could You Frankenstein One Runner From These Parts?
Posted on July 1, 2021 | 34 CommentsWhile some think Corvairs are all collectible, the truth is that they aren’t all that rare to come across in the junkyard, and I certainly stumble upon them from time […] -
![(first posted 2/19/2015) While researching last week’s write-up on a 1962 Buick Special, I read Paul’s earlier write-up on a Y-body Pontiac Tempest. In the article, he showed a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Pontiac-tempest-twin-drive.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "What If? The Pontiac Turbo Tempest Twin-Drive")
What If? The Pontiac Turbo Tempest Twin-Drive
Posted on May 10, 2021 | 114 Comments(first posted 2/19/2015) While researching last week’s write-up on a 1962 Buick Special, I read Paul’s earlier write-up on a Y-body Pontiac Tempest. In the article, he showed a […] -
![(first posted 8/16/2011) Bittersweet. That’s the best word I can come up with to sum up the Corvair. It failed in its intended role as a mainstream compact to compete […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Corvair-wagon.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1962 Corvair Monza Wagon (Lakewood) – Why Did We Go Ahead And Build This?")
Curbside Classic: 1962 Corvair Monza Wagon (Lakewood) – Why Did We Go Ahead And Build This?
Posted on April 26, 2021 | 92 Comments(first posted 8/16/2011) Bittersweet. That’s the best word I can come up with to sum up the Corvair. It failed in its intended role as a mainstream compact to compete […] -
![(first posted 11/26/2014) The original generation of the Chevy Corvair certainly never lit the sales charts on fire, at least not by Chevrolet standards. Neither did the Y body compacts […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/1965ChevyCorvair50004.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1965 Chevrolet Corvair 500 – Double or Nothing!")
Curbside Classic: 1965 Chevrolet Corvair 500 – Double or Nothing!
Posted on November 26, 2020 | 134 Comments(first posted 11/26/2014) The original generation of the Chevy Corvair certainly never lit the sales charts on fire, at least not by Chevrolet standards. Neither did the Y body compacts […] -
![(curbside images by captchris from the CC Cohort) (first posted 3/29/2012) Sometimes being great just isn’t good enough. In every objective parameter, the 1961 – 1965 Corvair Greenbrier had the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Corvair-GB-fq.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1963 Corvair Greenbrier – We Don’t Want A Better VW Bus")
Curbside Classic: 1963 Corvair Greenbrier – We Don’t Want A Better VW Bus
Posted on November 25, 2020 | 88 Comments(curbside images by captchris from the CC Cohort) (first posted 3/29/2012) Sometimes being great just isn’t good enough. In every objective parameter, the 1961 – 1965 Corvair Greenbrier had the […] -
![John Lloyd posted this picture of his first car, with this comment: 1950 Oldsmobile 88, in 1963. Five litre V-8 (303 cubic inches), four speed Hydramatic transmission, weighed 3500 pounds. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/2981631653_4c1de26fd3_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Pic(k) of the Day/QOTD: “My Rusty First Car” – Did You Have A Rusty First Car?")
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day/QOTD: “My Rusty First Car” – Did You Have A Rusty First Car?
Posted on November 18, 2020 | 58 CommentsJohn Lloyd posted this picture of his first car, with this comment: 1950 Oldsmobile 88, in 1963. Five litre V-8 (303 cubic inches), four speed Hydramatic transmission, weighed 3500 pounds. […] -
![If a person finds a stocked pond, they are often wise to fish it for a while. Such is the case with the Facebook group Missouri’s Historic Highways. The photographs […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/old-columbia-4.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Snapshots: Columbia, Missouri, Then And Now")
Vintage Snapshots: Columbia, Missouri, Then And Now
Posted on January 8, 2020 | 35 CommentsIf a person finds a stocked pond, they are often wise to fish it for a while. Such is the case with the Facebook group Missouri’s Historic Highways. The photographs […] -
![As the days grow cooler and the nights grow cold, ones thoughts sometimes turn introspective. This evening I found myself scanning through older photos and I came across these two […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/IMG_1472.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Hindsight Classic: 1962 Pontiac Tempest LeMans Convertible – This Is What I Should Have Driven Back From Last Summer’s Meet-Up")
Hindsight Classic: 1962 Pontiac Tempest LeMans Convertible – This Is What I Should Have Driven Back From Last Summer’s Meet-Up
Posted on October 21, 2019 | 36 CommentsAs the days grow cooler and the nights grow cold, ones thoughts sometimes turn introspective. This evening I found myself scanning through older photos and I came across these two […]
